Greif (GEF) Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding: 43.90% (As of Aug. 20, 2026)

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GEF Greif Inc GEF
65 GF Score
Price $87.55
GF Value $61.52
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Greif Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding?

Greif GEF -0.03% 65 Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding is 43.90% as of Aug. 20, 2026. GuruFocus rates GEF with a GF Score™ of 65/100 and a GF Value™ of $61.52 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review.

Float percentage of total shares outstanding is the percentage of float shares relative to the total shares outstanding. As of today, Greif's float shares is 24.96 Mil. Greif's total shares outstanding is 56.85 Mil. Greif's float percentage of total shares outstanding is 43.90%.

Insider Ownership is the percentage of shares that are owned by company insiders relative to the total shares outstanding. As of today, Greif's Insider Ownership is 7.93%.

Institutional Ownership is the percentage of shares that are owned by institutions out of the total shares outstanding. As of today, Greif's Institutional Ownership is 40.46%.

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Greif Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding Calculation

It is the percentage of float shares out of the total shares outstanding.

Greif's Float Percentage of Total Shares Outstanding for today is calculated as follows:

Float Percentage of Total Shares Outstanding=Float Shares/Total Shares Outstanding
=24.96/56.85
=43.90%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding of 43.90% mean?
Greif (GEF) has a Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding of 43.90% as of Aug. 20, 2026. Float percent of shares outstanding equals the percent of float shares relative to total shares. View historical data on Greif and its competitors.
Is Greif's Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding too high?
Greif's current Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding is 43.90%. Overall, Greif has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Greif's Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding compare to GPK and SLGN?
Greif's Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding of 43.90% can be compared against companies in the Packaging & Containers industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding for a Packaging & Containers company?
A good Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding depends on the Packaging & Containers industry context. However, Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding mean?
A high Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Float percent of shares outstanding equals the percent of float shares relative to total shares. View historical data on Greif and its competitors. Greif's current Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding is 43.90%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Greif stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Greif (GEF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $61.52, compared to a current price of $87.55 — trading 42.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding is 43.90%. Greif's overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 10 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding calculated?
Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Greif (GEF), the current Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding is 43.90% as of Aug. 20, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Greif (GEF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Greif stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $87.55 is trading 42.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $61.52. GuruFocus considers Greif to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for GEF:

  • Float Percentage Of Total Shares Outstanding: 43.90%
  • GF Value™: $61.52 vs. price of $87.55 (42.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the GEF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Greif Business Description

Other Exchanges GEF.B:USA
Address 425 Winter Road, Delaware, OH, USA, 43015
Greif Inc is a producer of industrial packaging products and services with manufacturing facilities located in many countries. It offers a comprehensive line of rigid industrial packaging products, such as steel, fiber, and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers, and services, such as container life cycle management, blending, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services. The company operates in three reportable business segments including Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging and Services, and Land Management. It operates in USA, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia and Other Americas.
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