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Ball Corporation

BALL

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Packaging & Containers·Mkt cap $16.4B

$63.39

▲ +2.66%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$44.83 - $68.29

P/E

18.37

Fwd P/E

15.83

Beta

1.01

Div Yield

1.30%

Avg Vol

3.0M

Shares Out

266.2M

Mkt Cap

$16.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 5.1% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Global manufacturing infrastructure
  • Sustainable packaging expertise
  • Advanced aerospace engineering capabilities
  • Strong brand reputation in multiple industries
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing demand for sustainable packaging

Value

Attractively priced below Paper & Packaging peer average

Momentum

Stable

+3.0% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.30% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 30, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.94 vs $0.85 consensus (+10.6% surprise). Revenue of $3.6B vs $3.3B expected (+7.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +10.6%
Rev beat +7.8%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+10.6%

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-1%

+8%

+12%

+9%

+16%

+16%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$3.0B

$3.1B

$2.9B

$3.1B

$3.3B

$3.4B

$3.3B

$3.6B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

—

Operating

—

Profit

5.7%

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Wall Street consensus

9 analysts · 89% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

8

89%

Hold

1

11%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$73.00

▲ +15.2% vs $63.39

Low $73.00
Median $73.00
High $73.00

Latest: JP Morgan · May 18, 2026

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How BALL stacks vs Packaging & Containers

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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