BALL vs MAS
Ball Corp. and Masco Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BALL | MAS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $7.6B |
| Net income | $915.0M | $810.0M |
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 35.4% |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 11.3% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $3.30 | $3.86 |
| Dividend / share | $0.80 | $1.24 |
| Payout ratio | 24.0% | 32.2% |
| Free cash flow | $788.0M | $866.0M |
| Equity | $5.4B | $-185.0M |
| Net debt / equity | 1.07× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.11× | 1.81× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.2% | 1.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | −7.9% |
BALL bills 1.7× the revenue of MAS, and MAS keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.3% 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 | MAS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.2B | $7.6B |
| FY2024 | $11.8B | $7.8B |
| FY2023 | $12.1B | $8.0B |
| FY2022 | $13.4B | $8.7B |
| FY2021 | $13.8B | $8.4B |
| FY2020 | $11.8B | $7.2B |
| FY2019 | $11.5B | $6.7B |
| FY2018 | $11.6B | $6.7B |
| FY2017 | $11.0B | $6.0B |
| FY2016 | $9.1B | $7.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BALL | MAS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $915.0M | $810.0M |
| FY2024 | $4.0B | $822.0M |
| FY2023 | $711.0M | $908.0M |
| FY2022 | $732.0M | $844.0M |
| FY2021 | $878.0M | $410.0M |
| FY2020 | $582.0M | $1.2B |
| FY2019 | $536.0M | $935.0M |
| FY2018 | $453.0M | $734.0M |
| FY2017 | $380.0M | $533.0M |
| FY2016 | $266.0M | $493.0M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$5,599,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2024 | +$3,967,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2023 | +$4,095,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2022 | +$4,692,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2021 | +$5,436,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2020 | +$4,593,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2019 | +$4,767,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2018 | +$4,981,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2017 | +$4,969,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2016 | +$1,700,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2015 | +$855,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2014 | +$1,564,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2013 | +$1,707,100,000 | BALL |
| FY2012 | +$1,240,700,000 | BALL |
| FY2011 | +$1,460,900,000 | BALL |
| FY2010 | +$144,000,000 | BALL |
| FY2009 | −$946,600,000 | MAS |
| FY2008 | −$2,657,900,000 | MAS |
The higher-revenue side has changed between BALL and MAS over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.4 pp | MAS |
| FY2024 | +22.9 pp | BALL |
| FY2023 | −6.2 pp | MAS |
| FY2022 | −5.0 pp | MAS |
| FY2021 | +0.6 pp | BALL |
| FY2020 | −12.8 pp | MAS |
| FY2019 | −9.9 pp | MAS |
| FY2018 | −7.9 pp | MAS |
| FY2017 | −6.2 pp | MAS |
| FY2016 | −4.3 pp | MAS |
| FY2015 | −1.7 pp | MAS |
| FY2014 | −7.1 pp | MAS |
| FY2013 | +0.3 pp | BALL |
| FY2012 | +5.9 pp | BALL |
| FY2011 | +12.8 pp | BALL |
| FY2010 | +19.6 pp | BALL |
| FY2009 | +7.7 pp | BALL |
| FY2008 | +8.4 pp | BALL |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BALL and MAS over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MAS's net margin has been more volatile than BALL's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 8.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.7.
18 of 19 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 MAS over these 18 fiscal years — BALL led in 8 and MAS in 10.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MAS's return on equity has been more volatile than BALL's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 59.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.1.
7 of 19 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 MAS over these 7 fiscal years — BALL led in 5 and MAS in 2.
7 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.