---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-004695"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEF"
cik: "0000043920"
company_name: "GREIF, INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:47:42.585028+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Greif Q1 adjusted EBITDA up 24%; $130M share buybacks; reaffirms FY 2026 guidance

## Summary
- Net income from continuing ops $176.6M vs $6.6M; adjusted EPS $0.48 vs $0.20, up 146%.
- Adjusted EBITDA rose 24% to $122.5M; $65M run-rate cost savings achieved.
- Repurchased $130M of shares in Q1; board authorized additional $300M buyback.
- Leverage ratio fell to 1.2x from 3.6x after debt repayment from $1.8B containerboard sale.
- Reaffirms FY 2026 outlook: Adj. EBITDA $630M and Adj. FCF $315M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-004695
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEF
- cik: 0000043920
- company_name: GREIF, INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43920/000162828026004695/0001628280-26-004695-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43920/000162828026004695/gef-20260202.htm

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