Earnings Releases·Nov 6, 2026, 5:14 PM ET

Greif, Inc. — Fiscal 2026 Earnings Summary

Fiscal 2026 net income rose to $261.5 million ($4.54/share) from $31.6 million in 2025, while full-year adjusted EBITDA increased 11.7% to $625.7 million; Q4 net loss narrowed to $6.5 million from $24.3 million, though Q4 adjusted EBITDA dipped 3.1% to $163.0 million.
Management issued conservative low-end guidance for fiscal 2027, estimating adjusted EBITDA of $645 million and adjusted free cash flow of $290 million, citing a multi-year industrial contraction with no near-term demand inflection.
Strategic progress includes a $1.8 billion all-cash sale of the Containerboard Business, a leverage ratio reduction to 1.2x, and the achievement of $105 million in annual run-rate cost savings one year ahead of schedule.
The company declared quarterly dividends totaling approximately $35.1 million and announced an expanded cost optimization commitment of $150 million cumulative run-rate savings by the end of fiscal 2027.