GEF
VENTE TOTALE: 43 087 titres (~3 735 853,14 $ US)
- Insiders
- Emkes Mark A, Rosgaard Ole G
- Total bought
- —
- Total sold
- $3,735,853
- Last activity
- 2026-08-03
- Last synced
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2026-08-09 12:58:10
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signal Scored 2026-08-26
GEF presents a mixed picture: a positive earnings catalyst (Q3 beat + raised FY26 EBITDA guidance) provides a moderate bullish signal, but underlying fundamentals are fragile with negative free cash flow, declining…
The first sentence of the analysis written for GEF on 2026-08-26 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-09-30 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 22.2% | 20.6% | 22.0% | 20.2% | 19.7% | |
| Ebit Margin | 4.2% | 7.1% | 11.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 10.3% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 12.7% | 14.5% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 6.9% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 9.8% | 10.5% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 2.6% | 6.7% | 9.5% | 8.4% | 8.7% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.0% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 6.2% | 7.4% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.6% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.0% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 16.6% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.473 | 1.527 | 1.458 | 1.431 | 1.266 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.175 | 1.134 | 1.097 | 1.046 | 0.886 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.404 | 0.112 | 0.153 | 0.162 | 0.148 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.227 | 0.195 | 0.193 | 0.140 | 0.095 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 3.971 | 13.399 | 8.322 | 8.478 | 8.086 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.018 | -0.344 | -3.611 | -2.844 | 0.031 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.018 | -0.344 | -3.611 | -2.844 | 0.031 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 3.984 | 13.457 | 8.388 | 8.543 | 8.106 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.018 | -0.348 | -3.612 | -2.450 | 0.032 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.972 | 1.419 | 1.548 | 1.827 | 2.092 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.660 | 0.682 | 0.578 | 0.507 | 0.570 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -33.247 | 17.427 | 6.915 | 6.782 | 12.737 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 48.338 | 8.298 | 4.641 | 4.895 | 7.999 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.272 | 0.461 | 0.426 | 0.398 | 0.433 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.538 | 1.473 | 1.304 | 1.235 | 1.664 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.350 | 0.596 | 0.566 | 0.553 | 0.625 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.266 | 0.558 | 0.521 | 0.511 | 0.576 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.978 | 3.192 | 3.060 | 3.106 | 3.841 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 8.025 | 8.984 | 11.843 | 15.844 | 17.025 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.052 | 0.351 | 0.691 | 0.627 | 0.301 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.014 | 0.082 | 0.124 | 0.104 | 0.071 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -1.454 | 0.476 | 0.671 | 0.722 | 0.628 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.075 | 2.061 | 3.770 | 4.829 | 2.794 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 5.243 | 2.532 | 6.288 | 10.150 | 6.313 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.204 | 3.112 | 6.932 | 8.561 | 2.319 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.037 | 0.116 | 0.256 | 0.302 | 0.157 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.408 | 1.909 | 3.041 | 3.593 | 2.688 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.239 | 1.158 | 1.968 | 2.234 | 1.565 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.120 | 0.455 | 0.324 | 0.295 | 0.271 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 9.414 | 10.896 | 6.443 | 6.530 | 6.904 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 22.2% | ▲1.6% | ▲1.2% |
| Ebit Margin | 4.2% | ▼-2.9% | ▼-4.2% |
| Ebitda Margin | 10.3% | ▼-2.1% | ▼-2.9% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 6.9% | ▼-1.0% | ▼-2.5% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 2.6% | ▼-4.0% | ▼-4.5% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.0% | ▼-5.2% | ▼-4.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.6% | ▲13.4% | ▲10.5% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 16.6% | ▲11.1% | ▲8.2% |
| Current Ratio | 1.473 | ▼-0.054 | ▲0.042 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.175 | ▲0.041 | ▲0.107 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.404 | ▲0.292 | ▲0.208 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.227 | ▲0.032 | ▲0.057 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 3.971 | ▼-9.428 | ▼-4.480 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.018 | ▲0.362 | ▲1.368 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.018 | ▲0.362 | ▲1.368 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 3.984 | ▼-9.473 | ▼-4.512 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.018 | ▲0.365 | ▲1.290 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.972 | ▼-0.447 | ▼-0.600 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.660 | ▼-0.021 | ▲0.061 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -33.247 | ▼-50.674 | ▼-35.370 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 48.338 | ▲40.041 | ▲33.504 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.272 | ▼-0.189 | ▼-0.126 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.538 | ▼-0.935 | ▼-0.705 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.350 | ▼-0.246 | ▼-0.188 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.266 | ▼-0.291 | ▼-0.220 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.978 | ▼-1.214 | ▼-1.057 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 8.025 | ▼-0.959 | ▼-4.319 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.052 | ▼-0.299 | ▼-0.353 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.014 | ▼-0.069 | ▼-0.065 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -1.454 | ▼-1.930 | ▼-1.663 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.075 | ▼-0.986 | ▼-1.831 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 5.243 | ▲2.711 | ▼-0.863 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.204 | ▼-2.908 | ▼-4.022 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.037 | ▼-0.079 | ▼-0.136 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.407 | ▼-1.501 | ▼-1.920 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.239 | ▼-0.918 | ▼-1.193 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.120 | ▼-0.335 | ▼-0.173 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 9.414 | ▼-1.482 | ▲1.377 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $2.83B | $2.95B | $3.01B | $3.22B | $3.17B | |
