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) Operating margin

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Greif, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 9.97%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.33% (fiscal 2015) to 11.6% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 6.42% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.88%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2026 9.97% 1.44
FY2024 8.53% (3.07)
FY2023 11.6% 1.82
FY2022 9.78% (0.75)
FY2021 10.5% 3.78
FY2020 6.75% (1.94)
FY2019 8.69% (0.87)
FY2018 9.56% 1.33
FY2017 8.23% 1.44
FY2016 6.79% 1.46

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 3.18% (6.08)
Jun 2026 9.26% 5.96
Mar 2026 3.30% (22.49)
Dec 2025 25.8% 19.35
46 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 5.33% High 11.6%
Ten-year median 8.69%
Current reading's percentile 80

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 13.4%
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 12.0%
GEF.B Greif Inc. compare 10.8%
GEF Greif, Inc. 9.97%
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc. compare 8.50%
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. compare 5.10%
GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Company compare 4.29%
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 2.74%
TRS TriMas Corporation compare −1.10%
Packaging & Containers industry median 6.42%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.88%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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