The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
GBXThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc. is printing record margins on a fuller multiple. From here the earnings must do all the lifting.
Biggest watch item: margins are the best this company has ever printed — every ratio flatters at record profitability, so the whole story leans on margins holding.
The price is between stages while the P/E sits at the 95th percentile of its own 1-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read deteriorating — profit −71.4% year on year, and 146% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: the next one or two quarters of delivery.
Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. trades at $50.3, between stages. That is +2.5% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 50% of a 52-week range of $42 to $59. On relative strength it is currently behind the S&P 500 on a trailing-13-week view (2 weeks and counting).
Today the stock is between stages. At $50.3 it trades +2.5% versus its 200-day average and sits at 50% of its 52-week range ($42–$59).
Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 1.1 years the stock moved −6% while the S&P 500 moved +24% — behind the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock is currently behind (2 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-07-24) — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.
What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.
Valuation P/E is the price of $1 of annual profit: how many dollars the market pays for each dollar the company earns in a year.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. trades at 14.9× P/E, at the pricey end of its own range (95th percentile). Its long-run median P/E is 8.8×, measured across 1.1 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.
Today's P/E of 14.9× is at the pricey end of its own range (95th percentile), against a long-run median of 8.8× measured over 1.1 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.
Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +28.0% against a +14.4% price move — earnings outran the price, pushing the multiple DOWN its own range.
Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.
Stage: Deteriorating Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. reads as deteriorating on its fundamental arc. Deteriorating — revenue, profit and EPS growth are shrinking (revenue growth −25.2% latest against +33.0% at its 12-quarter best), ROCE slipping at 5.5%. The read is built from 12 quarters across 4 curves, on full evidence.
🚨 Why it matters: falling curves mean every cheap-looking ratio below needs a discount for direction.
| 1yr | 3yr | 5yr | 10yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | −8.5% | +2.8% | — | — |
| Profit | +23.5% | +61.3% | — | — |
| EPS | +28.0% | +65.5% | — | — |
| Stock price | +14.4% | — | — | — |
4-Factor Sector Score
30.5/100 — rank 9 of 10 in Railroads · 79% evidence confidence
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. scores 30.5 out of 100 against the 10 companies it is compared with in Railroads, ranking 9. Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
The four contributions add to the total exactly: 3.7 + 7 + 15.8 + 4 = 30.5. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.
What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.
Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. reported $0.6 B of revenue in the May 26 quarter, −31.0% year on year. Over 4 years it has compounded at 16.6% a year. The last full year, FY25, came in at $3.2 B. The last four reported quarters add to $2.6 B.
FY25 revenue came in at $3.2 B (−8.5% on the year), capping 4 years at 16.6% compound. The latest quarter (May 26) printed $0.6 B, −31.0% year on year.
Pace check: the last four quarters averaged −25.1% growth against the decade's 16.6% — the current year is running slower than its own long-run rate.
Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew −25.2% over the last 4 quarters against −13.3%/yr over the last 8 — rolling over; TTM profit −56.0% vs −8.0%/yr — rolling over.
Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every $100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s operating margin is 5.2% in the May 26 quarter, −5.5 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. That is the widest this company has ever printed on a full-year basis. Across 5 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 2.3% to 11.1%. The current quarter sits inside that band.
The latest quarter's operating margin is 5.2%, −5.5 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 2.3%–11.1%, and FY25's 11.1% is the top of that band — a record year.
🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −5.5 pp year on year while gross margin went −4.1 pp — the loss came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.
Worth repeating from the valuation section: cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap — a record margin flatters every ratio built on top of it.
Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. earned $0.0 B of net profit in the May 26 quarter, −71.4% year on year. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.2 B. The 4-year compound rate is 51.4%. That is 3.4% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $0.1 B.
May 26 profit was $0.0 B, −71.4% year on year. On the full year, FY25 printed $0.2 B (+23.5%), and the 4-year compound rate is 51.4%.
🚨 Why profit moved: revenue contributed −31.0% and the margin −5.5 pp — the quarter was revenue-led despite a thinner margin.
Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit −56.9% vs revenue −25.1%. Profit is growing slower than sales — costs are eating the growth before it reaches the bottom line.
Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.
Over the last 3 fiscal years 146% of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY25 that was $0.3 B of operating cash against $0.2 B of profit. After $0.3 B of capital spending, $−0.0 B was left as free cash.
