Ball Corporation (BALL) AI Stock Analysis

Ball Corporation is a global supplier of aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care, and household products. It operates through segments including Beverage Packaging in North and Central America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and South America, as well as Aerospace. The packaging business manufactures aluminum containers for carbonated soft drinks, beer, and energy drinks, alongside extruded aerosol containers, aluminum bottles, cups, and slugs. Its aerospace division designs and develops spacecraft, sensors, instruments, defense hardware, and tactical antenna solutions for civil, commercial, and national security applications, as well as satellites, remote sensors, and ground station control hardware.

Ball Corporation's revenue grew at a 5-year CAGR of 2.3% from FY2020 to FY2025. Annual revenue peaked at $15.35B in FY2022 before falling to $14.03B in FY2023 and $11.79B in FY2024. In FY2025, revenue rebounded 11.6% to $13.16B, while operating margin expanded to 10.6% and net income was $912.0M. FY2024 net income stood at an elevated $4.01B, producing a net margin of 34.0%. For the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026, revenue was $14.33B with an operating margin of 9.2%. In the latest quarter ended June 30, 2026, quarterly revenue grew 19.7% year-over-year, and earnings grew 9.2%.

As of June 30, 2026, Ball Corporation held $491.0M in cash and short-term investments against $7.22B in total debt, resulting in net debt of $6.73B. Total assets were $20.11B, shareholders' equity was $5.75B, the current ratio stood at 1.07, and debt-to-equity was 1.26. In FY2025, the company generated $1.26B in operating cash flow and $788.0M in free cash flow. Capital deployment in FY2025 included $474.0M in capital expenditures, $220.0M in dividends paid, and $1.32B used for share buybacks.

Ball Corporation trades at a trailing P/E of 18.0x and a forward P/E of 13.2x, below the median of its S&P 500 Consumer Cyclical peers of 20.1x and 15.7x, respectively. Its enterprise value of $22.30B corresponds to an EV/EBITDA multiple of 10.6x, compared to the peer group median of 13.8x. The price-to-sales ratio is 1.2x versus the peer median of 2.0x. Over the past year, the stock returned 33.3%, outperforming the S&P 500 (SPY) return of 16.8%, though its 5-year return of -26.0% lagged the index return of 83.0%.

Ball Corporation pays a forward annual dividend of $0.80 per share, delivering a dividend yield of 1.27% with a payout ratio of 20.5%. Dividends are distributed quarterly and have been paid for 42 consecutive years, reflecting a 5-year annualized dividend growth rate of 5.9%. The most recent ex-dividend date was September 1, 2026.

Wall Street coverage consists of 9 Strong Buy, 3 Buy, and 3 Hold ratings, with 0 Sell ratings. The mean price target is $71.57, representing an upside of 13.2% from the last close of $63.20. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, consensus estimates project revenue of $14.92B and EPS of $4.02, representing 12.7% EPS growth. Ball Corporation beat EPS estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters, and its next earnings date is November 3, 2026.

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