BALL vs GEF
Ball Corp. and Greif, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BALL | GEF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $5.4B |
| Net income | $915.0M | $268.8M |
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 19.7% |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 13.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.30 | — |
| Dividend / share | $0.80 | — |
| Payout ratio | 24.0% | 45.0% |
| Free cash flow | $788.0M | — |
| Equity | $5.4B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.07× | 1.21× |
| Current ratio | 1.11× | 1.53× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | 9.5% |
BALL bills 2.4× the revenue of GEF, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.0% against 5.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BALL | GEF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $11.8B | $5.4B |
| FY2023 | $12.1B | $5.2B |
| FY2022 | $13.4B | $6.3B |
| FY2021 | $13.8B | $5.6B |
| FY2020 | $11.8B | $4.5B |
| FY2019 | $11.5B | $4.6B |
| FY2018 | $11.6B | $3.9B |
| FY2017 | $11.0B | $3.6B |
| FY2016 | $9.1B | $3.3B |
| FY2015 | $8.0B | $3.6B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BALL | GEF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $4.0B | $268.8M |
| FY2023 | $711.0M | $359.2M |
| FY2022 | $732.0M | $376.7M |
| FY2021 | $878.0M | $390.7M |
| FY2020 | $582.0M | $108.8M |
| FY2019 | $536.0M | $171.0M |
| FY2018 | $453.0M | $209.4M |
| FY2017 | $380.0M | $118.6M |
| FY2016 | $266.0M | $74.9M |
| FY2015 | $303.0M | $71.9M |