Ball (BALL) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted EPS (Diluted) of -$0.36 for Q3 2026, compared with $1.18 a year earlier.
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Ball (BALL) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EPS (Diluted) at Ball was $2.02, down 19.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.30, down 74.6% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Diluted) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ball's EPS (Diluted) was $13.00 in FY2024 (+483.1%), $2.23 in FY2023 (-0.7%), $2.25 in FY2022 (-15.1%) and $2.65 in FY2021 (+50.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly EPS (Diluted) since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Diluted) increased in four of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 13.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EPS (Diluted) in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 182.6%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 94.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, EPS (Diluted) for the three prior quarters was $0.83 (Q2 2026), $0.77 (Q1 2026) and $0.72 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.42 |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 2.95 |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.52 |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -2.13 |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -0.36 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 2.08 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -7.36 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 0.99 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 0.07 |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 0.06 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.83 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.77 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.72 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.61 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.24 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.37 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.90 |
API Access
Ball EPS (Diluted) 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=eps-diluted&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "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=eps-diluted&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();