Question 1

What is Ball's P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

Ball (BALL) P/FCF ratio is 28.0× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month free cash flow, using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/FCF ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/FCF = Market Capitalisation ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Free Cash Flow, where Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.

Question 4

What is a good P/FCF ratio for Ball?

Accepted Answer

Mature companies that consistently convert profit into cash often trade at 15–25× P/FCF; capital-intensive businesses with lumpy capex typically trade lower. Compare against sector peers and against the company's own multi-year average — single-year P/FCF can be distorted by working-capital swings. For Ball specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 17.1×.

Question 5

Is Ball's P/FCF ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Ball's P/FCF ratio of 28.0× is below its own 5-year average of 179.4× and above the sector median of 17.1×. That places the current reading at the 22th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Ball's historical P/FCF ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Ball (BALL) P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 6.5× in 2002 to a high of 909.6× in 2022. The 5-year average is 179.4× and the 5-year median is 51.6×.

Question 7

What was Ball's P/FCF ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Ball (BALL) P/FCF ratio at the end of 2025 was 17.9×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month free cash flow figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Ball's P/FCF ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (free cash flow). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$14.1B	$788M	17.9×	—	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$16.3B	-$369M	—	—	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$18.1B	$818M	22.2×	—	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$16.1B	-$1.37B	—	—	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$31.1B	$34M	913.7×	+818.2×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$30.5B	$319M	95.6×	+73.3×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$21.1B	$950M	22.2×	+1.5×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$15.5B	$750M	20.7×	+6.4×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$13.2B	$922M	14.4×	—	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$13.1B	-$412M	—	—	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$9.96B	$479M	20.8×	+5.8×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$9.32B	$622M	15.0×	-1.1×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$7.39B	$461M	16.0×	+3.6×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$6.8B	$548M	12.4×	+1.0×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$5.74B	$505M	11.4×	-10.3×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$5.76B	$265M	21.7×	+8.8×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$4.81B	$373M	12.9×	+0.8×	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$3.89B	$321M	12.1×	+0.1×	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$4.37B	$365M	12.0×	-24.6×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$4.45B	$122M	36.6×	+21.2×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$4.1B	$267M	15.4×	+0.9×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$4.91B	$340M	14.5×	-0.2×	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$3.33B	$227M	14.7×	+4.9×	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$2.89B	$294M	9.8×	—	Dec 31, 2002


DraftKings (DKNG)	15.5×
Avery Dennison (AVY)	15.2×
Wynn Resorts (WYNN)	15.1×
NVR (NVR)	14.9×
Booking Holdings (BKNG)	14.7×
D.R. Horton (DHI)	14.2×
V.F. (VFC)	12.6×
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)	12.0×
Carnival Corporation (CCL)	11.9×
Lululemon Athletica (LULU)	11.6×
Toll Brothers (TOL)	11.1×
Hasbro (HAS)	9.8×
PDD Holdings (PDD)	9.5×
LKQ (LKQ)	9.3×
KB Home (KBH)	8.8×
Mohawk Industries (MHK)	8.4×
MercadoLibre (MELI)	8.2×
Best Buy Co. (BBY)	7.9×
Etsy (ETSY)	7.2×
Leggett & Platt (LEG)	6.6×
Weyco Group (WEYS)	6.2×
Expedia Group (EXPE)	6.0×
MGM Resorts (MGM)	5.5×
Ford Motor (F)	4.8×
General Motors (GM)	4.3×

P/FCF Ratio for Ball (BALL) 2002-2026

P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Ball (BALL)

Historical P/FCF Ratio for Ball (BALL) from 2002 to 2025

About P/FCF Ratio at Ball (BALL)

Ball P/FCF Ratio by Year

Ball P/FCF Ratio 2025: 17.9×

Ball P/FCF Ratio 2023: 22.2×

Ball P/FCF Ratio 2021: 913.7×

Ball P/FCF Ratio 2020: 95.6×

Ball P/FCF Ratio 2019: 22.2×

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table

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