profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Green Plains
$13.32-2.13% today
+40.2% in 1 year
1-year low $9.401-year high $19.23
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Green Plains sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.66 billion in 2022 to $2.09 billion in 2025, with -$121 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Green Plains handed back 42% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $30M
Free cash flow 2025$74M
Bought back its own shares$30M
Paid as dividends$721,000
Cash vs. debt$182M vs. $456M
Green Plains vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Plains | No profit yet | ||
 PPG Industries | 17.2× · Fair price | ||
 LyondellBasell Industries | No profit yet | ||
 DuPont de Nemours | No profit yet | ||
 International Flavors & Fragrances | No profit yet |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Green Plains's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,663 | 3,296 | 2,459 | 2,092 | |
| 113 | 165 | 130 | 137 | |
| -99 | -67 | -78 | -84 | |
| 27 | 54 | 52 | 31 | |
| -127 | -93 | -82 | -121 | |
| -2.29 | -1.59 | -1.29 | -1.80 | |
| 3.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 6.5% | |
| -2.7% | -2.0% | -3.2% | -4.0% | |
| -3.5% | -2.8% | -3.4% | -5.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,123 | 1,939 | 1,782 | 1,578 |
| Cash | 445 | 350 | 173 | 182 |
| Total debt | 711 | 677 | 642 | 456 |
| Total liabilities | 1,062 | 949 | 908 | 806 |
| 910 | 844 | 865 | 766 | |
| 56 | 59 | 64 | 67 | |
| -3.2% | -2.3% | -2.0% | -4.3% | |
| -14.0% | -11.1% | -9.5% | -15.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 56 | -30 | 111 | |
| 212 | 108 | 95 | 37 | |
| -143 | -52 | -125 | 74 | |
| Dividends paid | 23 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 9 | 13 | 8 | 17 |
Valuation
- –
- 37.7×
- –
- 1.4×
- 0.4×
- 12.8×
- 38.8×
- 7.8%
- -12.9%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 6.5%
- -4.0%
- -5.8%
- 7.9%
- 0.6%
- -6.5%
- -2.0%
- -1.0%
- 2.8%
- –
Growth
- −17.0%
- –
- +151.5%
- –
- +9.7%
Financial health
- 2.4×
- 0.71
- 35.2%
- 0.5×
- 1.71
- 1.27
- 1.23
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 17%of 989
Bottom 6%of 953
Bottom 4%of 939
Top 19%of 990
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $13.80
- Range
- $10.00 – $17.00
- 3 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 0.42 | -0.01 | +4,300.0% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 0.17 | 0.09 | +88.9% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 0.35 | -0.03 | +1,285.6% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -0.41 | -0.28 | −46.4% |
| May 8, 2025 | -0.88 | -0.51 | −72.5% |
| Feb 7, 2025 | -0.86 | -0.22 | −290.9% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.35 | 0.11 | +218.2% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | -0.38 | -0.16 | −137.5% |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
20No pass
Benjamin Graham
46No pass
Philip Fisher
20No pass
Peter Lynch
22No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
11No pass
Terry Smith
9No pass
Questions about Green Plains
Is Green Plains a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Green Plains AI analysis
What does Green Plains do?
Green Plains Inc. produces, markets, and distributes ethanol in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Ethanol Production, Agribusiness and Energy Services, and Partnership. It is in Chemicals - Specialty.
Does Green Plains pay a dividend?
Yes. In 2025 it paid out $721,000 in dividends.
Is Green Plains stock halal?
No. Green Plains does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 49% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Green Plains stock done over the past year?
Up 40.2% over the past twelve months, to $13.32. It traded between $9.40 and $19.23 and is 30.7% below its high.
Who are Green Plains's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are PPG Industries, LyondellBasell Industries, DuPont de Nemours and International Flavors & Fragrances. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Green Plains's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.