| Enterprise value | $4.14B | $5.82B | $5.37B | $5.25B | $5.56B | |
| EV / Sales | 0.97x | 1.34x | 1.03x | 0.83x | 1.00x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 70.73x | 16.36x | 8.27x | 7.98x | 14.05x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -48.65x | 34.36x | 12.33x | 11.06x | 22.36x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.41x | 10.90x | 6.44x | 6.53x | 6.90x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.98x | 5.37x | 2.83x | 2.52x | 2.97x | |
| Current ratio | 1.47x | 1.53x | 1.46x | 1.43x | 1.27x | |
| Income quality | 3.56x | 1.21x | 1.71x | 1.67x | 1.01x | |
| Graham number | $157 | $75 | $84 | $79 | $75 | |
| Graham net-net | -$38 | -$73 | -$63 | -$57 | -$65 | |
| Tax burden | 747.6% | 92.0% | 72.3% | 70.9% | 80.9% | |
| Interest burden | 61.8% | 93.9% | 82.3% | 90.5% | 84.5% | |
| Working capital | $534.3M | $535.0M | $429.8M | $451.5M | $350.0M | |
| Invested capital | $4.39B | $5.17B | $4.80B | $3.98B | $4.10B | |
| Return on assets | 14.6% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 6.9% | 6.7% | |
| Operating ROA | 4.7% | 5.4% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 10.3% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 26.0% | 7.1% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 10.7% | |
| Return on equity | 28.8% | 12.8% | 18.4% | 21.4% | 25.8% | |
| Return on invested capital | 2.2% | 5.5% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 6.1% | 12.1% | 14.0% | 13.0% | |
| Earnings yield | 29.7% | 9.0% | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.3% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -3.0% | 5.7% | 14.5% | 14.7% | 7.9% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 245.4% | 52.4% | 32.9% | 27.8% | 37.2% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 55.6% | 71.4% | 92.6% | 84.5% | 53.7% | |
| Capex / Sales | 3.4% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 15.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 10.2% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 44.0% | 43.5% | 41.7% | 37.3% | 37.2% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 56d | 63d | 46d | 43d | 58d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 47d | 55d | 45d | 40d | 58d | |
| Operating cycle | 93d | 105d | 76d | 72d | 99d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 46d | 50d | 32d | 32d | 42d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-4.1%EV / Sales ▼-28.1%EV / EBITDA ▼-13.6%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+54.375Earnings yield ▲+0.207Graham number ▲+81.972
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.160Return on assets ▲+0.106Return on invested capital ▼-0.033Return on capital employed ▲+0.003Operating ROA ▼-0.007Income quality ▲+2.353Tax burden ▲+6.556
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-7.157Days payables outstanding ▼-8.398Operating cycle ▼-12.717Cash conversion cycle ▼-4.319Capex / Sales ▼-0.010R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.054Net debt / EBITDA ▼-2.388Working capital ▼-700000.000Invested capital ▼-776200000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.005
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-10.6%EV / Sales ▼-3.5%EV / EBITDA ▲+36.4%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+56.686Earnings yield ▲+0.173Graham number ▲+81.621
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.030Return on assets ▲+0.078Return on invested capital ▼-0.084Return on capital employed ▼-0.067Operating ROA ▼-0.056Income quality ▲+2.544Tax burden ▲+6.666
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-2.689Days payables outstanding ▼-10.667Operating cycle ▼-6.708Cash conversion cycle ▲+3.959Capex / Sales ▲+0.007R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.207Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.009Working capital ▲+184300000.000Invested capital ▲+293600000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.068
Employee count
Peer market caps
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Recent news
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- 2026-07-28 Greif Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2026 Results DELAWARE, Ohio, July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, today announced fiscal third quarter 2026 results.
- 2026-06-17 Greif Named to 2026 Global Most Loved Workplaces® List for the Fourth Consecutive Year DELAWARE, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in performance packaging products and services, announced today that the company has been named to the Most Loved Workplaces® list for a fourth consecutive year. Greif''s continued recognition reflects the company''s sustained focus on creating a workplace where colleagues can thrive.
- 2026-06-11 Greif Hikes Product Prices on Higher Costs & Growing Demand GEF will raise URB, tube and core, and protective packaging prices in July as input, raw material and transportation costs climb amid demand.
- 2026-06-10 Greif Announces Price Increase for Uncoated Recycled Paperboard, Tube and Core and Protective Packaging Products DELAWARE, Ohio, June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in performance packaging products and services, announced today it is implementing a price increase of $60 per short ton for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products and a minimum 6.5 percent increase on all tube and core and protective packaging products. The URB increase is effective with new orders and shipments on and after July 6, 2026.
- 2026-06-05 Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week Of June 7 A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.
- 2026-06-03 Greif Rewards Shareholders With 10.7% Hike in Quarterly Dividend GEF boosts its quarterly dividend 10.7%, supported by stronger free cash flow, lower leverage and a commitment to returning capital.