# Greif Inc. (GEF) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Distributors. Price $85.00, market value $4.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 35.1×**. Greif Inc. trades at 35.1× trailing earnings. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 17.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.3×**. Enterprise value is 10.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 2.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 22.4%**. Greif Inc. keeps 22.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 11.2%**. 11.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.2%**. 6.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.9%**. 12.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.4%.
- **Return on assets: 4.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.3%** (3-yr -7.8%/yr, 5-yr -1.1%/yr). Revenue grew 4.3% over the last year, against -1.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.31**. Debt is 1.31 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.5×**. It would take 3.5 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: 2.78%** ($4.14 per share, trailing). Greif Inc. yields 2.78%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 45%**. 45% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.6%/yr** (1-yr 3.8%). The dividend has grown 4.6% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 43.3%** (YTD 27.7%, 3-mo 34.9%). The shares are up 43.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.1%** (52.5% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.48** (volatility 24%). Beta of 0.48 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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