Ball (BALL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.49% for Q3 2026, down 1.62 percentage points from 8.11% a year earlier and down 3.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ball's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 10.34%, up 4.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +2.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ball's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.72% in FY2024 (-2.08 pp), 7.80% in FY2023 (-0.39 pp), 8.19% in FY2022 (-1.48 pp) and 9.67% in FY2021 (+1.86 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.16 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 4.55 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 5.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 9.59% (Q2 2026), 9.80% (Q1 2026) and 9.91% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.36 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.99% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.61 Bn | 20.19 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 9.47% |
| 3 | Amcor | 21.17 Bn | 16.58 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 6.14% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.68 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 11.39% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.65 Bn | 14.80 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 6.49% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.33 Bn | 10.70 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 13.09% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.05 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 2.67% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.43 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 5.33% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 2.93% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.87 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 197.00 Mn | 5.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.21% |
API Access
Ball Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();