Greenbrier Companies Inc dividend history

Greenbrier Companies Inc's dividend was $1.00 a share in fiscal 2019, up 4.2% on the year before. That was 46.7% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2014, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $13.4M
Dividends (TTM): $42.6M
Returned to shareholders: -23%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $37.4M
Diluted share count: −1.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.3%; dividends 3.3% + buybacks 1.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 54%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 9.3%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Greenbrier Companies Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Aug 2010	2011Aug 2011	2012Aug 2012	2013Aug 2013	2014Aug 2014	2015Aug 2015	2016Aug 2016	2017Aug 2017	2018Aug 2018	2019Aug 2019	2020Aug 2020	2021Aug 2021	2022Aug 2022	2023Aug 2023	2024Aug 2024	2025Aug 2025	2026Aug 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	$0.150	$0.600	$0.810	$0.860	$0.960	$1.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	+300.0%	+35.0%	+6.2%	+11.6%	+4.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	—	—	—	—	4	16	23	25	30	33	35	36	36	36	38	40	43
Share buybacks	—	—	—	—	34	70	33	—	—	—	—	20	—	57	1	23	13
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	—	—	3.7%	8.6%	12.7%	21.4%	19.7%	46.7%	71.8%	109.9%	76.3%	57.8%	24.0%	19.4%	53.9%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	—	6.3%	19.1%	11.8%	12.5%	—	—	17.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Greenbrier Companies Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 27, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Greenbrier Companies Inc.