Ball (BALL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 10.07% for Q1 2026, down 52.0% YoY from 20.99% in Q1 2025, and down 7.36% sequentially from 10.88% in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 10.07% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 52.0% year-over-year to 10.07%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.81% (up 324.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.8%, up 85.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin retreated to 10.07% in Q1 2026, from 10.88% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for BALL reached as high as 17.54% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 55.76% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 10.29% (2024), against an average of 3.8%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin plunged 6610 bps — and 2024, when it soared 3248 bps.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 55.76% in 2022, then jumped by 48 bps to 29.07% in 2023, then surged by 112 bps to 3.4% in 2024, then soared by 220 bps to 10.88% in 2025, then retreated by 7 bps to 10.07% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 10.07%, 10.88%, and 14.95% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball | 88.75 Bn | 87.87 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 10.07% |
| 2 | International Paper | 24.05 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 13.13% |
| 3 | Avery Dennison | 12.53 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 12.60% |
| 4 | Crown Holdings | 12.47 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 11.20% |
| 5 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.71 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 11.17% |
| 6 | Sonoco Products | 5.57 Bn | 5.37 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 7.58% |
| 7 | Silgan Holdings | 4.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 8.11% |
| 8 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.15 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 306.00 Mn | 0.88% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.81 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 179.00 | 3.99% |
| 10 | Greif | 1.96 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 257.30 Mn | 6.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -55.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.70% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.78% |