Ball BALL
NYSE BALL
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

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

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

Ball (BALL) has reported Net Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$478.0 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 declined to -$478.0 million in Q1 2026 per BALL's latest filing, from $645.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $1.1 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$643.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged $15.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $38.0 million in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Net Cash Flow climbed as much as 5471.43% in 2023 and fell as far as 1313.21% in 2023.
  • Ball's Net Cash Flow stood at $53.0 million in 2022, then sank by 1313.21% to -$643.0 million in 2023, then grew by 26.91% to -$470.0 million in 2024, then soared by 237.23% to $645.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 174.11% to -$478.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BALL's Net Cash Flow at -$478.0 million in Q1 2026, $645.0 million in Q4 2025, and $253.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 25.90 Bn 25.22 Bn 1.40 Bn -1.00 Mn
2 Amcor 22.53 Bn 21.41 Bn 1.34 Bn -495.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.42 Bn 21.83 Bn 512.50 Mn 45.70 Mn
4 International Paper 22.01 Bn 21.29 Bn 1.66 Bn -581.00 Mn
5 Ball 16.88 Bn 16.20 Bn 697.00 Mn -254.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 14.03 Bn 13.80 Bn 729.40 Mn -28.60 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 13.03 Bn 12.38 Bn 748.00 Mn 83.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 5.91 Bn 5.74 Bn 392.38 Mn -50.85 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.36 Bn 5.29 Bn 245.00 Mn -5.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.46 Bn 4.11 Bn 294.88 Mn -84.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -254.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -254.00 Mn
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