Ball Corporation (BALL) Stock

Ball Corporation (BALL) is a Materials stock trading at $62.60 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $16.57B and a trailing P/E of 17.5. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Ball Corporation manufactures and supplies aluminum packaging products, including beverage containers, for beverage and other consumer goods customers in the United States, Brazil, and other international markets. It also operates in aerospace, developing and supplying space systems and related technologies for civil, commercial, and national security uses.

Understand Ball Corporation: how it makes money

Ball Corporation supplies aluminum beverage containers, which it manufactures and sells to beverage fillers such as carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages, and it also develops aerospace technologies such as spacecraft, sensors, and radio frequency systems.

The profit engine is tied to beverage packaging sales volumes by region, since the company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to beverage fillers and reports regional volume declines alongside signs of commercial reach (retail distribution points).

Business quality (Mixed): Good on describing the business and identifying operating volume metrics, but weak on segment-level performance because no reportable segment revenue figures were provided.

Valuation: At 17× earnings, BALL trades in line with the Shipping Containers average (17×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Ball aluminum cup retail distribution points: Ball reports 20,000 retail distribution points for its aluminum cups, which suggests ongoing market availability for its packaging products.
  • Net hiring: Ball reports net hiring of 1,600, which can indicate capacity, operations, or commercial investment.

Bear case

  • Argentina volume decline versus prior year: Ball reports an Argentina volume decline versus the prior year (270,000,000 count), which points to weaker packaging demand or shipments in that region.
  • South America volume decline: Ball reports a South America volume decline of 21 percent, which can pressure beverage packaging results.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$62.60
Market Cap$16.57B
P/E Ratio17.5
EV / EBITDA9.3
Price / Book2.87
Price / Sales1.16
FCF Yield5.0%
DCF Value (model)$57.70
DCF Upside vs Price-7.8%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$13.16B
Net Margin7.0%
Revenue Growth (YoY)19.7%
EPS Growth (YoY)7.8%
FCF Growth (YoY)97.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.49 (grey)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E17.5
Sector P/E (Materials)25.1
Industry P/E (Shipping Containers)37.6
vs Sector-30.4%
vs Industry-53.6%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($1.67B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)9
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryShipping Containers
CEORonald J. Lewis
Employees16,000
CountryUS
IPO Date1972-07-13

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.