Greif (GEF) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Greif (NYSE:GEF) will likely be releasing its Q4 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, November 3rd. Analysts expect Greif to announce earnings of $1.17 per share and revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.50. Greif had a return on equity of 8.09% and a net margin of 7.53%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Greif to post $4.32 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4.80 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Greif Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:GEF opened at $82.77 on Tuesday. Greif has a 12 month low of $55.75 and a 12 month high of $90.57. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $83.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The company has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.95, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 0.77.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 17th were paid a $0.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 17th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is presently 77.74%.

Insider Transactions at Greif

In other Greif news, Director Mark Emkes sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.04, for a total value of $261,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 43,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,777,536. The trade was a 6.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Lawrence Hilsheimer sold 21,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.66, for a total value of $1,906,190.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,825 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,289,644.50. This represents a 45.43% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 98,987 shares of company stock worth $8,661,538. Insiders own 7.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on GEF. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Greif from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “cautious” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Greif from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $90.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, October 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Greif from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Greif from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Bank of America cut Greif from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Greif has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.40.

About Greif

Greif, Inc is a global producer of industrial and paper packaging products and related services. The company manufactures and supplies fiber, steel and plastic drums; intermediate bulk containers; containerboard; corrugated sheets and products; and other packaging solutions for customers in a range of industries.

Greif also provides packaging lifecycle services, including container reconditioning, recycling, logistics and related customer support. Its products are used to package and transport food and beverage ingredients, chemicals, petroleum products, agricultural materials, pharmaceuticals and other industrial goods.

Founded in 1877 as a cooperage business, Greif has expanded into a multinational packaging company serving customers across North America, Europe and other international markets.