Ball (BALL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 26.03% for Q1 2026, down 195.0% YoY from 27.4% in Q1 2025, and down 164.35% sequentially from 40.45% in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 26.03% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 195.0% year-over-year to 26.03%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.65% (up 104.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.37%, up 820.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 26.03% in Q1 2026, from 40.45% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for BALL reached as high as 40.45% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 48.75% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.07% (2025), against an average of 0.11%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin jumped 2651 bps — and 2024, when it sank 2802 bps.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 8.66% in 2022, then soared by 107 bps to 17.95% in 2023, then surged by 51 bps to 27.12% in 2024, then soared by 49 bps to 40.45% in 2025, then tumbled by 164 bps to 26.03% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 26.03%, 40.45%, and 7.61% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball | 88.75 Bn | 87.87 Bn | 646.00 Mn | -26.03% |
| 2 | International Paper | 24.05 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.57% |
| 3 | Avery Dennison | 12.53 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 4.71% |
| 4 | Crown Holdings | 12.47 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 644.00 Mn | -4.33% |
| 5 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.71 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 3.08% |
| 6 | Sonoco Products | 5.57 Bn | 5.37 Bn | 345.63 Mn | -25.65% |
| 7 | Silgan Holdings | 4.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 265.78 Mn | -56.49% |
| 8 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.15 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 306.00 Mn | -11.73% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.81 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 179.00 | -19,082,446.81% |
| 10 | Greif | 1.96 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 257.30 Mn | 13.83% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -26.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -24.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -48.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -20.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -31.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.35% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.26% |