BALL vs PH
Ball Corp. and Parker-Hannifin Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BALL | PH |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $21.5B |
| Net income | $915.0M | $3.6B |
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 37.7% |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 17.0% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 25.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.30 | $28.48 |
| Dividend / share | $0.80 | $7.40 |
| Payout ratio | 24.0% | 25.7% |
| Free cash flow | $788.0M | $3.9B |
| Equity | $5.4B | $15.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.07× | 0.50× |
| Current ratio | 1.11× | 1.26× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.2% | 8.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | · |
PH bills 1.6× the revenue of BALL, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.0% 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 | PH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.2B | $21.5B |
| FY2024 | $11.8B | $19.9B |
| FY2023 | $12.1B | $19.9B |
| FY2022 | $13.4B | $19.1B |
| FY2021 | $13.8B | $15.9B |
| FY2020 | $11.8B | $14.3B |
| FY2019 | $11.5B | $13.7B |
| FY2018 | $11.6B | $14.3B |
| FY2017 | $11.0B | $14.3B |
| FY2016 | $9.1B | $12.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BALL | PH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $915.0M | $3.6B |
| FY2024 | $4.0B | $3.5B |
| FY2023 | $711.0M | $2.8B |
| FY2022 | $732.0M | $2.1B |
| FY2021 | $878.0M | $1.3B |
| FY2020 | $582.0M | $1.7B |
| FY2019 | $536.0M | $1.2B |
| FY2018 | $453.0M | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $380.0M | $1.1B |
| FY2016 | $266.0M | $983.4M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$8,338,000,000 | PH |
| FY2024 | −$8,055,000,000 | PH |
| FY2023 | −$7,868,000,000 | PH |
| FY2022 | −$5,693,000,000 | PH |
| FY2021 | −$2,050,608,000 | PH |
| FY2020 | −$2,566,640,000 | PH |
| FY2019 | −$2,221,520,000 | PH |
| FY2018 | −$2,685,324,000 | PH |
| FY2017 | −$3,319,392,000 | PH |
| FY2016 | −$2,968,312,000 | PH |
| FY2015 | −$3,363,753,000 | PH |
| FY2014 | −$4,141,744,000 | PH |
| FY2013 | −$4,747,871,000 | PH |
| FY2012 | −$4,280,004,000 | PH |
| FY2011 | −$4,515,042,000 | PH |
| FY2010 | −$4,715,870,000 | PH |
| FY2009 | −$3,282,766,000 | PH |
| FY2008 | −$3,482,915,000 | PH |
PH has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. 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 | −10.0 pp | PH |
| FY2024 | +16.2 pp | BALL |
| FY2023 | −8.4 pp | PH |
| FY2022 | −5.5 pp | PH |
| FY2021 | −1.9 pp | PH |
| FY2020 | −7.2 pp | PH |
| FY2019 | −4.1 pp | PH |
| FY2018 | −6.8 pp | PH |
| FY2017 | −4.0 pp | PH |
| FY2016 | −5.2 pp | PH |
| FY2015 | −3.3 pp | PH |
| FY2014 | −2.2 pp | PH |
| FY2013 | −2.7 pp | PH |
| FY2012 | −2.5 pp | PH |
| FY2011 | −3.4 pp | PH |
| FY2010 | −2.4 pp | PH |
| FY2009 | +0.2 pp | BALL |
| FY2008 | −0.3 pp | PH |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BALL and PH over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BALL's net margin has been more volatile than PH's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 6.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.5.
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 PH over these 18 fiscal years — BALL led in 2 and PH in 16.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BALL's return on equity has been more volatile than PH's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 16.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.5.
18 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 PH over these 18 fiscal years — BALL led in 10 and PH in 8.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.