Greenbrier Companies vs Trinity Industries
Greenbrier Companies reported revenue of $2.5 billion in fiscal 2026, about the same as Trinity Industries' $2.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Greenbrier Companies' revenue fell 24.0% in its latest year, and Trinity Industries' fell 29.9%. Greenbrier Companies had an operating margin of 5.8%, against 30.1% at Trinity Industries. Free cash flow was −$240 million at Greenbrier Companies and $314 million at Trinity Industries. Their fiscal years end in different months (August 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Greenbrier Companies | Trinity Industries | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Aug 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| Revenue growth | −24.0% | −29.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 7.1% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 13.6% | 26.6% |
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 30.1% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 11.7% |
| Free cash flow | −$240M | $314M |
| Free cash flow margin | −9.7% | 14.6% |
| Return on capital | 3.5% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 5.8x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $56M | $170M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.1% | −1.5% |
| Last close | $41.51 | $29.43 |
| P/E at the last close | 16.7× | 7.4× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $492,600 | sold $502,350 |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Greenbrier Companies and Trinity Industries pages.