FY25: operating cash of $0.3 B against reported profit of $0.2 B, leaving free cash of $−0.0 B after $0.3 B of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 146% of profit.
Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.
Why: conversion is measured cleanly, but the working-capital day-counts behind it sit below what we hold — the move is shown without inventing its driver.
Router verdict: the visible cash user is investment — the next section checks what the spending is buying.
Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. does not report the debtor, inventory and payable day-counts a cash cycle is built from, so this section reads the investment side instead. Capital spending ran $1.0 B over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 10.3% of FY25 revenue a year.
Working-capital day-counts are not in our numbers for this stock, so this section reads the investment side — where the cash is being put to work.
On the investment side: capital spending of $1.0 B over the last 3 fiscal years.
The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.
Return on equity Return on equity (ROE) is the profit the business earns on its shareholders’ money. With the full capital-employed split not in our numbers, ROE is the cleanest long ladder we can draw here.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. earns a ROE of 12% in FY25. That is up from a trough of 3% in FY21. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by −3.4 percentage points, so growth here is not yet paying for the capital it uses. The wiring behind it is 6.5% net margin on 0.74× asset turns.
FY25 ROE is 12%, recovered from a FY21 trough of 3% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.
🚨 Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY25): 6.5% net margin × 0.74× asset turns × 2.52× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 12.1% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.
The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 3.6% − 7.0% = a −3.4 pp spread. The 7.0% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. Negative — growth at these returns destroys value until the returns recover.
Dividend A dividend is cash paid out per share. Dividend per share is the declared amount for the period; the trailing twelve-month total is the four most recent quarters added together.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. paid $1.30 per share over the last four reported quarters, up 6.3% on a year ago. The most recent declaration was $0.34 for May 26. Against the current price of $50.3 that is a trailing yield of 2.58%, measured on dividends already paid rather than on a forecast.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. paid $1.30 per share across the last four reported quarters, most recently $0.34 for May 26. That is up 6.3% against the same quarter a year earlier. Against the current price of $50.3 the trailing twelve months work out to 2.58% — trailing dividends measured against today's price, not a forward estimate.
Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. carries total debt of $1.8 B against shareholder equity of $1.7 B as of May 26, a debt-to-equity of 1.05. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.79 in FY21 to 1.01 in FY25. Read the returns elsewhere on this page with that leverage in mind.
May 26: total debt of $1.8 B against shareholder equity of $1.7 B — a debt-to-equity of 1.05. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.79 (FY21) to 1.01 (FY25). Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind.
Ownership There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read here, so we read the crowd through short interest — the slice of tradable shares currently sold short, positioned for a fall.
10.3% of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s tradable float is currently sold short — a large bloc is positioned against it. At typical trading volumes those positions would take about 5.2 days to buy back. There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read for this filer, so the crowd is read through short interest instead.
The latest reading: 10.3% of the float is sold short, and at typical trading volumes it would take about 5.2 days to buy those positions back. A large bloc is positioned against it. This is a single point-in-time reading — we do not yet hold its history, so we show no trend chart.
Why it sits there: who is doing the shorting, and why, does not travel with the number — the level is shown without inventing its story.
Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.: the Z-score reads 1.84. A Z-score above roughly 3 reads as safe and below roughly 1.8 as the distress zone, so this sits in the grey band between the two. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure.
Why it matters: a Z-score of 1.84 sits in the grey band — neither clearly safe nor clearly distressed.
The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score reads 1.84.
