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

Greenbrier Companies' (GBX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.71% in Q3 2019, down 364.0% year-on-year from 2.54% in Q3 2018, and down 35.12% quarter-over-quarter from 10.35% in Q3 2018.

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

Greenbrier Companies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 6.71% for Q3 2019.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q3 2019 came in at 6.71%, down 364.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2019 was 6.71% (down 364.0% YoY), and the FY2019 annual result 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.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.97% (2017), against an average of 12.92%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1145 bps in 2017 and tumbled 124 bps in 2018, its largest moves.
  • Greenbrier Companies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.03% in 2016, then slumped by 50 bps to 11.59% in 2017, then decreased by 11 bps to 10.35% in 2018, then plunged by 35 bps to 6.71% in 2019.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.71% (Q3 2019), 10.35% (Q3 2018), and 11.59% (Q3 2017), per Business Quant data.

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7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn -
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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%