The Greenbrier Companies
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2026)

2026
Price/Earnings ratio
10.12
Price/Sales ratio
0.40
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$4.58

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
6.085.3910.8011.796.8010.4944.4319.7921.779.4112.066.80
Price/Sales ratio
0.450.360.570.710.250.310.820.310.340.420.540.25
Price/Book Value ratio
1.601.131.231.430.590.681.100.721.081.091.400.59
Price/Cash Flow ratio
6.102.974.4717.31-35.763.26-35.52-6.1719.114.575.82-35.76
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
13.595.126.45-24.34-3.464.32-8.01-1.74-4.67-21.93-29.114.32
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.08-0.64-0.290.49-0.22-0.43-0.710.430.610.050.19-0.22
Dividend Yield
1.40%11.98%4.25%5.75%4.36%3.95%2.47%3.85%2.65%2.54%1.93%3.95%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
20.62%20.57%19.42%16.23%12.08%12.64%13.25%10.27%11.18%15.63%15.64%12.08%
Operating Profit Margin
14.85%15.24%12.00%10.04%6.06%6.03%2.34%1.46%4.47%8.64%8.66%6.06%
Pretax Profit Margin
14.42%14.74%10.89%8.87%5.05%4.47%-0.49%2.03%2.30%6.31%6.31%5.05%
Net Profit Margin
7.40%6.83%5.35%6.02%3.67%3.03%1.85%1.57%1.58%4.52%4.52%3.67%
Effective Tax Rate
29.85%28.43%27.09%14.70%27.14%32.19%468.79%29.86%27.03%27.71%27.71%27.14%
Return on Assets
10.76%9.96%4.84%6.15%3.73%2.66%0.95%1.21%1.57%3.76%3.76%3.73%
Return On Equity
26.31%20.95%11.4%12.14%8.74%6.54%2.47%3.67%4.98%11.63%12.13%8.74%
Return on Capital Employed
30.12%27.82%13.16%12.72%7.68%7.14%1.67%1.54%5.53%9.20%9.47%7.68%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.802.283.132.932.423.703.21N/AN/AN/A1.673.70
Quick Ratio
0.781.292.141.851.191.321.151.071.101.000.921.32
Cash ratio
0.340.601.451.110.551.020.680.530.350.390.341.02
Days of Sales Outstanding
27.4631.6747.1050.4744.9228.9687.3866.3152.9458.6658.6544.92
Days of Inventory outstanding
78.6362.7483.5574.7690.9679.24138.06111.3885.8194.2294.2290.96
Operating Cycle
106.1094.41130.66125.24135.89108.21225.45177.69138.76152.88152.88135.89
Days of Payables Outstanding
46.5331.2737.7139.1541.3322.2963.8154.8541.3445.3145.3141.33
Cash Conversion Cycle
59.5663.1492.9586.0894.5585.91161.64122.8497.41107.57107.5794.55
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.210.160.230.180.280.360.240.400.400.410.410.28
Debt Equity Ratio
0.510.340.550.370.660.890.631.221.281.271.270.66
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.300.250.350.250.390.380.380.490.510.500.500.39
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.330.250.350.270.390.470.380.550.560.560.560.39
Interest Coverage Ratio
20.3122.7410.656.744.743.500.89N/AN/AN/A3.223.50
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.501.090.490.22-0.020.23-0.04-0.090.040.180.18-0.02
Company Equity Multiplier
2.442.102.351.972.342.452.593.013.173.093.092.34
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.070.120.120.04-0.000.09-0.02-0.050.010.090.09-0.00
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.440.580.69-0.7110.330.754.433.53-4.08-0.20-0.200.75
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.501.090.490.22-0.020.23-0.04-0.090.040.180.18-0.02
Short Term Coverage Ratio
3.77N/A64.843.72-0.780.77N/A-0.500.230.930.94-0.78
Dividend Payout Ratio
8.55%64.62%46.00%67.82%29.73%41.56%110.07%76.33%57.76%23.98%23.98%41.56%