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Greif (GEF.B) Net Margin % : 4.47% (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Greif Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Greif's Net Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $63 Mil. Greif's Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $1,417 Mil. Therefore, Greif's net margin for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 4.47%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Greif's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

GEF.B' s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.99   Med: 4.27   Max: 7.03
Current: 4.81


GEF.B's Net Margin % is ranked better than
58.31% of 391 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 3.89 vs GEF.B: 4.81

Greif Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greif's Net Margin % can be seen below:

* 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.

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Greif Net Margin % Chart

Greif Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Net Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.41 7.03 5.93 6.88 4.81

Greif Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
Net Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.18 5.57 3.24 5.99 4.47

Competitive Comparison of Greif's Net Margin %

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Greif's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Greif's Net Margin % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Greif's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Greif's Net Margin % falls into.



Greif Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Greif's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Oct. 2024 )/Revenue (A: Oct. 2024 )
=262.1/5448.1
=4.81 %

Greif's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Oct. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=63.4/1417.1
=4.47 %

* 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.


Greif  (NYSE:GEF.B) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Greif Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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 North and Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions.