BALL
Ball CorporationPrevious close
66.47
Change
+1.97 / +3.05%
P/E (TTM) ?
18.3
Market Cap
$17.5B
1M
+18.63%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
4.3M / 2.0M
2.16× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q2Reported 2026-08-04
Ball Q2 2026: EPS up 14.4%, but cash flow trails sales growth
Ball's second quarter looked strong on the surface: revenue rose 19.7% and comparable EPS of $1.03 beat the $1.0011 consensus estimate. Look underneath and the quality is mixed: most of the sales gain is aluminum price pass-through, North America's segment profit actually fell, and first-half free cash flow was negative $471 million against a full-year goal of more than $900 million. Verdict: Neutral.
Read the full analysis →Revenue$4.00BYoY +19.70%
EPS (non-GAAP)$1.03Beatest. $1.00
Next-day move−0.41%
Recent Earnings
Click to read the FinDog analysis| Period | Reported | Revenue | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-06 | 2026-08-04 | $4.0B | Read analysis → |
| FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-03 | 2026-05-05 | $3.6B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-12 | 2026-02-03 | $13.2B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-09 | 2025-11-04 | $3.4B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-06 | 2025-08-05 | $3.3B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-03 | 2025-05-06 | $3.1B | Pending |
Decision Panel
Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market dataValuation
P/E is at percentile 47 of its 5-year rangeMid-range
5-year range 4.0 – 32.3 · Median 18.6
Last 4 quarters: $414M in buybacks + $215M in dividends, 3.59% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
18.3
P/B
3.0
P/S
1.2
Dividend Yield
1.47%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±2.7% on average on the first trading day after, rising 3 times
Most recent −0.41%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta 0.11 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.05Low beta
Annualized volatility 26% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
View all →Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 2 · $0.91MNet selling $0.91M
- 08-25Glew MandySVP and President, EMEASell$0.36M5,626 shares · Avg price 63.80
- 08-11Goodwin DeronVP, Global Head of TreasurySell$0.56M8,809 shares · 2 trades · Avg price 63.03
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
View all quarters →Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
| Quarter | Revenue ($B) | YoY | Gross Margin | Net Income ($B) | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 | 4.00 | +19.7% | — | — | 0.83 |
| FY2026 Q1 | 3.60 | +16.3% | — | — | 0.77 |
| FY2025 Q4 | 3.35 | +16.2% | — | — | 0.73 |
| FY2025 Q3 | 3.38 | +9.6% | — | — | 1.18 |
| FY2025 Q2 | 3.34 | +12.8% | — | — | 0.76 |
| FY2025 Q1 | 3.10 | +7.8% | — | — | 0.63 |
| FY2024 Q4 | 2.88 | −0.8% | — | — | -0.11 |
| FY2024 Q3 | 3.08 | −0.9% | — | — | 0.65 |
| FY2024 Q2 | 2.96 | −3.5% | — | — | 0.51 |
| FY2024 Q1 | 2.87 | −3.6% | — | — | 11.61 |
| FY2023 Q4 | 2.90 | +14.2% | — | — | 0.49 |
| FY2023 Q3 | 3.11 | +4.4% | — | — | 0.64 |
| Ticker | P/E | Revenue YoY | Gross Margin | 1M | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 18.3 | +19.7% | — | +18.63% | Neutral |
| LIN | 32.0 | +9.2% | — | +8.34% | Bullish |
| NEM | 12.5 | +15.2% | — | −7.57% | Bullish |
| FCX | 30.5 | −8.1% | 30.0% | −10.76% | Bullish |
| ECL | 41.0 | +12.7% | 44.1% | +10.34% | Bullish |
| SHW | 29.9 | +7.9% | 47.8% | +2.89% | Bullish |
| APD | — | +4.6% | 32.8% | +13.73% | Neutral |
| NUE | 17.1 | +23.0% | 19.6% | +17.16% | Bullish |
| CRH | 15.6 | +3.0% | 38.8% | +9.67% | Bullish |