BALL vs CCK
Ball Corp. and Crown Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BALL | CCK |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $12.4B |
| Net income | $915.0M | $738.0M |
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 22.0% |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 25.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.30 | $6.38 |
| Dividend / share | $0.80 | $1.04 |
| Payout ratio | 24.0% | 16.3% |
| Free cash flow | $788.0M | $1.1B |
| Equity | $5.4B | $3.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.07× | 1.71× |
| Current ratio | 1.11× | 1.03× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.2% | 5.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | 5.0% |
BALL and CCK book revenue within 15% of each other, and CCK keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.1% against 7.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BALL | CCK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.2B | $12.4B |
| FY2024 | $11.8B | $11.8B |
| FY2023 | $12.1B | $12.0B |
| FY2022 | $13.4B | $12.9B |
| FY2021 | $13.8B | $11.4B |
| FY2020 | $11.8B | $9.4B |
| FY2019 | $11.5B | $9.6B |
| FY2018 | $11.6B | $11.2B |
| FY2017 | $11.0B | $8.7B |
| FY2016 | $9.1B | $8.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BALL | CCK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $915.0M | $738.0M |
| FY2024 | $4.0B | $424.0M |
| FY2023 | $711.0M | $450.0M |
| FY2022 | $732.0M | $727.0M |
| FY2021 | $878.0M | $-560.0M |
| FY2020 | $582.0M | $579.0M |
| FY2019 | $536.0M | $510.0M |
| FY2018 | $453.0M | $439.0M |
| FY2017 | $380.0M | $323.0M |
| FY2016 | $266.0M | $496.0M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$796,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2024 | −$6,000,000 | CCK |
| FY2023 | +$52,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2022 | +$429,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2021 | +$2,417,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2020 | +$2,389,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2019 | +$1,915,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2018 | +$484,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2017 | +$2,285,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2016 | +$777,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2015 | −$765,000,000 | CCK |
| FY2014 | −$527,000,000 | CCK |
| FY2013 | −$187,900,000 | CCK |
| FY2012 | +$265,700,000 | BALL |
| FY2011 | +$8,238,900,000 | BALL |
| FY2010 | −$311,000,000 | CCK |
| FY2009 | −$1,227,600,000 | CCK |
| FY2008 | −$1,478,900,000 | CCK |
The higher-revenue side has changed between BALL and CCK over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.2 pp | CCK |
| FY2024 | +29.3 pp | BALL |
| FY2023 | +1.0 pp | BALL |
| FY2022 | −1.1 pp | CCK |
| FY2021 | +10.0 pp | BALL |
| FY2020 | −2.4 pp | CCK |
| FY2019 | −1.9 pp | CCK |
| FY2018 | −0.8 pp | CCK |
| FY2017 | −1.5 pp | CCK |
| FY2016 | −4.1 pp | CCK |
| FY2015 | −1.5 pp | CCK |
| FY2014 | +0.6 pp | BALL |
| FY2013 | +0.2 pp | BALL |
| FY2012 | −3.0 pp | CCK |
| FY2011 | −95.6 pp | CCK |
| FY2010 | +0.5 pp | BALL |
| FY2009 | +0.1 pp | BALL |
| FY2008 | +0.7 pp | BALL |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BALL and CCK over this period.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CCK's net margin has been more volatile than BALL's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 22.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.7.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BALL and CCK over these 18 fiscal years — BALL led in 8 and CCK in 10.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CCK's return on equity has been more volatile than BALL's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 60.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 20.4.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BALL and CCK over these 10 fiscal years — BALL led in 2 and CCK in 8.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.