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About GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBX) is a U.S.-listed industrial company traded on the NYSE, not the NASDAQ. For French-speaking investors, Greenbrier is best understood as a rail freight equipment and services platform rather than a pure-play manufacturer. Headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States, the company traces its roots to 1981, when the modern Greenbrier platform emerged from earlier leasing and rail asset businesses and then expanded into manufacturing and adjacent services over time. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greenbrier-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2025-financial-results-302597442.html?utm_source=openai)) Greenbrier’s core activity is the design, manufacture, and marketing of freight railcars. Its portfolio spans a broad mix of railcar types, including intermodal cars, conventional freight cars, tank cars, and other specialized rail equipment. Alongside manufacturing, Greenbrier operates a meaningful leasing and fleet-management business, which adds recurring revenue and improves earnings visibility versus a standalone cyclically exposed equipment maker. The group also provides railcar repair, refurbishment, maintenance, wheel and axle services, parts, regulatory compliance services, and railcar management solutions. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greenbrier-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2025-financial-results-302597442.html?utm_source=openai)) From a competitive standpoint, Greenbrier’s value proposition is its integrated model. Manufacturing feeds the lease fleet, while maintenance and refurbishment services extend asset life and support customer retention. That combination gives the company a broader relationship with railroads, shippers, leasing companies, and other transportation operators than a narrow OEM would typically have. Greenbrier’s footprint is concentrated in North America, but it also maintains manufacturing and commercial exposure in Europe and Brazil through subsidiaries and joint ventures, giving it international reach in the rail freight ecosystem. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greenbrier-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2025-financial-results-302597442.html?utm_source=openai)) Recent company disclosures point to continued execution of the “Better Together” strategy. In fiscal 2024, Greenbrier said customer demand remained strong, with orders for about 21,700 units and more than 20% of orders coming from lease originations, highlighting the relevance of the company’s hybrid model. The fiscal 2024 annual report also emphasized growth in recurring revenue and a more flexible industrial footprint. On October 28, 2025, Greenbrier announced its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 results, underscoring ongoing operational discipline and the company’s ability to navigate a freight cycle that can be highly variable. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923120/000119312524258680/d875971dars.pdf?utm_source=openai))