Key Highlights

  • Greif's $0.62 Class A quarterly Dividend (and $0.93 Class B) has a Record Date of September 17, 2026, payable October 1, yielding approximately 3.04% on Class A shares.
  • Third-quarter continuing-operations Revenue reached approximately $1.17 billion, with Net Income of approximately $77.8 million, or $1.35 diluted EPS.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was approximately $183.4 million, with Customized Polymer Solutions contributing $383.8 million of sales and $64.3 million of adjusted EBITDA.
  • Net Debt declined to approximately $742 million, following the completed sale of the Containerboard Business to Packaging Corporation of America.

Greif's (NYSE:GEF) $0.62 Class A quarterly dividend ($0.93 Class B) yields approximately 3.04% and follows the 10.7% dividend increase implemented in June 2026, when the Class A rate rose from $0.56 to $0.62 and the Class B rate from $0.84 to $0.93. The increase is supported by an improved Balance Sheet following the Containerboard Business divestiture, with net debt declining to approximately $742 million as proceeds were used primarily for debt reduction.

Dividend Program and Shareholder Returns

Greif's latest dividend declaration was made August 25, 2026: $0.62 per Class A share and $0.93 per Class B share, both payable October 1 to shareholders of record as of September 17. This followed the 10.7% dividend increase implemented in June 2026. The latest quarterly rates imply annualized dividends of $2.48 per Class A share and $3.72 per Class B share.

About the Company

Greif is a global industrial-packaging company founded in 1877, with continuing operations spanning rigid plastic and polymer packaging, steel and metal packaging, fiber-based packaging and closures, serving chemicals, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and other industrial markets.

Financial Performance Behind the Payout

Greif reported third-quarter continuing-operations revenue of approximately $1.17 billion. Net income attributable to Greif was approximately $77.8 million, or $1.35 diluted EPS, while adjusted EBITDA was approximately $183.4 million. Customized Polymer Solutions generated $383.8 million of sales and $64.3 million of adjusted EBITDA, with higher pricing and favorable foreign exchange contributing to growth. Greif's net debt declined to approximately $742 million. The Containerboard Business is reported as discontinued operations following its completed sale to Packaging Corporation of America.

Portfolio Simplification Nears Completion

Greif's major strategic transformation is now largely complete following the August 31, 2025 sale of its Containerboard Business to Packaging Corporation of America for approximately $1.805 billion, with proceeds used primarily to reduce debt. Greif also completed the sale of its Soterra timberland business in October 2025. As a result, the company is now reported on a continuing-operations basis centered on Customized Polymer Solutions, Sustainable Fiber Solutions, Durable Metal Solutions and Innovative Closure Solutions, a more focused portfolio than the vertically integrated paper and forestry structure that preceded the divestitures.

Outlook

Greif's dividend increased 10.7% in June 2026, a rate that has since applied through the third-quarter results reported above. Metrics relevant to the payout's context going forward include continuing-operations packaging demand, raw-material and pricing trends in Customized Polymer Solutions, and the pace of further deleveraging following the Containerboard proceeds.