Ball (BALL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded Cash from Operations of $189 million in Q3 2026, down 50.8% from $384 million a year earlier and down 68.9% from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ball's Cash from Operations came in at $1.23 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, up 123.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.26 billion, up 997.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash from Operations came in at $115 million in FY2024 (-93.8%), $1.86 billion in FY2023 (+518.9%), $301 million in FY2022 (-82.9%) and $1.76 billion in FY2021 (+22.9%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has ranged from -$1.25 billion in Q1 2024 to $1.21 billion in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations rose in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 22.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Operations in the last five years was growth of 340.2% in Q3 2023, against a decline of 75.4% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $608 million (Q2 2026), -$777 million (Q1 2026) and $1.21 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 471.60 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 339.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -527.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 189.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 406.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 284.86 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 347.49 Mn |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | 126.00 Mn |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 250.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 189.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 608.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -777.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 384.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 332.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -665.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 500.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 610.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 252.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 736.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 766.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 636.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -275.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 525.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 174.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 406.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -804.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 884.00 Mn |
API Access
Ball Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "BALL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();