How to buy Greif shares in the UK

Greif Bros Corporation (GEF) is a publicly traded packaging and containers business based in the US which employs around 12,000 staff. Greif is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars.

How to buy shares in Greif

Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. GEF in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Historical closes compared with the last close of $65.22

1 week (2025-11-25)	0.29%
1 month (2025-11-03)	15.05%
3 months (2025-09-03)	6.22%
6 months (2025-06-03)	18.43%
1 year (2024-12-03)	-8.78%
2 years (2023-12-03)	-7.29%
3 years (2022-12-01)	-8.19%
5 years (2020-12-02)	34.47%

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Is Greif under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Greif P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Greif's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Greif's shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Greif's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.25. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Greif's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Greif's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $559.4 million (£423.1 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of Greif's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Frequently asked questions

- Forward yield
- Payout ratio
Forward annual dividend yield: 3.37% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 66.82% of net profits

Greif has paid out, on average, around 66.82% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.37% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 3.37% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments.

Greif's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Greif's most recent dividend payout was on 30 September 2025. To be eligible for the latest dividend you would need to have been a shareholder at 15 September 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Greif's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 11 April 2007. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Greif shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Greif shares which in turn could have impacted Greif's share price.
It's as easy to sell Greif as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Greif shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Greif shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

Greif financials

Revenue TTM	$4.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	4.79%
Gross profit TTM	$950.7 million
Return on assets TTM	4.17%
Return on equity TTM	7.23%
Profit margin	21.36%
Book value	$61.37
Market capitalisation	$3.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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Frequently asked questions

Does Greif pay dividends?

What percentage of Greif is owned by insiders or institutions?

When does the fiscal year end for Greif?

Where is Greif based?

Have Greif's shares ever split?

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