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GEF vs PH

Greif, Inc. and Parker-Hannifin Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

GEF vs PH, at a glance
Metric GEF PH
Revenue$5.4B$21.5B
Net income$268.8M$3.6B
Gross margin19.7%37.7%
Net margin5.4%17.0%
Return on equity13.3%25.1%
Diluted EPS·$28.48
Dividend / share·$7.40
Payout ratio45.0%25.7%
Free cash flow·$3.9B
Equity$2.1B$15.4B
Net debt / equity1.21×0.50×
Current ratio1.53×1.26×
Revenue CAGR 5y3.5%8.4%
Profit CAGR 5y9.5%·

PH bills 3.9× the revenue of GEF, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.0% against 5.4%).

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

GEF vs PH, revenue by year
Fiscal year GEF PH
FY2024$5.4B$19.9B
FY2023$5.2B$19.9B
FY2022$6.3B$19.1B
FY2021$5.6B$15.9B
FY2020$4.5B$14.3B
FY2019$4.6B$13.7B
FY2018$3.9B$14.3B
FY2017$3.6B$14.3B
FY2016$3.3B$12.0B
FY2015$3.6B$11.4B
Net income by year

Bottom line

GEF vs PH, net income by year
Fiscal year GEF PH
FY2024$268.8M$3.5B
FY2023$359.2M$2.8B
FY2022$376.7M$2.1B
FY2021$390.7M$1.3B
FY2020$108.8M$1.7B
FY2019$171.0M$1.2B
FY2018$209.4M$1.5B
FY2017$118.6M$1.1B
FY2016$74.9M$983.4M
FY2015$71.9M$806.8M
Revenue gap over time

17 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2024−$14,401,900,000PH
FY2023−$14,711,400,000PH
FY2022−$12,715,500,000PH
FY2021−$10,305,508,000PH
FY2020−$9,832,640,000PH
FY2019−$9,100,520,000PH
FY2018−$10,446,524,000PH
FY2017−$10,664,192,000PH
FY2016−$8,705,712,000PH
FY2015−$7,744,053,000PH
FY2014−$8,472,644,000PH
FY2013−$8,996,071,000PH
FY2012−$8,886,204,000PH
FY2011−$8,897,742,000PH
FY2010−$8,884,070,000PH
FY2009−$7,200,949,000PH
FY2008−$6,518,484,000PH

PH has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

17 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2024−12.4 ppPH
FY2023−7.0 ppPH
FY2022−4.7 ppPH
FY2021−0.9 ppPH
FY2020−9.4 ppPH
FY2019−4.6 ppPH
FY2018−4.7 ppPH
FY2017−3.7 ppPH
FY2016−5.9 ppPH
FY2015−5.2 ppPH
FY2014−6.9 ppPH
FY2013−4.4 ppPH
FY2012−4.3 ppPH
FY2011−4.6 ppPH
FY2010−2.5 ppPH
FY2009−1.5 ppPH
FY2008+1.6 ppGEF

The higher net margin has changed hands between GEF and PH over this period.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

PH's net margin has been more volatile than GEF's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 3.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.9.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between GEF and PH over these 17 fiscal years — GEF led in 1 and PH in 16.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

GEF's return on equity has been more volatile than PH's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 6.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.5.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between GEF and PH over these 17 fiscal years — GEF led in 3 and PH in 14.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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