Ball (BALL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Ball's (BALL) Times Interest Earned stood at -0.53 in Q3 2026, compared with 5.94 a year earlier.
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Ball (BALL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ball's Times Interest Earned came in at 3.46 as of Sep 30, 2026, down 20.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.03, up 61.2% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Times Interest Earned came in at 3.12 in FY2024 (+12.7%), 2.77 in FY2023 (-28.6%), 3.88 in FY2022 (-18.9%) and 4.78 in FY2021 (+50.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned rose in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 49.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 209.5% in Q4 2025, against a decline of 73.3% in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 4.87 (Q2 2026), 4.65 (Q1 2026) and 4.67 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | - |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 2.73 |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 9.60 |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -0.53 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 4.56 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -13.67 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 4.03 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 1.46 |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.87 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.67 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.94 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.72 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.18 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.22 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.11 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.75 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.66 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.77 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.36 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.94 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.62 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.57 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.84 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.59 |
API Access
Ball Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=BALL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();