Greif (GEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Greif, Inc. is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, with a history dating back to its founding in 1877. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company has evolved from a regional barrel and drum manufacturer into a diversified packaging provider serving a wide range of end markets. Greif’s longstanding heritage in container solutions has positioned it as a trusted partner for customers seeking reliable, high-quality packaging options.

The company’s core business revolves around the design, manufacture and sale of industrial packaging products, including steel, plastic and fiber drums; intermediate bulk containers (IBCs); safety closures; rigid, flexible and reconditioned packaging; containerboard and protective packaging. Greif also offers services such as reconditioning of industrial containers, pack planning and supply chain management solutions. Its product portfolio caters to sectors including chemicals, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, agriculture and specialty products.

Greif operates in approximately 40 countries with more than 300 manufacturing and distribution sites across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. This extensive global footprint enables the company to serve multinational customers while adapting to regional requirements and regulations. Under the leadership of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael F. Haws, Greif continues to pursue growth through operational excellence, innovation in sustainable packaging solutions and strategic acquisitions aimed at enhancing its product offerings and geographic reach.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.06 to $67.99
• 50-Day Range: $62.52 to $74.69
• 52-Week Range: $53.18 to $77.14
• Volume: 86,887 shs
• Average Volume: 223,027 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.00
• Dividend Yield: 3.32%
• Price Target: $73.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Greif Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Greif scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 173 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Greif has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Greif is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Greif has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Greif are expected to grow by 13.57% in the coming year, from $3.98 to $4.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Greif is 25.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Greif is 25.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Greif has a PEG Ratio of 0.67. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Greif has a P/B Ratio of 1.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.10% of the float of Greif has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Greif has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.76.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Greif has recently increased by 8.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Greif pays a meaningful dividend of 3.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Greif has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Greif is 82.96%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Greif will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.56% next year. This indicates that Greif will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.03

News Sentiment

Greif has a news sentiment score of 0.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Greif this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for GEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Greif insiders have sold 384.33% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $318,202.00 in company stock and sold $1,541,158.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.70% of the stock of Greif is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.74% of the stock of Greif is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GEF shares performed this year?

Greif's stock was trading at $67.70 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, GEF stock has decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at $67.5550.

How were Greif's earnings last quarter?

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.06. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Greif have any subsidiaries?

Greif subsidiaries include Caraustar Industries Inc., pack2pack Group N.V., Storsack Group, Hannells AS, Ennis Containers Inc., Petro-Summit Mechanical Co. Ltd., Delta Petroleum Company, and more.

Who are Greif's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Greif include Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (1.72%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.20%), Swedbank AB (0.12%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence A Hilsheimer, Timothy Bergwall, Ole G Rosgaard, Mark A Emkes, Bala Sathyanarayanan, Gary R Martz, David C Lloyd, Gaylord Benner, Kimberly Anne Kellermann, B Andrew Rose, Matthew B Leahy, Anthony John Krabill, Frank Calhoun V Miller and Leonard Dennis Hoffman Jr.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Greif?

Shares of GEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Greif own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Greif investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/28/2026
• Today: 5/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
• Sub-Industry: Metal & Glass Containers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GEF
• CIK: 43920
• Web: www.greif.com
• Phone: (740) 549-6000
• Fax: 740-549-6100
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: 1877

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Greif: $73.50
• High Price Target: $78.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.98
• P/E Growth: 0.67
• Net Income: $268.80 million
• Net Margins: 7.27%
• Pretax Margin: 9.29%
• Return on Equity: 7.50%
• Return on Assets: 3.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: $6.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.47
• Book Value: $47.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,290,000
• Free Float: 42,722,000
• Market Cap: $3.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.82