secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GREIF, INC (GEF)
CIK:        0000043920
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000043920-25-000096
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Greif reports two-month Q4 net loss $43.3M, adj EBITDA $98.9M; guides FY2026 adj EBITDA $630M
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- Net loss of $43.3M ($0.73 diluted EPS) vs income of $34M ($0.58) in prior-year two-month period.
- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing ops increased 7.4% to $98.9M; combined adj EBITDA incl disc ops decreased 3.7% to $122.7M.
- Completed sale of containerboard business for $1.8B to PCA on Aug 31, 2025; proceeds reduced debt.
- Cost optimization run-rate savings $50M achieved in FY2025; target increased to $120M. Plans $150M share repurchase.
- FY2026 guidance: Adj EBITDA $630M, adj free cash flow $315M, conversion ratio 50%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43920/000004392025000096/0000043920-25-000096-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43920/000004392025000096/gef-20251110.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000043920-25-000096

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