Ball (BALL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 17.93% for Q1 2026, down 157.0% year-over-year from 31.46% in Q1 2025, and down 7.39% quarter-over-quarter from 19.36% in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball (BALL) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 17.93% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 157.0% year-over-year to 17.93%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.17% (down 125.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.59%, down 111.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin fell to 17.93% in Q1 2026 per BALL's latest filing, from 19.36% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 21.32% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 9.86% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 17.24% across 5 years, with a median of 19.36% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin slumped 2962 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 2912 bps.
- Ball's Gross Margin stood at 11.78% in 2022, then jumped by 75 bps to 20.63% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 20.52% in 2024, then decreased by 6 bps to 19.36% in 2025, then declined by 7 bps to 17.93% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BALL's Gross Margin at 17.93% in Q1 2026, 19.36% in Q4 2025, and 20.07% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 25.18 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 17.42% |
| 2 | Amcor | 22.16 Bn | 21.04 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 20.90% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.12 Bn | 21.53 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 20.58% |
| 4 | International Paper | 21.39 Bn | 20.66 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 27.65% |
| 5 | Ball | 16.67 Bn | 16.00 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 17.44% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 13.95 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 729.40 Mn | 29.62% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 12.81 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 20.39% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 5.80 Bn | 5.63 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 20.81% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.37 Bn | 5.31 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 25.95% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.34 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 17.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.76% |