UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 23 28, 2025

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon

001-13146

93-0816972

(State of

Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(503) 684-7000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class ~~TradingSymbol~~Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock without par value GBX New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 72.0102 ~~Regulation~~Results FDof ~~Disclosure~~Operations and Financial Condition

On October 2328, 2025, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued aan ~~press~~earnings ~~releasing~~release ~~announcing~~reporting ~~a cash dividend of $0.32 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 3, 2025, to all holders of record of~~ the Company’s ~~common~~financial ~~stock~~results asfor of the ~~close~~fourth offiscal ~~business~~quarter onand ~~November~~year ended August 1231, 2025. A copy of the ~~press~~ release ~~announcing the dividend~~ is ~~attached~~furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.

The information ~~set~~contained ~~forth~~in ~~under~~ this Item 72.0102 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including ~~Exhibit~~the ~~99.1~~exhibit, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), orand shall not be incorporated by reference ininto any ~~filing~~filings made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ~~regardless~~or ofthe ~~any~~Exchange ~~general~~Act, ~~incorporation~~except ~~language~~as inmay ~~such~~be ~~filing, unless~~ expressly ~~incorporated~~set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		~~Press~~Earnings Release dated October 2328, 2025 of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. reporting the Company’s financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended August 31, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned ~~thereunto~~hereunto duly authorized.

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

Date: October 23, 2025

/s/ Michael J. Donfris

Date: October 28, 2025

/s/ Michael J. Donfris

Michael J. Donfris

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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