GBXNYSERailroad EquipmentFiscal year ends August 31
GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended May 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 1, 2026
$38.58−0.53 (-1.36%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.22B
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.4
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
18.7%+6.1 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
11.1%+5.1 pts over 5 years
Net margin
6.3%+4.5 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -8.6% | +2.9% | +3.0% | +2.2% | |
| Gross profit | +8.8% | +25.7% | +11.5% | +1.2% | |
| Operating income | +11.0% | +45.0% | +16.4% | -0.7% | |
| Net income | +27.5% | +63.3% | +33.0% | +0.6% | |
| EPS, diluted | +28.0% | +65.5% | +34.2% | +0.7% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 22.8% | 3.8% | 14.0% | |
| Return on assets | 10.1% | 1.6% | 4.7% | |
| Inventory turnover | 5.2× | 4.1× | 3.6× | |
| Capex to revenue | 5.2% | 2.4% | 8.7% | |
| Diluted shares | 32M | 33M | 32M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Greenbrier Companies generated $857.40M from operations and spent $1.85B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 84% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$857.40M
Used
$1.85B
Capital expenditure$1.56B84%Dividends$185.50M10%Share buybacks$100.90M5%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin6.3%
×Asset turnover0.75×
×Equity multiplier2.96×
=Return on equity, FY202514.0%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.3% | 0.75× | 2.96× | 14.0% |
| FY2024 | 4.5% | 0.86× | 3.13× | 12.2% |
| FY2023 | 1.6% | 1.01× | 3.09× | 4.9% |
| FY2022 | 1.6% | 0.82× | 2.80× | 3.6% |
| FY2021 | 1.9% | 0.53× | 2.52× | 2.5% |
| FY2020 | 1.8% | 0.91× | 2.40× | 3.8% |
| FY2019 | 2.3% | 1.11× | 2.16× | 5.6% |
| FY2018 | 6.0% | 1.04× | 2.14× | 13.4% |
| FY2017 | 5.4% | 1.02× | 2.24× | 12.3% |
| FY2016 | 6.8% | 1.48× | 2.25× | 22.8% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 7 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$204.10M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$265.70M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year4.0% → 4.8%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$265.70M vs $204.10M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose– → –
- No dilutionShare count did not rise32M → 32M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year15.76% → 18.75%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.89 → 0.76