Ball (BALL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded EBITDA Margin of 2.05% in Q3 2026, down 16.47 percentage points from 18.53% a year earlier and down 10.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ball's EBITDA Margin came in at 10.37% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 3.66 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 Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 16.47 percentage points in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 12.81% (Q2 2026), 13.46% (Q1 2026) and 14.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 14.28% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 21.81% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 13.46% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 2.05% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 15.01% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -24.64% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 13.52% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 11.63% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 13.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.05% |
| 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 | 13.95% |
| 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% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();