Ball (BALL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Ball's (BALL) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.63 for Q3 2026, up 673.4% from 0.21 a year earlier.
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Ball (BALL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, FCF Payout Ratio at Ball was 0.35, down 78.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.28.
- In prior years, Ball's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.31 in FY2023 and 6.74 in FY2021 (+985.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 101.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2026, with growth of 673.4%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 73.9%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 0.60 |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 1.63 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 0.13 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 0.24 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 0.08 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 0.23 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.63 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.20 |
API Access
Ball FCF Payout Ratio 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-payout-ratio&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();