Ball (BALL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded Retained Earnings of $12.39 billion in Q3 2026, up 2.6% from $12.07 billion a year earlier but down 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ball reported Retained Earnings of $12.22 billion, up 6.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has increased for 16 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $11.53 billion in FY2024 (+48.5%), $7.76 billion in FY2023 (+6.2%), $7.31 billion in FY2022 (+6.8%) and $6.84 billion in FY2021 (+10.5%).
- Quarterly Retained Earnings has ranged from $6.84 billion in Q4 2021 to $12.54 billion in Q2 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased for 62 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 9.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 2.3% in Q1 2025 to 53.4% in Q1 2024.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $12.54 billion (Q2 2026), $12.37 billion (Q1 2026) and $12.22 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.24 Bn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 4.09 Bn |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 401.00 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 12.39 Bn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 3.78 Bn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 1.52 Bn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | -1.06 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.84 Bn |
API Access
Ball Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();