Ball's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -6.2%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings declining at 0.8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 2.1% per year. Ball's return on equity is 16.7%, and it has net margins of 6.8%.
Key information
-6.19%
Earnings growth rate
-1.98%
EPS growth rate
Packaging Industry Growth
9.45%
Revenue growth rate
-2.07%
Return on equity
16.71%
Net Margin
6.85%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Ball makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1BALL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
13,667
936
567
0
31 Dec 25
13,161
912
566
0
30 Sep 25
12,694
712
545
0
30 Jun 25
12,397
581
557
0
31 Mar 25
12,018
527
559
0
31 Dec 24
11,795
424
647
0
30 Sep 24
11,818
529
641
0
30 Jun 24
11,847
470
632
0
31 Mar 24
11,955
437
654
0
31 Dec 23
12,062
484
532
0
30 Sep 23
12,707
437
529
0
30 Jun 23
13,547
697
555
0
31 Mar 23
14,614
398
555
0
31 Dec 22
13,372
569
555
0
30 Sep 22
15,475
961
628
0
30 Jun 22
15,077
748
617
0
31 Mar 22
14,402
1,124
622
0
31 Dec 21
13,811
878
593
0
30 Sep 21
13,239
808
633
0
30 Jun 21
12,779
870
606
0
31 Mar 21
12,121
762
551
0
31 Dec 20
11,781
585
525
0
30 Sep 20
11,398
518
452
0
30 Jun 20
11,258
369
421
0
31 Mar 20
11,474
472
421
0
31 Dec 19
11,474
566
417
0
30 Sep 19
11,558
557
454
0
30 Jun 19
11,551
524
477
0
31 Mar 19
11,635
446
493
0
31 Dec 18
11,635
454
478
0
30 Sep 18
11,579
462
468
0
30 Jun 18
11,541
451
482
0
31 Mar 18
11,295
431
483
0
31 Dec 17
10,983
374
514
0
30 Sep 17
10,760
268
562
0
30 Jun 17
10,604
250
570
0
31 Mar 17
9,778
458
547
0
31 Dec 16
9,061
263
512
0
30 Sep 16
8,342
265
458
0
30 Jun 16
7,687
280
429
0
31 Mar 16
7,830
133
442
0
31 Dec 15
7,997
281
450
0
30 Sep 15
8,224
302
464
0
30 Jun 15
8,366
404
481
0
Quality Earnings: 1BALL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1BALL's current net profit margins (6.8%) are higher than last year (4.4%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1BALL's earnings have declined by 6.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1BALL's earnings growth over the past year (77.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (-6.2% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1BALL earnings growth over the past year (77.6%) exceeded the Packaging industry -19.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1BALL's Return on Equity (16.7%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/11 14:17
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/11 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Ball Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.