The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: GBX) operates as a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets. The company designs, builds, and markets freight railcars across North America, Europe, and Brazil while providing comprehensive wheel services, component parts,… From the company’s description.
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What The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: GBX) operates as a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets. The company designs, builds, and markets freight railcars across North America, Europe, and Brazil while providing comprehensive wheel services, component parts, maintenance, and sustainable conversion services. Greenbrier's website is located at www.gbrx.com.
The company operates through two reportable segments: Manufacturing and Leasing & Fleet Management. The Manufacturing segment encompasses North American and European railcar production, including covered hopper cars, gondolas, boxcars, tank cars, intermodal railcars, automotive transport equipment, and sustainable conversion services. This segment also includes wheel services, railcar maintenance operations, and component parts manufacturing. The Leasing & Fleet Management segment operates a North American railcar leasing business with approximately 17,000 owned railcars and provides fleet management services including maintenance management, accounting services, regulatory compliance, and proprietary software solutions.
Greenbrier employs approximately 11,000 people globally, with roughly half based in Mexico. The company maintains manufacturing facilities and service operations across multiple continents, serving railroads, leasing companies, financial institutions, shippers, carriers, and transportation companies. The company holds significant ownership stakes in unconsolidated affiliates, including a 60 percent interest in Greenbrier-Maxion, a leading South American railcar manufacturer based in Brazil, and a 41.9 percent interest in Axis, LLC, a joint venture manufacturing axles for domestic and international distribution.
Greenbrier's integrated business model combines manufacturing, leasing, maintenance, and fleet management to provide comprehensive freight car solutions. The company manufactures proprietary products including Maxi-Stack intermodal railcars and Auto-Max automotive transport equipment. As of August 31, 2025, the company maintained a backlog of 16,600 new railcar units with estimated future revenue value of $2.2 billion. The company competes primarily on quality, price, delivery timeliness, innovative product design, reputation, and customer service across all markets served.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Transportation Equipment
- Headquarters
- LAKE OSWEGO, OR
- Fiscal year end
- August
- CIK
- 923120
- SIC
- 3743
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 1 issues of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.’s debt, $64.49M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 2.88%, maturing 2028 to 2028.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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