Ball (BALL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted Gross Margin of 17.44% for Q2 2026, down 1.97 percentage points from 19.41% a year earlier and down 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ball (BALL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Ball was 18.63%, down 1.54 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 19.59%, down 1.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -1.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ball's Gross Margin was 20.70% in FY2024 (+1.56 pp), 19.13% in FY2023 (+2.31 pp), 16.83% in FY2022 (-2.91 pp) and 19.74% in FY2021 (-1.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.75 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 29.12 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 29.62 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 17.93% (Q1 2026), 19.36% (Q4 2025) and 20.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 17.42% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 27.65% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 20.58% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 20.90% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 17.44% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 20.39% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 20.81% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 17.94% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 13.35% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 13.89% |
Historic 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% |
Ball Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();