TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC PP&E Disclosure
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Railcars in our lease fleet: | |||||||||||
Wholly-owned subsidiaries (1)(2): | |||||||||||
| Equipment on lease | $ | 8,668.5 | $ | 7,715.0 | |||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (2,156.1) | (1,766.9) | |||||||||
| 6,512.4 | 5,948.1 | ||||||||||
Partially-owned subsidiaries (2)(3): | |||||||||||
| Equipment on lease | 620.5 | 2,233.1 | |||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (248.3) | (817.1) | |||||||||
| 372.2 | 1,416.0 | ||||||||||
Deferred profit on railcar products sold (4) | (926.6) | (1,069.8) | |||||||||
| Less: accumulated amortization | 298.0 | 337.3 | |||||||||
| (628.6) | (732.5) | ||||||||||
| Total railcars in our lease fleet | 6,256.0 | 6,631.6 | |||||||||
| Operating and administrative assets: | |||||||||||
| Land | 16.1 | 16.3 | |||||||||
| Buildings and improvements | 408.4 | 403.2 | |||||||||
| Machinery and other | 452.9 | 441.8 | |||||||||
| Construction in progress | 18.5 | 11.5 | |||||||||
| 895.9 | 872.8 | ||||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (530.6) | (516.3) | |||||||||
| Total operating and administrative assets | 365.3 | 356.5 | |||||||||
| Total property, plant, and equipment, net | $ | 6,621.3 | $ | 6,988.1 | |||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 22, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 21, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 17, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 20, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 21, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 22, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 17, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 19, 2016 | |
About PP&E Disclosures
The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.
Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.