BALL Consumer Cyclical

Ball Corporation

$63.21-7.14%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Packaging & Containers
Country: United States
Market cap: 16.7B USD
Enterprise value: 23.5B USD
Full-time employees: 16,000

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.96 vs a peer median of 0.63), though less than the overall market, less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.07 vs a peer median of 1.48) and more debt relative to equity (1.26× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.96 vs peers 0.63), less liquidity (current ratio 1.07 vs peers 1.48) and more debt vs equity (1.26× vs peers 0.46×)
About average: valuation

Ranks #675 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 45%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $3.8B vs $1.2B of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Ball returned $3.8B to shareholders over three years, 303% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.
Fast revenue growth. Revenue grew 16% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before, faster than 84% of peers.
Revenue grew 16% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before, faster than 84% of its peers.

StockQuotient Score

54/ 100

Oct 5 54 → Nov 4 54

Valuation

Is the price right?

50/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 49 → 50

Share price -1.4%+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Helped by:

▲ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield5.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.39Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield8.7%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.01Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield4.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.22Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield34.3%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

84/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 4.8%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth
▲ Revenue growth
▲ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth73.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.72Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth7.4%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.49Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth15.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.81Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

61/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Operating margin
▲ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin10.6%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income not reported in standard form · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.91Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets4.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.55Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital8.1%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income or invested capital unavailable · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.14Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin18.6%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity16.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.96

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.10Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.07×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.74Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity1.26×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.23Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Ball

Is Ball getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 54/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Ball valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 50/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings yield 5.7% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 62% of peers).Earnings yield 5.7% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 62% of peers).
Is Ball growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 84/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 73.3% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 86% of peers).Earnings per share growth 73.3% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 86% of peers).
How profitable is Ball?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 61/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 10.6% vs a peer median of 6.4% (stronger than 70% of peers).Operating margin 10.6% vs peers 6.4% (stronger than 70% of peers).
How risky is Ball?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 1.26× vs a peer median of 0.46× (weaker than 77% of peers).Debt / equity 1.26× vs peers 0.46× (weaker than 77% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 4, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	13.7B USD	14.3B USD	+4.8%
Net income (12 months)	941.0M USD	949.0M USD	+0.9%
Free cash flow (12 months)	596.0M USD	827.0M USD	+38.8%
Debt	7.8B USD	7.2B USD	−7.5%
Cash	730.0M USD	491.0M USD	−32.7%
Shares outstanding	266.2M	264.7M	−0.6%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Packaging & Containers companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	9.3%	9.1%	10.6%	—	—	—
Net margin	6.4%	5.5%	5.9%	34.0%	7.0%	▼ 27 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	4.5%	3.7%	3.7%	22.8%	4.7%	▼ 18 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	24.2%	21.1%	18.9%	68.5%	16.9%	▼ 52 pts
Free cash flow margin	0.2%	-10.1%	6.8%	-3.1%	6.0%	▲ 9.1 pts
Current ratio	0.88×	0.78×	0.79×	1.00×	1.11×	▲ 12%
Quick ratio	0.58×	0.47×	0.54×	0.69×	0.75×	▲ 7.7%
Debt to equity	2.13×	2.59×	2.27×	0.97×	1.29×	▲ 34%
Interest coverage	4.78×	3.88×	2.77×	—	—	—

BALL price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.96 vs a peer median of 0.63), though less than the overall market, less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.07 vs a peer median of 1.48) and more debt relative to equity (1.26× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.96 vs peers 0.63), less liquidity (current ratio 1.07 vs peers 1.48) and more debt vs equity (1.26× vs peers 0.46×)

About average: valuation

Ranks #675 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 45%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $3.8B vs $1.2B of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.

Ball returned $3.8B to shareholders over three years, 303% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.

Fast revenue growth. Revenue grew 16% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before, faster than 84% of peers.

Revenue grew 16% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before, faster than 84% of its peers.

Questions investors ask about Ball

Is Ball getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 54/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Ball valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 50/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings yield 5.7% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 62% of peers).Earnings yield 5.7% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 62% of peers).

Is Ball growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 84/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 73.3% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 86% of peers).Earnings per share growth 73.3% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 86% of peers).

How profitable is Ball?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 61/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 10.6% vs a peer median of 6.4% (stronger than 70% of peers).Operating margin 10.6% vs peers 6.4% (stronger than 70% of peers).

How risky is Ball?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 1.26× vs a peer median of 0.46× (weaker than 77% of peers).Debt / equity 1.26× vs peers 0.46× (weaker than 77% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

13.7B USD

14.3B USD

+4.8%

Net income (12 months)

941.0M USD

949.0M USD

+0.9%

Free cash flow (12 months)

596.0M USD

827.0M USD

+38.8%

Debt

7.8B USD

7.2B USD

−7.5%

Cash

730.0M USD

491.0M USD

−32.7%

Shares outstanding

266.2M

264.7M

−0.6%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

9.3%

9.1%

10.6%

—

Net margin

6.4%

5.5%

5.9%

34.0%

7.0%

▼ 27 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

4.5%

3.7%

22.8%

4.7%

▼ 18 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

24.2%

21.1%

18.9%

68.5%

16.9%

▼ 52 pts

Free cash flow margin

0.2%

-10.1%

6.8%

-3.1%

6.0%

▲ 9.1 pts

Current ratio

0.88×

0.78×

0.79×

1.00×

1.11×

▲ 12%

Quick ratio

0.58×

0.47×

0.54×

0.69×

0.75×

▲ 7.7%

Debt to equity

2.13×

2.59×

2.27×

0.97×

1.29×

▲ 34%

Interest coverage

4.78×

3.88×

2.77×

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