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Greif

GEF NYSE Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers Financials FY2016–FY2025

Greif's revenue fell 9.7% to $3.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 4.3%, down from 7.8% a year earlier. Free cash flow was −$85 million, against $170 million a year earlier. It paid out $101 million in dividends and buybacks.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$82.27

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Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$3.9B
9.7% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
4.3%
3.5 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$840M
212.5%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
−$85.2M
150.3%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
1.9%
5.2 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
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Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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About these figures. Greif has two classes of shares and its filings tag earnings per share only by class, so per-share figures and the share count are left blank. Greif changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30 in 2025, so fiscal 2025 covers the 11 months from November 2024 to September 2025, and its fourth quarter the two months of August and September. Greif's figures from fiscal 2023 are as restated after it sold its containerboard business in 2025; earlier years include that business, so revenue falls from fiscal 2022 to 2023.

What Greif does

No business description yet.

Legal name
GREIF, INC.
Fiscal year ends
September 30, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
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Revenue and margins

Greif had $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 9.7% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was −$85.2M in fiscal 2025, −2.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Greif returned $101M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.

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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Greif yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$985M and divides by 0.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Greif can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $125M$147M$181M$198M$257M
Debt incl. finance leases $2.2B$1.9B$2.3B$2.8B$1.2B
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x2.1x3.2x4.3x2.4x
Debt / equity 1.5x1.1x1.2x1.3x0.4x
Interest coverage 5.6x8.8x3.8x2.2x1.2x
Current ratio 1.3x1.4x1.5x1.5x1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x1.4x1.4x1.4x1.2x
Total assets $5.8B$5.5B$6.0B$6.6B$5.8B
Total liabilities $4.2B$3.7B$4.0B$4.5B$2.8B
Shareholders' equity $1.5B$1.8B$1.9B$2.1B$2.9B
Net debt (− = net cash) $2.1B$1.8B$2.1B$2.6B$985M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$9.0M

7 insiders

Of sales under plans

6%

$0.5M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Oct 12, 2026 Timothy BergwallSVP, Chief Commercial Officer Sold plan 2,000 $81.82 $0.2M Form 4
Sep 10, 2026 Timothy BergwallSVP, Chief Commercial Officer Sold plan 2,000 $83.14 $0.2M Form 4
Aug 24, 2026 Bala SathyanarayananEVP, Chief Human Resources Off Sold 1,000 $109.67 $0.1M Form 4
Aug 10, 2026 Timothy BergwallSVP, Chief Commercial Officer Sold plan 2,000 $87.06 $0.2M Form 4
Aug 7, 2026 Bala SathyanarayananEVP, Chief Human Resources Off Sold 1,146 $88.60 $0.1M Form 4
Aug 7, 2026 Lawrence A. HilsheimerEVP and CFO Sold 21,500 $88.66 $1.9M Form 4
Aug 6, 2026 Lawrence A. HilsheimerEVP and CFO Sold 20,254 $88.51 $1.8M Form 4
Aug 3, 2026 Gaylord BennerSVP SBGM Sust. Fiber Solutions Sold 2,653 $86.61 $0.2M Form 4
Aug 3, 2026 Mark A EmkesDirector Sold 3,000 $87.04 $0.3M Form 4
Aug 3, 2026 Matthew B. LeahySVP SBU GM Innovative Closure Sold 983 $86.43 $0.1M Form 4
Aug 3, 2026 Ole G RosgaardPresident and CEO, Director Sold 40,087 $86.68 $3.5M Form 4
Aug 3, 2026 Timothy BergwallSVP, Chief Commercial Officer Sold 6,000 $85.26 $0.5M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✕
Debt fell relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise — — —
Gross margin rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score — / 9— / 9— / 9
Accruals ratio −5.1%−1.4%12.6%
Altman Z'' 2.762.583.45

