Greenbrier Companies GBX
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:58 PM EDT

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

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) posted Return on Capital Employed of 6.83% for Q3 2019, down 34.71% sequentially from 10.45% in Q3 2018, and down 363.0% YoY from 2.6% in Q3 2018.

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

Greenbrier Companies has reported Return on Capital Employed for 4 years, with the latest figure at 6.83% in Q3 2019.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 363.0% year-over-year to 6.83% in Q3 2019, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2019 was 6.83% (down 363.0% YoY) and the FY2019 annual result came in at 6.89%, down 364.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 6.83% in Q3 2019 per GBX's latest filing, from 10.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 23.33% in Q3 2016 and troughed at 6.83% in Q3 2019.
  • A 4-year average of 13.05% and a median of 11.02% in 2018 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1174 bps in 2017, then tumbled 113 bps in 2018.
  • Over 4 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.33% in 2016, then plunged by 50 bps to 11.59% in 2017, then declined by 10 bps to 10.45% in 2018, then sank by 35 bps to 6.83% in 2019.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 6.83%, 10.45%, and 11.59% for Q3 2019, Q3 2018, and Q3 2017 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn 15.69%
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn 12.29%
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 6.84%
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - 9.67%
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn 11.05%
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn -
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn -
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn 9.65%
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 31, 2019 6.83%
Aug 31, 2018 10.45%
Aug 31, 2017 11.59%
Aug 31, 2016 23.33%