Ball (BALL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.46% for Q1 2026, up 353.0% YoY from 2.53% in Q1 2025, and down 1.07% sequentially from 11.58% in Q4 2025.
Ball (BALL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ball has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 11.46% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 353.0% year-over-year to 11.46%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.46% (up 353.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.81%, up 99.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 11.46% in Q1 2026, from 11.58% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BALL reached as high as 11.58% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 1.51% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.71% (2024), against an average of 5.09%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1308 bps — and 2025, when it surged 982 bps.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.16% in 2022, then sank by 56 bps to 0.51% in 2023, then surged by 1207 bps to 6.71% in 2024, then surged by 73 bps to 11.58% in 2025, then retreated by 1 bps to 11.46% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.46%, 11.58%, and 9.5% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball | 88.75 Bn | 87.87 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 11.46% |
| 2 | International Paper | 24.05 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 5.64% |
| 3 | Avery Dennison | 12.53 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 18.70% |
| 4 | Crown Holdings | 12.47 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 15.18% |
| 5 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.71 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 12.65% |
| 6 | Sonoco Products | 5.57 Bn | 5.37 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 12.31% |
| 7 | Silgan Holdings | 4.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 8.48% |
| 8 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.15 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 306.00 Mn | 6.25% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.81 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 179.00 | 0.00% |
| 10 | Greif | 1.96 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 257.30 Mn | 8.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.94% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.62% |