Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The transportation company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.35), FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $587.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $667.02 million. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 11.53%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.56 EPS.

Here are the key takeaways from Greenbrier Companies’ conference call:

• Greenbrier updated its fiscal 2026 outlook, shifting some deliveries into fiscal 2027 and guiding to 15,350–16,350 new railcars, $2.4–$2.5B revenue and EPS of $3.00–$3.50, reflecting a more gradual production ramp-up.
• Leasing and fleet management remain a growth and stability engine — utilization above 98%, strong renewals, a well‑received $300M ABS issuance, and a plan to grow the owned lease fleet to over 20,000 cars with increased gross lease investment (~$300M).
• Strong liquidity and shareholder returns — the company ended the quarter with over $1 billion available liquidity, generated ~$159M of operating cash flow, raised the quarterly dividend 6% to $0.34, and continues opportunistic buybacks (≈$65M remaining).
• Management is right‑sizing manufacturing and optimizing its footprint (including a full exit from Turkey) to preserve margins and flexibility, targeting about $20M of annualized savings even as deliveries, backlog (~15,200 cars, $2.1B) and near‑term production were moderated.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of GBX opened at $47.62 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $53.85 and its 200-day moving average is $48.69. Greenbrier Companies has a 12 month low of $37.77 and a 12 month high of $59.19. The firm has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.62.

Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is a positive change from Greenbrier Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 20th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.38%.

Insider Activity at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total transaction of $300,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at $2,963,100. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.71% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Greenbrier Companies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 254.6% during the 4th quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,859,224 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $86,900,000 after buying an additional 1,334,891 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 762,907 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $35,658,000 after buying an additional 379,314 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 26.0% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 642,992 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $29,687,000 after buying an additional 132,487 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 587,290 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $27,450,000 after buying an additional 12,319 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 565,938 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $26,452,000 after buying an additional 18,592 shares during the period. 95.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Greenbrier Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Greenbrier Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong cash position and operating cash flow — Greenbrier reported cash and cash equivalents of about $522M (up ~98% YoY) and operating cash flow improved, which supports liquidity and flexibility for share repurchases, dividends or working capital needs. QuiverQuant Q2 summary
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase — Management announced a higher quarterly dividend of $0.34 (annualized yield ~2.6%), a ~6.3% raise from the prior payout, which can support income-oriented holders and signals confidence in cash flow coverage.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and institutional positioning is mixed — recent coverage includes a Susquehanna “Positive” and a Goldman Sachs “Sell”; median recent price target is near $49. Institutional flows show large add/removals by various funds, indicating divergent views. QuiverQuant analyst/ownership notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript available for color — The company held its Q2 call; the transcript may provide management commentary on backlog, pricing, end-market demand (railcar demand and aftermarket), and any guidance updates investors will parse for forward visibility. Earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Large earnings and revenue miss — Q2 revenue fell 22.9% YoY to $587.5M versus consensus around ~$667M; diluted EPS $0.47 missed estimates (~$0.98 consensus). Gross profit, operating profit and net income all declined sharply YoY, pressuring margins and near-term profitability. Press release QuiverQuant Q2 summary
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider sale — A senior operations executive sold 6,000 shares in the past six months; while limited in size, insider sales can attract additional investor scrutiny when combined with the operational slowdown. Insider trading note

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on GBX shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Greenbrier Companies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Company Profile

The Greenbrier Companies, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of freight transportation equipment and services. The company designs, engineers and manufactures railroad freight cars—such as intermodal well cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and double-stack cars—as well as marine barges for domestic and international customers. Beyond original equipment production, Greenbrier provides aftermarket services including maintenance, repair, refurbishment and mechanical overhauls under long-term service agreements.

Greenbrier’s operations are organized into OEM and aftermarket segments, with manufacturing facilities and engineering centers across North America, Europe and Russia.