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Ball Corporation (BALL)

Consumer Cyclical | Packaging & Containers | Westminster, United States | NYSE
61.02 USD -0.28 (-0.457%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 10:14 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:20 a.m. EDT

Ball Corporation presents a compelling value case with a fortress-like balance sheet and a 16% revenue growth trajectory, yet the market is punishing the stock for a recent 30-day decline. The long-term rating is solid because the business fundamentals—strong cash generation, healthy margins, and a reasonable valuation relative to peers—are intact despite the price weakness. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by a statistically significant negative forecast and aggressive speculative selling in the options market, which suggests traders expect further downside before a recovery. The dividend yield is stable but modest, offering income but not enough to offset the capital appreciation drag currently weighing on the share price. Investors should view the current dip as a buying opportunity for a multi-year hold, but patience is required to navigate the near-term volatility.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.082128
AutoARIMA0.098416
AutoETS0.098417
MSTL0.106753

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 2.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.472
Excess Kurtosis -0.89
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 145.542
Revenue per Share 50.64
Market Cap 16,246,362,112
Trailing P/E 17.79
Forward P/E 13.51
Beta 0.99
Profit Margins 6.86%
Website https://www.ball.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:20 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume and open interest, particularly in the September and October expirations, suggesting a fear of a significant downside gap. Conversely, call activity is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money, with notable open interest at strikes above the current price, indicating a belief that the stock will consolidate or drift upward rather than crash. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money puts, reflecting anxiety about tail risk.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.37% 1.47% 1.40% 1.32%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-01 0.200000 0.372439
2026-03-02 0.200000 0.301114
2025-12-01 0.200000 0.407914
2025-09-02 0.200000 0.391696
2025-06-02 0.200000 0.383509
2025-03-03 0.200000 0.383583
2024-12-02 0.200000 0.318319
2024-09-03 0.200000 0.312989
2024-06-03 0.200000 0.287109
2024-02-29 0.200000 0.312402
2023-11-30 0.200000 0.361729
2023-08-31 0.200000 0.367309
2023-05-31 0.200000 0.390930
2023-02-28 0.200000 0.355809
2022-11-30 0.200000 0.356633
2022-08-31 0.200000 0.358359
2022-05-31 0.200000 0.282127
2022-02-28 0.200000 0.222866
2021-11-30 0.200000 0.214018
2021-08-31 0.200000 0.208420
2021-05-28 0.150000 0.182571
2021-02-26 0.150000 0.175665
2020-11-30 0.150000 0.156234
2020-08-31 0.150000 0.186637
2020-05-29 0.150000 0.210497
2020-02-28 0.150000 0.212887
2019-11-29 0.150000 0.227066
2019-08-30 0.150000 0.186544
2019-05-31 0.150000 0.244339
2019-02-28 0.100000 0.182548
2018-11-30 0.100000 0.203625
2018-08-31 0.100000 0.238777
2018-05-31 0.100000 0.270636
2018-02-28 0.100000 0.250313
2017-11-30 0.100000 0.250564
2017-08-30 0.100000 0.253100
2017-05-30 0.100000 0.244918
2017-02-27 0.065000 0.176871
2016-11-29 0.065000 0.168722
2016-08-30 0.065000 0.164661
2016-05-27 0.065000 0.179881
2016-02-26 0.065000 0.194001
2015-11-27 0.065000 0.188378
2015-08-28 0.065000 0.195430
2015-05-28 0.065000 0.180907
2015-02-26 0.065000 0.179508
2014-11-26 0.065000 0.196108
2014-08-28 0.065000 0.204178
2014-05-29 0.065000 0.215660
2014-02-27 0.065000 0.235081
2013-11-27 0.065000 0.257834
2013-08-29 0.065000 0.290114
2013-05-30 0.065000 0.298439
2013-02-27 0.065000 0.293387
2012-11-29 0.050000 0.223514
2012-08-30 0.050000 0.239177
2012-05-30 0.050000 0.250000
2012-02-28 0.050000 0.249563
2011-11-29 0.035000 0.205882
