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GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC GBX

NYSE · stock · Railroad Equipment · website · IPO 1994-07-14

GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC statistics & valuation

P / E19.7×
P / S0.6×
P / B0.9×
Net margin3.2%
Net debt$1.6B
Net debt / EBITDA5.8×
Enterprise value USD$3.2B
EV / EBITDA11.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.5%
Graham number +31.9%$54.61

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($54.61); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.40% 6.00% 2.30% 1.80% 1.90% 1.60% 1.60% 4.50% 6.30% 3.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
19.40% 16.20% 12.10% 12.60% 13.30% 10.30% 11.20% 15.80% 18.70% 13.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
12.00% 10.00% 6.10% 6.00% 2.30% 4.00% 4.50% 9.20% 11.10% 5.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
9.80% 11.00% 4.90% 3.30% 2.20% 3.30% 4.40% 10.40% 12.00% 4.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
32.6M 32.8M 33.2M 33.4M 33.7M 33.6M 33.8M 32.4M 32.1M 31.8M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$1.40B $1.44B $1.60B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
4.80% 6.20% 2.40% 1.50% 1.00% 1.20% 1.60% 3.80% 4.70% 1.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
1.14× 1.03× 1.09× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$3.65 $4.68 $2.14 $1.46 $0.96 $1.40 $1.89 $4.96 $6.35 $2.49 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC trades at about 16.6× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.3×–44.8×, median 16.1×).

7.3× 44.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.3×–44.8×); dot = today's 16.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin13.6%18.7%15.8%11.2%10.3%13.3%12.6%12.1%16.2%19.4%
Operating margin5.8%11.1%9.2%4.5%4.0%2.3%6.0%6.1%10.0%12.0%
Net margin3.2%6.3%4.5%1.6%1.6%1.9%1.8%2.3%6.0%5.4%
Return on assets1.8%4.7%3.8%1.6%1.2%1.0%1.5%2.4%6.2%4.8%
Return on equity4.7%12.0%10.4%4.4%3.3%2.2%3.3%4.9%11.0%9.8%
Debt / equity1.09×1.03×1.14×———————

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.