GBXThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
$41.59+2.8% 1Y
$41.59
$37.4652 weeks$58.47
The business
How GBX's business earns
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. earns 3.5% on the capital it employs against an estimated 9.0% cost of capital.
3.5%
Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 5.5 points below the estimated cost of capital
- Operating margin
- 5.8%
Operating margin · Railroads median 34% · 12 months to Aug 31, 2026
- Cash conversion
- 0.35×
Cash conversion · 1.09× a year ago · operating cash flow divided by operating profit after tax
- R&D as % of revenue
- 0.24%
R&D as % of revenue
Operating margin by fiscal year
| Year | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2.4% |
| FY2022 | 4.0% |
| FY2023 | 4.5% |
| FY2024 | 9.2% |
| FY2025 | 11% |
| FY2026 | 5.8% |
Details›
- Gross margin12 months to Aug 31, 2026
- 14%
- Operating margin12 months to Aug 31, 2026
- 5.8%
- Net margin12 months to Aug 31, 2026
- 3.2%
- Free cash flow margin
- −9.7%
- R&D as % of revenue
- 0.24%
- Revenue, trailing twelve months
- $2.46B
- Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
- −$240M
- Net income, trailing twelve months
- $79M
- Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
- 3.5%
Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.
Customers and suppliers
Who buys from GBX and who it buys from, as the companies report it.
12%of revenue comes from customer one concentration risk
no supplier on file
GBX
Customer one concentration risk12%
Customerswho buys
- Customer one concentration risk12%
Share of revenue · FY2026 10-K
Supplierswho it buys from
None disclosed.
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