# Ball Corporation (BALL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Distributors. Price $62.67, market value $16.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.0×** (5-yr avg 20.2×, 3-yr avg 15.0×). Ball Corporation trades at 18.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 20.2×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 13.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 2.9×**. The shares trade at 2.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.0%** (5-yr avg -0.1%). Free cash flow equals 5.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of -0.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 5.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 7.0%**. 7.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 16.9%**. 16.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 4.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.6%** (3-yr -0.5%/yr, 5-yr 2.2%/yr). Revenue grew 11.6% over the last year, against 2.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -74.6%** (3-yr 13.6%/yr, 5-yr 13.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 74.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.28%** ($0.80 per share, trailing). Ball Corporation yields 1.28%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 24%** (26% of free cash flow). 24% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.9%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 5.9% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 25.6%** (YTD 19.1%, 3-mo 18.4%). The shares are up 25.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.2%** (39.8% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.22** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.22 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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