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NYSE: GEF NYSE Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers Next results ~November 3, 2026

Greif, Inc is a US-listed company in the metal, glass & plastic containers industry. Its financial year ends in September.

Stock price today

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Model estimate per share

Not valued: the figures our models need are missing or failed our data-quality checks.

Price vs value

No model value: limited reported history: available models are shown without a Buy/Hold/Sell rating. How we value companies.

Greif, Inc valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders4 buying, 9 selling24 purchases and 37 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds156 adding, 111 cuttingOf 37 active managers that changed their stake, 21 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~November 3, 2026 (estimated)

Current signal Results well ahead of expectations: Reported earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate by 45% in the quarter to 2026-06-30, the 2nd beat in the last four quarters.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

Nothing in Greif, Inc's latest figures clears our strength thresholds.

Things to watch

  • Results due soon. Results are expected around 9 November; the share price can move sharply on the day.
  • Missing expectations. Earnings per share fell short of the consensus estimate in 2 of the last four quarters.

Latest results: FY2026 Q3

Filed July 29, 2026
Earnings per share
$1.61 against an average estimate of $1.11: beat by 45.3%
Revenue
$1.17bn, up 2.7% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-0.7% in the first session after the results on July 31, 2026, against +2.2% for the S&P 500
Guidance given
tax rate 24% to 28% (fiscal 2026); tax rate excluding adjustments 25% to 29% (fiscal 2026)
Next report
November 3, 2026; average EPS estimate $1.16

Greif's figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day+1.0%
  • 1 week+0.1%
  • 1 month+0.8%
  • This year+25.4%
  • 1 year+50.4%
  • 5 years+46.3%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Earnings

Last results
July 31, 2026
Next results (est.)
November 9, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

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  8. Announcement
  9. Announcement
  10. Announcement
  11. Partnership
  12. Insider trade
  13. Insider trade
  14. Insider trade
  15. Results
  16. Guidance
  17. Deal
  18. Announcement
  19. Announcement
  20. Announcement

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Greif, Inc valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: limited reported history: available models are shown without a Buy/Hold/Sell rating.

Valuation models

We value Greif, Inc as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 8.5%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.78 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Growth cash-flow model Revenue for this year and next from analysts' consensus, then growth fading to 2.5%; the operating margin moving to profitable peers'; investment needed per dollar of growth from peers; reduced by a failure probability. For young or fast-growing companies. The starting margin is normalized to between -100% and 60%; net margin is a proxy when operating income is not tagged. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. — Does not apply: latest reported earnings are more than 13 months old
Forward price-to-earnings vs peers Next year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. — Does not apply: latest reported earnings are more than 13 months old
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. — Does not apply: latest reported earnings are more than 13 months old
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. — Does not apply: latest reported earnings are more than 13 months old
Forward price-to-sales vs peers Next year's consensus sales per share times peers' typical forward price-to-sales; only when earnings are negative. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. — Does not apply: latest reported earnings are more than 13 months old
Revenue-to-maturity model Revenue grown to maturity with the cash margin moving to the industry's; for companies not yet profitable. — Does not apply: revenue and margins don't support a positive value
Combined value Weighted average of the models that apply: the primary model (growth cash-flow model) counts double. Models more than 5x or less than 0.2x the share price, or more than 3x away from the other models' median, are left out. — No model applies: the filings don’t yet support a value.

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Greif, Inc with Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: November 3, 2026, after the close. Analysts expect revenue of $1.1bn and EPS of $1.16 (range $1.07 to $1.30) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $4.34 +117% $4.3bn +10%
Next $4.85 +12% $4.5bn +3%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +3.7% in 90 days, across 5 analysts.

How the EPS forecast has moved

The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is +0.3% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 6 analysts raised Greif, Inc's forecast and 0 cut it.

