04:54 PM EDT, 08/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Greif ( GEF ) reported fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $1.03 per diluted class A share, down from $1.75 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.14.

Net sales for the quarter ended July 31 were $1.45 billion, up from $1.33 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $1.42 billion.