Growth Metrics

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

Greenbrier Companies recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 4.27% in Q1 2026, down 50.63% quarter-over-quarter from 8.65% in Q4 2025, and down 670.0% year-over-year from 0.75% in Q1 2025.

Greenbrier Companies' EBITDA Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.27% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 670.0% year-over-year to 4.27%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 8.66% (down 249.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.11%, up 196.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 4.27% for Q1 2026 at Greenbrier Companies, down from 8.65% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 12.76% in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.63% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 7.19% and a median of 7.36% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin soared 1238 bps in 2022 and sank 670 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Greenbrier Companies' EBITDA Margin stood at 0.63% in 2022, then jumped by 1381 bps to 8.02% in 2023, then surged by 59 bps to 12.76% in 2024, then slumped by 32 bps to 8.65% in 2025, then slumped by 51 bps to 4.27% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 4.27%, 8.65%, and 9.49% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 49.72%
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 35.99%
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 40.99%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 33.99%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 17.53%
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 20.55%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 4.27%
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 1.69%
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
May 31, 2021 5.71%
Feb 28, 2021 -8.69%
Nov 30, 2020 -0.52%
Aug 31, 2020 3.36%
May 31, 2020 8.76%
Feb 29, 2020 6.16%
Nov 30, 2019 5.43%
Aug 31, 2019 8.36%
May 31, 2019 6.21%
Feb 28, 2019 2.74%
Nov 30, 2018 6.03%
Aug 31, 2018 8.58%
May 31, 2018 11.15%
Feb 28, 2018 9.67%
Nov 30, 2017 10.98%
Aug 31, 2017 9.45%
May 31, 2017 11.04%
Feb 28, 2017 14.40%
Nov 30, 2016 13.16%
Aug 31, 2016 14.04%
May 31, 2016 13.73%
Feb 28, 2016 13.81%
Nov 30, 2015 18.51%
Aug 31, 2015 17.71%
May 31, 2015 14.61%
Feb 28, 2015 14.68%
Nov 30, 2014 10.99%
Aug 31, 2014 1.82%
May 31, 2014 11.38%
Feb 28, 2014 6.89%
Nov 30, 2013 7.79%
Aug 31, 2013 8.10%
May 31, 2013 -10.85%
Feb 28, 2013 6.24%
Nov 30, 2012 5.56%
Aug 31, 2012 6.09%
May 31, 2012 7.04%
Feb 28, 2012 9.11%
Nov 30, 2011 10.23%
Aug 31, 2011 7.04%
May 31, 2011 5.44%
Feb 28, 2011 3.84%
Nov 30, 2010 45.14%