GREIF, INC
Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF) operates as a leading global producer of industrial packaging products and services with operations spanning over 35 countries. The company maintains its corporate website at www.greif.com and employs approximately 14,000 full-time employees distributed across North America (57%), Europe,… From the company’s description.
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What GREIF, INC does
In the company’s own words
Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF) operates as a leading global producer of industrial packaging products and services with operations spanning over 35 countries. The company maintains its corporate website at www.greif.com and employs approximately 14,000 full-time employees distributed across North America (57%), Europe, Middle East and Africa (26%), Asia Pacific (9%), and Latin America (8%).
The company operates through three reportable segments that will be reorganized into four segments beginning in fiscal 2025. The Global Industrial Packaging segment manufactures and sells steel, fibre, and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, jerrycans, closure systems, transit protection products, water bottles, and remanufactured containers. This segment also provides container life cycle management, logistics, warehousing, and packaging services to customers across chemicals, paints, food and beverage, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, and minerals industries. The Paper Packaging & Services segment produces containerboard, corrugated sheets and containers, coated and uncoated recycled paperboard, tubes, cores, construction products, protective packaging, and specialty partitions for North American markets in packaging, automotive, food, and building products industries. The Land Management segment focuses on harvesting and regenerating approximately 175,000 acres of timber properties in the southeastern United States while periodically selling timberland and special use land.
Greif's business model emphasizes comprehensive global product offerings and value-added solutions. The company competes on price, quality, customer service, and on-time delivery across highly competitive markets. With approximately 38% of its workforce represented by labor unions, Greif maintains significant manufacturing capacity and supply chain infrastructure. The company sources principal raw materials including steel, resin, containerboard, pulpwood, and recycled fibers through open market purchases and supply agreements. Greif serves a diverse customer base ranging from Fortune 500 companies to medium and small-sized enterprises, with no single customer constituting a principal portion of total operations. The company's geographic diversification, with approximately 37% of fiscal 2024 sales from non-U.S. operations, provides exposure to multiple end markets and economic cycles.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Fabricated Metal
- Headquarters
- DELAWARE, OH
- Fiscal year end
- September
- CIK
- 43920
- SIC
- 3412
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2024 · 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 GREIF, INC — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · GREIF, INC’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
By share class
| Class | Held by funds | Funds | Shares out |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEFClass A Common Stock | 55.0% | 315 | 24.8M |
| GEF/BClass B Common Stock | 5.6% | 133 | 21.4M |
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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