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Greif Q1 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q1 2026 earnings summary28 Jan, 2026
Executive summary
Entered 2026 with strong momentum, executing the Build to Last strategy, delivering solid Q1 results, and significant cost optimization and share repurchases.
Net income for Q1 2026 surged to $182.9 million, primarily due to a $216.2 million gain from the Soterra/timberlands divestiture.
Adjusted EBITDA grew 24% year-over-year to $122.5 million, with margin up 260 basis points.
The Containerboard Business was divested in August 2025 for $1.8 billion; results now reflect only continuing operations.
Financial highlights
Adjusted EBITDA rose to $122.5 million from $98.8 million year-over-year; margin improved from 9.7% to 12.3%.
Adjusted Class A EPS increased 140% to $0.48, driven by higher EBITDA and lower interest expense.
Adjusted free cash flow was a use of $41.0 million, impacted by the absence of divestment contributions.
Leverage ratio improved to 1.2x from 3.6x year-over-year.
Cash and cash equivalents at quarter-end were $243.5 million.
Outlook and guidance
2026 low-end guidance reaffirmed: Adjusted EBITDA of $630 million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $315 million.
Management expects continued softness in the industrial economy, with no significant demand inflection anticipated for the year.
Tax rate for 2026 expected between 26.0% and 30.0% (excluding adjustments: 28.0%–32.0%).
Operating cash flows and credit facilities are expected to be sufficient to fund liquidity needs for at least 12 months.
How will new $300M repurchase plan be layered?
Can cost savings offset continued demand weakness?
Adjusted FCF comparability post-divestiture?
H2 volume recovery drivers?
$300M buyback vs. M&A pipeline balance?
Polymer margin mix issues: future impact?
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Greif, Inc. engages in the production and sale of industrial packaging products and services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services; Paper Packaging & Services; Flexible Products & Services; and Land Management. The company offers steel, fiber, plastic, and corrugated containers, and containerboard, saturating kraft laminating base paper and specialty cover stock. Its products are used for transporting, storing, protecting and marketing raw materials, intermediate components and finished goods from origin to consumption.
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