Greenbrier Companies (GBX) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Greenbrier Companies' EBIT Margin came in at 5.53% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 5.46 percentage points from 10.99% a year earlier but up 1.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Greenbrier Companies (GBX) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 31, 2026, Greenbrier Companies reported EBIT Margin of 7.23%, down 4.42 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was 11.11%, up 1.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has increased in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year change of +5.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 9.15% in FY2024 (+4.68 pp), 4.47% in FY2023 (+0.51 pp), 3.96% in FY2022 (+1.62 pp) and 2.35% in FY2021 (-3.69 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is -0.63% (fiscal Q1 2023) to 12.76% (fiscal Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 12.38 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 6.70 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GBX's EBIT Margin at 4.27% (Q2 2026), 8.65% (Q1 2026) and 9.49% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.24 Bn | -100.57 Mn | 81.10 Mn | 5.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 5.53% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.27% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.65% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 9.49% |
| May 31, 2025 | 10.99% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.97% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 12.76% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.76% |
| May 31, 2024 | 8.81% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 7.36% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 8.02% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 6.20% |
| May 31, 2023 | 4.88% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 6.01% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -0.63% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 6.46% |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.47% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 3.69% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.14% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 7.19% |
Greenbrier Companies EBIT Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "GBX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();