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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

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20256.9%10.7%19.6%
FY202434.0%6.4%20.7%
FY20235.9%8.6%19.1%
FY20224.7%7.9%16.8%
FY20205.0%8.5%20.9%
FY20183.9%8.0%19.8%
FY20173.4%7.3%20.6%
FY2016n/a5.1%19.5%
FY20153.5%7.6%19.2%
FY20145.5%9.8%19.4%
FY20134.8%9.4%18.8%
FY20124.6%9.0%17.9%
FY20115.1%9.7%18.0%
FY20106.1%10.0%52.6%
FY2009n/an/an/a

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY266.6%+2.1 pts10.1%
Q1 FY266.9%+2.7 pts10.6%
Q4 FY256.9%−27.1 pts10.7%
Q3 FY255.4%−30.1 pts9.2%
Q2 FY254.5%−31.0 pts7.9%
Q1 FY254.2%−31.1 pts7.4%
Q4 FY2434.0%+28.1 pts6.4%
Q3 FY2435.5%+30.7 pts7.9%
Q2 FY2435.5%+29.6 pts7.9%
Q1 FY2435.3%+32.2 pts7.9%
Q4 FY235.9%+1.2 pts8.6%
Q3 FY234.8%n/a7.9%

Against its peers

Companies in Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication nearest BALL's size, closest first, today.

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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