Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Country
United States
Market cap
986.2M USD
Enterprise value
1.3B USD
Full-time employees
642
Overall health
Strength:more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Strength:its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.15 vs a peer median of 0.69)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.15 vs peers 0.69)
About average: growth
Ranks #427 of 1,217 basic materials companies (top 36%)
Shareholders being diluted. Shares outstanding up 18% from December 2022 to August 2026.
Green Plains had 18% more shares at August 2026 than at December 2022, mostly from issuing stock (for pay, acquisitions or fundraising). Each existing share now owns a smaller slice of the business.Green Plains had 18% more shares at August 2026 than at December 2022, mostly from issuing stock. Each existing share now owns a smaller slice of the business.
Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $38M vs $30M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Over three fiscal years Green Plains recorded $38M of stock-based pay expense and spent $30M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Green Plains recorded $38M of stock-based pay expense and spent $30M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.
Green Plains made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.
Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.
Green Plains's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 93 → 92
Share price +4.3%-2
Peer companies moved+1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Green Plains
Is Green Plains getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) was mixed: some things better, some worse: turned profitable over the last 12 months; operating margin rose 5.4 points to 7.4%. Its overall score is unchanged at 59/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Green Plains valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 92/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings yield 12.6% vs a peer median of 3.6% (stronger than 93% of peers).Earnings yield 12.6% vs peers 3.6% (stronger than 93% of peers).
Is Green Plains growing?
At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 46/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.3-year revenue growth -19.9% vs a peer median of -0.0% (weaker than 100% of peers).3-year revenue growth -19.9% vs peers -0.0% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How profitable is Green Plains?
More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 67/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Return on assets 7.5% vs a peer median of 2.5% (stronger than 82% of peers).Return on assets 7.5% vs peers 2.5% (stronger than 82% of peers).
How risky is Green Plains?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Beta 1.15 vs a peer median of 0.69 (weaker than 80% of peers).Beta 1.15 vs peers 0.69 (weaker than 80% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 6, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
Mixed: some things better, some worse
Turned profitable over the last 12 months
Operating margin rose 5.4 points to 7.4%
12-month revenue fell 5.5%
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
1.9B USD
1.8B USD
−5.5%
Net income (12 months)
−15.4M USD
124.0M USD
turned positive
Operating margin
2.1%
7.4%
+5.4 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
99.5M USD
127.4M USD
+28.1%
Debt
492.2M USD
483.7M USD
−1.7%
Cash
95.7M USD
185.4M USD
+93.7%
Shares outstanding
70.0M
70.1M
+0.1%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Basic Materials · 121 companies
Valuations in Basic Materials are near the top of their range since 2016.
84% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
43% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +23% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −9% vs the whole market, against a usual −27%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Green Plains looks cheaper than most of its peers on our valuation measures, while the Basic Materials sector as a whole is valued high by its own standards since 2016. Both can be true at once.
Shown for Basic Materials: too few Chemicals companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
7.1%
3.1%
5.0%
5.3%
6.5%
▲ 1.2 pts
Operating margin
0.9%
-2.7%
-1.9%
-1.9%
-3.2%
▼ 1.3 pts
Net margin
-2.3%
-3.5%
-2.8%
-3.4%
-5.8%
▼ 2.4 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
-3.1%
-6.0%
-4.8%
-4.6%
-7.7%
▼ 3.1 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
-6.9%
-14.0%
-11.1%
-9.5%
-15.8%
▼ 6.3 pts
Free cash flow margin
-6.5%
-3.9%
-1.6%
-5.1%
3.5%
▲ 8.6 pts
Current ratio
2.37×
1.91×
1.90×
1.48×
1.79×
▲ 22%
Quick ratio
2.18×
1.71×
1.71×
1.29×
1.70×
▲ 32%
Debt to equity
0.77×
0.70×
0.72×
0.67×
0.53×
▼ 20%
Interest coverage
0.38×
-3.03×
-1.63×
-1.43×
-0.88×
▲ 39%
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