Ball Corporation BALL Operating margin
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Ball Corporation’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Ball Corporation's operating margin?
- Ball Corporation (BALL) reported operating margin of 9.6% in Q1 2024.
- How has Ball Corporation's operating margin changed year-over-year?
- Ball Corporation's operating margin increased by 28.0% year-over-year, from 7.5% to 9.6%.
- What is the long-term trend for Ball Corporation's operating margin?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Ball Corporation's operating margin has grown at a 2.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 38.4% to 40%.
- What does operating margin mean?
- The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
- How do you interpret operating margin?
- Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
- How does operating margin compare across companies?
- Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.