Ball (BALL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 17.93% for Q1 2026, down 157.0% YoY from 31.46% in Q1 2025, and down 7.39% sequentially from 19.36% in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 17.93% for 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 declined to 17.93% in Q1 2026, from 19.36% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for BALL reached as high as 21.32% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 9.86% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 19.36% (2025), against an average of 17.24%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin plunged 2962 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 2912 bps.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 11.78% in 2022, then soared by 75 bps to 20.63% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 20.52% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 19.36% in 2025, then dropped by 7 bps to 17.93% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 17.93%, 19.36%, and 20.07% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball | 88.75 Bn | 87.87 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 17.93% |
| 2 | International Paper | 24.05 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 28.92% |
| 3 | Avery Dennison | 12.53 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 28.92% |
| 4 | Crown Holdings | 12.47 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 19.76% |
| 5 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.71 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 23.60% |
| 6 | Sonoco Products | 5.57 Bn | 5.37 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 20.62% |
| 7 | Silgan Holdings | 4.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 17.02% |
| 8 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.15 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 306.00 Mn | 14.19% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.81 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 179.00 | 11.90% |
| 10 | Greif | 1.96 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 257.30 Mn | 22.68% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.21% |