Growth Metrics

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2019)

Greenbrier Companies recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.71% in Q3 2019, down 35.12% quarter-over-quarter from 10.35% in Q3 2018, and down 364.0% year-over-year from 2.54% in Q3 2018.

Greenbrier Companies' Return on Capital Employed history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.71% for Q3 2019.

  • In Q3 2019, Return on Capital Employed fell 364.0% year-over-year to 6.71%; the TTM figure through Aug 2019 stood at 6.71% (down 364.0% YoY), while the FY2019 annual figure was 6.77%, down 365.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.71% for Q3 2019 at Greenbrier Companies, down from 10.35% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 23.03% in Q3 2016 to a low of 6.71% in Q3 2019.
  • A 4-year average of 12.92% and a median of 10.97% in 2017 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1145 bps in 2017 and slumped 124 bps in 2018, its largest moves.
  • Greenbrier Companies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.03% in 2016, then sank by 50 bps to 11.59% in 2017, then slipped by 11 bps to 10.35% in 2018, then tumbled by 35 bps to 6.71% in 2019.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 6.71%, 10.35%, and 11.59% for Q3 2019, Q3 2018, and Q3 2017 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 15.27%
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 11.62%
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 9.77%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 6.79%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 10.93%
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn -
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 9.98%
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -118.90%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 31, 2019 6.71%
Aug 31, 2018 10.35%
Aug 31, 2017 11.59%
Aug 31, 2016 23.03%