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BallBALL

Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers · Broomfield, Colorado · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$66.47+3.05%After hours: $66.47 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 39.1% over 1 year
Ball over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$50$60Nov2026MarMayJulSep$66.47$50$60NovMarJul$66.47
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$17.59B
Price to earnings18.9x
Forward P/E15.8x
Dividend yield1.20%
Year to date+25.5%
One year+39.1%
Next earningsTue 3 Nov, before the open
SectorMaterials
52-week range (closes)
$46.41$67.76

Quality and valuation

How Ball compares with other materials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Ball and 4 metal, glass & plastic containers peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: in line with its sector

An average business among materials companies, priced about in line with them.

Ball trades at 15.8 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.1x for the 28 materials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +15.6% vs +9.1%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 5.8% vs 7.6%
  • Keeps less of its revenue as profit (net margin): 6.6% vs 7.8%
BALL trades at 15.8x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers peers
NEM12.0xAEM14.6xBALL15.8xFCX16.0xLIN27.6xECL35.5xSector median 16.1xNEM12.0xAEM14.6xBALL15.8xFCX16.0xLIN27.6xECL35.5xSector median 16.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 18.8x earnings, BALL is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
10x30xAverage 16.4x2025202618.8xAverage 16.4x2025202618.8x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Ball's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 19.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$4.0bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$4.0bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +19.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2519.7%Q2 ’260%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2519.7%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $827 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
−$0.5bn$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.5bnQ2 ’26$0bn$1bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.5bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $0.83 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$0.0$0.5$1.0Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.83Q2 ’26$0.0$0.5$1.0Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.83Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsBALLSector median
Revenue growth+15.6%+9.1%
Free cash flow margin5.8%7.6%
Price to earnings18.9x19.9x

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