GBX Stock — The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GBX is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.48%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.38%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 390.7% over the past 32.3 years, 2471.4 points behind SPY at 2862.1%.

The Greenbrier Companies designs, manufactures, and markets railroad freight cars and related equipment across North America, Europe, and South America, while also operating a leasing business with a fleet of approximately 17,000 railcars and providing fleet management services to railroads, shippers, and transportation companies. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. This business appeals to investors seeking industrial sector exposure with current income generation.

GBX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 390.7% over the past 32.3 years, 2471.4 points behind SPY at 2862.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -11.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.8%.

GBX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.75%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/14/1994

Distribution rate

3.48%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.38%

5-year average yield

2.64

Last close

$39.11 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,210,051,119

Average volume

237300.0

Dividend

$0.34

Ex-dividend date

07/16/2026

Payment date

08/06/2026

Beta

1.439

Payout ratio

59.7%

P/E ratio

11.57

Forward P/E

11.0619

EPS

$3.38

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.48%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.38%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GBX risks and drawbacks

GBX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 33.8%.

Who may consider GBX — and who may not

GBX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GBX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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