Consensus EPS forecast Greif, Inc, last 90 days
$4.20 $4.40 $4.60 $4.80 $5.00 90 days ago 60 days ago 30 days ago 7 days ago Now Current fiscal year, 90 days ago: $4.33 Current fiscal year, 60 days ago: $4.31 Current fiscal year, 30 days ago: $4.31 Current fiscal year, 7 days ago: $4.35 Current fiscal year, Now: $4.34 $4.34 Next fiscal year, 90 days ago: $4.68 Next fiscal year, 60 days ago: $4.77 Next fiscal year, 30 days ago: $4.77 Next fiscal year, 7 days ago: $4.85 Next fiscal year, Now: $4.85 $4.85

Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).

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Period Current fiscal yearNext fiscal year
90 days ago $4.33$4.68
60 days ago $4.31$4.77
30 days ago $4.31$4.77
7 days ago $4.35$4.85
Now $4.34$4.85

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jun 2026 $1.11 $1.61 +45.3%
Mar 2026 $1.07 $1.10 +3.0%
Dec 2025 $0.68 $0.48 −29.1%
Sept 2025 $0.60 $0.01 −98.3%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Management guidance

Earnings release, July 31, 2026
  • tax rate fiscal 2026 24% to 28% GAAP
    “For fiscal 2026, we expect our tax rate to range between 24.0 to 28.0 percent and our tax rate excluding adjustments to range between 25.0 to 29.0 percent.” source
  • tax rate excluding adjustments fiscal 2026 25% to 29% Non-GAAP
    “For fiscal 2026, we expect our tax rate to range between 24.0 to 28.0 percent and our tax rate excluding adjustments to range between 25.0 to 29.0 percent.” source
  • Adjusted EBITDA Fiscal 2026 Outlook Reported at Q3 $615m to $635m Non-GAAP
    “Adjusted EBITDA $615 - $635” source
  • Adjusted free cash flow Fiscal 2026 Outlook Reported at Q3 $305m to $325m Non-GAAP
    “Adjusted free cash flow $305 - $325” source

Figures and quotations are management's, copied from the company's own press release (SEC 8-K exhibit) and checked word for word against it. Forward-looking statements are the company's expectations, not ours and not advice; guidance can change or be missed.

Analyst recommendations

5 analysts, Nov 2026
Buy240%
Hold240%
Sell120%

Monthly trend

  1. Nov 202611215
  2. Oct 20261416
  3. Sep 20261416

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Greif, Inc, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
2.0%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
1.13
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−72%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
95%
of shares
Held by insiders
3.1%
of shares
Employees
12,000
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
GEF+33%+15%+1%−4%+15%+25%
Industry peers (median)+3%−9%+13%−3%−2%+21%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
GEF75%42%33%50%50%55%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
GEF−19%−19%−20%−18%−21%−20%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 58% from December 7, 2017 to March 12, 2020. Getting back needed a 137% gain, reached on March 8, 2021, 361 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$54.87 – $89.45
From 52-week high
−7.4%
vs 50-day average
+0.6%
vs 200-day average
+12.4%
Volatility (1 year)
24%
Beta vs S&P 500
0.43

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
3 up, 9 down
typical move ±3.0%
After a week
6 up, 6 down
typical move ±3.6%
After a month
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±5.9%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
July 31, 2026 −0.7% +2.2% +1.6% −5.2%
May 1, 2026 +1.3% −0.1% +4.3% −2.7%
February 2, 2026 +2.5% −0.4% +5.1% +1.5%
November 10, 2025 +2.5% +1.8% +3.0% +14.2%
August 29, 2025 −7.2% −1.3% −8.6% −10.0%
June 9, 2025 −3.4% +0.7% −2.8% +2.4%
March 3, 2025 −4.6% −2.9% −3.3% −2.6%
December 5, 2024 −4.5% 0.0% −5.8% −16.1%
September 3, 2024 −3.9% −2.3% −4.7% −0.8%
June 7, 2024 −1.2% +0.2% −1.1% −6.4%
March 1, 2024 −1.9% +0.8% +0.4% +7.1%
December 11, 2023 −2.4% +0.8% +2.2% +2.2%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Fundamentals

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-KT, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

