# Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $15.45, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.3×**. Green Plains Inc. trades at 9.3× trailing earnings. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 9.9×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.5×**. Enterprise value is 5.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.8%** (5-yr avg -6.5%). Free cash flow equals 11.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of -6.5%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 10.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 50.9%**. Green Plains Inc. keeps 50.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 23.6%**. 23.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: -64.2%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -15.8%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.3%.
- **Return on assets: 7.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 16.0%** (3-yr 34.0%/yr, 5-yr 30.4%/yr). Revenue grew 16.0% over the last year, against 30.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -39.5%**. Earnings per share fell 39.5%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.48**. Debt is 0.48 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.8×**. It would take 0.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.46**. A Z-score of 1.46 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Green Plains Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 38.6%** (YTD 57.7%, 3-mo 3.2%). The shares are up 38.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.4%** (78.6% above the low). Trading 21% 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): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.58** (volatility 63%). Beta of 0.58 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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