Greif, Inc.

GEF Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers

Greif, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended September 2026) was $4.4 billion, down 19.7% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+0.78%
EPS
−106.3%
Free cash flow
−54.9%
Total debt
−11.0%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

73.46 3.24 −4.22%
Market cap
$4.0B
P/E
16.1×
Fwd P/E
23.5×
Dividend yield
3.21%
F-score
n/a
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
88/100

Greif, Inc. (GEF) Debt to equity

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Greif, Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 0.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.4× (fiscal 2026) to 2.3× (fiscal 2019) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 0.8× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2026 0.4× (71.24%)
FY2024 1.3× 16.05%
FY2023 1.1× 5.73%
FY2022 1.1× (24.39%)
FY2021 1.4× (31.81%)
FY2020 2.1× (10.35%)
FY2019 2.3× 192.97%
FY2018 0.8× (14.60%)
FY2017 0.9× (13.81%)
FY2016 1.1× (4.39%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
Sep 2026 0.4× 8.68%
Jun 2026 0.3× 0.35%
Mar 2026 0.3× 6.11%
Dec 2025 0.3× (21.93%)
44 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.4× High 2.3×
Ten-year median 1.1×
Current reading's percentile 9

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. compare −5.7×
TRS TriMas Corporation compare 0.3×
GEF.B Greif Inc. compare 0.3×
GEF Greif, Inc. 0.4×
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 0.7×
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 1.3×
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 1.7×
GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Company compare 1.7×
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc. compare 1.8×
Packaging & Containers industry median 0.8×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 0.2×
Market median 0.1×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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