2011-08-30 0.035000 0.195585
2011-05-27 0.035000 0.179120
2011-02-25 0.017500 0.096953
2010-11-29 0.025000 0.154919
2010-08-30 0.025000 0.180213
2010-05-27 0.025000 0.201005
2010-02-25 0.025000 0.188218
2009-11-27 0.025000 0.200602
2009-08-28 0.025000 0.205086
2009-05-28 0.025000 0.256937
2009-02-26 0.025000 0.250438
2008-11-26 0.025000 0.281611
2008-08-28 0.025000 0.217581
2008-05-29 0.025000 0.186185
2008-02-28 0.025000 0.218675
2007-11-29 0.025000 0.215008
2007-08-30 0.025000 0.193986
2007-05-30 0.025000 0.182682
2007-02-27 0.025000 0.219346
2006-11-29 0.025000 0.237530
2006-08-30 0.025000 0.251004
2006-05-30 0.025000 0.272257
2006-02-27 0.025000 0.234412
2005-11-29 0.025000 0.242014
2005-08-30 0.025000 0.266667
2005-05-27 0.025000 0.263435
2005-02-25 0.025000 0.224467
2004-11-29 0.025000 0.228938
2004-08-30 0.025000 0.270343
2004-05-27 0.018750 0.223480
2004-02-26 0.018750 0.233863
2003-11-26 0.018750 0.269736
2003-08-28 0.018750 0.296209
2003-05-29 0.011250 0.182704
2003-02-27 0.011250 0.173010
2002-11-27 0.011250 0.184615
2002-08-29 0.011250 0.194091
2002-05-30 0.011250 0.211665
2002-02-27 0.005625 0.106534
2001-11-29 0.009375 0.215486
2001-08-30 0.009375 0.282912
2001-05-30 0.009375 0.319149
2001-02-27 0.009375 0.365854
2000-11-29 0.009375 0.404040
2000-08-30 0.009375 0.437159
2000-05-30 0.009375 0.501044
2000-02-28 0.009375 0.533333
1999-11-29 0.009375 0.400668
1999-08-30 0.009375 0.336134
1999-05-27 0.009375 0.306905
1999-02-25 0.009375 0.375000
1998-11-27 0.009375 0.341880
1998-08-28 0.009375 0.382166
1998-05-28 0.009375 0.378549
1998-02-26 0.009375 0.457143
1997-11-26 0.009375 0.390244
1997-08-28 0.009375 0.449438
1997-05-29 0.009375 0.521739
1997-02-27 0.009375 0.600000
1996-11-27 0.009375 0.615384
1996-08-29 0.009375 0.634920
1996-05-30 0.009375 0.542986
1996-02-28 0.009375 0.485830
1995-11-29 0.009375 0.526316
1995-08-30 0.009375 0.439560
1995-05-25 0.009375 0.465116
1995-02-23 0.009375 0.444444
1994-11-25 0.009375 0.540541
1994-08-26 0.009375 0.542986
1994-05-25 0.009375 0.508475
1994-02-23 0.009375 0.558139
1993-11-24 0.019375 1.107143
1993-08-26 0.019375 0.988048
1993-05-25 0.019375 0.957529
1993-04-06 0.265625 13.934426
1993-02-23 0.019375 0.870175
1992-11-24 0.019375 0.921933
1992-08-26 0.019375 0.946565
1992-05-26 0.018750 0.857143
1992-02-25 0.018750 0.827586
1991-11-25 0.018750 0.941176
1991-08-26 0.018750 0.875912
1991-05-24 0.018125 1.040358
1991-02-25 0.018125 1.074074
1990-11-26 0.018125 1.054545
1990-08-27 0.018125 0.954732
1990-05-25 0.017500 0.918033
1990-02-23 0.017500 0.986784
1989-11-27 0.017500 0.925620
1989-08-28 0.017500 0.835821
1989-05-25 0.016875 1.000000
1989-02-21 0.016875 1.018868
1988-11-25 0.016875 0.919149
1988-08-26 0.016875 0.935065
1988-05-25 0.015000 0.849558
1988-02-23 0.015000 0.727273
1987-11-24 0.015000 0.735632
1987-08-26 0.015000 0.520325
1987-05-26 0.012813 0.489571
1987-02-24 0.012813 0.489571
1986-11-24 0.012813 0.537726
1986-08-26 0.012813 0.501549
1986-05-27 0.011250 0.463022
1986-02-25 0.011250 0.547528
1985-11-25 0.011250 0.600000
1985-08-27 0.011250 0.598753
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.8
dividendYield 1.31
exDividendDate 2026-06-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013050571
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-06-01
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.064236164
Address1 9,200 West 108th Circle
All Time High 102.76
All Time Low 0.125
Ask 61.18
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,929,270
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,949,945
Average Volume 2,949,945
Average Volume10Days 1,929,270
Beta 0.986
Bid 61.09
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 2
Book Value 21.039
City Westminster
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 61.02
Current Ratio 1.119
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 61.75
Day Low 60.96
Debt To Equity 145.542
Display Name Ball
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 1.31
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Earnings Growth 0.219
