Ball (BALL) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $163 million for Q2 2026, up 19.0% from $137 million a year earlier and up 8.7% from the prior quarter.
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Ball (BALL) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Ball's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $593 million, up 6.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $566 million, down 12.5% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $647 million in FY2024 (+21.6%), $532 million in FY2023 (-4.1%), $555 million in FY2022 (-6.4%) and $593 million in FY2021 (+13.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 0.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 151.0%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 59.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $150 million (Q1 2026), $150 million (Q4 2025) and $130 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.58 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 970.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.47 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 179.30 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 20.39 Bn | 16.29 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 564.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.34 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 568.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.96 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.55 Bn | 8.87 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 166.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.80 Bn | 3.80 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 200.25 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 126.78 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.66 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.62 Bn | 2.63 Bn | 238.00 Mn | -87.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 163.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 150.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 130.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 137.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 149.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 129.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 142.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 237.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 123.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 133.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 157.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 115.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 49.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 159.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 161.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 186.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 122.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 148.00 Mn |
API Access
Ball Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();