| Company | Score | Price stage | Growth & earnings/35 | Capital efficiency/25 | Valuation/20 | Relative strength/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CSX CorporationCSX | 62.8/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 21.9/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 5.6 pp 45% evidence | 16.1/25 ROCE 3.7% · OPM 36% 76% evidence | 9.2/20 P/E 27.5× · PEG — 15% evidence | 15.6/20 RS sector 8.3% · RS bench 14.1% · 1Y 44%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 21.9 + 16.1 + 9.2 + 15.6 = 62.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 2Union Pacific CorporationUNP | 60.6/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 18.9/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 0.2 pp 45% evidence | 17.2/25 ROCE 4.3% · OPM 39.5% 76% evidence | 10.2/20 P/E 22× · PEG — 15% evidence | 14.3/20 RS sector 2% · RS bench 7.7% · 1Y 33.3%4 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 18.9 + 17.2 + 10.2 + 14.3 = 60.6 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 3Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB | 58.8/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | TURNING | 19.1/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.7 pp 45% evidence | 13.7/25 ROCE 3.5% · OPM 17.5% 76% evidence | 8.5/20 P/E 36.2× · PEG — 15% evidence | 17.5/20 RS sector 8.7% · RS bench 14.5% · 1Y 56.2%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 19.1 + 13.7 + 8.5 + 17.5 = 58.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 4Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI | 56.9/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 15.9/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -1.2 pp 45% evidence | 14.2/25 ROCE 3.2% · OPM 35.4% 76% evidence | 10.5/20 P/E 21.7× · PEG — 15% evidence | 16.3/20 RS sector 2.8% · RS bench 8.6% · 1Y 37.5%4 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 15.9 + 14.2 + 10.5 + 16.3 = 56.9 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 5L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR | 53.3/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | FADING | 22.3/35 Revenue 11.7% · PAT -73% · OPM change 3.7 pp 62% evidence | 4.5/25 ROCE 0.8% · OPM 1.7% 76% evidence | 9.5/20 P/E 27.1× · PEG — 15% evidence | 17.0/20 RS sector 13.4% · RS bench 19.4% · 1Y 89.6%11 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 22.3 + 4.5 + 9.5 + 17 = 53.3 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 6Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN | 47.7/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | ASLEEP | 22.5/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 3.5 pp 45% evidence | 11.7/25 ROCE 2.5% · OPM 20.5% 76% evidence | 11.5/20 P/E 8.3× · PEG — 15% evidence | 2.0/20 RS sector -11% · RS bench -6.1% · 1Y 17.9%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 22.5 + 11.7 + 11.5 + 2 = 47.7 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 7Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC | 45.0/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | TURNING | 13.7/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -9 pp 45% evidence | 12.8/25 ROCE 2.7% · OPM 29.3% 76% evidence | 9.8/20 P/E 26.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 8.7/20 RS sector -3.5% · RS bench 2.1% · 1Y 21.9%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 13.7 + 12.8 + 9.8 + 8.7 = 45 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 8Canadian Pacific Kansas City LimitedCP | 44.1/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | TURNING | 17.3/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.7 pp 45% evidence | 11.4/25 ROCE 1.8% · OPM 34% 76% evidence | 8.8/20 P/E 28.6× · PEG — 15% evidence | 6.6/20 RS sector -3.7% · RS bench 1.8% · 1Y 20.8%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17.3 + 11.4 + 8.8 + 6.6 = 44.1 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 9The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.this pageGBX | 30.5/100Adverse evidence79% evidence | BASING | 3.7/35 Revenue -25.6% · PAT -54.2% · OPM change -5.5 pp 95% evidence | 7.0/25 ROCE 0.9% · OPM 5.5% 76% evidence | 15.8/20 P/E 14× · PEG 0.27 65% evidence | 4.0/20 RS sector -12.2% · RS bench -7.2% · 1Y 11.9%0 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 3.7 + 7 + 15.8 + 4 = 30.5 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity. | ||||||
| 10FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL | 24.7/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | TURNING | 7.5/35 Revenue -4.9% · PAT — · OPM change -4.9 pp 62% evidence | 3.0/25 ROCE -0.3% · OPM -0.9% 76% evidence | 11.2/20 P/E 10.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 3.0/20 RS sector -22.7% · RS bench -18.2% · 1Y -5.1%1 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 7.5 + 3 + 11.2 + 3 = 24.7 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.
Frequently asked questions
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s stock price today?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. trades at $50.3, +14.4% over the past year. The company is valued at $2.0 B. The stock sits at 50% of its 52-week range of $42–$59, +2.5% versus its 200-day average. Against the S&P 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 2 weeks. — as of 5 August 2026.
What were The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s latest quarterly results?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. reported revenue of $0.6 B and net profit of $0.0 B for the May 26 quarter. Revenue fell 31.0% and profit fell 71.4% year on year. Earnings per share were $0.60. The operating margin was 5.2%, 5.5 pp lower than a year earlier. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s revenue?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. reported revenue of $0.6 B in the May 26 quarter, −31.0% year on year. For the full FY25 fiscal year, revenue was $3.2 B (−8.5%). Over the last 4 years revenue compounded at 16.6% a year. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s profit?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. earned $0.0 B of net profit in the May 26 quarter, −71.4% year on year. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.2 B. The operating margin ran 5.2% in the latest quarter. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s market cap?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s market capitalisation is $2.0 B at a stock price of $50.3. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s P/E ratio?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. trades at a P/E of 14.9×, at the 95th percentile of its own 1-year range, against a long-run median of 8.8×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 5 August 2026.
