Greif Bros Corporation (GEF)
Return on total capital
| Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 341,000 | 143,500 | 327,500 | 270,800 | 271,100 | 356,900 | 435,300 | 549,500 | 603,500 | 634,100 | 667,900 | 684,200 | 709,700 | 693,200 | 663,200 | 668,900 | 607,100 | 542,800 | 427,500 | 300,700 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 2,941,100 | 2,914,900 | 2,134,100 | 2,040,400 | 2,082,400 | 2,056,900 | 2,009,100 | 1,992,500 | 1,947,900 | 1,948,300 | 1,879,800 | 1,845,400 | 1,761,300 | 1,701,100 | 1,686,400 | 1,493,300 | 1,514,300 | 1,448,900 | 1,374,200 | 1,205,300 |
| Return on total capital | 11.59% | 4.92% | 15.35% | 13.27% | 13.02% | 17.35% | 21.67% | 27.58% | 30.98% | 32.55% | 35.53% | 37.08% | 40.29% | 40.75% | 39.33% | 44.79% | 40.09% | 37.46% | 31.11% | 24.95% |
October 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $341,000K ÷ ($—K + $2,941,100K)
= 11.59%
Peer comparison
Oct 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Greif Bros Corporation
GEF
11.59%
International Paper
IP
-20.08%
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
22.83%
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc
REYN
24.58%