Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
Price
$74.86
Market Cap
$3.5B
Employees
14,000
Beta
0.82
Avg Volume
210,961
CEO
Ole G. Rosgaard
Business Description
Greif, Inc. is a global enterprise specializing in the production and distribution of industrial packaging products and associated services. Established in 1877 and headquartered in Delaware, Ohio, Greif, Inc. adopted its current name in 2001, having previously operated as Greif Bros. Corporation. Its business operations are structured into three primary segments: Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging & Services, and Land Management. Global Industrial Packaging: This segment is responsible for the manufacturing and global distribution of industrial packaging solutions. Its extensive product range includes drums made from steel, fiber, and plastic; both rigid and flexible intermediate bulk containers (IBCs); specialized closure systems; transit protection items; water bottles; and refurbished or remanufactured industrial containers. Complementing these products, the segment offers various services such as comprehensive container lifecycle management, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other bespoke packaging support. These offerings serve a broad spectrum of industries, including chemicals, paints and pigments, food and beverage, petroleum, industrial coatings, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and mineral products. A specific focus within this segment involves providing flexible IBCs and related services to the agriculture, construction, and food sectors. Paper Packaging & Services: This segment focuses on the production and sale of paper-based packaging materials. This includes containerboards, corrugated sheets, and finished corrugated containers, as well as other specialized paper products, supplied to clients in the packaging, automotive, food, and building products sectors. The segment also manufactures and sells both coated and uncoated recycled paperboard, along with recycled fiber. Its corrugated products are integral for shipping a diverse array of goods, ranging from household appliances and small machinery to grocery items, automotive components, books, and furniture, among countless other uses. Land Management: Lastly, this segment manages timber resources through harvesting and regeneration activities, and also engages in the sale of timberland and special use properties. As of October 31, 2021, this segment possessed approximately 175,000 acres of timber properties located across the southeastern United States.
Business History
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
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Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
APIStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
4.39
Stock Price: $74.86
EPS (Diluted): 15.05
EPS (Diluted): 15.05
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
0.97
Stock Price: $74.86
Total Equity: $2.91B
Shares: 47,600,000
Total Equity: $2.91B
Shares: 47,600,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
9.00
Market Cap: $3.45B
Total Debt: $1.35B
Cash: $256.70M
EBITDA: $440.29M
Total Debt: $1.35B
Cash: $256.70M
EBITDA: $440.29M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$4.1B
Market Cap: $3.45B
Total Debt: $1.35B
Cash: $256.70M
Total Debt: $1.35B
Cash: $256.70M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
22.2%
Gross Profit: $950.73M
Revenue: $4.29B
Revenue: $4.29B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
6.9%
Operating Income: $294.11M
Revenue: $4.29B
Revenue: $4.29B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
19.6%
Net Income: $840.00M
Revenue: $4.29B
Revenue: $4.29B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
APINet Income / Total Equity
35.3%
Net Income: $840.00M
Total Equity: $2.91B
Total Equity: $2.91B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
APINOPAT / Invested Capital
1.4%
Operating Income: $294.11M
Tax Rate: 62.9%
Equity: $2.91B
Total Debt: $1.35B
Cash: $256.70M
Tax Rate: 62.9%
Equity: $2.91B
Total Debt: $1.35B
Cash: $256.70M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
1.47
Current Assets: $1.66B
Current Liabilities: $1.13B
Current Liabilities: $1.13B
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
0.46
Short-Term Debt: $287.70M
Long-Term Debt: $1.06B
Total Debt: $1.35B
Total Equity: $2.91B
Long-Term Debt: $1.06B
Total Debt: $1.35B
Total Equity: $2.91B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$90.14
Revenue: $4.29B
Shares: 47,600,000
Shares: 47,600,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$61.24
Total Equity: $2.91B
Shares: 47,600,000
Shares: 47,600,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$-1.79
Operating CF: $58.60M
CapEx: -$143.80M
Shares: 47,600,000
CapEx: -$143.80M
Shares: 47,600,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
3.6%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $74.86
Stock Price: $74.86
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $840.00M
Net Income: $840.00M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
Compares GEF against LLM-researched typical ranges for its
industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
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4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
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4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 6:57pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.6B | $6.3B | $5.2B | $4.3B | $4.3B |
| Cost of Revenue | $4.5B | $5.1B | $4.1B | $3.4B | $3.3B |
| Gross Profit | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $892.1M | $950.7M |
| Operating Expenses | $507.8M | $664.2M | $540.6M | $550.6M | $656.6M |
| Operating Income | $585.2M | $621.2M | $605.5M | $341.6M | $294.1M |
