Ball (BALL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Ball's Debt Ratio came in at 0.36 for Q3 2026, down 6.6% from 0.39 a year earlier but up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to Q4 2009, Ball's Debt Ratio data covers 60 quarters.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.32 in FY2024 (-27.5%), 0.44 in FY2023 (-1.2%), 0.45 in FY2022 (+14.5%) and 0.39 in FY2021 (-8.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Debt Ratio is 0.29 (Q1 2024) to 0.48 (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 27.7%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 39.4%).
- Business Quant data shows BALL's Debt Ratio at 0.36 (Q2 2026), 0.39 (Q1 2026) and 0.36 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.31 |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 0.35 |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.40 |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 0.27 |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 0.40 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 0.42 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 0.48 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 0.48 |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 0.78 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.39 |
API Access
Ball Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=debt-ratio&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();