Ball (BALL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Ball (BALL) reported Tax Provisions of -$43 million for Q3 2026, compared with $76 million a year earlier.
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Ball (BALL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Ball's Tax Provisions came in at $134 million, down 34.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $240 million, up 80.5% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Provisions came in at $133 million in FY2024 (-8.9%), $146 million in FY2023 (+5.8%), $138 million in FY2022 (-11.5%) and $156 million in FY2021 (+57.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Tax Provisions since Q2 2016.
- Year over year, Tax Provisions gained in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 56.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Provisions in five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 233.3%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 99.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $65 million (Q2 2026), $62 million (Q1 2026) and $50 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 95.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 91.90 Mn |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -97.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -43.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 89.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 44.14 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 40.28 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 11.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 16.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -43.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 65.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 62.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 76.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 53.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 45.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 100.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.00 Mn |
API Access
Ball Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();