Ball (BALL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded EBITDA Margin of 12.81% in Q2 2026, down 2.14 percentage points from 14.95% a year earlier and down 0.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ball (BALL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ball's EBITDA Margin came in at 14.72% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 1.65 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.60%, up 3.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of +1.42 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBITDA Margin came in at 11.65% in FY2024 (-4.59 pp), 16.24% in FY2023 (+2.14 pp), 14.10% in FY2022 (-0.31 pp) and 14.42% in FY2021 (+0.23 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.07 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBITDA Margin in the last five years was a gain of 14.53 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 14.28 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 13.46% (Q1 2026), 14.52% (Q4 2025) and 18.53% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.29% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 19.27% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 18.81% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 15.93% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 12.81% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 15.81% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 17.18% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 14.22% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 10.97% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 13.78% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.62% |
Ball EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();