CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The board of directors of GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.58 per common share, payable Mar. 31, 2024, to shareholders of record on Mar. 1, 2024. GATX has paid quarterly dividends without interruption since 1919, and the dividend amount announced today represents a 5.5% increase from the prior year’s dividend.
“2024 marks our 106th consecutive year of paying a dividend, a track record few companies can match,” said Robert C. Lyons, president and chief executive officer of GATX. “In the past decade alone, GATX has invested $9.7 billion in our business while also returning over $1.5 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. This dividend increase reflects the board’s positive view of GATX’s long-term outlook, the strength and quality of our cash flows, and the Company’s ongoing commitment to shareholders.”
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
At GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX), we empower our customers to propel the world forward. GATX leases transportation assets including railcars, aircraft spare engines and tank containers to customers worldwide. Our mission is to provide innovative, unparalleled service that enables our customers to transport what matters safely and sustainably while championing the well-being of our employees and communities. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois since its founding in 1898, GATX has paid a quarterly dividend, uninterrupted, since 1919.
AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON GATX’S WEBSITE
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this Earnings Release not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, accordingly, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and could cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those discussed. These include statements as to our future expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, events, conditions, financial performance, prospects, or future events. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “outlook,” “continue,” “likely,” “will,” “would”, and similar words and phrases. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us and our management, are inherently uncertain. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, and are not guarantees of future performance. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements.
The following factors, in addition to those discussed in our other filings with the SEC, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, could cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations expressed in forward-looking statements:
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Contacts
GATX Corporation
Shari Hellerman
Senior Director
Investor Relations, ESG, and External Communications
312-621-4285
shari.hellerman@gatx.com