Greif (GEF.B) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Greif Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Greif, Inc. (GEF.B) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Sep 2025	Oct 2024	Oct 2023	Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Oct 2020	Oct 2019	Oct 2018	Oct 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	0.92	0.30	0.38	0.39	0.39	0.12	0.19	0.23	0.14
Depreciation & Amortization	0.26	0.26	0.23	0.22	0.27	0.30	0.22	0.12	0.12
Deferred Income Tax	-0.03	-0.09	-0.03	0.01	-0.05	0.02	0.00	0.01	0.00
Stock Based Compensation	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00
Change in Working Capital	0.00	-0.12	0.06	-0.09	-0.16	-0.02	-0.03	-0.07	0.00
Change in Accounts Receivable	0.00	-0.04	0.13	0.03	-0.25	-0.01	0.06	-0.03	-0.05
Change in Inventory	-0.01	-0.03	0.10	0.01	-0.21	0.03	0.03	-0.02	-0.01
Change in Accounts Payable	-0.05	0.02	-0.08	-0.04	0.23	0.04	-0.07	0.02	0.02
Change in Other Working Capital	0.06	-0.07	0.04	0.04	0.06	-0.07	-0.05	-0.03	0.03
Other Operating Activities	0.05	0.01	0.04	0.04	-0.06	0.03	0.00	0.08	0.17
Net Cash from Operating Activities	0.06	0.36	0.65	0.66	0.40	0.45	0.39	0.25	0.31
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-0.16	-0.19	-0.22	-0.18	-0.15	-0.14	-0.16	-0.15	-0.11
Acquisitions	-0.01	-0.57	-0.56	0.00	0.16	0.00	-1.86	0.00	0.01
Purchases of Investments	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	0.03	0.10	0.01	0.00	0.03	0.12	0.03	0.01	0.01
Net Cash from Investing Activities	1.84	-0.66	-0.67	-0.03	0.05	-0.03	-1.99	-0.14	-0.09
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-4.08	0.49	-2.18	-4.51	-0.27	-0.29	1.75	-0.06	-0.07
Common Stock Repurchased	-0.01	-0.01	-0.06	-0.07	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Dividends Paid	-0.11	-0.12	-0.12	-0.11	-0.11	-0.10	-0.10	-0.10	-0.10
Other Financing Activities	-0.07	-0.03	-0.04	-0.06	-0.05	-0.01	-0.06	0.00	-0.01
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-1.88	0.32	0.07	-0.53	-0.42	-0.41	1.58	-0.16	-0.18
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	0.04	-0.01	-0.02	-0.08	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.01	0.00
Net Change in Cash	0.06	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.03	-0.02	-0.05	0.04
Cash at Beginning of Period	0.20	0.18	0.15	0.12	0.11	0.08	0.09	0.14	0.10
Cash at End of Period	0.26	0.20	0.18	0.15	0.12	0.11	0.08	0.09	0.14
Free Cash Flow	-0.10	0.17	0.43	0.47	0.25	0.32	0.23	0.10	0.20
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	0.15	0.16	0.11	0.07	0.10	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	0.47	0.11	0.16	0.16	0.05	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Greif Cash Flow

What is Greif's free cash flow?

Greif had negative free cash flow of $95.78M in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Sep 30, 2025), operating cash flow of $63.93M minus $159.71M of capital expenditures.

How much does Greif spend on capital expenditures?

Greif spent $159.71M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with $186.50M a year earlier. That equals 249.8% of operating cash flow.

Does Greif pay dividends or buy back shares?

Yes. In fiscal 2025 Greif returned $110.29M in dividends and $8.07M in share buybacks to shareholders, according to its cash flow statement.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition