Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Greenbrier Companies (GBX) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.86% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 3.03 percentage points from 4.89% a year earlier and down 0.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q1 2012, Greenbrier Companies' Return on Assets [ROA] record includes 60 quarters.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +0.79 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.95% in FY2025 (+0.75 pp), 4.20% in FY2024 (+2.26 pp), 1.93% in FY2023 (+0.45 pp) and 1.49% in FY2022 (+0.42 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 2.35 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 3.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 2.51% (Q3 2026), 3.68% (Q2 2026) and 4.42% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 13.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 6.87% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 6.41% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 19.57% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 12.31% |
| 10 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.30 Bn | 23.85 Mn | 79.80 Mn | 1.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.86% |
| May 31, 2026 | 2.51% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 3.68% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 4.42% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 4.89% |
| May 31, 2025 | 5.52% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 4.65% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 4.13% |
| May 31, 2024 | 3.35% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 3.05% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 3.16% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.91% |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.92% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.45% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.81% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.42% |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.64% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.04% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 1.38% |
API Access
Greenbrier Companies Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();