Ball (BALL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) recorded Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 264.7 million in Q2 2026, down 2.7% from 272.15 million a year earlier and down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
Ball (BALL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ball reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 266.08 million, down 5.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 282.82 million in FY2024 (-10.4%), 315.64 million in FY2023 (+0.4%), 314.42 million in FY2022 (-3.5%) and 325.99 million in FY2021 (-0.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 7.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the last five years was growth of 0.4% in Q3 2023, against a decline of 10.6% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 266.25 million (Q1 2026), 266.08 million (Q4 2025) and 267.99 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 524.52 Mn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 627.00 Mn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 89.10 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 462.35 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 264.70 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 108.76 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 98.87 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 105.68 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 296.05 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 264.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 266.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 266.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 267.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 272.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 277.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 282.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 298.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 303.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 310.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 315.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 315.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 315.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 314.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 314.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 313.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 314.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 319.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 325.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 323.89 Mn |
Ball Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();