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Greif, Inc. (GEF) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

GEF • • Industrial / General
Consumer CyclicalPackagingDiversified PackagingIndustrial Packaging Solutions
AboutGreif, Inc. engages in the production and sale of industrial packaging products and services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Global Industrial Packaging; Paper Packaging & Services; and Land Management. The Global Industrial Packaging segment produces and sells industrial packaging products, including steel, fiber, and plastic drums; rigid and flexible intermediate bulk containers; closure systems for industrial packaging products; transit protection products; water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers; and various services, such as container life cycle management, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services to chemicals, paints and pigments, food and beverage, petroleum, industrial coatings, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, mineral product, and other industries. This segment also offers flexible intermediate bulk containers and related services to the agriculture, construction, and food industries. The Paper Packaging & Services segment produces and sells containerboards, corrugated sheets and containers, and other corrugated and specialty products to customers in the packaging, automotive, food, and building products markets; and produces and sells coated and uncoated recycled paperboard, and recycled fiber. This segment's corrugated container products are used to ship various products, such as home appliances, small machinery, grocery products, automotive components, books, and furniture, as well as various other applications. The Land Management segment engages in harvesting and regeneration of timber properties; and sale of timberland and special use properties. As of October 31, 2021, this segment owned approximately 175,000 acres of timber properties in the southeastern United States. The company was formerly known as Greif Bros. Corporation and changed its name to Greif, Inc. in 2001. Greif, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Delaware, Ohio.Show more
  • Revenue $4.29B -1.0%
  • EBITDA $415M -27.0%
  • Net Income $916M +244.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 14.42 +210.8%
  • Gross Margin 22.16% +7.6%
  • EBITDA Margin 9.67% -26.2%
  • Operating Margin 4.26% -45.9%
  • Net Margin 21.36% +248.0%
  • ROE 34.63% +183.8%
  • ROIC 2.95% -44.8%
  • Debt/Equity 0.46 -66.5%
  • Interest Coverage 2.99 +18.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 21.7%
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 53.1%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.4%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Trading at only 1.4x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Shares diluted 23.1% in last year

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y1.72%
5Y-1.01%
3Y-12.25%
TTM-1%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y28.98%
5Y53.14%
3Y34.49%
TTM244.54%

EPS CAGR

10Y25.4%
5Y45%
3Y23%
TTM164.58%

ROCE

10Y Avg10.17%
5Y Avg9.94%
3Y Avg7.6%
Latest3.56%

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GEFGreif, Inc.1.87B72.014.99-1%21.36%27.59%0.46

