GEF - Latest News
Greif, Inc. (GEF), operates in Consumer Cyclical / Packaging & Containers, trades on NYSE.
Market capitalization stands near $3.02B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 3.83. Beta to the broader market is 0.83.
The article list below shows the most recent GEF headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent GEF Headlines
Greif, Inc. (GEF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
seekingalpha.com - Apr 29, 2026
Greif, Inc.
Greif Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2026 Results
globenewswire.com - Apr 28, 2026
DELAWARE, Ohio, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.
Greif Commits to Science Based Targets Initiative and Releases 17th Annual Sustainability Report
globenewswire.com - Apr 22, 2026
DELAWARE, Ohio, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.
Greif, Inc. Announces 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates
globenewswire.com - Apr 6, 2026
DELAWARE, Ohio, April 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.
Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts
defenseworld.net - Apr 5, 2026
Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the five analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat
How News Affects GEF Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track GEF's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked GEF news questions
- What is the latest GEF news headline?
- The most recent GEF headline (Apr 29, 2026) is "Greif, Inc. (GEF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the GEF news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What GEF news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual GEF options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.