Ball Corporation
BALL Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers NYSE
$62.48
$-0.74 (-1.17%)
Open: $63.48 | High: $63.48 | Low: $61.75 | Prev Close: $63.22
Market Cap: $16.74B
Volume: 1.2M | Avg: 2.4M
Last updated: March 06, 2026 at 08:00 PMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 555
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 18.93 |
| P/B Ratio | 3.07 |
| P/S Ratio | 1.27 |
| EPS | $3.30 |
| Beta | 1.12 |
| Shares Outstanding | 267.99M |
| 52-Week High | $68.29 |
| 52-Week Low | $43.51 |
| SMA 50 | $59.85 |
| SMA 200 | $54.08 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.28% |
| Annual Dividend | $0.80 |
| Next Earnings | April 30, 2026 12:00 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 14.8% |
| Operating Margin | 9.6% |
| Net Margin | 6.9% |
| ROE | 16.9% |
| ROA | 4.7% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.29 |
| Current Ratio | 1.11 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $19.52B |
| Total Liabilities | $14.10B |
| Total Equity | $5.42B |
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| Cash | $1.21B |
| Total Debt | $7.01B |
| Net Debt | $5.80B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $13.16B |
| Gross Profit | $1.96B |
| Operating Income | $1.39B |
| Net Income | $912.00M |
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| EBITDA | $2.09B |
| Revenue/Share | $49.26 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $1.26B |
| CapEx | $474.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | $788.00M |
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| Book Value/Share | $20.32 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $0.22 |
| Equity/Share | $20.32 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 22.72 Oversold |
| MACD |
1.12
Signal: 2.00
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| Volatility | 37.97% |
| Trading Signal | Oversold |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | +15.0% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.63 Fair |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 26.15% Moderate |
| BALL (1Y) | +15.0% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +13.03% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | +1.97% |
Sector Comparison (Consumer Cyclical)
| Metric | BALL | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 18.93 | 35.95 | 24% |
| P/B Ratio | 3.07 | 0.67 | 39% |
| ROE (%) | 16.89% | 6.06% | 48% |
| Net Margin (%) | 6.93% | 8.86% | 37% |
| Stock Score | 555 | 503.0 | 80% |
| 1Y Return (%) | +15.00 % | +6.73 % | 67% |
📊 Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
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Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | $62.48 | $64.44 | $65.18 | $65.63 | $60.00 | $54.11 | 22.72 | 1.12 | 37.97% | 1179823 | Strong Short | Bearish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
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News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
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| BALL | Ball Corporation $BALL Stake Lessened by American Century Companies Inc. | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| BALL | Why Is Ball (BALL) Down 0.1% Since Last Earnings Report? | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
| BALL | Ball Corporation $BALL Stock Position Raised by Citigroup Inc. | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| BALL | Ball Corporation (BALL) Presents at Bank of America 2026 Global Agriculture and Materials Conference Transcript | Neutral | seekingalpha.com | Read More |
| BALL | Ball Corporation $BALL Shares Sold by Delaney Dennis R | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
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Company Information
Ball Corporation supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Beverage Packaging, North and Central America; Beverage Packaging, Europe, Middle East and Africa; Beverage Packaging, South America; and Aerospace. The company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages. It also develops spacecraft, sensors and instruments, radio frequency systems, and other technologies for the civil, commercial, and national security aerospace markets, as well as offers defense hardware, antenna and video tactical solutions, civil and operational space hardware, and systems engineering services. In addition, the company designs, manufactures, and tests satellites, remote sensors, and ground station control hardware and software; and provides launch vehicle integration and satellite operational services. Further, it offers target identification, warning, and attitude control systems and components; cryogenic systems and associated sensor cooling devices; star trackers; and fast-steering mirrors to the government agencies or their prime contractors. Additionally, the company manufactures and sells extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. Ball Corporation was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.
| CEO | Ronald J. Lewis |
| Employees | 16000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1972-07-13 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.ball.com |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry | Packaging & Containers |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category