Audited annual filings, TTM ratios and consensus forward estimates
Wall Street price targets and rating actions
Revenue disaggregation per 10-K filing
Annual filings (FY) with consensus forward estimates (hatched)
1255 daily bars · split adjusted
Daily · Wilder smoothing
Classic floor pivots from 2026-10-23
Computed from daily OHLCV bars
| Indicator | Value | Type | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 52.04 | Oscillator | Neutral |
| Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3) | 70.19 | Oscillator | Neutral |
| Williams %R (14) | -55.49 | Oscillator | Neutral |
| MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.24 (Hist 0.33) | Oscillator | Buy |
| Average Directional Index (14) | 17.77 (+DI 33.8 / -DI 17.1) | Trend | Neutral |
| EMA 20 | 81.60 | MA | Buy |
| SMA 20 | 81.15 | MA | Buy |
| EMA 50 | 81.67 | MA | Buy |
| SMA 50 | 83.13 | MA | Sell |
| SMA 200 | 74.22 | MA | Strong Buy |
Current price $82.27
Latest analyst grade actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Previous | New grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 26 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal Weight | Equal Weight |
| Oct 16, 26 | Raymond James | upgrade | Market Perform | Outperform |
| Oct 12, 26 | Truist Securities | maintain | Hold | Hold |
| Aug 4, 26 | Truist Securities | maintain | Hold | Hold |
| Jul 30, 26 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal Weight | Equal Weight |
| Jul 15, 26 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal Weight | Equal Weight |
| May 4, 26 | Truist Securities | maintain | Hold | Hold |
| Mar 20, 26 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal Weight | Equal Weight |
| Feb 19, 26 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal Weight | Equal Weight |
Stock news · updated daily
Greif, Inc. is downgraded to Hold due to valuation concerns and mixed financial performance despite recent transformation efforts. GEF's asset sales, including its containerboard business and timberland, reduced net debt from $2.56 billion to $769.3 million, improving leverage. Revenue growth remains minimal, with $3.23 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2026, while profitability is inflated by one-off gains.
Investors need to pay close attention to GEF stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in performance packaging products and services, today announced that its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The validation follows Greif's April 2026 commitment to set targets with SBTi and establishes a science-based pathway to reduce emissions across the company's operations and value chain.
DELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today it will report the company's 2026 fourth quarter financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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DELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in performance packaging products and services, announced today it will exit the coated recycled paperboard (CRB) market with the closure of its Sweetwater paperboard mill in Austell, Georgia.
Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Hold" by the five brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The
DELAWARE, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.62 per share on its Class A Common Stock, and $0.93 per share on its Class B Common Stock.
Reported EPS vs. consensus estimate
| Report date | EPS est. | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | 1.11 | 1.61 | Beat 45.0% | $1.17B |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 1.07 | 1.10 | Beat 2.8% | $1.07B |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 0.69 | 0.48 | Miss -30.4% | $994.8M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 0.61 | 0.01 | Miss -98.4% | $701.3M |
| Aug 27, 2025 | 0.81 | 1.03 | Beat 27.2% | $1.13B |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 1.13 | 1.19 | Beat 5.3% | $1.39B |
Free float vs. closely held shares
13F institutional holdings are not available in the current data plan.
SEC Form 4 filings
| Date | Insider | Role | Type | Shares @ price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 26 | Bergwall Timothy | officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | S-Sale | 2,000 @ $81.82 | $163.6K |
| Sep 10, 26 |
| Bergwall Timothy |
| officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer |
| S-Sale |
| 2,000 @ $83.14 |
| $166.3K |
| Aug 24, 26 | Sathyanarayanan Bala | officer: EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | S-Sale | 1,000 @ $109.67 | $109.7K |
| Aug 10, 26 | Bergwall Timothy | officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | S-Sale | 102 @ $87.61 | $8.94K |
| Aug 10, 26 | Bergwall Timothy | officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | S-Sale | 1,898 @ $87.03 | $165.2K |
| Aug 6, 26 | Hilsheimer Lawrence A. | officer: EVP and CFO | S-Sale | 20,254 @ $88.51 | $1.79M |
| Aug 7, 26 | Hilsheimer Lawrence A. | officer: EVP and CFO | S-Sale | 21,500 @ $88.66 | $1.91M |
| Aug 7, 26 | Sathyanarayanan Bala | officer: EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | S-Sale | 1,146 @ $88.60 | $101.5K |
TTM vs. 5-year historical average (annual ratios)
| Metric | GEF | Historical (5Y) / ref | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio (TTM) | 4.7x | 8.5x · sector 73.6x | Discount |
| Forward P/E (FY26E) | 18.9x | EPS est. 4.35 | Elevated |
| Price / Book | 1.6x | 1.6x | In line |
| Price / Sales | 1.1x | 0.6x | Elevated |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.2x | 7.9x | Elevated |
| Return on equity | 33.4% | — | Top tier |
| Gross margin | 22.8% | 20.9% | In line |
| Debt / Equity | 0.41 | 1.24 | Conservative |
| Piotroski / Altman Z | 5/9 | Z 2.56 | Grey zone |
Discounted cash flow model
FY2024 · 10-K disclosure
FY2024 · 10-K disclosure
SEC EDGAR filings · last 12 months
| Form | Filed | Accepted | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Oct 14, 2026 | 2026-10-14 10:29:18 | View |
| 4 | Sep 14, 2026 | 2026-09-14 18:03:20 | View |
| 4 | Aug 25, 2026 | 2026-08-25 12:31:14 | View |
| SC 13G/A | Aug 14, 2026 | 2026-08-14 17:27:28 | View |
| 4 | Aug 10, 2026 | 2026-08-10 17:24:52 | View |
| 4 | Aug 10, 2026 | 2026-08-10 17:04:42 | View |
| 4 | Aug 10, 2026 | 2026-08-10 13:08:27 | View |
| 3 | Aug 5, 2026 | 2026-08-05 15:52:18 | View |
| 4 | Aug 5, 2026 | 2026-08-05 15:15:23 | View |
| 4 | Aug 5, 2026 | 2026-08-05 15:11:25 | View |
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) disclosures