In fiscal 2025, which ended Sep 30, 2025, Greif, Inc. generated $58.6 million of cash from operations, down 83.5% from the year before. The company returned $101.1 million in dividends to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Mar 31, 2026
|
FY 2025
Sep 30, 2025
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FY 2024
Oct 31, 2024
|
FY 2023
Oct 31, 2023
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FY 2022
Oct 31, 2022
|
FY 2021
Oct 31, 2021
|
FY 2020
Oct 31, 2020
|
FY 2019
Oct 31, 2019
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FY 2018
Oct 31, 2018
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FY 2017
Oct 31, 2017
|
FY 2016
Oct 31, 2016
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
221
-17.4%
|
237
-9.3%
|
261
+13.3%
|
231
+6.5%
|
217
-7.6%
|
234
-3.3%
|
242
+17.7%
|
206
+62.4%
|
127
+5.3%
|
120
-5.6%
|
128
-5.1%
|
| Operating cash flow |
45
-87.8%
|
59
-83.5%
|
356
-45.2%
|
650
-1.2%
|
658
+66.0%
|
396
-12.9%
|
455
+16.7%
|
390
+54.0%
|
253
-17.0%
|
305
+1.3%
|
301
|
| Investing | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
157
+11.8%
|
140
+44.8%
|
97
-3.3%
|
100
-26.3%
|
| Investing cash flow |
2,082
+7699.6%
|
1,683
+355.7%
|
-658
+1.8%
|
-670
-2276.6%
|
-28
-160.3%
|
47
+285.7%
|
-25
+98.7%
|
-1,989
-1371.4%
|
-135
-49.6%
|
-90
-260.2%
|
-25
|
| Financing | |||||||||||
| Debt issued |
2,323
+17.3%
|
1,716
-31.1%
|
2,491
+9.0%
|
2,286
-41.6%
|
3,916
+116.8%
|
1,806
+36.9%
|
1,320
-64.6%
|
3,732
+265.7%
|
1,021
-29.4%
|
1,446
+31.2%
|
1,102
+20.8%
|
| Debt repaid |
3,997
+87.4%
|
3,170
+59.0%
|
1,994
-1.7%
|
2,029
-50.6%
|
4,105
+88.6%
|
2,176
+37.9%
|
1,578
-24.0%
|
2,076
+94.8%
|
1,065
-34.6%
|
1,628
+45.5%
|
1,119
+28.6%
|
| Short-term debt issued |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
21
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Dividends paid |
103
-16.7%
|
101
-16.4%
|
121
+3.9%
|
116
+4.7%
|
111
+5.2%
|
106
+1.4%
|
104
+0.3%
|
104
+4.0%
|
100
+1.4%
|
99
-0.1%
|
99
+0.0%
|
| Stock buybacks |
—
|
0
|
0
-100.0%
|
64
-10.1%
|
71
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0
-100.0%
|
5
|
| Financing cash flow |
-2,104
-569.5%
|
-1,728
-632.7%
|
324
+365.3%
|
70
+113.1%
|
-531
-25.6%
|
-423
-4.3%
|
-405
-125.6%
|
1,584
+1100.3%
|
-158
+9.9%
|
-176
+35.6%
|
-273
|
| Change in cash | |||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate |
10
-65.3%
|
45
+959.6%
|
-5
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Net change in cash |
33
-41.1%
|
59
+251.2%
|
17
-50.3%
|
34
+50.2%
|
22
+20.3%
|
19
-34.6%
|
29
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Free cash flow |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
233
+106.3%
|
113
-45.8%
|
208
+3.6%
|
201
|
| Shareholder returns | |||||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
103
|
101
|
121
|
180
|
182
|
106
|
104
|
104
|
100
|
99
|
104
|
| Share of free cash flow |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
44.69%
|
88.65%
|
47.36%
|
51.72%
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5.06%
|
2.91%
|
5.72%
|
6.04%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.41%
|
3.62%
|
2.66%
|
3.01%
|
| Cash conversion |
0.05x
|
0.07x
|
1.32x
|
1.81x
|
1.75x
|
1.01x
|
4.18x
|
2.28x
|
1.21x
|
2.57x
|
4.02x
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Metal Shipping Barrels, Drums, Kegs & Pails (SIC 3412)
- Listed as
- GEF (NYSE), GEF-B (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Delaware, OH
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 43920
- Former names
- GREIF INC (until Sep 26, 2019); GREIF BROTHERS CORP (until Jun 5, 2003)
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.