Why did Greenbrier Companies (GBX) stock move recently?

On 9/1/2026, Greenbrier Companies moved -6.8% — GBX fell on announcement of CEO Lorie Tekorius's planned retirement effective Jan 2027 and succession by Brian Comstock, introducing leadership transition uncertainty. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Greenbrier Companies (GBX) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Greenbrier Companies's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 9.5, a forward P/E of about 10.3, a price-to-book of about 0.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Greenbrier Companies's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.56×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Greenbrier Companies's revenue?

Greenbrier Companies reported revenue of $3.2B for FY2025, with net profit of $204.1M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Greenbrier Companies (GBX)?

Greenbrier Companies last traded at $38.58 (-1.4% on the day), as of 10/19/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Greenbrier Companies

GBX · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerGBX

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryRailroads

CountryUnited States

Employees11,000

HeadquartersLake Oswego, United States

Websitewww.gbrx.com

Filings tracked14

About Greenbrier Companies

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets railroad freight car equipment in North America, Europe, and South America. It operates through Manufacturing, and Leasing & Management Services. The Manufacturing segment offers covered hopper cars, gondolas, open top hoppers, boxcars, center partition cars, tank cars, sustainable conversions, intermodal railcars, and railcar equipment; reconditioning of wheels and axles, new axle machining and finishing, and downsizing; operates a railcar maintenance network; and reconditions and manufactures railcar cushioning units, couplers, yokes, side frames, bolsters, and various other parts. The Leasing & Management Services segment offers operating leases and per diem leases for a fleet of approximately 17,000 railcars; and management services comprising railcar maintenance management, railcar accounting services, fleet management and logistics, administration, and railcar re-marketing. This segment provides management services for railroads, shippers, carriers, institutional investors, and other leasing and transportation companies. It serves railroads, leasing companies, financial institutions, shippers, carriers, and transportation companies. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Who owns it

Insiders8.5%
Institutions91.5%
Public & other0.0%

370 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.16.12%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.86%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.49%
Toronto Dominion Bank6.17%
American Century Companies Inc5.71%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.32%
State Street Corporation4.01%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.2.61%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.56×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend1.6% → 6.3%

Margin has expanded by about 4.7 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev -9% · PAT 81%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $630.4M · EPS 0.90

Est. earnings growth -21.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.7B · EPS 3.75

Est. earnings growth +23.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$3.2B

Net margin

6.3%

ROE

13.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-9.4%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+80.7%

EPS (FY2025)

6.35

Net profit (FY2025)

$204.1M

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Why it moved

Sep 1, 2026
GBX fell on announcement of CEO Lorie Tekorius's planned retirement effective Jan 2027 and succession by Brian Comstock, introducing leadership transition uncertainty.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$3.2B	$204.1M	6.35	6.3%	13.3%
FY2024	$3.5B	$160.1M	4.96	4.5%	11.6%
FY2023	$3.9B	$62.5M	1.89	1.6%	5.0%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$576.5M	$18.9M	0.60	3.3%
2026Q1	$587.5M	$15.0M	0.47	2.6%
2025Q4	$706.1M	$36.4M	1.14	5.2%
2025Q2	$842.7M	$60.1M	1.86	7.1%
2025Q1	$762.1M	$51.9M	1.56	6.8%
2024Q4	$875.9M	$55.3M	1.72	6.3%
2024Q2	$820.2M	$33.9M	1.06	4.1%
2024Q1	$862.7M	$33.4M	1.03	3.9%
2023Q4	$808.8M	$31.2M	0.96	3.9%
2023Q2	$1.0B	$21.3M	0.64	2.1%
2023Q1	$1.1B	$33.1M	0.97	3.0%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC8/31/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/1/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/1/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/5/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/7/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/7/2026
8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/1/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results
SEC1/9/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/8/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC1/8/2026

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/28/2025material
10-K filing
SEC10/28/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/23/2025material

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.