Ball Corporation (BALL) Key Metrics
BALL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $16.73B
- Enterprise value
- $22.30B
- P/E (TTM)
- 18.0 10-yr median 35.9
- Forward P/E
- 13.2
- PEG ratio
- 1.01
- Price / sales
- 1.2 10-yr median 1.4
- Price / book
- 2.8 10-yr median 4.7
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.6 10-yr median 14.3
- Dividend yield
- 1.27% $0.80 a year
- Beta
- 0.96
BALL key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsBALL valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
BALL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
BALL per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
BALL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
BALL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
BALL valuation history
BALL returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
BALL debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
BALL cash returned to shareholders
BALL price vs earnings per share
BALL key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $14.62B | $16.99B | $18.24B | $16.37B | $31.92B | $31.11B | $22.00B | $16.20B | $13.51B | $12.12B |
| Enterprise value | $20.42B | $22.12B | $26.11B | $25.22B | $39.52B | $37.84B | $28.25B | $22.21B | $20.03B | $19.05B |
| P/E ratio | 16.0 | 4.2 | 25.8 | 22.8 | 36.4 | 53.2 | 38.9 | 35.7 | 36.1 | 46.1 |
| Price / sales | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Price / book | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 18.6 | — | 22.3 | — | 939.0 | 97.5 | 23.2 | 21.6 | 14.7 | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.6 | 147.8 | 9.8 | 57.8 | 18.1 | 21.7 | 14.2 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 62.5 |
| EV / sales | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.8 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 21.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | 25.9 | — | 31.9 | — | — | 118.6 | 29.7 | 29.6 | 21.7 | — |
| Earnings yield | 6.2% | 23.6% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.4% | −2.2% | 4.5% | −8.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 6.8% | −3.4% |
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 10.5% | 11.5% | 1.4% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $52.97 | $55.13 | $57.52 | $51.14 | $96.27 | $93.18 | $64.67 | $45.98 | $37.85 | $37.53 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $47.69 | $38.27 | $44.25 | $47.96 | $42.01 | $35.21 | $33.68 | $33.02 | $30.80 | $28.07 |
| Earnings per share | $3.30 | $13.00 | $2.23 | $2.25 | $2.65 | $1.75 | $1.66 | $1.29 | $1.05 | $0.81 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $4.57 | $0.37 | $5.88 | $0.88 | $5.31 | $4.29 | $4.55 | $4.44 | $4.14 | $0.60 |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.86 | −$1.20 | $2.58 | −$4.27 | $0.10 | $0.96 | $2.79 | $2.13 | $2.58 | −$1.28 |
| Cash per share | $4.39 | $2.90 | $2.19 | $1.71 | $1.70 | $4.09 | $5.29 | $2.05 | $1.25 | $1.85 |
| Book value per share | $19.64 | $19.02 | $11.89 | $10.82 | $10.94 | $9.81 | $8.67 | $9.81 | $11.04 | $10.64 |
| Tangible book value per share | $0.22 | $1.98 | −$5.45 | −$6.85 | −$7.35 | −$9.26 | −$10.21 | −$9.10 | −$9.68 | −$11.13 |
| Dividends per share | $0.80 | $0.79 | $0.79 | $0.79 | $0.69 | $0.59 | $0.54 | $0.39 | $0.36 | $0.26 |
| Capex per share | $1.72 | $1.57 | $3.30 | $5.16 | $5.20 | $3.33 | $1.76 | $2.32 | $1.56 | $1.88 |
| Debt per share | $25.41 | $19.52 | $27.03 | $29.37 | $24.60 | $24.24 | $23.69 | $19.10 | $19.53 | $23.33 |
| Shares outstanding | 276.0M | 308.2M | 317.0M | 320.0M | 331.6M | 333.9M | 340.1M | 352.3M | 357.0M | 322.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −10.5% | −2.8% | −0.9% | −3.5% | −0.7% | −1.8% | −3.5% | −1.3% | +10.6% | +14.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 16.2% | 83.2% | 19.6% | 20.3% | 25.4% | 18.8% | 17.7% | 12.3% | 10.1% | 11.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 9.9% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 9.5% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 8.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 4.9% | 21.7% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.4% | 32.4% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.0% | −3.1% | 5.8% | −8.9% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 8.3% | 6.4% | 8.4% | −4.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.38 | 0.03 | 2.64 | 0.39 | 2.00 | 2.45 | 2.73 | 3.45 | 3.95 | 0.74 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $7.01B | $6.02B | $8.57B | $9.40B | $8.16B | $8.10B | $8.06B | $6.73B | $6.97B | $7.53B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.21B | $893.0M | $695.0M | $548.0M | $563.0M | $1.37B | $1.80B | $721.0M | $448.0M | $597.0M |
| Net debt | $5.80B | $5.12B | $7.87B | $8.85B | $7.59B | $6.73B | $6.26B | $6.01B | $6.52B | $6.93B |
| Debt / equity | 1.29 | 1.03 | 2.27 | 2.72 | 2.25 | 2.47 | 2.73 | 1.95 | 1.77 | 2.19 |
| Debt / assets | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.47 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.77 | 3.51 | 4.02 | 4.71 | 3.84 | 4.15 | 3.87 | 3.64 | 4.22 | 7.75 |
| Current ratio | 1.11 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.88 | 1.05 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.23 |
| Quick ratio | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.75 |
| Interest coverage | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| Working capital | $626.0M | −$6.0M | −$1.30B | −$1.52B | −$730.0M | $231.0M | −$693.0M | −$155.0M | −$348.0M | $670.0M |