Profit & Loss

Oct 2016Oct 2017Oct 2018Oct 2019Oct 2020Oct 2021Oct 2022Oct 2023Oct 2024Sep 2025
Sales/Revenue+3.32B3.64B3.87B4.59B4.51B5.56B6.35B5.22B4.33B4.29B
Revenue Growth %-0.08%0.09%0.06%0.19%-0.02%0.23%0.14%-0.18%-0.17%-0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+2.64B2.92B3.08B3.64B3.6B4.46B5.06B4.07B3.44B3.34B
COGS % of Revenue0.79%0.8%0.8%0.79%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.78%0.79%0.78%
Gross Profit+684.9M714.7M788.9M959.9M914.7M1.09B1.29B1.15B892.15M950.73M
Gross Margin %0.21%0.2%0.2%0.21%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.22%0.21%0.22%
Gross Profit Growth %0.02%0.04%0.1%0.22%-0.05%0.19%0.18%-0.11%-0.22%0.07%
Operating Expenses+376.8M407.5M399.2M507.4M609.8M507.8M664.2M540.6M550.58M767.89M
OpEx % of Revenue0.11%0.11%0.1%0.11%0.14%0.09%0.1%0.1%0.13%0.18%
Selling, General & Admin376.8M407.5M399.2M507.4M516M565.9M581M000
SG&A % of Revenue0.11%0.11%0.1%0.11%0.11%0.1%0.09%---
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses000-2.6M93.8M-58.1M83.2M540.6M550.58M767.89M
Operating Income+225.6M272.4M370.5M399.1M304.9M585.2M621.2M605.5M341.56M182.84M
Operating Margin %0.07%0.07%0.1%0.09%0.07%0.11%0.1%0.12%0.08%0.04%
Operating Income Growth %0.17%0.21%0.36%0.08%-0.24%0.92%0.06%-0.03%-0.44%-0.46%
EBITDA+353.3M392.9M494.5M614.2M547.4M819.6M837.8M836.1M568.04M414.87M
EBITDA Margin %0.11%0.11%0.13%0.13%0.12%0.15%0.13%0.16%0.13%0.1%
EBITDA Growth %0.08%0.11%0.26%0.24%-0.11%0.5%0.02%-0%-0.32%-0.27%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)127.7M120.5M124M215.1M242.5M234.4M216.6M230.6M226.47M232.04M
EBIT216.6M260.4M354.2M379.9M301.9M571.3M586.9M603.5M307.96M173.56M
Net Interest Income+-75.4M-60.1M-51M-112.5M-115.8M-92.7M-61.2M-96.3M-134.9M-61.2M
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense75.4M60.1M51M112.5M115.8M92.7M61.2M96.3M134.9M61.2M
Other Income/Expense-84.4M-72.1M-70.7M-137.1M-117.3M-102.4M-90.1M-108.6M-52.36M-70.47M
Pretax Income+141.2M200.3M299.8M262M187.6M482.8M531.1M496.9M289.2M112.36M
Pretax Margin %0.04%0.06%0.08%0.06%0.04%0.09%0.08%0.1%0.07%0.03%
Income Tax+66.5M67.2M73.3M70.7M63.3M69.6M137.1M117.8M20.62M70.69M
Effective Tax Rate %0.53%0.59%0.7%0.65%0.58%0.81%0.71%0.72%0.92%8.16%
Net Income+74.9M118.6M209.4M171M108.8M390.7M376.7M359.2M265.96M916.36M
Net Margin %0.02%0.03%0.05%0.04%0.02%0.07%0.06%0.07%0.06%0.21%
Net Income Growth %0.04%0.58%0.77%-0.18%-0.36%2.59%-0.04%-0.05%-0.26%2.45%
Net Income (Continuing)75.5M135.1M229.5M194.2M124.3M413.2M394M379.1M268.58M41.67M
Discontinued Operations0000000025.42M899.89M
Minority Interest42.3M68.1M81.9M79.3M68.5M85.4M48.8M163.7M165M129.8M
EPS (Diluted)+1.572.484.363.552.258.037.757.574.6414.42
EPS Growth %0.05%0.58%0.76%-0.19%-0.37%2.57%-0.03%-0.02%-0.39%2.11%
EPS (Basic)1.572.484.373.552.258.057.817.634.6614.47
Diluted Shares Outstanding47.82M47.83M47.97M48.22M48.4M48.67M48.61M47.47M47.31M58.25M
Basic Shares Outstanding47.82M47.83M47.97M48.22M48.4M48.67M48.61M47.47M47.31M58.05M
Dividend Payout Ratio1.32%0.83%0.48%0.61%0.96%0.27%0.3%0.32%0.45%0.11%

