Ball (BALL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded Operating Income of $385 million in Q2 2026, up 0.8% from $382 million a year earlier and up 6.1% from the prior quarter.
Ball (BALL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ball's Operating Income came in at $1.62 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 43.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.58 billion, up 72.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Income came in at $914 million in FY2024 (-28.2%), $1.27 billion in FY2023 (+4.9%), $1.21 billion in FY2022 (-6.0%) and $1.29 billion in FY2021 (+28.7%).
- Quarterly Operating Income has ranged from -$107 million in Q2 2022 to $610 million in Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 46.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 271.4% in Q4 2025, against a decline of 67.3% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $363 million (Q1 2026), $364 million (Q4 2025) and $505 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 309.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 669.00 Mn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 291.20 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 646.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 385.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 464.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 192.84 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 149.94 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 95.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 115.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 385.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 363.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 364.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 505.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 382.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 328.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 98.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 317.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 287.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 196.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 300.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 325.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 321.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 267.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 188.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 523.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -107.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 610.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 380.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 238.00 Mn |
Ball Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();