GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF)
Materials · Packaging & Containers · NYSE
A global industrial packaging leader providing essential shipping containers and lifecycle management services for diverse manufacturing industries.
What GREIF INC CLASS A does
Greif, Inc. is a global provider of industrial packaging products and services. The company manufactures steel, plastic, and fibre drums, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), reconditioned containers, and flexible intermediate bulk containers. It also provides container life cycle management services.
Themes: industrial packaging, supply chain infrastructure, logistics and shipping solutions
Fundamentals
- Price$81.88 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$3.8B as of 2026-07-27 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+34.9% 2025-10-08 close $60.68 → 2026-10-08 close $81.88
- P/E3.94 as of 2026-10-08
- ROE+12.7% FY2024, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.35 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-24.4% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-5.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.72 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-31 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.0%; pays a dividend.
How GEF compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 91 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- return on equitymiddle range 144 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
GEF is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
56.7 #373 of 1,379 scored · #15 of 73 in Materials
Valuation 97th (price to earnings 3.9, price to book 1) and trend 73rd (it is 9.6% below its highest point of the past year); weakest is growth (5th, revenue growth year over year -24.4%, 3-year revenue CAGR -5%). Scored on 5 of 6 pillars — it pays a dividend, but its filings carry no per-share series to count increases from; no annual share count in its filings.
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2024)
Covered by reported results. In FY2024, GEF's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 45%, operating-cash-flow payout 34%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout45% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout34% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2024 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How GREIF INC CLASS A looks technically
GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) is trading 11.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 210 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 11.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +11.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $84.74 | $84.74 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $73.63 | $73.63 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 78.36. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 210 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 210 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($78.36 to $85.39) — its "stochastic" reading is 50 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 50.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $90.56 | $90.56 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 9.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -9.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 46.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +46.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 9.6% below its highest point of the past year | 9.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 46 trading days ago | 46 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $90.56 (set on 2026-08-05) | $90.56 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($56.69 to $90.12), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 25% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $68.39 to $69.46. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 24.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 9.6% below its all-time high | -9.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 4.9% below a resistance level at $85.86 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-09-03, most recently on 2026-09-22. Since 2024-10-08 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +4.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $23.65 (set on 2020-03-12) | $23.65 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 246.2% above its all-time low | +246.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 2nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.93 between its high and its low — about 2.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.93 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $80.06 and $84.53 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $80.06 – $82.30 – $84.53 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.4% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (11.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.99× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 5 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.2% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.2% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-07-27 has been "filled" 5 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 47 sessions to close | 5 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -0.8% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 4.4 percentage points (the stock lost 3.3% while the market gained 1.0%) | -4.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.5 percentage points (the stock gained 14.3% while the market gained 3.8%) | +10.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 5.1 percentage points (the stock gained 22.6% while the market gained 17.5%) | +5.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 20.0 percentage points (the stock gained 34.9% while the market gained 15.0%) | +20.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.9% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 8% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $76.09 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.6% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $84.43 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 51 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
GEF last closed at $81.88 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $85.86 | Resistance | 4.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-09-03 to 2026-09-22 |
| $70.51 | Support | 13.9% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-11-13 to 2026-05-07 |
| $68.68 | Support | 16.1% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-06-06 to 2026-07-14 |
| $66.53 | Support | 18.8% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-10-17 to 2026-01-02 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $78.36.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Printed a doji candle | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.83 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$88.20 range $75.00 – $100.00; median $90.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-09. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for GEF
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.15 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-09
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.01667 (+1.5%) from $1.14, on 2026-09-04, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward11% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Sensitivity to fluctuations in raw material prices and energy costs.","Risks associated with global operations, including political instability and currency exchange volatility.","Pricing pressure due to the consolidation of its customer base and suppliers."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of GEF's 10-Q filed 2026-07-29 against the prior one filed 2026-04-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- The newer filing (filed 2026-07-29) refers to the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026, while the older filing (filed 2026-04-29) refers to it as of March 31, 2026.
- The newer filing (filed 2026-07-29) refers to the interim condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, while the older filing (filed 2026-04-29) refers to the three and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
- The newer filing (filed 2026-07-29) uses 'Table of Conten t s' with spaces, while the older filing (filed 2026-04-29) uses 'Table of Content' in the page header.
- The newer filing (filed 2026-07-29) uses 'Forward-looking statements' with hyphen, while the older filing (filed 2026-04-29) uses 'Forward looking statements' without hyphen in the paragraph beginning 'Forward...'.
- Notes:
- The provided new text ends mid-sentence after 'subsidiaries that' and may be truncated; comparison beyond the provided text is not possible.
- The newer filing page marker shows '28' while the older filing page marker shows '26'.
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 12 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($166290) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 12 sells ($9M) — 7 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 15 sells ($9M) — 7 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-10. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about GEF's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding GEF as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 4,711,548
- Reported value $351,527,064
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
GEF had 1,599,369 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for GEF because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,599,369
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,124,064
- Reported change 42.28%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.38
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Sonoco Products (SON)
- Berry Global (BERY)
- Amcor (AMCR)
- Silgan Holdings (SLGN)
- International Paper (IP)
- WestRock (WRK)
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Frequently asked questions
What does GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) do?
Greif, Inc. is a global provider of industrial packaging products and services. The company manufactures steel, plastic, and fibre drums, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), reconditioned containers, and flexible intermediate bulk containers. It also provides container life cycle management services.
What sector is GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) in?
GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is Packaging & Containers. It trades on NYSE.
Does GEF pay a dividend?
Yes — GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.00% (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are GREIF INC CLASS A's (GEF) competitors?
Notable peers of GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) include Sonoco Products, Berry Global, Amcor, Silgan Holdings and International Paper. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) overbought or oversold right now?
GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on GEF come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.