secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GREIF, INC (GEF)
CIK:        0000043920
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-004695
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43920/000162828026004695/0001628280-26-004695-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43920/000162828026004695/gef-20260202.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-004695

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