# The Greenbrier Companies Inc. (GBX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Rail & Road Transport. Price $41.56, market value $1.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.7×** (5-yr avg 14.7×, 3-yr avg 11.5×). The Greenbrier Companies Inc. trades at 16.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 14.7×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 9.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **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: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.6×**. Enterprise value is 10.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -18.6%** (5-yr avg -21.2%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 6.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 13.6%**. The Greenbrier Companies Inc. keeps 13.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 5.8%**. 5.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.2%**. 3.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.0%**. 5.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -24.0%** (3-yr -14.5%/yr, 5-yr 7.1%/yr). Revenue fell 24.0% over the last year, against 7.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -60.8%** (3-yr 9.6%/yr, 5-yr 21.0%/yr). Earnings per share fell 60.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.17**. Debt is 1.17 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.8×**. It would take 5.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.27%** ($1.32 per share, trailing). The Greenbrier Companies Inc. yields 3.27%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 54%**. 54% 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.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: underperform** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover The Greenbrier Companies Inc.; the consensus is underperform, with an average price target of $42.00 (+1% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 3.9%** (YTD -7.8%, 3-mo -15.2%). The shares are up 3.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -29.8%** (14.3% above the low). Trading 30% 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): 64**. An RSI of 64 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.46** (volatility 32%). Beta of 0.46 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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