Ball (BALL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Ball (BALL) posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$478.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed YoY from -$480.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 174.11% sequentially from $645.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ball (BALL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ball has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$478.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow changed 0.42% year-over-year to -$478.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $260.0 million (up 121.4% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $262.0 million, down 20.12% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow eased to -$478.0 million in Q1 2026, from $645.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Cash Flow for BALL reached as high as $1.1 billion in Q1 2024 and fell as low as -$643.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $38.0 million (2023), against an average of $15.3 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Net Cash Flow: up 5471.43% in 2023, down 1313.21% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $53.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 1313.21% to -$643.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 26.91% to -$470.0 million in 2024, then surged by 237.23% to $645.0 million in 2025, then sank by 174.11% to -$478.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$478.0 million, $645.0 million, and $253.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -478.00 Mn
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 157.00 Mn
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 53.30 Mn
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -180.00 Mn
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -141.83 Mn
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -645.76 Mn
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -72.00 Mn
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -380.00 Mn
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 24.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -478.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -478.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 645.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 645.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 253.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 253.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -160.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -160.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -476.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -476.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -470.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -470.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -354.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -354.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -643.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -643.00 Mn