Ball (BALL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$938.0 million for Q1 2026, down 25.74% year-over-year from -$1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 169.28% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball (BALL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$938.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 25.74% year-over-year to -$938.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $909.0 million (up 34.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.1 billion, up 5694.74% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow slipped to -$938.0 million in Q1 2026 per BALL's latest filing, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$1.4 billion in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$20.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $146.0 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 203.07% — and 2023, when it surged 827.45%.
- Ball's Free Cash Flow stood at $136.0 million in 2022, then surged by 283.09% to $521.0 million in 2023, then surged by 49.9% to $781.0 million in 2024, then soared by 73.37% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then plunged by 169.28% to -$938.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BALL's Free Cash Flow at -$938.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $257.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 25.90 Bn | 25.22 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 300.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amcor | 22.53 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.42 Bn | 21.83 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 170.10 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 21.29 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -7.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 16.88 Bn | 16.20 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 467.00 Mn |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 14.03 Bn | 13.80 Bn | 729.40 Mn | 369.00 Mn |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 13.03 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 597.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 5.91 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 236.94 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.36 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 45.00 Mn |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.46 Bn | 4.11 Bn | 294.88 Mn | -258.52 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 467.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 467.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -938.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -938.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 257.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 236.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 236.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -746.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -746.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 781.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 781.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 493.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 493.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 146.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 146.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.40 Bn |