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Greif, Inc.

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Greif, Inc. • NYSE
$71.18 ▲ 1.05% (+0.74)
Market Cap $3.37 B
52w High $77.21
52w Low $52.37
Dividend Yield 3.26%
P/E 19.61
Volume 15.14K
Outstanding Shares 47.32M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q4-2025 $701.3M ▼ $154.6M ▼ $720.1M ▲ 102.681% ▲ $12.38 ▲ $37.2M ▼
Q3-2025 $1.135B ▲ $184.2M ▲ $64M ▲ 5.64% ▼ $1.1 ▲ $142.6M ▲
Q2-2025 $831.3M ▼ $179.5M ▼ $47.3M ▲ 5.69% ▲ $0.82 ▲ $125.9M ▼
Q1-2025 $1.266B ▲ $185.6M ▲ $8.6M ▼ 0.679% ▼ $0.18 ▼ $146.2M ▲
Q4-2024 $724.9M $94M $45.1M 6.222% $1.49 $99.4M

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q4-2025 $256.7M ▼ $5.767B ▼ $2.722B ▼ $2.915B ▲
Q3-2025 $285.2M ▲ $6.735B ▼ $4.406B ▼ $2.194B ▲
Q2-2025 $252.7M ▲ $6.754B ▲ $4.448B ▲ $2.134B ▲
Q1-2025 $201.1M ▲ $6.586B ▼ $4.376B ▼ $2.04B ▼
Q4-2024 $197.7M $6.648B $4.4B $2.082B

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q4-2025 $-43.3M ▼ $-244.7M ▼ $1.792B ▲ $-1.578B ▼ $-28.5M ▼ $-279.6M ▼
Q3-2025 $69.4M ▲ $197.7M ▲ $-38.5M ▼ $-134.6M ▼ $32.5M ▼ $156.8M ▲
Q2-2025 $54.5M ▲ $136.4M ▲ $-12.7M ▲ $-116.2M ▼ $51.6M ▲ $105.7M ▲
Q1-2025 $14.4M ▼ $-30.8M ▼ $-19M ▼ $62.5M ▲ $3.4M ▼ $-68.1M ▼
Q4-2024 $75.6M $187.2M $45.5M $-217.4M $3.5M $140.5M

Revenue by Products

Product Q4-2024Q1-2025Q2-2025Q3-2025
Customized Polymer Solutions Segment
Customized Polymer Solutions Segment
 $0 ▲$300.00M ▲$330.00M ▲$340.00M ▲
Durable Metal Solutions Segment
Durable Metal Solutions Segment
 $0 ▲$340.00M ▲$380.00M ▲$400.00M ▲
Integrated Solutions Segment
Integrated Solutions Segment
 $0 ▲$70.00M ▲$80.00M ▲$90.00M ▲
Sustainable Fiber Solutions Segment
Sustainable Fiber Solutions Segment
 $0 ▲$560.00M ▲$600.00M ▲$310.00M ▼
Global Industrial Packaging
Global Industrial Packaging
 $790.00M ▲$0 ▼$0 ▲$0 ▲
Land Management
Land Management
 $10.00M ▲$0 ▼$0 ▲$0 ▲
Paper Packaging And Services
Paper Packaging And Services
 $620.00M ▲$0 ▼$0 ▲$0 ▲

Five-Year Company Overview

Income Statement

Income Statement Greif remains solidly profitable, but earnings have been trending the wrong way. Sales peaked a couple of years ago and have softened since, with only a mild recovery in the most recent year. Profit margins have narrowed, especially at the operating and net income level, suggesting either weaker pricing power, higher costs, or a less favorable product mix. Earnings per share have fallen meaningfully from earlier highs, indicating that recent performance is weaker than the mid‑cycle years. Overall, the income statement reflects a mature, cash‑generating industrial business facing cyclical and cost pressures, rather than structural collapse, but with clearly less profit headroom than before.

Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet The balance sheet shows a company that has grown in size but is carrying more financial weight. Total assets have expanded, and shareholder equity has been steadily built up over time, which is a positive sign of retained value. At the same time, debt has risen and now sits at a relatively elevated level compared with earlier years. Cash on hand remains modest relative to total debt, so the company leans more on ongoing cash generation than on a large cash cushion. In short, the balance sheet mixes healthy equity growth with tighter leverage, making the balance between debt and future cash flows an important ongoing watchpoint.

Cash Flow

Cash Flow Greif consistently generates positive free cash flow, which is an important strength, but the trend has cooled. Operating cash flow was particularly strong a couple of years ago and has since slipped back toward earlier, more average levels. Free cash flow has followed the same pattern: solidly positive each year, but recently much lower than prior peaks. Capital spending has been relatively stable and not excessive, implying that the cash flow swings are more about business conditions than big one‑off investments. Overall, the cash flow profile is still constructive, but with less cushion than in the best years, making future execution and demand conditions more critical.

Competitive Edge

Competitive Edge Greif operates with meaningful competitive advantages in a typically tough, price‑sensitive packaging industry. Its large global footprint, broad product range, and ability to serve multinational customers provide scale benefits and stickier relationships. Vertical integration in fiber and recycling, along with its Life Cycle Services offering, supports cost control and sustainability credentials that can be hard for smaller rivals to match. The company’s explicit focus on customer service and operational excellence programs adds another layer of defensiveness. On the risk side, many of its products are still relatively commoditized, the industry is cyclical and tied to industrial activity, and input cost swings can pressure margins, so its advantages are meaningful but not invulnerable.

Innovation and R&D

Innovation and R&D While this is not a classic high‑tech R&D story, Greif appears to innovate in practical, commercially focused ways. It is investing in digital tools like the Greif+ platform to make ordering and tracking easier and to deepen customer ties. On the product side, it is pushing sustainable and circular solutions such as EcoBalance, GreenGuard, and reconditioning services, which align with tightening environmental expectations from large customers. The company is also repositioning toward higher‑value polymer and integrated solutions and has reorganized its business around key material platforms to support that shift. Recognition for custom, award‑winning designs suggests a capability for tailored, value‑added engineering rather than purely standard products. Future results will depend on how well these initiatives translate into higher margins and more resilient demand.

Summary

Overall, Greif looks like a mature industrial packaging company with solid underlying economics but facing a softer phase in its cycle. Profitability and earnings have stepped down from prior highs, even as the company has added assets and taken on more debt. It continues to generate positive free cash flow, though with less excess than in its best recent years, which raises the importance of stable demand and disciplined capital allocation. Strategically, its scale, vertical integration, and sustainability‑oriented offerings provide a real, if not unassailable, moat. The pivot toward polymers, integrated solutions, and digital service layers offers upside potential if executed well. Going forward, key tensions to watch are between debt levels and cash generation, between cyclical volume/pricing pressures and margin protection, and between investment in innovation and the need to maintain steady returns in a cyclical, competitive market.

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