Ball (BALL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ball's Net Margin was -2.24% in Q3 2026, down 11.74 percentage points from 9.50% a year earlier and down 7.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ball's Net Margin was 3.52% through Sep 30, 2026, down 1.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 6.93%, down 27.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +1.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 33.98% in FY2024 (+28.12 pp), 5.86% in FY2023 (+0.48 pp), 5.38% in FY2022 (-0.98 pp) and 6.36% in FY2021 (+1.39 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Net Margin since Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -16.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 122.28 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 122.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BALL's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 5.53% (Q2 2026), 5.69% (Q1 2026) and 5.98% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 10.08% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 3.95% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -18.17% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -2.24% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 6.06% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -35.86% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 5.15% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 1.00% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 2.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.24% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 128.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.08% |
API Access
Ball Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "BALL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();