Greif Class B released its earnings results on Jan 27, 2026. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.677 by -$0.197.

Is Greif Class B overvalued?

According to Wall Street analysts Greif Class B’s price is currently Overvalued. Get more investment ideas with TipRanks Premium

Does Greif Class B pay dividends?

Greif Class B pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.83 which represents an annual dividend yield of 4.45%. See more information on Greif Class B dividends here

What is Greif Class B’s EPS estimate?

Greif Class B’s EPS estimate is 1.2.

How many shares outstanding does Greif Class B have?

Greif Class B has 21,534,058 shares outstanding.

What happened to Greif Class B’s price movement after its last earnings report?

Greif Class B reported an EPS of $0.48 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.677. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -1.703%.

Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Greif Class B?

Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in GEF.B

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Greif Class B Stock Smart Score

Neutral

Fundamentals

Return on Equity

7.46%

Trailing 12-Months

Asset Growth

-1.46%

Trailing 12-Months

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Company Description

Greif Class B

Greif, Inc. engages in the production and sale of industrial packaging products and services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Global Industrial Packaging; Paper Packaging & Services; and Land Management. The Global Industrial Packaging segment produces and sells industrial packaging products, including steel, fiber, and plastic drums; rigid and flexible intermediate bulk containers; closure systems for industrial packaging products; transit protection products; water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers; and various services, such as container life cycle management, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services to chemicals, paints and pigments, food and beverage, petroleum, industrial coatings, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, mineral product, and other industries. This segment also offers flexible intermediate bulk containers and related services to the agriculture, construction, and food industries. The Paper Packaging & Services segment produces and sells containerboards, corrugated sheets and containers, and other corrugated and specialty products to customers in the packaging, automotive, food, and building products markets; and produces and sells coated and uncoated recycled paperboard, and recycled fiber. This segment's corrugated container products are used to ship various products, such as home appliances, small machinery, grocery products, automotive components, books, and furniture, as well as various other applications. The Land Management segment engages in harvesting and regeneration of timber properties; and sale of timberland and special use properties. As of October 31, 2021, this segment owned approximately 175,000 acres of timber properties in the southeastern United States. The company was formerly known as Greif Bros. Corporation and changed its name to Greif, Inc. in 2001. Greif, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Delaware, Ohio.

Greif Class B (GEF.B) Earnings & Revenues

Historic Earnings Reports

GEF.B Company Deck

GEF.B Earnings Call

Q1 2026

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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive

The call highlights meaningful operational progress: strong adjusted EBITDA (+24%), a 260-basis-point margin expansion, 140% EPS growth, active share repurchases ($130M completed) and materially lower leverage (~1.2x). Management reaffirmed full-year guidance, reported meaningful run-rate cost savings ($65M with $80–$90M target) and articulated a focused capital allocation strategy including a new $300M buyback authorization and targeted growth CapEx. Offsetting items include muted demand with mid-single-digit volume declines (~5%), segment-specific softness (durable metals, closures, fiber converting), polymer margin pressure from mix and higher manufacturing costs, and Q1 being seasonally weak for free cash flow. Overall, the positive financial execution, margin recovery and balance sheet strength outweigh the demand-related headwinds and execution risks, giving a constructive outlook while acknowledging macro sensitivity.View all GEF.B earnings summaries