Ball Corporation (BALL) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What BALL does

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. The company manufactures aluminum beverage containers for fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages, as well as extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. Founded in 1880 and headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, it operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and is part of the Packaging & Containers industry.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 58.82 USD, down 1.92% today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 16.8 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the last 12 months' earnings; a lower figure can suggest relative value, while a higher one can reflect growth expectations.
• The forward P/E ratio of 13 uses expected future earnings, offering a look at how the market prices what the company might earn next.
• The dividend yield of 1.33% is the annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of the share price; the ex-dividend date is Sep 1, 2026, and 23% of trailing 12-month earnings are paid out as dividends.
• The beta of 0.95 suggests the stock's price tends to move slightly less than the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 44.83 – 68.29 USD shows the lowest and highest traded prices in the past year, with the current price sitting closer to the middle of that band.
• The price-to-book ratio of 2.71 compares the market price to the company's book value per share, a common way to gauge whether a stock trades at a premium or discount to its net assets.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 131.5% indicates that the company carries more debt than equity, which is typical for capital-intensive packaging businesses and worth comparing with peers like Linde plc (LIN), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), International Paper (IP), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), and LyondellBasell (LYB).

Recent news

• A headline frames BALL as a safe-and-steady stock to own for decades while also noting facing challenges.
• Another headline compares Ball's Q2 performance against the rest of the industrial packaging stocks.
• JPMorgan upgraded Ball to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $65.
• A headline asks whether BALL is outperforming the Consumer Discretionary sector.
• A headline highlights a 30% five-year slide that may suggest the stock is undervalued.
• Ball Corp announced plans to boost its manufacturing footprint in India with a new facility.

What to watch

• Consumer Cyclical stocks like BALL tend to follow consumer spending cycles, so shifts in demand for beverages and household products can affect results.
• Packaging businesses are sensitive to input costs such as aluminum and energy, which can squeeze margins when prices rise.
• The company's international presence in the United States and Brazil means it is exposed to currency movements and regional economic conditions.
• Capital-intensive operations often lead to higher debt levels, so the debt-to-equity ratio and interest coverage are worth monitoring.
• Earnings reports and dividend policy changes can move the stock, especially when the P/E ratio and dividend yield are reassessed by the market.
• Comparing BALL against sector peers on the S&P 500 can provide context for its valuation and growth trajectory.