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $3.3B $3.6B $3.9B $4.6B $4.5B $5.6B $6.3B $4.2B $4.4B $3.9B
Gross profit $685M $715M $789M $960M $915M $1.1B $1.3B $929M $899M $872M
Operating income $226M $300M $371M $399M $305M $585M $621M $427M $338M $168M
Interest expense $74.8M $76.2M $58.3M $162M $120M $105M $70.3M $113M $157M $137M
Pretax income $141M $200M $300M $262M $186M $479M $526M $396M $282M $104M
Income tax $66.5M $67.2M $73.3M $70.7M $63.3M $69.6M $137M $98.1M $22.2M $64.8M
Net income $74.9M $119M $209M $171M $109M $391M $377M $359M $269M $840M
Cash flow
Cash from operations $301M $305M $253M $390M $455M $396M $658M $650M $356M $58.6M
Capital expenditure $100M $96.8M $140M $157M $131M $141M $176M $214M $187M $144M
Free cash flow $201M $208M $113M $233M $323M $255M $481M $436M $170M −$85.2M
Depreciation and amortization $128M $121M $127M $206M $243M $234M $217M $231M $261M $237M
Stock-based compensation $2.8M $2.9M $6.5M $12.7M −$1.2M $34.1M $34.4M $21.1M $16.6M $30.2M
Acquisitions $0.4M $0.0M $0.0M $1.9B $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $5.2M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $71.1M $63.9M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends paid $98.7M $98.6M $100M $104M $104M $106M $111M $117M $121M $101M
Dividends and buybacks $104M $98.6M $100M $104M $104M $106M $182M $180M $121M $101M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $104M $142M $94.2M $77.3M $106M $125M $147M $181M $198M $257M
Total debt $1.0B $974M $915M $2.8B $2.5B $2.2B $1.9B $2.2B $2.7B $1.2B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $4.6M $0.0M $1.1M $31.3M $39.8M $34.8M
Current assets $912M $995M $977M $1.2B $1.3B $1.7B $1.5B $1.4B $1.5B $1.4B
Current liabilities $659M $688M $670M $825M $1.0B $1.3B $1.0B $939M $1.0B $1.1B
Inventory $277M $75.9M $75.6M $109M $79.8M $107M $87.3M $82.8M $87.4M $92.1M
Property and equipment, net $1.2B $1.2B $1.2B $1.7B $1.5B $1.5B $1.5B $1.6B $1.4B $1.1B
Total assets $3.2B $3.2B $3.2B $5.4B $5.5B $5.8B $5.5B $6.0B $6.6B $5.8B
Total liabilities $2.2B $2.2B $2.0B $4.2B $4.3B $4.2B $3.7B $4.0B $4.5B $2.8B
Shareholders' equity $947M $1.0B $1.1B $1.1B $1.2B $1.5B $1.8B $1.9B $2.1B $2.9B
Margins
Gross margin 20.6% 19.6% 20.4% 20.9% 20.3% 19.7% 20.2% 22.2% 20.7% 22.2%
Operating margin 6.8% 8.2% 9.6% 8.7% 6.8% 10.5% 9.8% 10.2% 7.8% 4.3%
EBITDA margin 10.6% 11.5% 12.8% 13.2% 12.1% 14.8% 13.2% 15.7% 13.8% 10.3%
Net margin 2.3% 3.3% 5.4% 3.7% 2.4% 7.0% 5.9% 8.6% 6.2% 21.4%
FCF margin 6.0% 5.7% 2.9% 5.1% 7.2% 4.6% 7.6% 10.4% 3.9% −2.2%
Returns
Return on capital 5.9% 10.6% 14.5% 10.0% 5.4% 13.7% 12.7% 8.4% 7.1% 1.9%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 11.9% 14.6% 11.2% 6.7% 13.0% 13.9% 9.0% 6.3% 3.3%
Return on equity 7.6% 12.1% 19.8% 15.3% 9.5% 29.3% 23.0% 19.4% 13.3% 33.6%
Return on assets 2.3% 3.7% 6.5% 4.0% 2.0% 6.9% 6.7% 6.3% 4.3% 13.5%
Growth
Revenue growth −8.1% 9.5% 6.5% 18.6% −1.7% 23.1% 14.3% −34.2% 4.3% −9.7%
Net income growth 4.2% 58.3% 76.6% −18.3% −36.4% 259.1% −3.6% −4.7% −25.2% 212.5%
FCF growth 185.0% 3.6% −45.8% 106.3% 38.9% −21.0% 88.5% −9.4% −61.1% −150.3%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.0x 1.7x 4.4x 4.4x 2.6x 2.1x 3.2x 4.3x 2.4x
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.0x 0.8x 2.4x 2.2x 1.5x 1.1x 1.2x 1.3x 0.4x
Interest coverage 3.0x 3.9x 6.4x 2.5x 2.5x 5.6x 8.8x 3.8x 2.2x 1.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.5x 1.5x 1.3x 1.3x 1.4x 1.5x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.3x 1.4x 1.2x 1.2x 1.4x 1.4x 1.4x 1.2x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.0% 2.7% 3.6% 3.4% 2.9% 2.5% 2.8% 5.1% 4.3% 3.7%
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% −0.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.8%
Payouts / FCF 51.7% 47.4% 88.7% 44.7% 32.3% 41.4% 37.9% 41.4% 71.4% —
Quality scores
Altman Z'' 2.9 3.1 3.5 2.2 1.9 2.5 3.1 2.8 2.6 3.5
Accruals ratio −7.0% −5.8% −1.4% −5.1% −6.3% −0.1% −5.0% −5.1% −1.4% 12.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000043920). Data updated October 14, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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