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

Fiscal year 2009 Oct 2008 2010 Oct 2009 2011 Oct 2010 2012 Oct 2011 2013 Oct 2012 2014 Oct 2013 2015 Oct 2014 2016 Oct 2015 2017 Oct 2016 2018 Oct 2017 2019 Oct 2018 2020 Oct 2019 2021 Oct 2020 2022 Oct 2021 2023 Oct 2022 2024 Oct 2023 2025 Oct 2024
Income
Revenue 3,791 2,792 3,462 4,248 4,130 4,220 4,239 3,617 3,324 3,638 3,874 4,595 4,515 5,556 6,350 4,175 4,355
Gross profit 705 500 701 798 780 832 811 670 685 715 789 960 915 1,093 1,285 929 899
EBITDA 489 303 437 475 437 499 405 327 353 420 497 605 547 820 838 657 599
Operating income 382 200 321 330 281 342 249 193 226 300 371 399 305 585 621 427 338
Net income 242 111 203 175 118 145 92 72 75 119 209 171 109 391 377 359 269
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — −26.3% +24.0% +22.7% −2.8% +2.2% +0.5% −14.7% −8.1% +9.5% +6.5% +18.6% −1.7% +23.1% +14.3% −34.2% +4.3%
EBITDA — −38.1% +44.5% +8.6% −8.0% +14.3% −18.9% −19.2% +7.9% +18.9% +18.4% +21.7% −9.6% +49.7% +2.2% −21.5% −8.9%
Operating income — −47.7% +60.6% +2.9% −14.9% +21.6% −27.0% −22.7% +17.0% +32.8% +23.7% +7.7% −23.6% +91.9% +6.2% −31.3% −20.9%
Net income — −54.2% +83.3% −13.9% −32.4% +22.5% −36.8% −21.4% — +58.3% +76.6% −18.3% −36.4% +259.1% −3.6% −4.6% −25.2%
Margins
Gross margin 18.6% 17.9% 20.3% 18.8% 18.9% 19.7% 19.1% 18.5% 20.6% 19.6% 20.4% 20.9% 20.3% 19.7% 20.2% 22.2% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 10.8% 12.6% 11.2% 10.6% 11.8% 9.6% 9.1% 10.6% 11.5% 12.8% 13.2% 12.1% 14.8% 13.2% 15.7% 13.8%
Operating margin 10.1% 7.2% 9.3% 7.8% 6.8% 8.1% 5.9% 5.3% 6.8% 8.2% 9.6% 8.7% 6.8% 10.5% 9.8% 10.2% 7.8%
Net margin 6.4% 4.0% 5.9% 4.1% 2.9% 3.4% 2.2% 2.0% 2.3% 3.3% 5.4% 3.7% 2.4% 7.0% 5.9% 8.6% 6.2%
Free-cash-flow margin −0.1% 5.1% 1.0% 0.2% 7.4% 2.7% 2.9% 1.9% 6.0% 5.7% 2.9% 5.1% 7.2% 4.6% 7.6% 10.4% 3.9%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 140 267 178 172 473 250 262 206 301 305 253 390 455 396 658 650 356
Capital spending 143 125 144 162 166 136 138 136 100 97 140 157 131 141 176 214 187
Free cash flow −3 142 34 10 307 114 124 71 201 208 113 233 323 255 481 436 170
Stock-based pay — — 8 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 13 −1 34 34 21 17
Free cash flow after stock pay — — 26 6 304 110 120 68 198 205 106 220 325 221 447 415 153
Balance sheet
Total debt 0 758 1,026 1,521 1,276 1,281 1,153 1,188 1,026 974 915 2,766 2,498 2,236 1,924 2,224 2,748
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 77 88 93 98 98 98 99 99 99 99 100 104 104 106 111 117 121
Buybacks 21 3 3 15 0 — 0 0 5 0 0 — 0 0 71 64 0
Total returned 98 91 96 113 98 98 99 99 104 99 100 104 104 106 182 180 121

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

3 of 4 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $5.7bn
Short-term assets $1.6bnLonger-term assets $4.1bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $4.3bn
Short-term liabilities $1.3bnShareholders' equity $3.0bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.6bn of assets due within a year against $1.3bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt $288m of cash against $700m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 23% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 143% to 23% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Greif, Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$135M

