Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: GREIF, INC.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Report Date: November 10, 2025
Event Date: November 5, 2025 (Earnings Release)
Reporting Period: Fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing serves as a notification of the release of financial results and does not contain specific numerical values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity within the text provided. The document references the existence of the following metrics in the attached Earnings Release (Exhibit 99.1):
- Net income and earnings per diluted Class A share (both GAAP and adjusted).
- Consolidated and combined adjusted EBITDA.
- Adjusted free cash flow.
- Net debt.
Note: Specific figures for these metrics are not present in the provided filing text.
Material Changes
The filing text does not provide specific data regarding material changes in financial performance compared to prior periods. It states that the attached Earnings Release includes non-GAAP measures designed to enable meaningful comparisons of current and historical performance.
Guidance, Outlook, and Management Commentary
Management Commentary: Management utilizes non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate ongoing operations and believes these metrics provide a stable platform for comparing historical performance. The filing explicitly states that these non-GAAP measures should not be considered an alternative or substitute for reported GAAP results and should not be viewed as superior.
Investor Communication: A conference call with investors and analysts was held on November 6, 2025, to discuss the fourth-quarter results. The transcript is available as Exhibit 99.2.
Guidance and Risks: The provided text does not contain specific forward-looking guidance, risk factors, or details on contingencies.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review Exhibit 99.1 (Press Release) for specific Q4 and full-year 2025 revenue, earnings, and cash flow figures.
- Examine the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures (Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow) in the Earnings Release.
- Consult Exhibit 99.2 (Conference Call Transcript) for management's qualitative outlook and discussion of operational drivers.
- Verify the specific adjustments excluded from non-GAAP measures to understand the variance from reported GAAP results.