Growth Metrics

Ball (BALL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Ball has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $283.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 2.54% to $283.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.0 billion through Mar 2026, down 29.35% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $999.0 million for FY2025, 34.58% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $283.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ball, roughly flat from $284.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $4.2 billion in Q2 2022 and troughed at $173.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.7 billion (2024), against an average of $1.9 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses skyrocketed 37.43% in 2022 and then crashed 90.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $3.4 billion in 2022, then dropped by 7.65% to $3.1 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 84.11% to $493.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 42.39% to $284.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.35% to $283.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BALL's Operating Expenses are $283.0 million (Q1 2026), $284.0 million (Q4 2025), and $173.0 million (Q3 2025).