Ball (BALL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball's FCF Margin came in at 0.76% for Q3 2026, down 6.84 percentage points from 7.61% a year earlier and down 10.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Ball reported FCF Margin of 3.98%, up 2.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.99%, up 9.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +3.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -3.13% in FY2024 (-9.91 pp), 6.78% in FY2023 (+16.88 pp), -10.10% in FY2022 (-10.34 pp) and 0.25% in FY2021 (-2.46 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -48.75% (Q1 2024) to 31.10% (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.42 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 26.51 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 28.02 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BALL's FCF Margin at 11.68% (Q2 2026), -26.03% (Q1 2026) and 31.10% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 4.41% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 8.62% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -13.51% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -4.31% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 0.76% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 8.06% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 10.87% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 12.98% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 8.49% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 14.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.76% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -26.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -24.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.65% |
| 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% |
API Access
Ball FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();