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to October 31, 2024
Segments
Line of business Revenue Share YoY
Global Industrial Packaging $3.1B 57.3% ▲ 6.4%
Paper Packaging and Services $2.3B 42.3% ▲ 1.9%
Land Management $20.3M 0.4% ▼ 4.7%
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $3.4B 62.5% ▲ 2.2%
EMEA $1.4B 25.5% ▲ 5.9%
Asia Pacific and Other Americas $654M 12.0% ▲ 13.7%

From Greif, Inc's 10-K filed December 23, 2024, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$1.8B
Institutions reporting
281
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 3.4%
Positions opened / closed
41 / 32

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 156 institutions bought and 111 sold ; the biggest buyer was Blackrock, Inc (+279K shares) and the biggest seller Goldman Sachs Group Inc (−145K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $262M 3.5M 14.8% ▲ 8.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $149M 2.0M 8.5% ▲ 1.3%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $99.3M 1.3M 5.6% ▲ 0.8%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $96.3M 1.3M 5.4% ▲ 0.5%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. $91.2M 1.2M 5.2% ▼ 1.2%
State Street Corp $71.8M 956K 4.1% ▲ 5.1%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $63.4M 851K 3.6% ▲ 2.8%
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans $63.2M 848K 3.6% ▼ 4.6%
American Century Companies Inc $62.5M 839K 3.5% ▲ 43.1%
Deprince Race & Zollo Inc $60.1M 806K 3.4% ▲ 1.1%
AQR Capital Management LLC $52.2M 702K 3.0% ▲ 3.9%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc $34.4M 462K 1.9% ▼ 13.2%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Greif, Inc's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $4.6M 24 trades by 4 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $18.3M 37 trades by 9 insiders · 13% under pre-set plans
Net ▼ $13.7M net selling
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer October 12, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 2,000 $81.82 $163,640
Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer September 10, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 2,000 $83.14 $166,280
Sathyanarayanan Bala EVP, Chief Human Resources Off August 24, 2026 Sell 1,000 $109.67 $109,670
Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer August 10, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 102 $87.61 $8,936
Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer August 10, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 1,898 $87.03 $165,183
Sathyanarayanan Bala EVP, Chief Human Resources Off August 7, 2026 Sell 1,146 $88.60 $101,536
Hilsheimer Lawrence A. EVP and CFO August 7, 2026 Sell 21,500 $88.66 $1.9M
Hilsheimer Lawrence A. EVP and CFO August 6, 2026 Sell 20,254 $88.51 $1.8M
Rosgaard Ole G President and CEO August 3, 2026 Sell 40,087 $86.68 $3.5M
Emkes Mark A Director August 3, 2026 Sell 3,000 $87.04 $261,120
Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer August 3, 2026 Sell 6,000 $85.26 $511,560
Benner Gaylord SVP SBGM Sust. Fiber Solutions August 3, 2026 Sell 2,653 $86.61 $229,776

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around November 9, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • July 31, 2026
  • May 1, 2026
  • February 2, 2026
  • November 10, 2025
  • August 29, 2025
  • June 9, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Greif, Inc was last updated.

DataLast updatedSource
Share priceExchange closing prices
Financial statementsSEC 10-K and 10-Q filings
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Greif, Inc in brief

What does Greif, Inc do?
Greif, Inc is a US-listed company in the metal, glass & plastic containers industry. Its financial year ends in September.
What is Greif, Inc's stock ticker?
Greif, Inc trades under the ticker GEF on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
Who are Greif, Inc's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
How much debt does Greif, Inc have?
Greif, Inc's debt-to-equity ratio is 23.3%, from its latest balance sheet (143.2% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Are insiders buying or selling Greif, Inc stock?
Over the last 12 months, Greif, Inc's directors and officers reported 24 open-market purchases and 37 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Greif, Inc's next earnings date?
Around November 3, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Greif, Inc announces its own schedule.