Ball (BALL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded Free Cash Flow of $32 million in Q3 2026, down 87.5% from $257 million a year earlier and down 93.1% from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ball's Free Cash Flow came in at $602 million as of Sep 30, 2026, up 330.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $788 million.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Free Cash Flow came in at -$369 million in FY2024, $818 million in FY2023, -$1.35 billion in FY2022 and $34 million in FY2021 (-89.3%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2024 to $1.04 billion in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 27.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 283.1% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 87.5% in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $467 million (Q2 2026), -$938 million (Q1 2026) and $1.04 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 360.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 224.20 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -267.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -828.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 32.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 299.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 221.95 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 264.72 Mn |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 186.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 467.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -938.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 236.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -746.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 393.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 493.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 146.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 521.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 544.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 371.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -618.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 136.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -269.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -51.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 362.00 Mn |
API Access
Ball Free Cash Flow API
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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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();