GEF Stock Recent News

Despite macro headwinds and uneven segment volumes, Greif's underlying profitability and free cash flow are improving, highlighting business resilience. Recent asset sales have strengthened the balance sheet, providing significant capital for M&A, with management targeting high-margin, growth segments. Portfolio pivot by divesting containerboard/timberlands to focus on higher-margin pharma, F&B, agrochemicals.

Greif sells its containerboard business to Packaging Corp, driving debt reduction, capital efficiency and shareholder value.

DELAWARE, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today the upcoming retirement of Gary Martz, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, after more than two decades of leadership and service. Mr. Martz will retire from Greif on November 30, concluding a distinguished career that shaped the very legal and operational foundations of the company.

GEF is set to post Q3 results with revenue expected to rise 1.2% and EPS projected to climb 36% year over year.

Greif (GEF) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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DELAWARE, Ohio, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Molpus Woodlands Group, on behalf of clients, to sell its Soterra land management business for $462 million. This transaction, which includes over 173,000 acres of timberlands across the Southeastern United States, follows Greif's previously announced intent to divest the business as part of its strategic portfolio optimization.

DELAWARE, Ohio, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today it will report the company's 2025 third quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. A conference call will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the quarter results.