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GATX Corp Executive Compensation (FY25)

GATX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Robert Lyons
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 24, 2026
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Data as of November 1, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 28, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Robert Lyons: $6,846,635 → $8,178,380 (19.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.6% → 98.5% (0.1 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is GATX Corp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Robert Lyons, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $8,178,380 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,846,635 reported for fiscal 2024, Lyons' total was 19.5% higher.
What was GATX Corp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 24, 2026.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Kenney
Former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Lyons
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
N. Gokce Tezel
Former Executive Vice President and President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thomas Ellman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Paul Titterton
Executive Vice President and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Deborah Golden
Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kim Nero
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Zmudka
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Rail North America
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Lyons
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thomas Ellman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Paul Titterton
Executive Vice President and President, Rail North America
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kim Nero
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Brian Glassberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Lyons
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thomas Ellman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Paul Titterton
Executive Vice President and President, Rail North America
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Brian Glassberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kim Nero
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Lyons
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thomas Ellman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Paul Titterton
Executive Vice President and President, Rail North America
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Brian Glassberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kim Nero
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian L. GlassbergPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brian L. GlassbergOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kim NeroPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kim NeroOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Paul F. TittertonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Paul F. TittertonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Robert C. LyonsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert C. LyonsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Thomas A. EllmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas A. EllmanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Robert LyonsOption◇—◇1/30/2032
Option◇—◇1/25/2031
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/26/2030
PSU◇◇——
Thomas EllmanOption◇—◇1/30/2032
Option◇—◇1/25/2031
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/26/2030
PSU◇◇——
Paul TittertonOption◇—◇1/30/2032
Option◇—◇1/25/2031
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/26/2030
Brian GlassbergOption◇—◇1/30/2032
Option◇—◇1/25/2031
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/26/2030
PSU◇◇——
Kim NeroOption◇—◇1/30/2032
Option◇—◇1/25/2031
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/26/2030
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James B. Ream
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Diane M. Aigotti
◇◇————◇
Anne L. Arvia
◇◇————◇
Adam L. Stanley
◇◇————◇
Shelley J. Bausch
◇◇————◇
Paul G. Yovovich
◇◇————◇
John M. Holmes
◇◇————◇
Robert S. Wetherbee
◇◇————◇
David S. Sutherland
◇—————◇
Robert C. Lyons served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 24, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 28, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 22, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 23, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 24, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 1, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 30, 2018=◇◇◇

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- Robert Lyons (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $8,178,380 (base salary $991,667) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-26-027377, filed 2026-03-13]

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Citations

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324 figures on this page: 315 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
315 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000040211-26-000038
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-027377
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000040211-25-000049
  4. 0001558370-25-002966
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000040211-24-000042
  6. 0000040211-23-000055
  7. 0001193125-23-073275
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0000040211-22-000053
  9. 0001193125-21-140410
  10. 0001193125-20-122100
  11. 0000040211-19-000031
  12. 0000040211-18-000036
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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