Ball Corporation
BALL Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers
Ball Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $13.2 billion, up 11.6% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 19.7%, EPS grew 7.79%, free cash flow grew 97.9% and total debt rose 2.75%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for three consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Ball Corporation (BALL) Return on equity
Ball Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 17.2%, up 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (16.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.86% (fiscal 2017) to 82.1% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 11.3% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.64%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.1% | (66.00) |
| FY2024 | 82.1% | 62.87 |
| FY2023 | 19.2% | (0.74) |
| FY2022 | 19.9% | (5.07) |
| FY2021 | 25.0% | 6.60 |
| FY2020 | 18.4% | 1.21 |
| FY2019 | 17.2% | 5.27 |
| FY2018 | 11.9% | 2.07 |
| FY2017 | 9.86% | (1.09) |
| FY2016 | 11.0% | (11.52) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 31.2% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 23.3% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 18.3% |
| BALL Ball Corporation | 17.2% |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 15.5% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare | 14.8% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 9.40% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 2.73% |
| IP International Paper Company compare | −20.8% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 11.3% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.64% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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