Balance Sheet

Oct 2016Oct 2017Oct 2018Oct 2019Oct 2020Oct 2021Oct 2022Oct 2023Oct 2024Sep 2025
Total Current Assets+920.3M994.5M976.7M1.25B1.3B1.66B1.5B1.37B1.55B1.66B
Cash & Short-Term Investments103.7M142.3M94.2M77.3M105.9M124.6M147.1M180.9M197.7M256.7M
Cash Only103.7M142.3M94.2M77.3M105.9M124.6M147.1M180.9M197.7M256.7M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable399.2M447M456.7M664.2M636.6M889.5M749.1M659.4M746.9M655.3M
Days Sales Outstanding43.8444.8443.0352.7651.4658.4343.0646.1262.955.75
Inventory277.4M279.5M289.5M358.2M293.6M499.2M403.3M338.6M399.5M336.8M
Days Inventory Outstanding38.3734.934.2535.9729.7740.8329.0730.3542.3736.81
Other Current Assets102M90.4M96.5M105.3M223.7M96.8M142.6M144.2M149.5M415.1M
Total Non-Current Assets+2.25B2.24B2.22B4.18B4.21B4.15B3.97B4.59B5.1B4.1B
Property, Plant & Equipment1.16B1.19B1.19B1.69B1.61B1.59B1.48B1.88B1.74B1.32B
Fixed Asset Turnover2.86x3.06x3.25x2.72x2.80x3.50x4.28x2.77x2.49x3.25x
Goodwill786.4M785.4M776M1.52B1.52B1.52B1.46B1.69B1.95B1.7B
Intangible Assets110.6M98M80.6M776.5M715.3M648.4M576.2M792.2M937.1M840.9M
Long-Term Investments-9M-10.5M-7.9M-15.9M000000
Other Non-Current Assets192.2M166M169.6M193.1M353.2M385.6M435.6M200.2M426.7M243.8M
Total Assets+3.17B3.23B3.19B5.43B5.51B5.82B5.47B5.96B6.65B5.77B
Asset Turnover1.05x1.13x1.21x0.85x0.82x0.96x1.16x0.88x0.65x0.74x
Asset Growth %-0.04%0.02%-0.01%0.7%0.02%0.06%-0.06%0.09%0.12%-0.13%
Total Current Liabilities+659.2M687.9M666.5M825.4M1B1.31B1.05B939.3M1.01B1.13B
Accounts Payable372M399.2M403.8M435.2M450.7M704.5M561.3M497.8M521.9M429.6M
Days Payables Outstanding51.4649.8447.7843.745.6957.6240.4644.6255.3546.95
Short-Term Debt51.6M29.5M26.1M92.9M151.5M170.8M76.8M93.7M114.4M287.7M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities141.9M147.4M125.9M154.9M223.3M224.5M185.6M152.9M159.1M368.4M
Current Ratio1.40x1.45x1.47x1.51x1.30x1.27x1.43x1.46x1.53x1.47x
Quick Ratio0.98x1.04x1.03x1.08x1.01x0.89x1.05x1.10x1.13x1.17x
Cash Conversion Cycle30.7529.929.5145.0335.5441.6431.6731.8549.9245.6
Total Non-Current Liabilities+1.52B1.47B1.34B3.39B3.29B2.9B2.61B2.91B3.39B1.59B
Long-Term Debt974.6M937.8M887.8M2.66B2.34B2.05B1.84B2.12B2.63B914.8M
Capital Lease Obligations0000257.7M239.5M209.6M268.1M264.4M143.9M
Deferred Tax Liabilities193M217.8M179.8M313M339.2M318M343.6M325.6M295.1M0
Other Non-Current Liabilities336.5M309.8M271M416.9M357.7M289.7M219.4M194.8M200.1M533.8M
Total Liabilities2.18B2.15B2.01B4.21B4.29B4.22B3.66B3.85B4.4B2.72B
Total Debt+1.03B967.3M910.1M2.75B2.8B2.52B2.18B2.54B3.07B1.39B
Net Debt922.5M825M815.9M2.67B2.69B2.39B2.03B2.36B2.87B1.13B
Debt / Equity1.04x0.90x0.76x2.27x2.29x1.57x1.20x1.20x1.36x0.46x
Debt / EBITDA2.90x2.46x1.84x4.48x5.11x3.07x2.60x3.04x5.40x3.35x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.61x2.10x1.65x4.35x4.92x2.92x2.42x2.82x5.05x2.73x
Interest Coverage2.99x4.53x7.26x3.55x2.63x6.31x10.15x6.29x2.53x2.99x
Total Equity+989.7M1.08B1.19B1.21B1.22B1.6B1.81B2.11B2.25B3.04B
Equity Growth %-0.1%0.09%0.1%0.02%0.01%0.31%0.13%0.17%0.06%0.35%
Book Value per Share20.7022.5624.8025.1425.2232.8737.2444.4847.5152.27
Total Shareholders' Equity947.4M1.01B1.11B1.13B1.15B1.51B1.76B1.95B2.08B2.91B
Common Stock141.4M144.2M150.5M162.6M170.2M179.3M173.5M208.4M230.3M2.91B
Retained Earnings1.34B1.36B1.47B1.54B1.54B1.83B2.1B2.34B2.49B0
Treasury Stock-135.6M-135.6M-135.4M-134.8M-134.4M-134.1M-205.1M-281.9M-279M0
Accumulated OCI-398.4M-358.2M-377.1M-433.7M-427.5M-356.5M-302.3M-316.5M-355.1M0
Minority Interest42.3M68.1M81.9M79.3M68.5M85.4M48.8M163.7M165M129.8M

