Greif (NYSE:
GEF) reported quarterly earnings of $1.10 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.07 by 2.8 percent. This is a 7.56 percent decrease over earnings of $1.19 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.073 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.093 billion by 1.84 percent. This is a 0.46 percent decrease over sales of $1.078 billion the same period last year.