| Invested capital | $11.22B | $10.99B | $11.64B | $12.31B | $11.22B | $10.00B | $9.21B | $9.47B | $10.46B | $10.37B |
| Tangible asset value | $60.0M | $678.0M | −$1.66B | −$2.12B | −$2.38B | −$3.03B | −$3.40B | −$3.10B | −$3.32B | −$3.73B |
| Net current asset value | −$7.99B | −$6.86B | −$10.58B | −$10.89B | −$10.81B | −$10.24B | −$9.46B | −$9.05B | −$9.35B | −$9.24B |
| Graham number | $38.22 | $74.60 | $24.42 | $23.38 | $25.53 | $19.66 | $18.02 | $16.87 | $16.13 | $13.96 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$35.98 | −$27.39 | −$39.31 | −$40.00 | −$38.14 | −$34.65 | −$31.41 | −$29.19 | −$29.90 | −$32.38 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $220.0M | $244.0M | $252.0M | $254.0M | $229.0M | $198.0M | $182.0M | $137.0M | $129.0M | $83.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $1.32B | $1.71B | $3.0M | $618.0M | $766.0M | $75.0M | $964.0M | $739.0M | $103.0M | $107.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 24.1% | 6.1% | 35.6% | 35.3% | 26.1% | 33.8% | 32.2% | 30.2% | 34.5% | 31.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 195.6% | — | 31.2% | — | — | 85.6% | 120.6% | 116.8% | 25.2% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 3.6% | 4.1% | 7.4% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 9.5% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 5.1% | 6.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 37.6% | 420.9% | 56.1% | 583.4% | 98.1% | 77.7% | 38.6% | 52.1% | 37.6% | 312.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.76 | 0.78 | 1.52 | 2.46 | 2.47 | 1.67 | 0.88 | 1.16 | 0.76 | 1.34 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | — | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 4.3% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 4.1% | — | — |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 66.2 | 65.3 | 60.5 | 61.3 | 56.3 | 52.3 | 54.7 | 53.9 | 51.9 | 47.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 56.8 | 58.7 | 59.6 | 56.8 | 48.3 | 48.5 | 47.4 | 50.7 | 56.7 | 54.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 128.2 | 138.1 | 129.2 | 130.7 | 125.6 | 121.3 | 116.1 | 106.2 | 92.5 | 83.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -5.2 | -14.1 | -9.1 | -12.6 | -21.0 | -20.5 | -14.0 | -1.6 | 16.1 | 18.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.52 | 5.59 | 6.03 | 5.96 | 6.48 | 6.98 | 6.67 | 6.77 | 7.04 | 7.63 |
| Payables turnover | 2.85 | 2.64 | 2.82 | 2.79 | 2.91 | 3.01 | 3.14 | 3.44 | 3.95 | 4.36 |
| Inventory turnover | 6.42 | 6.22 | 6.12 | 6.42 | 7.56 | 7.52 | 7.70 | 7.19 | 6.44 | 6.67 |
| Asset turnover | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.70 |
| Average receivables | $2.39B | $2.11B | $2.33B | $2.58B | $2.15B | $1.68B | $1.72B | $1.72B | $1.56B | $1.19B |
| Average payables | $3.94B | $3.54B | $4.02B | $4.57B | $4.09B | $3.28B | $3.12B | $2.93B | $2.40B | $1.77B |
| Average inventory | $1.75B | $1.50B | $1.85B | $1.99B | $1.57B | $1.31B | $1.27B | $1.40B | $1.47B | $1.16B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 27.5% | 29.8% | 28.5% | 28.4% | 30.8% | 34.9% | 37.0% | 40.3% | 43.0% | 43.5% |
Computed from BALL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 19, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
BALL valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Ball traded at 16.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 35.9. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 18.0 and the forward P/E is 13.2. Ball earned a return on equity of 16.2% and a return on invested capital of 9.9% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $7.0 billion of debt and $1.2 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $5.8 billion. It returned $1.5 billion to shareholders: $220.0 million in dividends and $1.3 billion in share buybacks, 196% of free cash flow. The share count fell 14.5% from 322.9M to 276.0M over 9 years.
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BALL key metrics FAQ
What is Ball's P/E ratio?
Ball's trailing P/E ratio is 18.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 17, 2026), and its forward P/E is 13.2. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 16.0, compared with a 10-year median of 35.9.
What is Ball's EV/EBITDA?
Ball's enterprise value was 9.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $20.4 billion, EBITDA $2.1 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.6.
What is Ball's return on equity?
Ball's return on equity (ROE) was 16.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of $912.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $5.6 billion.
What is Ball's ROIC?
Ball's return on invested capital was 9.9% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Ball have?
Ball had total debt of $7.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29 and $5.8 billion of net debt (2.77 times EBITDA).
What is Ball's dividend yield?
Ball's forward dividend yield is 1.27%. Ball paid $220.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.80 per share), a payout ratio of 24.1%.
Does Ball buy back its shares?
Yes. Ball spent $1.3 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −10.5% over the year, to 276.0M..
What is Ball's free cash flow yield?
Ball generated $788.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.4% on its market value at year-end ($14.6 billion).
What is Ball's current ratio?
Ball's current ratio was 1.11 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.11 times current liabilities.