Greenbrier Companies (GBX) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Greenbrier Companies' FCF Margin came in at -49.68% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 56.38 percentage points from 6.70% a year earlier and down 71.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Greenbrier Companies (GBX) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 31, 2026, Greenbrier Companies reported FCF Margin of -4.27%, down 6.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was -0.45%, up 1.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -7.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was -1.94% in FY2024 (+5.44 pp), -7.38% in FY2023 (+10.46 pp), -17.84% in FY2022 (-7.57 pp) and -10.27% in FY2021 (-17.62 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.61 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 33.86 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 62.21 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GBX's FCF Margin at 21.89% (Q2 2026), 2.65% (Q1 2026) and 3.52% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 18.42% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 13.72% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 12.45% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.16% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 28.30% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 27.13% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 11.74% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.67% |
| 10 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.24 Bn | -100.57 Mn | 81.10 Mn | -49.68% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -49.68% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 21.89% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 2.65% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 3.52% |
| May 31, 2025 | 6.70% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 3.45% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -14.18% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.17% |
| May 31, 2024 | -6.12% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -2.68% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -13.97% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -3.75% |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.29% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 4.14% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -40.77% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 4.85% |
| May 31, 2022 | -20.03% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -5.08% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -69.66% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.20% |
Greenbrier Companies FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();