Ball (BALL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) reported 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 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 17.93% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 17.93%, down 157.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.17% (down 125.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.59%, down 111.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin slipped to 17.93% in Q1 2026 per BALL's latest filing, from 19.36% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 21.32% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 9.86% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 17.24% and a median of 19.36% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin slumped 2962 bps in 2022, then jumped 2912 bps in 2023.
- 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.
- 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 | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 16.44% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 19.13% |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 28.92% |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 20.12% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 17.93% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 28.92% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 19.76% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 20.62% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 23.60% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 17.02% |
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% |