Greif (GEF) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025)
Greif (GEF) reported Return on Capital Employed of 8.54% for Q3 2025, up 140.0% year-over-year from 3.56% in Q3 2024, and down 13.05% quarter-over-quarter from 9.83% in Q2 2025.
Greif (GEF) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Greif (GEF) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.54% in Q3 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q3 2025 came in at 8.54%, up 140.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2025 was 8.54% (up 140.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 8.78%, down 389.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 8.54% in Q3 2025 per GEF's latest filing, from 9.83% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 15.01% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 6.5% in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of 11.09% and a median of 12.13% in 2021 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 652 bps in 2022, then tumbled 623 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.13% in 2021, then grew by 5 bps to 13.8% in 2022, then fell by 12 bps to 12.16% in 2023, then fell by 27 bps to 8.87% in 2024, then retreated by 4 bps to 8.54% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows GEF's Return on Capital Employed at 8.54% in Q3 2025, 9.83% in Q2 2025, and 9.24% in Q1 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.75% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 11.12% |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 5.64% |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 4.39% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 11.46% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 18.70% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 15.18% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 12.31% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 12.65% |
| 10 | Greif | 1.70 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 257.30 Mn | 8.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | 8.54% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.83% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 9.24% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 8.87% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 7.15% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.10% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 10.19% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 12.16% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 13.08% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 14.32% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 15.01% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 13.80% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 13.51% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 12.61% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 13.02% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.13% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 12.13% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 9.50% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 6.50% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 6.70% |