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

Ball (BALL) reported 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 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$478.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$478.0 million, changed 0.42% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $260.0 million (up 121.4% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $262.0 million, down 20.12% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow retreated to -$478.0 million in Q1 2026 per BALL's latest filing, from $645.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $1.1 billion in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$643.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $15.3 million and a median of $38.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Net Cash Flow climbed as much as 5471.43% in 2023 and fell as far as 1313.21% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $53.0 million in 2022, then plunged 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 tumbled 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 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -214.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn -131.90 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 157.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 559.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -478.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 53.30 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -180.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -141.83 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -645.76 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