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Aircraft and railcar leasing

The 4 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $48 bn combined; the largest are AerCap Holdings (AER), FTAI Aviation Ltd. (FTAI) and GATX Corporation (GATX). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Comfortable leader
4 companies value 48 bn revenue 15 bn margin 29.2% free cash flow 6.2 bn avg. score 5.3
AER holds 50.9% of the group's value, 1.4x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 AER AerCap Holdings
Ireland · score 7.2
51% 24 bn 9.0 bn 37.9% 5.6 bn 23.2% 0.9% Leasing of aircraft, engines and helicopters · World's largest aircraft lessor
2 FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
United States · score 1.4
35% 17 bn 3.1 bn 15.9% -0.5 bn -2.9% 0.9% Maintenance of CFM56 and V2500 commercial aircraft engines · New York — revenue of $3.1bn
3 GATX GATX Corporation
United States · score 6.8
12% 5.8 bn 2.0 bn 17.9% 0.8 bn 14.5% 1.6% Leasing of railcars and aircraft engines · Largest independent railcar lessor
4 WLFC WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP
United States · score 5.9
2% 0.8 bn 0.8 bn 12.0% 0.3 bn 32.1% 1.4% Leasing of commercial aircraft and engines · Florida — revenue of $765m

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