What is Greif's goodwill?

Greif (GEF) reported goodwill of $1.69B in Q1 2026.

How has Greif's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Greif's goodwill decreased by 12.8% year-over-year, from $1.94B to $1.69B.

What is the long-term trend for Greif's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Greif's goodwill has grown at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.51B to $1.7B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Greif GEF Goodwill

Goodwill at other companies

International PaperIP

$5.3B-26.9%

Graphic Packaging HoldingGPK

$2.05B+1.4%

Sonoco ProductsSON

$2.48B-4.1%

Packaging Corp of AmericaPKG

$1.38B+49.8%

Crown HoldingsCCK

$3.13B+4.4%

AmcorAMCR

$11.96B+125%

Segments

By segment

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Customized Polymer Solutions$622.5M+2.2%

Sustainable Fiber Solutions$528.3M-31.8%

Durable Metal Solutions$447.8M+14.6%

Innovative Closure Solutions$94.6M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B-0.5%

Gross profit$247.0M-0.6%

Operating income$35.4M-41.7%

Net income$12.6M-68.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.16-24.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$286.1M+42.3%

Total debt$1.2B-60.8%

Total equity$2.9B+44.2%

Total assets$5.6B-15.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$116.6M+479%

CapEx$56.8M+59.1%

Free cash flow$59.8M+190%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.92B+19.8%

Enterprise value$4.83B-21.7%

P/E13.1×-3.8×

P/S0.9×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin22.4%+1.6pp

Operating margin10.5%+3.4pp

Net margin6.5%+2.3pp

FCF margin5.8%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12%+2.4pp

Debt / equity0.4×-1.1×

Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Greif in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Greif’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Greif's goodwill?: Greif (GEF) reported goodwill of $1.69B in Q1 2026.
How has Greif's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Greif's goodwill decreased by 12.8% year-over-year, from $1.94B to $1.69B.
What is the long-term trend for Greif's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Greif's goodwill has grown at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.51B to $1.7B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.