Ball (BALL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 26.03% for Q1 2026, down 195.0% year-over-year from 27.4% in Q1 2025, and down 164.35% quarter-over-quarter from 40.45% in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball (BALL) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 26.03% the latest figure, recorded in 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 fell to 26.03% in Q1 2026 per BALL's latest filing, from 40.45% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 40.45% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 48.75% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 0.11% across 5 years, with a median of 7.07% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin jumped 2651 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 2802 bps.
- Ball's FCF Margin stood at 8.66% in 2022, then jumped by 107 bps to 17.95% in 2023, then soared by 51 bps to 27.12% in 2024, then jumped by 49 bps to 40.45% in 2025, then slumped by 164 bps to 26.03% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BALL's FCF Margin at 26.03% in Q1 2026, 40.45% in Q4 2025, and 7.61% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 25.18 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.74% |
| 2 | Amcor | 22.16 Bn | 21.04 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 21.26% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.12 Bn | 21.53 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 6.83% |
| 4 | International Paper | 21.39 Bn | 20.66 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.12% |
| 5 | Ball | 16.67 Bn | 16.00 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 11.68% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 13.95 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 729.40 Mn | 14.98% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 12.81 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 16.28% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 5.80 Bn | 5.63 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 12.57% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.37 Bn | 5.31 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 4.77% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.34 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 294.88 Mn | -15.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.68% |
| 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% |