Does The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes — The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. declared $0.34 per share for May 26, and $1.30 per share across the last four reported quarters. The latest quarter is up 6.3% on the same quarter a year earlier. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s dividend per share?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s most recently declared dividend is $0.34 per share for May 26, giving $1.30 per share over the trailing twelve months. Each figure is the amount declared for that quarter as reported, added across four quarters for the trailing total. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s dividend yield?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s trailing dividend yield is 2.58%: $1.30 declared per share across the last four reported quarters, against a share price of $50.3. Each quarter’s figure is the amount declared for that quarter as reported, added across four quarters and divided by the latest close. — as of 5 August 2026.
Is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. overvalued?
On its own history, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 14.9× sits at the 95th percentile of its 1-year range (long-run median 8.8×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. One caveat: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. — as of 5 August 2026.
Is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. growing?
Not right now — The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s latest numbers are shrinking: latest-quarter revenue −31.0% year on year, profit −71.4%, and the margin −5.5 pp at 5.2%. The 4-year compound rates are 16.6% (revenue) and 51.4% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: deteriorating — as of 5 August 2026.
How is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. performing?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s latest readings are below. Its latest quarter's revenue fell 31.0% and profit fell 71.4% year on year. Against the S&P 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 2 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 5 August 2026.
What stage is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. in?
Deteriorating — revenue, profit and EPS growth are shrinking (revenue growth −25.2% latest against +33.0% at its 12-quarter best), ROCE slipping at 5.5%. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth −25.2% latest, profit growth −56.0% latest, eps growth −52.3% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 5 August 2026.
Is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. beating the market?
Not lately — on a trailing-13-week view The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. is currently behind the S&P 500 (2 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-07-24), the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 1.1 years the stock moved −6% against the S&P 500's +24% — behind the index over the full window. — as of 5 August 2026.
Will The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s stock price go up?
This page publishes no price forecast for The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. What it measures instead: the stock price is $50.3. Its P/E of 14.9× sits at the 95th percentile of its own 1-year range. Direction is not something this site claims to know. — as of 5 August 2026.
Is the market betting against The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.?
Yes — short interest is 10.3% of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s tradable float, about 5.2 days to cover at typical volumes. A crowded short: a large bloc is positioned against it. With no quarter-by-quarter holder register here, short interest is the cleanest crowd read we hold — as of 5 August 2026.
Does The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. have too much debt?
It carries real leverage — The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s debt-to-equity is 1.09. A year-by-year borrowings ladder is not in our numbers for this stock, so the latest reading is the cleanest hold. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 5 August 2026.
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s capex?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. spent $1.0 B on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY25 alone that was $0.3 B. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s cash flow?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. generated $0.3 B of operating cash flow in FY25 and $−0.0 B of free cash flow after $0.3 B of capital spending. Reported profit that year was $0.2 B, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. — as of 5 August 2026.
Is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s profit real cash?
Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 146% of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY25, operating cash was $0.3 B against reported profit of $0.2 B. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 5 August 2026.
How financially safe is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.?
On the balance sheet, the Z-score reads 1.84 — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the distress zone. That is in the grey band — neither clearly safe nor clearly distressed. — as of 5 August 2026.
Where is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. in its business cycle?
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.'s FY25 operating margin was 11.1%, against a 5-year band of 2.3%–11.1%: the top of the band — a record year. Record profitability is late-cycle territory: every ratio flatters at the top, and the story leans on margins holding. The latest quarter ran 5.2%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 5 August 2026.
What could break the The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. story?
Biggest watch item: margins are the best this company has ever printed — every ratio flatters at record profitability, so the whole story leans on margins holding. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 5 August 2026.
Is The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. a stock worth studying right now?
This is not investment advice. The machine read: The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. is printing record margins on a fuller multiple. From here the earnings must do all the lifting. The sharpest open question: the next one or two quarters of delivery. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 5 August 2026.