BALL vs SLGN
Ball Corp. and Silgan Holdings Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BALL | SLGN |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $6.5B |
| Net income | $915.0M | $288.4M |
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 4.4% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 13.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.30 | $2.70 |
| Dividend / share | $0.80 | $0.80 |
| Payout ratio | 24.0% | 29.7% |
| Free cash flow | $788.0M | $422.7M |
| Equity | $5.4B | $2.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.07× | 1.44× |
| Current ratio | 1.11× | 1.22× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.2% | 5.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | −1.4% |
BALL bills 2.0× the revenue of SLGN, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.0% against 4.4%).
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 | SLGN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.2B | $6.5B |
| FY2024 | $11.8B | $5.9B |
| FY2023 | $12.1B | $6.0B |
| FY2022 | $13.4B | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $13.8B | $5.7B |
| FY2020 | $11.8B | $4.9B |
| FY2019 | $11.5B | $4.5B |
| FY2018 | $11.6B | $4.4B |
| FY2017 | $11.0B | $4.1B |
| FY2016 | $9.1B | $3.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BALL | SLGN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $915.0M | $288.4M |
| FY2024 | $4.0B | $276.4M |
| FY2023 | $711.0M | $326.0M |
| FY2022 | $732.0M | $340.8M |
| FY2021 | $878.0M | $359.1M |
| FY2020 | $582.0M | $308.7M |
| FY2019 | $536.0M | $193.8M |
| FY2018 | $453.0M | $224.0M |
| FY2017 | $380.0M | $269.7M |
| FY2016 | $266.0M | $153.4M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$6,677,834,000 | BALL |
| FY2024 | +$5,940,306,000 | BALL |
| FY2023 | +$6,073,795,000 | BALL |
| FY2022 | +$6,960,501,000 | BALL |
| FY2021 | +$8,133,895,000 | BALL |
| FY2020 | +$6,859,057,000 | BALL |
| FY2019 | +$6,984,073,000 | BALL |
| FY2018 | +$7,186,125,000 | BALL |
| FY2017 | +$6,893,146,000 | BALL |
| FY2016 | +$5,448,086,000 | BALL |
| FY2015 | +$4,233,029,000 | BALL |
| FY2014 | +$4,658,210,000 | BALL |
| FY2013 | +$4,759,582,000 | BALL |
| FY2012 | +$5,147,382,000 | BALL |
| FY2011 | +$5,121,673,000 | BALL |
| FY2010 | +$4,558,455,000 | BALL |
| FY2009 | +$3,643,641,000 | BALL |
| FY2008 | +$3,705,108,000 | BALL |
BALL has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened 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 | +2.5 pp | BALL |
| FY2024 | +29.3 pp | BALL |
| FY2023 | +0.5 pp | BALL |
| FY2022 | +0.2 pp | BALL |
| FY2021 | +0.0 pp | BALL |
| FY2020 | −1.3 pp | SLGN |
| FY2019 | +0.4 pp | BALL |
| FY2018 | −1.1 pp | SLGN |
| FY2017 | −3.1 pp | SLGN |
| FY2016 | −1.3 pp | SLGN |
| FY2015 | −0.8 pp | SLGN |
| FY2014 | +1.1 pp | BALL |
| FY2013 | +0.1 pp | BALL |
| FY2012 | +0.6 pp | BALL |
| FY2011 | −0.1 pp | SLGN |
| FY2010 | +1.5 pp | BALL |
| FY2009 | +0.6 pp | BALL |
| FY2008 | +0.7 pp | BALL |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BALL and SLGN over this period.
18 of 18 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 SLGN's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 6.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.7.
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 SLGN over these 18 fiscal years — BALL led in 12 and SLGN in 6.
18 of 18 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 SLGN's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 16.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.5.
18 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 SLGN over these 18 fiscal years — BALL led in 11 and SLGN in 7.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.