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The Greenbrier Companies GBX Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$587.5M-22.9%
Gross profit$69.5M-49.9%
Operating income$25.1M-70.0%
Net income$15.0M-71.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.47-69.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$521.8M+98.0%
Total debt$1.8B+1,916%
Total equity$1.6B+7.1%
Total assets$4.3B+1.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$158.7M+69.6%
CapEx$30.1M-55.3%
Free cash flow$128.6M

Valuation

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Market cap$1.55B-1.1%
Enterprise value$2.87B+92.5%
P/E10.5×+2.7×
P/S0.5×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin16.2%-1.7pp
Operating margin8.7%-2.5pp
Net margin5.1%-0.7pp
FCF margin-6.4%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.8%-4.9pp
Debt / equity1.2×+1.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from The Greenbrier Companies’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: The Greenbrier Companies’s 10-Q, filed April 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is The Greenbrier Companies's return on invested capital?
The Greenbrier Companies (GBX) reported return on invested capital of 8.8% in Q4 2025.
How has The Greenbrier Companies's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
The Greenbrier Companies's return on invested capital decreased by 60.0% year-over-year, from 21.9% to 8.8%.
What is the long-term trend for The Greenbrier Companies's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), The Greenbrier Companies's return on invested capital has grown at a -11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 15.1% to 8.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.