Ball (BALL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded EBT Margin of -3.46% in Q3 2026, down 15.03 percentage points from 11.57% a year earlier and down 10.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ball's EBT Margin came in at 4.17% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 2.88 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.57%, up 4.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has a five-year change of +2.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at 4.54% in FY2024 (-0.55 pp), 5.09% in FY2023 (-0.24 pp), 5.33% in FY2022 (-1.97 pp) and 7.30% in FY2021 (+1.47 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 10.66 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 15.03 percentage points in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.96% (Q2 2026), 7.16% (Q1 2026) and 7.17% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 3.85% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 13.61% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 4.88% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -19.27% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -3.46% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 9.38% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -33.82% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 7.08% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 1.46% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 2.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.46% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.14% |
API Access
Ball EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();