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) Gross margin

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Greif, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 22.3%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.5% (fiscal 2015) to 22.3% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 20.1% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 34.3%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 22.3% 2.67
FY2024 19.7% (2.31)
FY2023 22.0% 1.72
FY2022 20.2% 0.57
FY2021 19.7% (0.59)
FY2020 20.3% (0.63)
FY2019 20.9% 0.52
FY2018 20.4% 0.73
FY2017 19.6% (0.97)
FY2016 20.6% 2.09

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 22.3% (1.13)
Jun 2026 23.4% 0.37
Mar 2026 23.0% 2.65
Dec 2025 20.4% (2.31)
46 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 18.5% High 22.3%
Ten-year median 20.3%
Current reading's percentile 96

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
TRS TriMas Corporation compare 25.7%
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 25.1%
GEF.B Greif Inc. compare 22.4%
GEF Greif, Inc. 22.3%
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 20.2%
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc. compare 17.0%
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 16.8%
GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Company compare 14.0%
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. compare 12.2%
Packaging & Containers industry median 20.1%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 34.3%
Market median 45.1%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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