Ball/$BALL
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About Ball
Ball is the world's largest metal can manufacturer with market share over 30% in its three main regions (North America, Europe, and South America). The company is focused on increasing capacity amid a wave of new developed-market demand, while also investing in faster-growing emerging-market economies. Ball spun-off its glass jar business in 1993 and is now owned by Newell. The company reports three segments—beverage packaging, North and Central America (48% of 2025 revenue), beverage packaging, EMEA (30%), beverage packaging, South America (16%)—and it generated $13 billion in revenue in 2025.
- Ticker
- $BALL
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 16,000
- Headquarters
- Westminster, United States
- Website
- www.ball.com
Ball Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$18B
18.94
$3.51
0.95
$0.80
1.20%
Price and volume
Market cap
$18B
Beta
0.95
52-week high
$68.29
52-week low
$44.83
Average daily volume
2.3M
Dividend rate
$0.80
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.069
Quick ratio
0.605
Long term debt to equity
1.181
Total debt to equity
1.315
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
22.70%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.48%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
2,076
Gross margin (TTM)
18.63%
Net profit margin (TTM)
6.61%
Operating margin (TTM)
10.02%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
21.08%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$900,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.63%
Return on equity (TTM)
17.15%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
18.94
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.24
Price to book
3.05
Price to tangible book (TTM)
38.15
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
21.485
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.65%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.094
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.20%
Forward dividend yield
1.20%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
15.56%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
84.30%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.88%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.42%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
11.65%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
13.62%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.90%
What the Analysts think about Ball
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Ball stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Ball stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Ball’s Q2 2026 comparable EPS rose 14.4% year on year and comparable operating earnings rose 7.7%. Management maintained its target of more than 10% EPS growth and over $900 million in free cash flow for 2026. (Ball Corporation)
Customer bookings give Ball’s capacity expansion a strong demand base: management said production was sold out for 2026, more than 90% sold for 2027 and over half sold for the rest of the decade. (Packaging Dive)
Aluminium cans are taking share from other packaging in North America, where can demand is growing 2–3% despite a broadly flat beverage market. Ball also sees lower can penetration and stronger sustainability tailwinds in Europe, supporting a longer-term growth runway. (Packaging Dive)
North and Central America comparable operating earnings fell to $207 million from $212 million in Q2 even as segment volume rose by a low-single-digit percentage, with higher operating and start-up costs weighing on results. (Ball Corporation)
Cash conversion is a near-term concern: in the first half of 2026, operating cash flow was negative $169 million and free cash flow was negative $471 million, with a $1.0 billion working-capital outflow and $302 million of capital spending. (Ball Corporation)
Ball’s aluminium-cost pass-throughs limit its direct exposure, but management warned that elevated metal prices can still weigh on consumer demand. Persistently high input prices could therefore undermine beverage-can volumes. (Packaging Dive)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 21 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Ball
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $BALL weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector£IMSU | $218M | 1.51% |
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector€2B7B | $218M | 1.51% |
SPDR MSCI World Materials€WMAT | $206M | 0.57% |
iShares S&P 500 Equal Weight£EWSP | $5.1B | 0.21% |
iShares S&P 500 Equal Weight$EWSX | $5.1B | 0.21% |
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