Cash Flow

Oct 2016Oct 2017Oct 2018Oct 2019Oct 2020Oct 2021Oct 2022Oct 2023Oct 2024Sep 2025
Cash from Operations+301M305M253M389.5M454.7M396M657.5M649.5M356M58.6M
Operating CF Margin %0.09%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.1%0.07%0.1%0.12%0.08%0.01%
Operating CF Growth %0.46%0.01%-0.17%0.54%0.17%-0.13%0.66%-0.01%-0.45%-0.84%
Net Income75.5M135.1M229.5M194.2M124.3M390.7M394M379.1M295.5M16.47M
Depreciation & Amortization127.7M120.5M124M215.1M299.9M274.4M216.6M0261.3M258.44M
Stock-Based Compensation2.8M2.9M6.5M12.8M-1.2M034.4M000
Deferred Taxes1.5M2.3M8M1.3M16.7M-47.2M3.8M-28.7M-86.2M-28.3M
Other Non-Cash Items196M172.3M82.9M-3.5M32.4M-60.1M84.6M240.8M7.5M-187.51M
Working Capital Changes28M-4.7M-67.4M-30.4M-17.4M-161.8M-75.9M58.3M-122.1M-500K
Change in Receivables-18.6M-47.3M-34M55.1M-9.1M-247.5M25.1M130.3M-43.4M0
Change in Inventory3.4M-7M-24.8M33.9M27.1M-205.6M6.1M101M-26.4M0
Change in Payables39.4M20.5M24.3M-69.9M38.1M230.4M-40.5M-79.8M18.9M0
Cash from Investing+-25.1M-90.4M-135.2M-1.99B-25.2M46.8M-28.2M-670.2M-658.3M1.68B
Capital Expenditures-111.6M-106.3M-149.1M-162.2M-136.8M-147.3M-183M-219.6M-186.5M-143.8M
CapEx % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.04%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.04%0.03%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing86.9M10M12.5M30.8M115.2M30.1M22.3M8.6M97M21.6M
Cash from Financing+-272.8M-175.6M-158.3M1.58B-405.3M-422.9M-531M69.7M324.3M-1.73B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-98.7M-98.6M-100M-104M-104.3M-105.8M-111.3M-116.5M-121M-101.1M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-9.1M-8.7M-2.6M-63.6M-13.4M-51.1M-59.5M-40.6M-33.5M-75.2M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+189.4M198.7M103.9M227.3M317.9M248.7M474.5M435.9M169.5M-85.2M
FCF Margin %0.06%0.05%0.03%0.05%0.07%0.04%0.07%0.08%0.04%-0.02%
FCF Growth %4.9%0.05%-0.48%1.19%0.4%-0.22%0.91%-0.08%-0.61%-1.5%
FCF per Share3.964.152.174.716.575.119.769.183.58-1.46
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)4.02x2.57x1.21x2.28x4.18x1.01x1.75x1.81x1.34x0.06x
Interest Paid00000070.3M112.9M157.1M0
Taxes Paid000000157M155.2M107.5M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)7.15%11.47%18.46%14.24%8.94%27.71%22.1%18.32%12.2%34.63%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)8.26%10.71%14.21%10.16%5.86%11.1%11.9%10.93%5.34%2.95%
Gross Margin20.61%19.64%20.36%20.89%20.26%19.67%20.24%21.96%20.59%22.16%
Net Margin2.25%3.26%5.41%3.72%2.41%7.03%5.93%6.88%6.14%21.36%
Debt / Equity1.04x0.90x0.76x2.27x2.29x1.57x1.20x1.20x1.36x0.46x
Interest Coverage2.99x4.53x7.26x3.55x2.63x6.31x10.15x6.29x2.53x2.99x
FCF Conversion4.02x2.57x1.21x2.28x4.18x1.01x1.75x1.81x1.34x0.06x
Revenue Growth-8.1%9.47%6.48%18.62%-1.74%23.06%14.28%-17.81%-16.95%-1%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Global Industrial Packaging------3.32B3.65B2.94B3.12B
Global Industrial Packaging Growth-------10.12%-19.59%6.38%
Paper Packaging And Services----1.78B1.92B2.22B2.68B2.26B2.3B
Paper Packaging And Services Growth-----7.69%15.73%20.59%-15.50%1.90%
Land Management31.6M24.2M28.2M27.5M26.9M26.3M21M22M21.3M20.3M
Land Management Growth--23.42%16.53%-2.48%-2.18%-2.23%-20.15%4.76%-3.18%-4.69%
Rigid Industrial Packaging And Services2.59B2.32B2.52B2.62B2.49B2.3B----
Rigid Industrial Packaging And Services Growth--10.14%8.54%4.00%-5.07%-7.70%----
Flexible Products And Services322.6M288.1M286.4M324.2M297.5M272.9M----
Flexible Products And Services Growth--10.69%-0.59%13.20%-8.24%-8.27%----
Paper Packaging676.1M687.1M800.9M898.5M------
Paper Packaging Growth-1.63%16.56%12.19%------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES1.79B1.61B1.78B1.92B----3.33B3.41B
UNITED STATES Growth--9.87%10.46%7.94%-----2.20%
EMEA1.29B1.21B1.32B1.41B----1.31B1.39B
EMEA Growth--6.12%9.43%6.69%-----5.88%
Asia Pacific And Other Americas542.4M504.4M536.5M542.4M----575.4M654.4M
Asia Pacific And Other Americas Growth--7.01%6.36%1.10%-----13.73%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Greif, Inc. (GEF) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.0x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Greif, Inc. (GEF) reported $3.93B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 8% decrease from $4.27B in 2012.

Greif, Inc. (GEF) saw revenue decline by 1.0% over the past year.

Yes, Greif, Inc. (GEF) is profitable, generating $840.0M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (21.4% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Greif, Inc. (GEF) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.41%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Greif, Inc. (GEF) has a return on equity (ROE) of 34.6%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Greif, Inc. (GEF) had negative free cash flow of $85.2M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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