BALL profit margin BALL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 6.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 10.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +2.1 pts
- Peer median
- 10.9%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, BALL kept 6.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 10.1% and a gross margin of 18.6%.
The median for 10 manufacturing metal fabrication stocks of a similar size is 10.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.9% | 10.7% | 19.6% |
| FY2024 | 34.0% | 6.4% | 20.7% |
| FY2023 | 5.9% | 8.6% | 19.1% |
| FY2022 | 4.7% | 7.9% | 16.8% |
| FY2020 | 5.0% | 8.5% | 20.9% |
| FY2018 | 3.9% | 8.0% | 19.8% |
| FY2017 | 3.4% | 7.3% | 20.6% |
| FY2016 | n/a | 5.1% | 19.5% |
| FY2015 | 3.5% | 7.6% | 19.2% |
| FY2014 | 5.5% | 9.8% | 19.4% |
| FY2013 | 4.8% | 9.4% | 18.8% |
| FY2012 | 4.6% | 9.0% | 17.9% |
| FY2011 | 5.1% | 9.7% | 18.0% |
| FY2010 | 6.1% | 10.0% | 52.6% |
| FY2009 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 6.6% | +2.1 pts | 10.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 6.9% | +2.7 pts | 10.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 6.9% | −27.1 pts | 10.7% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.4% | −30.1 pts | 9.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 4.5% | −31.0 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 4.2% | −31.1 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 34.0% | +28.1 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 35.5% | +30.7 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 35.5% | +29.6 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 35.3% | +32.2 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 5.9% | +1.2 pts | 8.6% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 4.8% | n/a | 7.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication nearest BALL's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| BALLBALL | 6.6% |
| MASMasco | 11.6% |
| SWKStanley Black & Decker | 4.1% |
| ATIATI | 10.1% |
| CCKCrown | 5.9% |
| MLIMueller Industries | 18.2% |
| VMIValmont Industries | 11.7% |
| SSDSimpson Manufacturing | 15.6% |
| ACAArcosa | 17.9% |
| MTRNMATERION | 4.3% |
| GFFGriffon | 8.1% |
| Peer median | 10.9% |
Where BALL ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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