| Net Income | $390.7M | $376.7M | $359.2M | $266.0M | $840.0M |
| EBITDA | $805.7M | $803.5M | $834.1M | $534.4M | $440.3M |
| EPS | $8.05 | $7.81 | $7.63 | $4.66 | $15.05 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 6:57pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $124.6M | $147.1M | $180.9M | $197.7M | $256.7M |
| Total Current Assets | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.7B |
| Total Assets | $5.8B | $5.5B | $6.0B | $6.6B | $5.8B |
| Current Liabilities | $1.3B | $1.0B | $939.3M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Long-Term Debt | $2.1B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.6B | $1.1B |
| Total Liabilities | $4.2B | $3.7B | $3.8B | $4.4B | $2.7B |
| Total Equity | $1.5B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.9B |
| Retained Earnings | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $3.2B |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 6:57pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $396.0M | $657.5M | $649.5M | $356.0M | $58.6M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$147.3M | -$183.0M | -$213.6M | -$186.5M | -$143.8M |
| Free Cash Flow | $248.7M | $474.5M | $435.9M | $169.5M | -$85.2M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $164.0M | $139.2M | -$459.2M | -$568.8M | $1.8B |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $0 | -$71.1M | -$63.9M | -$10.6M | -$8.1M |
| Net Change in Cash | $18.7M | $22.5M | $33.8M | $16.8M | $59.0M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 5:40am (3h ago)| Metric | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$4.5B $4.5B – $4.5B
|
$4.3B $4.2B – $4.3B
|
$4.4B $4.3B – $4.4B
|
$4.4B $4.3B – $4.4B
|
| EBITDA |
$592.7M $591.4M – $594.0M
|
$559.1M $549.7M – $564.8M
|
$572.0M $568.1M – $575.9M
|
$578.7M $568.9M – $584.6M
|
| Net Income |
$153.9M $152.0M – $155.8M
|
$184.2M $175.1M – $193.3M
|
$214.1M $207.6M – $220.7M
|
$219.0M $199.9M – $238.0M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 6:57pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +14.3% | -17.8% | -17.0% | -1.0% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +17.6% | -10.8% | -22.2% | +6.6% |
| Operating Income Growth | +6.2% | -2.5% | -43.6% | -13.9% |
| Net Income Growth | -3.6% | -4.6% | -26.0% | +215.8% |
| EBITDA Growth | -0.3% | +3.8% | -35.9% | -17.6% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 5:40am (3h ago)
Type codes
PPurchase
SSale
AAward / grant
MOption exercise
FIn-kind (tax)
CConversion
GGift
DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Bergwall Timothy | S-Sale | 2,000.00 | $65.26 | $130,511 |
| 2026-05-11 | Bergwall Timothy | S-Sale | 2,000.00 | $67.66 | $135,325 |
| 2026-05-01 | ROSE B ANDREW | A-Award | 402.36 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-01 | Morrison Karen | A-Award | 402.36 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-10 | Bergwall Timothy | S-Sale | 2,000.00 | $70.42 | $140,834 |
| 2026-03-10 | Bergwall Timothy | S-Sale | 2,000.00 | $67.49 | $134,977 |
| 2026-02-27 | Sathyanarayanan Bala | S-Sale | 3,083.00 | $72.83 | $224,526 |
| 2026-03-02 | Sathyanarayanan Bala | S-Sale | 8,524.00 | $71.99 | $613,643 |
| 2026-02-23 | Scott Kimberly Thompson | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | ROSE B ANDREW | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | Morrison Karen | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | Patterson Robert M | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | Miller Frank Calhoun V | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | MCNAMARA JOHN W | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | Evanko Jillian C. | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | Emkes Mark A | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | Edwards Bruce A | A-Award | 2,143.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | Morrison Karen | A-Award | 161.39 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-23 | ROSE B ANDREW | A-Award | 295.37 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-13 | Sathyanarayanan Bala | S-Sale | 2,731.00 | $76.67 | $209,386 |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 6:57pm (5d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | $0.62 | 2026-06-02 | 2026-06-17 | 2026-07-01 |
| 2026-03-16 | $0.56 | 2026-02-23 | 2026-03-16 | 2026-04-01 |
| 2025-12-18 | $0.56 | 2025-12-09 | 2025-12-18 | 2026-01-01 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.56 | 2025-08-26 | 2025-09-16 | 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-06-17 | $0.54 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-17 | 2025-07-01 |
| 2025-03-17 | $0.54 | 2025-02-24 | 2025-03-17 | 2025-04-01 |
| 2024-12-16 | $0.54 | 2024-12-03 | 2024-12-16 | 2025-01-01 |
| 2024-09-16 | $0.54 | 2024-08-27 | 2024-09-16 | 2024-10-01 |
| 2024-06-18 | $0.52 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-18 | 2024-07-01 |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.52 | 2024-02-26 | 2024-03-18 | 2024-04-01 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.52 | 2023-12-05 | 2023-12-18 | 2024-01-01 |
| 2023-09-14 | $0.52 | 2023-08-29 | 2023-09-15 | 2023-10-02 |
| 2023-06-15 | $0.50 | 2023-06-05 | 2023-06-19 | 2023-07-01 |
| 2023-03-16 | $0.50 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-17 | 2023-04-01 |
| 2022-12-15 | $0.50 | 2022-12-06 | 2022-12-16 | 2023-01-01 |
| 2022-09-15 | $0.50 | 2022-08-30 | 2022-09-16 | 2022-10-01 |
| 2022-06-16 | $0.46 | 2022-06-07 | 2022-06-17 | 2022-07-01 |
| 2022-03-16 | $0.46 | 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-17 | 2022-04-01 |
| 2021-12-16 | $0.46 | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-17 | 2022-01-01 |
| 2021-09-16 | $0.46 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-17 | 2021-10-01 |
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