Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Greenbrier Companies (GBX) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.66% in fiscal Q2 2026 (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026), down 2.46 percentage points from 13.12% a year earlier and down 2.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Greenbrier Companies reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 13.62%, up 0.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +6.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.05% in FY2024 (+5.55 pp), 7.50% in FY2023 (+2.87 pp), 4.63% in FY2022 (+4.63 pp) and 0.00% in FY2021 (-6.93 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.75 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 7.48 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2024, against a drop of 9.16 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 12.90% (Q1 2026), 13.04% (Q4 2025) and 13.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.26 Bn | -84.80 Mn | 81.10 Mn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 10.66% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 12.90% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 13.04% |
| May 31, 2025 | 13.89% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 13.12% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 13.00% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 12.60% |
| May 31, 2024 | 10.98% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 10.65% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 10.88% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 7.64% |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.31% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 5.41% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 3.40% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 4.79% |
| May 31, 2022 | 5.81% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 5.85% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.92% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| May 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
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Greenbrier Companies Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();