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Gatx acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Gatx bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

BusinessDealWhenValue
Rail Russia
Word for word“In the first quarter of 2023, we sold Rail Russia and recorded a gain on the final sale of this business.” 10-K for 2023
divestitureIn the first quarter of 2023—
Specialized Gas Vessels
Word for word“Marine operating revenue decreased $12.0 million, driven by the sale of the Specialized Gas Vessels in 2022 and 2023.” 10-K for 2023
divestiture2022 and 2023—
natural gas holdings
Word for word“In 2023, net gain (loss) on asset dispositions was favorable by $33.3 million, driven by lower impairment losses recorded in 2023 for the Specialized Gas Vessels as well as the sale of the natural gas holdings in 2023.” 10-K for 2023
divestitureIn 2023—
marine assets
Word for word“As disclosed previously, we had sold all of our marine assets as of December 31, 2023 and no longer have any marine operations.” 10-K for 2024
divestitureDecember 31, 2023—
Wells Fargo's rail operating lease portfolio
Word for word“GATX completed the acquisition of Wells Fargo's rail operating lease portfolio for a purchase price of approximately $ 4.2 billion.” 10-K for 2025
acquisition—approximately $ 4.2 billion
approximately 200 locomotives from Wells Fargo
Word for word“GATX acquired approximately 200 locomotives directly from Wells Fargo for approximately $ 30.4 million.” 10-K for 2025
acquisition—approximately $ 30.4 million
5,882 railcars from DB Cargo AG
Word for word“In the fourth quarter of 2025 , GATX Rail Europe acquired 5,882 railcars from DB Cargo AG.” 10-K for 2025
acquisitionIn the fourth quarter of 2025—
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedCash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)Cash received from selling businesses
2018-12-31$0—
2019-12-31$0—
2020-12-31$203.2 million$257.2 million
2021-12-31$1.4 million—
2022-12-31$0—
2023-12-31$0—

Deal filings since 2016

Read from Gatx’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-19. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.