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Green Plains Inc. GPRE

Nasdaq · stock · Industrial Organic Chemicals · website · IPO 2006-03-15

Green Plains Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.1B
P / S0.5×
P / B1.4×
P / FCF14.3×
Dividend yield0.07%
Net margin-5.8%
Return on equity-15.7%
FCF margin3.5%
Net debt$192.2M
Net debt / EBITDA6.2×
Enterprise value USD$1.2B
EV / EBITDA40×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-5.4%
Return on capital-5.1%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
0.30% 1.90% 0.50% -6.90% -5.70% -2.30% -3.50% -2.80% -3.40% -5.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
5.80% 7.10% 3.10% 5.00% 5.30% 6.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2.70% 0.70% 3.00% -5.90% -6.40% 0.90% -2.70% -1.90% -1.90% -3.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
1.10% 5.80% 1.50% -19.30% -14.70% -6.00% -12.00% -9.40% -9.40% -15.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
38.6M 50.2M 41.3M 38.1M 35.7M 53.6M 59.3M 59.5M 64.7M 69.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$513.5M $584.9M $104.4M $187.6M $197.1M $132.6M $59.0M $149.2M $264.7M $192.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.40% 2.20% 0.70% -9.80% -6.90% -3.10% -6.00% -4.80% -4.60% -7.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.20% -6.90% -0.10% -4.20% -0.60% -6.50% -3.90% -1.60% -5.10% 3.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.84× 0.80× 0.33× 0.50× 0.58× 0.51× 0.47× 0.50× 0.50× 0.49× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.28 $1.47 $0.39 -$4.38 -$3.14 -$1.41 -$2.29 -$1.59 -$1.29 -$1.80 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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

Green Plains Inc. trades at about 38.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.9×–105.3×, median 20×).

5.9× 105.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.9×–105.3×); dot = today's 38.7×.

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin6.5%5.3%5.0%3.1%7.1%5.8%————
Operating margin-3.2%-1.9%-1.9%-2.7%0.9%-6.4%-5.9%3.0%0.7%2.7%
Net margin-5.8%-3.4%-2.8%-3.5%-2.3%-5.7%-6.9%0.5%1.9%0.3%
FCF margin3.5%-5.1%-1.6%-3.9%-6.5%-0.6%-4.2%-0.1%-6.9%1.2%
Return on assets-7.7%-4.6%-4.8%-6.0%-3.1%-6.9%-9.8%0.7%2.2%0.4%
Return on equity-15.7%-9.4%-9.4%-12.0%-6.0%-14.7%-19.3%1.5%5.8%1.1%
Debt / equity0.49×0.50×0.50×0.47×0.51×0.58×0.50×0.33×0.80×0.84×
Current ratio1.941.481.901.912.371.421.231.451.361.68

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.