Green Plains Inc. is primarily engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and worldwide distribution of ethanol, serving both domestic and international markets. The ...
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Est. EPS $0.51 · Revenue $530.99M · 2 analysts
Est. EPS $0.32 · Revenue $507.04M · 2 analysts
Est. EPS $2.03 · Revenue $2.10B · 3 analysts
Est. EPS $0.34 · Revenue $548.47M · 1 analysts
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $2.1B | -14.9% | -2.0% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $-121.3M | -47.0% | +103.9% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +1.8% | -65.3% | +48.5% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | -4.0% | -108.6% | +19.2% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | -5.8% | -72.8% | +108.0% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $64.4M | +151.5% | +264.5% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +3.1% | +160.6% | +267.8% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 66.3% | -11.6% | -11.4% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 1.79x | +21.6% | +16.9% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $1.6B | -11.4% | +4.4% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | -1.80 vs -1.97 | +8.5% | 0.83 vs 0.51 | +62.6% |
| Revenue Surprise | $2.1B vs $2.2B | -6.3% | $446.2M vs $531.0M | -16.0% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Osowski Chris | director, officer: President and CEO | Common Stock | D | 11,989 | $16.03 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Collins Trent Lee | officer: SVP Operations | Common Stock | D | 2,261 | $16.03 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Wagner Kimberly | director | Common Stock | A | 9,019 | $14.97 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Salinas Martin | director | Common Stock | A | 9,019 | $14.97 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Peterson Brian | director | Common Stock | A | 9,019 | $14.97 |
Operator: Good morning, and welcome to the Green Plains Inc. Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Following the company's prepared remarks, instructions will be provided for Q&A. [Operator Instructions] I will now hand the call over to your host, Will Joekel, Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer. Please go ahead, Will. Will Joekel: Thank you, and good morning. I would like to welcome everyone to the Green Plains Inc. Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Joining me on today's call are Chris Osowski, President and Chief Executive Officer; Ann Reis, Chief Financial Officer; Imre Havasi, Senior Vice President of Trading and Commercial Operations, along with the rest of our senior leadership team. There is a slide presentation available on the Investor page under the Events and Presentations link on our website. During this call, we will be making forward-looking statements, which are predictions, projections and other statements about future events. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results can materially differ because of risk factors discussed in today's press release, comments made during this call and in the Risk Factors section of our Form 10-K, 10-Q and other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements. I'll now hand the call over to Chris. Chris Osowski: Thanks, Will, and good morning, everyone. The second quarter marked another period of strong execution for Green Plains. The team delivered adjusted EBITDA of $93.3 million despite downtime for spring maintenance, up from $71.5 million in the first quarter and a significant improvement from $16.4 million in the second quarter of last year. Successfully executing our maintenance program while achieving our strongest quarterly performance in years, highlights the strength of our operations and our team. Green Plains today is a fundamentally different company than it was a year ago. We are focused on operational excellence across our platform. We have a growing carbon business that is delivering significant value, and we are benefiting from favorable demand fundamentals across ethanol, corn oil and protein markets. Together, those advantages are creating a business with a higher floor, stronger free cash flow and significantly more flexibility than we've had before. Before I discuss our outlook, I want to start with safety. Safety is the foundation for everything we do. A safe plant is a reliable plant and a reliable plant is what allows us to consistently deliver for our customers, our shareholders and our employees. During the quarter, our employees worked safely, and we continued to improve the risk profile of the fleet. Recently, our Superior, Iowa facility achieved highly protected status from FM, becoming our second facility to earn that recognition after Central City, Nebraska in Q1. …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michelle S. Mapes | Advisor | USD 1,504,546 | Female | 1967 | Active |
Chris G. Osowski | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director | USD 1,262,757 | Male | 1979 | Active |
George Patrich Simpkins Jr. | Chief Executive Officer of Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC | USD 1,145,089 | Male | 1962 | Active |
James F. Herbert | Chief Human Resources Officer | USD 856,347 | Male | 1974 | Active |
Imre Havasi | Senior VP and Head of Trading & Commercial Operations | USD 710,965 | — | 1966 | Active |
Leslie van der Meulen | Executive Vice President of Product Marketing & Innovation | USD 632,308 | Male | 1978 | Active |
Trent Collins | Senior Vice President of Operations | USD 598,960 | Male | 1970 | Active |
Ann Reis | Chief Financial Officer | USD 540,524 | Female | 1978 | Active |
Ryan Loneman | General Counsel & Secretary | — | Male | 1984 | Active |
Mark A. Hudak | Executive Vice President of Human Resources | — | Male | 1960 | Active |
Negil L. McPherson Jr. | Chief People Officer | — | Male | 1964 | Active |
BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Green Plains, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 10,188,770 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock, valued at approximately $156,703,000. BlackRock Inc. owned approximately 14.53% of Green Plains at the end
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Green Plains, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $15.66 and traded as high as $16.51. Green Plains shares last traded at $16.02, with a volume of 1,216,610 shares trading hands.
Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) today announced it will ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell on August 27, 2026, commemorating 20 years as a publicly traded company. S
