Greenbrier Companies (GBX) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Greenbrier Companies' EBT Margin was 2.67% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 6.75 percentage points from 9.42% a year earlier but up 0.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Greenbrier Companies (GBX) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Greenbrier Companies' EBT Margin was 4.83% through May 31, 2026, down 4.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was 8.78%, up 2.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has now increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +4.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 6.31% in FY2024 (+4.00 pp), 2.31% in FY2023 (+0.27 pp), 2.04% in FY2022 (+2.53 pp) and -0.49% in FY2021 (-4.96 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between -3.18% (fiscal Q1 2023) and 10.09% (fiscal Q1 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 13.90 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 6.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GBX's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 1.94% (Q2 2026), 6.46% (Q1 2026) and 7.20% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.19% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 27.27% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.93% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 13.41% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.28% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 18.94% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 18.80% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 17.23% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 25.11% |
| 10 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.24 Bn | -100.57 Mn | 81.10 Mn | 2.67% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 2.67% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.94% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 6.46% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 7.20% |
| May 31, 2025 | 9.42% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 8.12% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 10.09% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 9.07% |
| May 31, 2024 | 5.80% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 4.51% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 5.16% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 4.10% |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.69% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 4.08% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -3.18% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 4.55% |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.59% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.96% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -0.15% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 4.87% |
Greenbrier Companies EBT Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();