Ball (BALL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 7.16% for Q1 2026, down 23.0% year-over-year from 9.3% in Q1 2025, and up 480.43% quarter-over-quarter from 1.88% in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball (BALL) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 7.16% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 23.0% year-over-year to 7.16%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.25% (up 525.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.27%, up 634.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin grew to 7.16% in Q1 2026 per BALL's latest filing, from 1.88% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 14.89% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 30.68% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 2.6% across 5 years, with a median of 5.63% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin tumbled 3882 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 3330 bps.
- Ball's EBT Margin stood at 30.68% in 2022, then surged by 109 bps to 2.62% in 2023, then plunged by 811 bps to 18.61% in 2024, then jumped by 90 bps to 1.88% in 2025, then jumped by 480 bps to 7.16% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BALL's EBT Margin at 7.16% in Q1 2026, 1.88% in Q4 2025, and 11.57% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 25.18 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.59% |
| 2 | Amcor | 22.16 Bn | 21.04 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 7.58% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.12 Bn | 21.53 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 10.40% |
| 4 | International Paper | 21.39 Bn | 20.66 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.43% |
| 5 | Ball | 16.67 Bn | 16.00 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 6.96% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 13.95 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 729.40 Mn | 11.48% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 12.81 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 9.95% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 5.80 Bn | 5.63 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 7.55% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.37 Bn | 5.31 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 12.29% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.34 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 6.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -30.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.76% |