Ball (BALL) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded Payables of $4.55 billion in Q2 2026, up 29.1% from $3.52 billion a year earlier and up 19.3% from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ball reported Payables of $4.45 billion, up 30.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Payables came in at $3.42 billion in FY2024 (-6.6%), $3.66 billion in FY2023 (-16.5%), $4.38 billion in FY2022 (-7.9%) and $4.76 billion in FY2021 (+38.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Payables since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payables in the last five years was growth of 49.8% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 31.2% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.81 billion (Q1 2026), $4.45 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.49 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 753.80 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 4.55 Bn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 3.12 Bn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 891.75 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 955.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.63 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 1.71 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.21 Bn |
API Access
Ball Payables 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=payables&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();