# The Greenbrier Companies Inc. (GBX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Road & Rail. Price $43.26, market value $1.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.8×** (5-yr avg 19.1×, 3-yr avg 12.4×). The Greenbrier Companies Inc. trades at 12.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 19.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 11.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.40**. A PEG of 0.40 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.7×**. Enterprise value is 8.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -8.4%** (5-yr avg -20.7%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 7.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 15.1%**. The Greenbrier Companies Inc. keeps 15.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 7.2%**. 7.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.3%**. 13.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -8.6%** (3-yr 2.9%/yr, 5-yr 3.0%/yr). Revenue fell 8.6% over the last year, against 3.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 28.0%** (3-yr 65.5%/yr, 5-yr 34.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 28.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.14**. Debt is 1.14 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.5×**. It would take 4.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.14%** ($1.30 per share, trailing). The Greenbrier Companies Inc. yields 3.14%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 19%**. 19% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.1%/yr** (1-yr 5.0%). The dividend has grown 3.1% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -5.4%** (YTD -5.6%, 3-mo -7.1%). The shares are down 5.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -26.9%** (13.2% above the low). Trading 27% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 35**. An RSI of 35 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.60** (volatility 32%). Beta of 0.60 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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