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Greif, Inc.

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Greif, Inc.

GEF·NYSE·Manufacturing·CIK 0000043920

We are a leading global producer of industrial packaging products and services with operations in over 35 countries. We offer a comprehensive line of rigid industrial packaging products, including steel, fiber, and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, jerrycans, and other small plastics. We also provide closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers. Our services include container life cycle management, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services. In North America, we produce and sell containerboard, corrugated sheets, corrugated containers, and other corrugated products to customers in industries such as packaging, automotive, food, and building products. We also produce and sell coated recycled paperboard and uncoated recycled paperboard, some of which are used to produce and sell industrial products like tubes and cores, construction products, and protective packaging. Additionally, we produce and sell bulk and specialty partitions made from both containerboard and uncoated recycled paperboard. We purchase and sell recycled fiber and produce and sell adhesives used in our paperboard products. From our timberland in the southeastern United States, we sell timber to third parties, managing the land to maximize long-term value. We also sell timberland and special use land, which includes surplus land, higher and better use ("HBU") land, and development land. Our customer base ranges from Fortune 500 companies to medium and small-sized companies across various industries. Through the end of our 2024 fiscal year, our fiscal year began on November 1 and ended on October 31. Our 2025 fiscal year will begin on November 1, 2024, and end on September 30, 2025, consisting of eleven months.

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for GEF at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-16, rated 7/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GEF spans 8-K, 10-Q, 4.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Greif Exits Coated Recycled Paperboard, Closing Sweetwater Mill and Cutting 120K Tons Capacity
  • Greif Closes $57M Envaplast Buy, Guides FY26 EBITDA to $615M–$635M
  • Cost Cuts Drive 87% Q3 Earnings Surge at Greif; FY26 EBITDA Guidance Raised to $615M–$635M, $150M Buyback Launched
  • Divestiture Gains and Margin Expansion Drive Greif's Q3 Earnings Surge; $150M Buyback Announced
  • Greif to Raise Paperboard Prices by $60/Ton, Packaging by 6.5% Amid Strong Demand

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended October 31, 2024
Revenue
$5.45B
Net Income
$268.8M
Op. Cash Flow
$356M
Gross Profit
$1.07B
Operating Income
$464.6M
Cash & Equivalents
$197.7M
Total Debt
$2.72B
Debt / Equity
1.31×
Net Margin
4.9%
Source: 10-K · filed 2024-12-23 · accession 0000043920-24-000056

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.38 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 1,599,369 shares in GEF as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 42.3% increase from the prior period — about 4.4 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 80.7% of GEF volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)1,599,369 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 42.3%
Days to cover4.38 at avg daily volume of 365,091
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)80.7% of 115,254 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume83.5%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$82.18
52-week range · as of 2026-07-31 $55.75 – $88.5
Market cap
$4.34B
Volume
307.7K (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 369.9K
Live data · 2026-10-04 12:40 UTC · Market closed

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GEF
Sep 16, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $82.16
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$0.020 (+0.02%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Aug 03, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $86.55
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: -$4.37 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Jul 31, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $85.99
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: -$3.81 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Jul 29, 2026, 3:37 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $86.24
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: -$4.06 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Jun 10, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $64.51
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$17.67 (+27%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Jun 02, 2026, 9:08 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $62.40
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$19.78 (+32%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
May 14, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $65.42
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$16.76 (+26%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
May 01, 2026, 9:16 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $65.24
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$16.94 (+26%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Apr 29, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $65.44
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$16.74 (+26%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Mar 10, 2026, 6:59 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $67.45
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$14.73 (+22%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Mar 05, 2026, 10:54 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $70.90
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$11.28 (+16%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Feb 05, 2026, 2:45 PM EST
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $75.00
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$7.19 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
GEF
Jan 30, 2026, 5:03 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $70.62
Real-time Price: $82.18 info
Change: +$11.56 (+16%) info
Market Cap: $4.336B info
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