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) Free cash flow margin

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Greif, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 13.4%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.25% (fiscal 2015) to 13.4% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 4.78% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 13.4% 10.05
FY2024 3.38% (5.14)
FY2023 8.52% 0.62
FY2022 7.90% 3.01
FY2021 4.89% (3.01)
FY2020 7.90% 2.33
FY2019 5.57% 2.57
FY2018 3.00% (2.73)
FY2017 5.73% (0.34)
FY2016 6.07% 3.82

Against its own ten years

Low 2.25% High 13.4%
Ten-year median 5.73%
Current reading's percentile 100

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
GEF.B Greif Inc. compare 15.5%
GEF Greif, Inc. 13.4%
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 7.64%
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 7.40%
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 5.52%
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc. compare 5.23%
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. compare 5.00%
GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Company compare 4.80%
TRS TriMas Corporation compare −1.71%
Packaging & Containers industry median 4.78%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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