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Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The)
GBX Industrials Railroads
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended August 2025) was $3.2 billion, down 8.59% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −31.6%
- EPS
- −68.2%
- Free cash flow
- −412.3%
Quarter to May 2026, against a year earlier
39.01
0.48
+1.25%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to August
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM May ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 2,680 | 2,169 | 2,519 | 3,034 | 2,792 | 1,748 | 2,978 | 3,944 | 3,545 | 3,240 | 2,630 | +2.1% | 2,475 | 2,900 | 3,189 | (0.5%) | |
| Gross margin, % | 20.58 | 19.42 | 16.24 | 12.08 | 12.65 | 13.25 | 10.28 | 11.18 | 15.76 | 18.75 | 15.12 | (1.8) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 395 | 236 | 224 | 153 | 125 | (9) | 61 | 91 | 224 | 284 | 127 | (3.6%) | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 14.74 | 10.89 | 8.88 | 5.05 | 4.47 | (0.49) | 2.04 | 2.31 | 6.31 | 8.78 | 4.83 | (6.0) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 285 | 160 | 172 | 106 | 88 | 35 | 54 | 76 | 173 | 213 | 109 | (3.2%) | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 91.90 | 74.22 | 81.65 | 93.01 | 85.47 | 53.54 | 91.43 | 123.32 | 113.97 | 103.95 | 85.00 | +1.4% | |||||
| Earnings | 6.28 | 3.97 | 4.92 | 2.18 | 1.50 | 0.99 | 1.44 | 1.95 | 5.15 | 6.55 | 3.46 | +0.5% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 11.56 | 9.77 | 3.35 | (0.65) | 8.33 | (1.24) | (4.62) | 2.23 | 10.60 | 8.52 | 3.43 | (3.3%) | ||||||
| Capex | (1.21) | (2.12) | (0.77) | (2.23) | 0.51 | (3.77) | (6.91) | (8.86) | (10.39) | (6.52) | (1.50) | +20.6% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 10.35 | 7.65 | 2.58 | (2.88) | 8.84 | (5.01) | (11.53) | (6.63) | 0.20 | 2.01 | 1.93 | (16.7%) | ||||||
| Book value | 34.88 | 40.34 | 44.86 | 44.20 | 45.09 | 45.22 | 43.88 | 44.09 | 49.41 | 54.46 | 54.83 | +5.1% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | +0.7% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 5.41 | 10.78 | 11.65 | 10.26 | 18.01 | 43.66 | 19.80 | 21.60 | 9.19 | 7.10 | 11.24 | 15.7 | |||||
| P/S | 0.37 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.82 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.5 | ||||||
| P/B | 0.97 | 1.06 | 1.29 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.98 | 0.65 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.9 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 0.39 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.91 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.81 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 0.6 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 3.46 | 5.33 | 21.16 | (12.91) | 2.94 | (9.75) | (4.36) | (11.17) | 453.85 | 45.88 | 44.00 | 49.4 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 337 | 286 | 103 | (21) | 272 | (40) | (150) | 71 | 330 | 266 | 106 | (2.6%) | |||||
| Capex | (35) | (62) | (24) | (73) | 17 | (123) | (225) | (283) | (323) | (203) | (46) | +21.5% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 302 | 224 | 80 | (94) | 289 | (164) | (376) | (212) | 6 | 63 | 60 | (16.0%) | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 476 | 881 | 843 | 781 | 796 | 722 | 894 | 658 | 977 | 934 | (956) | +7.8% | |||||
| Net debt | 55 | (62) | (103) | 484 | (38) | 155 | 710 | 1,009 | 1,387 | 1,425 | (323) | +43.6% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,017 | 1,179 | 1,384 | 1,442 | 1,473 | 1,476 | 1,429 | 1,410 | 1,537 | 1,698 | 1,696 | +5.9% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 10.10 | 5.48 | 6.24 | 2.61 | 1.59 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 3.89 | 4.74 | 2.46 | (5.4) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 23.83 | 14.58 | 12.34 | 5.97 | 7.33 | 1.57 | 3.45 | 4.56 | 6.94 | 7.21 | 8.65 | (16.6) pt | ||||||
| ROE | 19.49 | 10.57 | 11.84 | 5.03 | 3.36 | 2.20 | 3.23 | 4.40 | 10.87 | 12.62 | 6.36 | (6.9) pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 9,418 | 11,917 | 13,400 | 17,100 | 10,600 | 10,300 | 14,400 | 13,800 | 14,200 | 11,000 | — | +1.7% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.29 | — | +0.4% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Aug 2025 · latest quarter May 2026
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) vs peers in Railroads (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSX CSX Corporation | $96.3B | 30.1× | 25.3× | +10.10% (above 0%: growing) | +22.73% (above 0%: growing) | +816.52% (above 0%: growing) | 69.83% | 38.27% | Compare |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | $77.7B | 28.8× | 27.0× | +12.46% (above 0%: growing) | −13.40% (below 0%: shrinking) | +54.79% (above 0%: growing) | 67.51% | 35.35% | Compare |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | $76.9B | 29.2× | 27.8× | +11.41% (above 0%: growing) | −4.40% (below 0%: shrinking) | −3.08% (below 0%: shrinking) | 66.32% | 32.44% | Compare |
| WAB Wabtec | $47.9B | 37.5× | 30.0× | +17.48% (above 0%: growing) | +18.88% (above 0%: growing) | +122.94% (above 0%: growing) | 36.52% | 18.87% | Compare |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. | $2.3B | 6.9× | 13.4× | −4.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | +623.53% (above 0%: growing) | +75.30% (above 0%: growing) | 22.66% | 41.19% | Compare |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) | $1.2B | 11.2× | 12.5× | −31.59% (below 0%: shrinking) | −68.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | −412.32% (below 0%: shrinking) | 14.07% | 5.53% | |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company | $382.8M | 32.4× | 22.1× | −3.49% (below 0%: shrinking) | +7.14% (above 0%: growing) | +83.84% (above 0%: growing) | 22.28% | 4.44% | Compare |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. | $137.1M | — (loss-making) | 9.7× | −4.62% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +33.43% (above 0%: growing) | 5.45% | (3.80%) | Compare |
| SWVL Swvl Holdings Corp. | $82.1M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | +99.68% (above 0%: growing) | 13.65% | (77.75%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $25.1B | 29.7× | 25.3× | +10.10% | +13.01% | +79.57% | 29.59% | 25.66% |
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 17 November 2025
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
1.71%
BLACKROCK, INC.
15.88%
THE VANGUARD GROUP
11.65%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Building One
6.66%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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