What SEC filings does Greif, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Greif, Inc. (GEF) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about GEF?

A Form 4 for GEF discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Greif, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for GEF?

The 10-K is Greif, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all GEF SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Greif, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for GEF. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Greif, Inc. file with the SEC?

Greif, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling GEF shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

GEF SEC Filing News — Greif, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Greif, Inc. (GEF) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-14.

Greif, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells industrial packaging products and services worldwide. It operates in four segments: Customized Polymer Solutions; Durable Metal Solutions; Sustainable Fiber Solutions; and Integrated Solutions. The Customized Polymer Solutions segment produces and sells polymer-based packaging products, such as plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, and small plastics for chemicals, food and beverage, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and mi…

Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Packaging & Containers Market Cap: $4.6B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for GEF currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 11 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

GEF Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-08-03 — 2026-10-14

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 11 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$3.70M

Hilsheimer Lawrence A. (EVP and CFO) · 2026-08-10

41,754 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 13 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 13 filings in this group are Form 4s for Greif, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 13 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 11 open-market sale and 2 compensation award. 11 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Open-market sale ×11: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Compensation award ×2: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-10-14

GEF insider Bergwall Timothy (SVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 2,000 shares (~$163.6K)

Bergwall Timothy, listed as SVP, Chief Commercial Officer at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 2,000 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	2,000	$81.82	$163.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Bergwall Timothy (SVP, Chief Commercial Officer) Shares: 2,000 Est. Value: $163.6K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-14

GEF insider Bergwall Timothy (SVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 2,000 shares (~$166.3K)

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	2,000	$83.14	$166.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Bergwall Timothy (SVP, Chief Commercial Officer) Shares: 2,000 Est. Value: $166.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-25

GEF insider Sathyanarayanan Bala (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) sold 1,000 shares (~$109.7K)

Sathyanarayanan Bala, listed as EVP, Chief Human Resources Off at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 1,000 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	1,000	$109.67	$109.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Sathyanarayanan Bala (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) Shares: 1,000 Est. Value: $109.7K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-10

GEF insider Bergwall Timothy (SVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 2,000 shares (~$174.1K)

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	102	$87.61	$8.9K
`S`	Open-market sale	1,898	$87.03	$165.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Bergwall Timothy (SVP, Chief Commercial Officer) Shares: 2,000 Est. Value: $174.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-10

GEF insider Hilsheimer Lawrence A. (EVP and CFO) sold 41,754 shares (~$3.70M)

Hilsheimer Lawrence A., listed as EVP and CFO at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 41,754 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	20,254	$88.51	$1.79M
`S`	Open-market sale	21,500	$88.66	$1.91M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hilsheimer Lawrence A. (EVP and CFO) Shares: 41,754 Est. Value: $3.70M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-10

GEF insider Sathyanarayanan Bala (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) sold 1,146 shares (~$101.5K)

Sathyanarayanan Bala, listed as EVP, Chief Human Resources Off at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 1,146 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	1,146	$88.60	$101.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Sathyanarayanan Bala (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) Shares: 1,146 Est. Value: $101.5K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-05

GEF insider Leahy Matthew B. (SVP SBU GM Innovative Closure) sold 982 shares (~$84.9K)

Leahy Matthew B., listed as SVP SBU GM Innovative Closure at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 982 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	982	$86.43	$84.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Leahy Matthew B. (SVP SBU GM Innovative Closure) Shares: 982 Est. Value: $84.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-05

GEF insider Benner Gaylord (SVP SBGM Sust. Fiber Solutions) sold 2,653 shares (~$229.8K)

Benner Gaylord, listed as SVP SBGM Sust. Fiber Solutions at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 2,653 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	2,653	$86.61	$229.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Benner Gaylord (SVP SBGM Sust. Fiber Solutions) Shares: 2,653 Est. Value: $229.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-05

GEF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

ROSE B ANDREW (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units (Cash Only Rights)	303	$86.55	$26.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: ROSE B ANDREW (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-05

GEF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Morrison Karen (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units (Cash Only Rights)	303	$86.55	$26.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Morrison Karen (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-05

GEF insider Bergwall Timothy (SVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 6,000 shares (~$511.6K)

Bergwall Timothy, listed as SVP, Chief Commercial Officer at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 6,000 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	6,000	$85.26	$511.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Bergwall Timothy (SVP, Chief Commercial Officer) Shares: 6,000 Est. Value: $511.6K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-05

GEF insider Emkes Mark A (Director) sold 3,000 shares (~$261.1K)

Emkes Mark A, listed as Director at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 3,000 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	3,000	$87.04	$261.1K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Emkes Mark A (Director) Shares: 3,000 Est. Value: $261.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-04

GEF insider Rosgaard Ole G (Director, President and CEO) sold 40,087 shares (~$3.47M)

Rosgaard Ole G, listed as Director, President and CEO at GREIF, INC, reported an open-market sale of 40,087 GEF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	40,087	$86.68	$3.47M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rosgaard Ole G (Director, President and CEO) Shares: 40,087 Est. Value: $3.47M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 7 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Greif, Inc. has 7 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-10

GEF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Bergwall Timothy (6,000 shares) ~$498.9K

Bergwall Timothy filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GEF (GREIF, INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Bergwall Timothy Shares: 6,000 Est. Value: $498.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-07

GEF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by LAWRENCE A HILSHEIMER (21,500 shares) ~$1.91M

LAWRENCE A HILSHEIMER filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GEF (GREIF, INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: LAWRENCE A HILSHEIMER Shares: 21,500 Est. Value: $1.91M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-07

GEF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Sathyanarayanan Bala (1,146 shares) ~$101.5K

Sathyanarayanan Bala filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GEF (GREIF, INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Sathyanarayanan Bala Shares: 1,146 Est. Value: $101.5K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-06

GEF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Hilsheimer Lawrence A. (20,255 shares) ~$1.79M

Hilsheimer Lawrence A. filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GEF (GREIF, INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Hilsheimer Lawrence A. Shares: 20,255 Est. Value: $1.79M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-03

GEF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Bergwall Timothy (6,000 shares) ~$391.5K

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Bergwall Timothy Shares: 6,000 Est. Value: $391.5K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-03

GEF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Leahy Matthew B. (983 shares) ~$84.9K

Leahy Matthew B. filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GEF (GREIF, INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Leahy Matthew B. Shares: 983 Est. Value: $84.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-03

GEF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Emkes Mark A (3,000 shares) ~$261.0K

Emkes Mark A filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GEF (GREIF, INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Emkes Mark A Shares: 3,000 Est. Value: $261.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify Greif, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on GEF. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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