Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Greenbrier Companies' Tax Rate came in at 6.45% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 29.93 percentage points from 36.38% a year earlier and down 13.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Greenbrier Companies' Tax Rate was 22.14%, down 10.00 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate carries a four-year change of -7.73 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Rate was 32.14% in FY2025 (+4.42 pp), 27.72% in FY2024 (+0.68 pp), 27.03% in FY2023 (-2.84 pp) and 29.87% in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Tax Rate in data going back to fiscal Q2 2011.
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 13.80 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 29.93 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GBX's Tax Rate at 19.48% (Q3 2026), 14.91% (Q2 2026) and 26.97% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 27.38% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 28.11% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 21.24% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 22.25% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 15.63% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.27% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 24.40% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 23.15% |
| 10 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.30 Bn | 23.85 Mn | 79.80 Mn | 6.45% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6.45% |
| May 31, 2026 | 19.48% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 14.91% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 26.97% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 36.38% |
| May 31, 2025 | 22.80% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 32.31% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 37.78% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 33.51% |
| May 31, 2024 | 22.48% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 23.91% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 23.98% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 30.94% |
| May 31, 2023 | 12.90% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 25.98% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 35.10% |
| May 31, 2022 | 23.40% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 23.88% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 21.35% |
| May 31, 2020 | 41.22% |
Greenbrier Companies Tax Rate 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=GBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();