Greenbrier Companies Inc (GBX)
Return on total capital
| Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 343,600 | 413,200 | 379,600 | 355,900 | 312,400 | 251,200 | 251,500 | 250,700 | 179,100 | 138,400 | 92,500 | 34,800 | 44,700 | 63,478 | 64,989 | 38,215 | 32,198 | 11,844 | 49,470 | 107,883 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 1,532,500 | 1,504,000 | 1,460,200 | 1,412,700 | 1,376,100 | 1,329,100 | 1,299,900 | 1,274,000 | 1,254,600 | 1,232,700 | 1,277,300 | 1,265,800 | 1,276,900 | 1,270,400 | 1,252,600 | 1,237,300 | 1,307,750 | 1,286,760 | 1,268,500 | 1,280,410 |
| Return on total capital | 22.42% | 27.47% | 26.00% | 25.19% | 22.70% | 18.90% | 19.35% | 19.68% | 14.28% | 11.23% | 7.24% | 2.75% | 3.50% | 5.00% | 5.19% | 3.09% | 2.46% | 0.92% | 3.90% | 8.43% |
August 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $343,600K ÷ ($—K + $1,532,500K)
= 22.42%