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.145
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,846,600
Ebitda 2,052,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.15022
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.585
Enterprise To Revenue 1.74
Enterprise Value 23,784,910,848
Eps Current Year 4.00178
Eps Forward 4.51785
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.43
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 57.9698
Fifty Day Average Change 3.0502014
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.052617077
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.4236164
Fifty Two Week High 68.29
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.2700005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10645776
Fifty Two Week Low 44.83
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.189999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.36114204
Fifty Two Week Range 44.83 - 68.29
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.29
Float Shares 265,186,850
Forward Eps 4.51785
Forward P E 13.506425
Free Cashflow 403,500,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 16,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.1917
Gross Profits 2,620,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0025600002
Held Percent Institutions 0.90065
Implied Shares Outstanding 266,246,511
Industry Packaging & Containers
Industry Disp Packaging & Containers
Industry Key packaging-containers
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=115234&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Last Dividend Value 0.2
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,494,979,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Ball Corporation supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages. It manufactures and sells extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.
Long Name Ball Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 16,246,362,112
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_170352
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 936,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 16,320,911,124
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 61.77
Operating Cashflow 1,150,000,000
Operating Margins 0.09353
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.2332
Peg Ratio 1.31
Phone 303 469 3131
Previous Close 61.3
Price Eps Current Year 15.248215
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9003282
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.1887292
Profit Margins 0.06863
Quick Ratio 0.654
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.6
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.27999878
Regular Market Change Percent -0.456768
Regular Market Day High 61.75
Regular Market Day Low 60.96
Regular Market Day Range 60.96 - 61.75
Regular Market Open 61.77
Regular Market Previous Close 61.3
Regular Market Price 61.02
Regular Market Time 1,784,038,463
Regular Market Volume 97,352
Return On Assets 0.04701
Return On Equity 0.16785999
Revenue Growth 0.163
Revenue Per Share 50.64
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 266,246,511
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0301
Shares Short 8,018,567
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 6,756,570
Short Name Ball Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.035
Short Ratio 2.34
Source Interval 15
State CO
Symbol BALL
Target High Price 77.0
Target Low Price 60.0
Target Mean Price 70.92857
Target Median Price 71.5
Total Cash 733,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.753
Total Debt 8,177,999,872
Total Revenue 13,667,000,320
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013050571
Trailing Eps 3.43
Trailing P E 17.790087
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3025
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 56.2321
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.787899
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.085145295
Type Disp Equity
Volume 97,352
Website https://www.ball.com
Zip 80,021