Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
Ball Corporation BALL
$56.37 -0.23% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $15.01B
Strong growthLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 3, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $3.51, up 81.9% year over year.
- Net debt is 3.1× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The shares trade at 16.1× trailing earnings, lower than 81% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 13%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 11%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 14%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 18%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 20%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 37%
- Gross marginBottom 14%
- Operating marginTop 31%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 38%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 23%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 45%
- Interest coverTop 46%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 31%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 49%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 32%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 43%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 29%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 22%
- 6-month returnBottom 40%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 31%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 30%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 47%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 38%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 38%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 15%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 48%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 18%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 6%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 45%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 13.3% | 15.7% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 105.4% | 81.9% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 15.1% | 16.4% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 11.1% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 5.8% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 15.7% | 13.3% | ↑ | Top 13% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 81.9% | 105.4% | ↓ | Top 11% |
| Gross margin | 16.4% | 15.1% | ↑ | Bottom 14% |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 8.8% | ↑ | Top 31% |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 4.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.8% | 3.0% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 8.6% | — | Top 37% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.9% | — | Bottom 18% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.51×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -3.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.14×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 5.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.43%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 2.76%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.19%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -3.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -5.5%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +4.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -2.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $75.00
- Target vs current price
- +33.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 23
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 74%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +4.1% | -2.1% | -3.9% | -3.3% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +11.2% | -6.3% | -5.3% | -11.8% | +7.2% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | +1.1% | +9.0% | +17.6% | +15.0% | +6.4% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | +0.0% | +1.5% | -1.5% | +2.8% | +20.7% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +3.4% | -5.7% | -6.9% | -11.4% | -14.8% |
| May 6, 2025 | +8.9% | -0.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% | +10.4% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | +3.7% | -6.9% | -9.6% | -8.4% | -6.7% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | +6.2% | -7.7% | -6.1% | -2.5% | -13.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $1.03 | $0.99 | +4.1% | $4.00B |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.94 | $0.85 | +11.2% | $3.60B |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $0.91 | $0.90 | +1.1% | $3.35B |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $1.02 | $1.02 | +0.0% | $3.37B |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.90 | $0.87 | +3.4% | $3.34B |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.76 | $0.70 | +8.9% | $3.10B |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $0.84 | $0.81 | +3.7% | $2.88B |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.91 | $0.86 | +6.2% | $3.08B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 16.1× | 23.4× | 19th | Top 31% |
| P/E (forward) | 14.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.1× | — | — | Top 32% |
| EV / Sales | 1.52× | — | — | Bottom 43% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 5.51% | — | — | Bottom 49% |
| Earnings yield | 6.23% | — | — | Top 31% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 4.0× – 41.7× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +11.7%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +81.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -35.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -8.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -6.1%
- RSI (14)
- 29.4
- Relative volume
- 0.88×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 20.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 7th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.41
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.22
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -16.8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -36.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2020 | Oct 23, 2023 | -56.3% | 734 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $15.01B
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.51
- Revenue (TTM)
- $14.32B
- Dividend yield
- 1.42%
- 52-week range
- $44.83 – $68.29
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.93B | $15.29B | $12.02B | $11.80B | $13.16B |
| Gross profit | $2.03B | $1.75B | $1.72B | $1.84B | $1.96B |
| Operating income | $1.23B | $1.01B | $1.18B | $992.0M | $1.39B |
| Net income | $878.0M | $719.0M | $707.0M | $4.01B | $912.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.65 | $2.25 | $2.23 | $13.00 | $3.30 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.08B | $2.88B | $3.10B | $3.32B | $3.37B | $3.35B | $3.60B | $4.00B |
| Net income | $197.0M | -$32.0M | $179.0M | $212.0M | $321.0M | $199.0M | $205.0M | $221.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.65 | -$0.11 | $0.63 | $0.76 | $1.18 | $0.74 | $0.77 | $0.82 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.76B | $283.0M | $1.86B | $115.0M | $1.26B |
| Capital expenditure | -$1.73B | -$1.65B | -$1.04B | -$484.0M | -$474.0M |
| Free cash flow | $34.0M | -$1.37B | $818.0M | -$369.0M | $788.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$229.0M | -$254.0M | -$252.0M | -$244.0M | -$220.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$719.0M | -$618.0M | -$3.0M | -$1.71B | -$1.32B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $491.0M
- Total assets
- $20.11B
- Total liabilities
- $14.34B
- Total debt
- $7.22B
- Net debt
- $6.73B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $5.75B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.20 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.20 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.20 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.20 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | $0.20 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | $0.20 | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $0.20 | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $0.20 | Dec 16, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 7,921,682
- Days to cover
- 4.03
- Change vs previous report
- +1.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- May 17, 2017
- 2-for-1
- Feb 16, 2011
- 2-for-1
- Aug 24, 2004
- 2-for-1
- Feb 25, 2002
- 2-for-1
- Oct 2, 1985
- 2-for-1