Ball (BALL) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded EBIT of -$40 million in Q3 2026, compared with $505 million a year earlier.
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Ball (BALL) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ball's EBIT came in at $1.07 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, down 18.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.58 billion, up 72.8% from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBIT came in at $914 million in FY2024 (-28.2%), $1.27 billion in FY2023 (+4.9%), $1.21 billion in FY2022 (-6.0%) and $1.29 billion in FY2021 (+28.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBIT since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT rose in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 56.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBIT in the last five years was growth of 271.4% in Q4 2025, against a decline of 67.3% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $385 million (Q2 2026), $363 million (Q1 2026) and $364 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 487.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 385.30 Mn |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 454.00 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 922.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -40.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 442.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -637.96 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 190.68 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 101.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 115.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -40.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 385.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 363.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 364.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 505.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 382.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 328.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 98.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 280.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 287.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 196.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 300.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 325.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 321.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 267.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 188.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 523.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -107.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 610.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 380.00 Mn |
API Access
Ball EBIT 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=ebit&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit", "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=ebit&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();