Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Greenbrier Companies (GBX) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.18% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 6.34 percentage points from 9.52% a year earlier and down 1.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Greenbrier Companies reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.28%, down 5.51 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +4.28 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.79% in FY2025 (+2.36 pp), 7.43% in FY2024 (+3.15 pp), 4.28% in FY2023 (+1.36 pp) and 2.92% in FY2022 (+2.92 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2023.
- 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 +0.85 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 5.32 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2026, against a drop of 6.34 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 5.17% (Q3 2026), 10.66% (Q2 2026) and 12.90% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 16.80% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 18.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 5.47% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 10.72% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 22.04% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 11.23% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.11% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 26.27% |
| 10 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.30 Bn | 23.85 Mn | 79.80 Mn | 3.18% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3.18% |
| May 31, 2026 | 4.54% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 7.39% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.83% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.28% |
| May 31, 2025 | 8.25% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 7.75% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 6.79% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 6.41% |
| May 31, 2024 | 6.14% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 5.79% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 5.99% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 4.29% |
| May 31, 2023 | 4.10% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 3.07% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.94% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.79% |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.41% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 3.70% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.00% |
API Access
Greenbrier Companies Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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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();