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How Greif, Inc. stacks up
GEF · against 361 other Consumer Cyclical companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
42/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #221 of 362 · scores higher than 38% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score25 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including GEF · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 42?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Cyclical norm.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 62% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.9% vs peer median 7.3%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 5.5% vs peer median 6.4%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.3% vs peer median 3.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GEF, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GEF | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 4.9% | 9.5% | 32% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 362 reported | 5.5% | 7.1% | 44% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 358 reported | 3.3% | 4.1% | 43% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 315 reported | Not reported | 11.8% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 363 reported | 22.5% | 36.0% | 30% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GEF| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 1 | 2.4B USD | 99 | 65 | |
| 1 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 1 | 6.5B USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 218 | 914M USD | 43 | 44 | |
| 218 | 168M USD | 43 | 41 | |
| 221 | 1.3B USD | 42 | 44 | |
| 221 | 454M USD | 42 | 45 | |
| 221 | 4.6B USD | 42 | 44 | |
| 221 | 6.6B USD | 42 | 42 | |
| 221 | 1.0B USD | 42 | 36 | |
| 226 | 3.2B USD | 41 | 42 | |
| 226 | 571M USD | 41 | 30 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score