Ball (BALL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$866.0 million for Q1 2026, up 8.07% year-over-year from -$801.3 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from -$869.0 million in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball (BALL) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with -$866.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 8.07% year-over-year to -$866.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$866.0 million (up 8.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$869.0 million, down 107.54% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was little changed at -$866.0 million in Q1 2026 per BALL's latest filing, from -$869.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $12.1 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$942.0 million in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $4.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $7.2 billion in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings sank 109.92% — and 2023, when it surged 2277.17%.
- Ball's Retained Earnings stood at -$679.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 34.9% to -$916.0 million in 2023, then surged by 1358.41% to $11.5 billion in 2024, then slumped by 107.54% to -$869.0 million in 2025, then increased by 0.35% to -$866.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BALL's Retained Earnings at -$866.0 million in Q1 2026, -$869.0 million in Q4 2025, and $12.1 billion in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 25.18 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 16.13 Bn |
| 2 | Amcor | 22.16 Bn | 21.04 Bn | 1.34 Bn | -931.00 Mn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.12 Bn | 21.53 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 3.96 Bn |
| 4 | International Paper | 21.39 Bn | 20.66 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 4.44 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 16.67 Bn | 16.00 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 12.54 Bn |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 13.95 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 729.40 Mn | 5.84 Bn |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 12.81 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 748.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 5.80 Bn | 5.63 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 3.44 Bn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.37 Bn | 5.31 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 853.00 Mn |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.34 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 3.70 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -866.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -869.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -942.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -912.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -916.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -642.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -679.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -346.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.61 Bn |