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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Greif (GEF)

Greif reports $43.3 million fourth-quarter loss from continuing operations

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Greif reported a two-month fourth quarter ended September 30, 2025, with a net loss from continuing operations of $43.3 million, compared with net income of $34.0 million a year earlier, while Adjusted EBITDA rose 7.4% to $98.9 million. The company also gave low-end fiscal 2026 guidance of $630 million Adjusted EBITDA and $315 million Adjusted free cash flow, raised its cost optimization commitment to $120 million, and plans a share repurchase of about $150 million.

Key points

  • Q4 net loss from continuing operations of $43.3 million, or $(0.73) per diluted Class A share, versus $34.0 million, or $0.58, a year earlier
  • Adjusted net income fell 98.2% to $0.6 million, or $0.01 per diluted Class A share
  • Eleven-month fiscal 2025 net income fell 93.2% to $15.1 million, or $0.28 per diluted Class A share; Adjusted EBITDA rose 3.1% to $511.3 million
  • Containerboard business sold to Packaging Corporation of America for $1.8 billion; timberlands sale for about $462.0 million completed October 1, 2025

The filing

CompanyGreif (GEF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 10, 2025, 4:41 PM ET
Accession number0000043920-25-000096

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 10, 2025.

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