Green Plains Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.20B
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.9
- Dividend yield
- –
About Green Plains
Industrial Organic Chemicals, SIC 2860
Green Plains Inc. processes corn into low-carbon ethanol and related co-products through two operating segments: Ethanol Production and Agribusiness and Energy Services. The company produces fuel-grade ethanol, distillers grains, high-protein animal feeds, renewable corn oil, and dextrose, while also offering grain storage, handling, and natural gas marketing services. Its ethanol is marketed through a third party to integrated energy companies, fuel retailers, traders, and export buyers in Canada. It sells co-products to livestock, poultry, and aquaculture producers, as well as advanced biofuel manufacturers.
Incorporated in Iowa, the company owns nine biorefineries across five Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. In total, these facilities can process about 287 million bushels of corn annually. Green Plains also maintains 12 million bushels of on-site grain storage, a fuel terminal, and a leased fleet of over 2,800 railcars to distribute products throughout the United States and to international export terminals. The text does not disclose a headquarters city.
Summary of the business section of Green Plains's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Green Plains Inc.
- Founded
- 2004
- Headquarters
- Omaha, NE
- Address
- 1811 Aksarben Drive 68106
- Phone
- (402) 884-8700
- Website
- www.gpreinc.com
- Employees
- 642, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Industrial Organic Chemicals
- Incorporated in
- Iowa
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Omaha, NE
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- GPRE
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 70M, Aug 3, 2026
- Public float
- $388.80M, Jun 28, 2024
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1309402
- CUSIP
- 393222104
- ISIN
- US3932221043
- LEI
- VJ5WLTHARBSDR14KIZ98
- EIN
- 84-1652107
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Osowski | President and CEO, Director | 226,401 |
| Todd A. Becker | President and CEO, Director | 845,071 |
| Trent Lee Collins | SVP Operations | 44,496 |
| Imre Havasi | SVP Trading and Commercial Ops | 71,000 |
| James F. Herbert II | Chief Human Resources Officer | 86,696 |
| Ann Reis | Chief Financial Officer | 41,558 |
| Ryan P. Loneman | GC and Corp Sec | 34,882 |
| Philip B. Boggs | Former Chief Financial Officer | 80,892 |
| Michelle Mapes | Chief Legal and Admin Officer | 67,241 |
| G. Patrich Simpkins Jr | CEO Fluid Quip | 280,227 |
| der Meulen Leslie van | EVP Product Mktg & Innovation | 26,013 |
| Grant D. Kadavy | EVP Commercial Operations | 5,174 |
| James D. Anderson | Director | 132,150 |
| Farha Aslam | Director | 54,190 |
| Kimberly Wagner | Director | 61,131 |
| Carl J. Grassi | Director | 45,355 |
| Steven J. Furcich | Director | 45,355 |
| Brian Peterson | Director | 95,339 |
| Martin Salinas | Director | 69,020 |
| Patrick Francis Sweeney | Director | 1,031,501 |
| Ejnar A. Knudsen III | Director | 44,977 |
| Alain Treuer | Director | 276,089 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Current PEOChris Osowski | $3.50M | $4.19M | $1.18M | $74 | $66 |
| FY2025 Former PEOMichelle Mapes | $2.15M | $2.42M | $1.18M | $74 | $66 |
| FY2025 Former PEOTodd Becker | $2.26M | $892.87K | $1.18M | $74 | $66 |
| FY2024 | $5.68M | -$437.47K | $1.27M | $72 | $50 |
| FY2023 | $5.58M | $3.57M | $1.31M | $192 | $61 |
| FY2022 | $5.86M | $3.46M | $1.29M | $232 | $68 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“On December 31, 2025, we had 642 full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal employees, including 71 employees at our corporate office in Omaha, Nebraska.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings