Ball (BALL) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) reported Short term Debt of $692 million for Q2 2026, up 26.3% from $548 million a year earlier but down 12.0% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Ball (BALL) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ball posted Short term Debt of $21 million, down 94.2% from FY2024.
- Short term Debt has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Short term Debt came in at $361 million in FY2024 (-66.1%), $1.07 billion in FY2023 (-24.4%), $1.41 billion in FY2022 and $15 million in FY2021 (-11.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Short term Debt spans a low of $15 million in Q4 2021 and a high of $2.36 billion in Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Short term Debt gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year Short term Debt in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 794.4%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 94.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $786 million (Q1 2026), $21 million (Q4 2025) and $344 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.63 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 692.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 786.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 344.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 548.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 583.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 361.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 452.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 276.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 281.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 470.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 251.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 293.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 762.00 Mn |
API Access
Ball Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();