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

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Greenbrier Companies (GBX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.02% for fiscal Q4 2019 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2019), down 3.73 percentage points from 10.74% a year earlier.

Analysis

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

For FY2019 (ended Aug 31, 2019), Greenbrier Companies posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.08%, down 3.74 percentage points from FY2018.

  • Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a three-year change of -17.71 percentage points (FY2016 to FY2019).
  • By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.82% in FY2018 (-2.11 pp), 12.93% in FY2017 (-11.86 pp) and 24.79% in FY2016.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 388.70 Bn 360.40 Bn 7.76 Bn 22.08%
2 Amphenol 214.42 Bn 209.12 Bn 3.55 Bn 23.04%
3 Deere 185.30 Bn 194.07 Bn 4.66 Bn -
4 Eaton 169.35 Bn 166.59 Bn 2.86 Bn 12.16%
5 Parker-Hannifin 122.64 Bn 120.77 Bn 2.25 Bn 18.77%
6 Vertiv Holdings 97.12 Bn 87.74 Bn 1.23 Bn 29.36%
7 Emerson Electric 90.13 Bn 82.89 Bn 2.66 Bn 14.90%
8 3M 83.49 Bn 64.94 Bn 2.68 Bn 19.43%
9 Illinois Tool Works 74.89 Bn 71.45 Bn 1.90 Bn 41.86%
10 Greenbrier Companies 1.26 Bn -84.80 Mn 81.10 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 31, 2019 7.02%
Aug 31, 2018 10.74%
Aug 31, 2017 11.93%
Aug 31, 2016 24.80%
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