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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information

Note 16 — Segment Information

The Company operates in two reportable segments: Manufacturing and Leasing & Fleet Management. See Note 1 - Nature of Operations to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the change in the measurement basis for allocating revenue and expenses associated with syndication activity between the Company’s reportable segments effective September 1, 2025. Prior period segment results have been recast to conform to the current period presentation.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company’s CODM is Greenbrier’s President and CEO. Segment earnings from operations is the measure of profit or loss used by the CODM. As part of the Company’s budgeting and forecasting process, the CODM uses Segment earnings from operations to allocate capital and resources to each segment and considers variances from budget, forecasts, and prior period results to assess current period performance for each segment. Segment earnings from operations includes all revenues, expenses, and net gains or losses on asset dispositions that are directly attributable to each segment. Corporate expenses include selling and administrative costs not directly attributable to the reportable segments due to the Company’s integrated business model and therefore are not allocated to Segment earnings from operations. The Company does not allocate Interest and foreign exchange, Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, or Income tax benefit (expense) for either external or internal reporting purposes. Intersegment sales and transfers are valued as if the sales or transfers were to third parties. Related revenue and margin are eliminated in consolidation and therefore are not included in consolidated results in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

The information in the following tables is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes, which includes the significant expense categories that are regularly reviewed by the CODM.

 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2026

 

(In millions)

 

Manufacturing

 

 

Leasing & Fleet Management

 

 

Total

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from external customers

 

$

2,266.5

 

 

$

194.6

 

 

$

2,461.1

 

Intersegment revenue

 

 

48.3

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

48.5

 

 

 

2,314.8

 

 

 

194.8

 

 

 

2,509.6

 

Elimination of intersegment revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(48.5

)

Total consolidated revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,461.1

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue from external customers

 

 

2,051.0

 

 

 

76.4

 

 

 

2,127.4

 

Intersegment cost of revenue

 

 

47.8

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

48.0

 

 

 

 

2,098.8

 

 

 

76.6

 

 

 

2,175.4

 

Elimination of intersegment margin

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(0.5

)

Margin

 

 

215.5

 

 

 

118.2

 

 

 

333.7

 

Selling and administrative

 

 

91.0

 

 

 

21.2

 

 

 

 

Net loss (gain) on disposition of equipment

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

(42.1

)

 

 

 

Segment earnings from operations

 

$

120.8

 

 

$

139.1

 

 

$

259.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2025

 

(In millions)

 

Manufacturing

 

 

Leasing & Fleet Management

 

 

Total

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from external customers

 

$

3,046.9

 

 

$

193.3

 

 

$

3,240.2

 

Intersegment revenue

 

 

98.9

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

99.5

 

 

 

3,145.8

 

 

 

193.9

 

 

 

3,339.7

 

Elimination of intersegment revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(99.5

)

Total consolidated revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,240.2

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue from external customers

 

 

2,562.4

 

 

 

70.3

 

 

 

2,632.7

 

Intersegment cost of revenue

 

 

84.7

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

85.3

 

 

 

 

2,647.1

 

 

 

70.9

 

 

 

2,718.0

 

Elimination of intersegment margin

 

 

(14.2

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(14.2

)

Margin

 

 

484.5

 

 

 

123.0

 

 

 

607.5

 

Selling and administrative

 

 

106.3

 

 

 

26.0

 

 

 

 

Net loss (gain) on disposition of equipment

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

(16.7

)

 

 

 

Segment earnings from operations

 

$

377.4

 

 

$

113.7

 

 

$

491.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2024

 

(In millions)

 

Manufacturing

 

 

Leasing & Fleet Management

 

 

Total

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from external customers

 

$

3,371.2

 

 

$

173.5

 

 

$

3,544.7

 

Intersegment revenue

 

 

237.0

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

238.0

 

 

 

3,608.2

 

 

 

174.5

 

 

 

3,782.7

 

Elimination of intersegment revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(238.0

)

Total consolidated revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,544.7

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue from external customers

 

 

2,921.6

 

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

2,986.2

 

Intersegment cost of revenue

 

 

212.1

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

213.0

 

 

 

 

3,133.7

 

 

 

65.5

 

 

 

3,199.2

 

Elimination of intersegment margin

 

 

(24.9

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(25.0

)

Margin

 

 

449.6

 

 

 

108.9

 

 

 

558.5

 

Selling and administrative

 

 

90.3

 

 

 

30.7

 

 

 

 

Net loss (gain) on disposition of equipment

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(13.5

)

 

 

 

Segment earnings from operations

 

$

358.9

 

 

$

91.7

 

 

$

450.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Segment earnings from operations to Earnings before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates:

 

 

For the Year Ended August 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Segment earnings from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

$

120.8

 

 

$

377.4

 

 

$

358.9

 

Leasing & Fleet Management

 

 

139.1

 

 

 

113.7

 

 

 

91.7

 

 

 

 

259.9

 

 

 

491.1

 

 

 

450.6

 

Corporate

 

 

(116.3

)

 

 

(131.0

)

 

 

(126.1

)

Earnings from operations

 

 

143.6

 

 

 

360.1

 

 

 

324.5

 

Interest and foreign exchange

 

 

65.0

 

 

 

75.7

 

 

 

100.8

 

Earnings before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

$

78.6

 

 

$

284.4

 

 

$

223.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following tables present selected financial information by segment.

 

 

As of August 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

$

2,065.3

 

 

$

2,085.9

 

Leasing & Fleet Management

 

 

2,043.7

 

 

 

1,858.4

 

Unallocated, including cash

 

 

324.7

 

 

 

416.3

 

 

$

4,433.7

 

 

$

4,360.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended August 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

$

85.5

 

 

$

78.4

 

 

$

72.1

 

Leasing & Fleet Management

 

 

44.8

 

 

 

43.1

 

 

 

43.5

 

 

$

130.3

 

 

$

121.5

 

 

$

115.6

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

$

104.5

 

 

$

139.9

 

 

$

121.3

 

Leasing & Fleet Management

 

 

174.8

 

 

 

140.5

 

 

 

277.0

 

 

$

279.3

 

 

$

280.4

 

 

$

398.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following tables summarize selected geographic information.

 

 

As of August 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

3,103.8

 

 

$

2,994.3

 

Mexico

 

 

891.3

 

 

 

1,019.7

 

Europe

 

 

438.6

 

 

 

346.6

 

 

$

4,433.7

 

 

$

4,360.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended August 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Revenue 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

1,827.2

 

 

$

2,431.3

 

 

$

2,787.5

 

Foreign

 

 

633.9

 

 

 

808.9

 

 

 

757.2

 

 

$

2,461.1

 

 

$

3,240.2

 

 

$

3,544.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Revenue is presented on the basis of geographic location of customers.