US · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
EPS came in at 1.10 against a street estimate of 1.06 — a beat of 3.8%.
Analysts rate Ball Corporation a buy (11 buy, 3 hold, 0 sell out of 14) with an average price target of $71.62.
CONFIDENT Ball delivered 4.3% volume growth and 14.4% comparable diluted EPS growth in Q2 2026. On track for 10%+ full-year EPS growth and $800M shareholder returns. Capacity tight but new plants ramping. Q2 2026 Global volumes +4.3% YoY. North America capacity-constrained; EMEA benefiting from Benepack integration and sustainability tailwinds; South America showed outsized Q2 from World Cup but guiding to normalized range. Analysts pressed on why operating leverage lagged despite volume growth; management attributed tight capacity and integration costs as temporary frictions from strong demand. World Cup quantification and 2027 guidance requests largely deflected to full-year frameworks. 2026-08-04…
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| Fund | Stake |
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| BlackRock Inc | 7.94% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.58% |
| State Street Corp | 5.07% |
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 4.65% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.35% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc | 3.32% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.80% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.68% |
| Document | Date |
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| Quarterly report · Q3 2026 HEADLINE NUMBERS • Third-quarter 2026 net sales were $4,188 million, up from $3,379 million in the third quarter of 2025. • Nine-month 2026 net sal | 2026-11-03 |
| Results announced · Q4 2026 HEADLINE NUMBERS • Third-quarter 2026 sales were $4.19 billion, up from $3.38 billion in 2025. • U.S. GAAP diluted loss per share was $0.36, compare | 2026-11-03 |
| Board / officer change · Q4 2026 HEADLINE NUMBERS • Ball Corporation announced several senior leadership changes on October 19, 2026. • No financial results, guidance changes, or ca | 2026-10-19 |
| Board / officer change · Q3 2026 BALL CORPORATION FORM 8-K SUMMARY BUSINESS & SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Ball Corporation (ticker: BALL, NYSE listed) elected two new directors to its Boar | 2026-09-09 |
| Quarterly report · Q2 2026 BALL CORPORATION – FORM 10-Q SUMMARY For Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 --- HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net sales Q2 2026: $3,997 million (vs. $3,338 million Q | 2026-08-04 |
| Results announced · Q3 2026 BALL CORPORATION - Q2 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q2 2026 net sales: $4.00 billion (vs. $3.34 billion in Q2 2025, +19.7%) • Q2 2026 U.S | 2026-08-04 |
| Quarterly report · Q1 2026 BALL CORPORATION – Q1 2026 SUMMARY FOR RETAIL INVESTORS HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net Sales: $3,603 million (Q1 2026) vs. $3,097 million (Q1 2025) — increa | 2026-05-05 |
| Results announced · Q2 2026 BALL CORPORATION Q1 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q1 2026 net sales: $3.603 billion vs. $3.097 billion in Q1 2025 (+16.3%) • U.S. GAAP di | 2026-05-05 |
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| Action | Detail | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.20 / share ex-date Dec 1, 2026 · pay Dec 15, 2026 | 2026-12-01 |
| Dividend | $0.20 / share ex-date Sep 1, 2026 · pay Sep 15, 2026 | 2026-09-01 |
| Dividend | $0.20 / share ex-date Jun 1, 2026 · pay Jun 15, 2026 | 2026-06-01 |
| Dividend | $0.20 / share ex-date Mar 2, 2026 · pay Mar 16, 2026 | 2026-03-02 |
| Dividend | $0.20 / share ex-date Dec 1, 2025 · pay Dec 15, 2025 | 2025-12-01 |
| Announcement | Date |
|---|---|
| New beverage can manufacturing facilities announced in Germany and India Ball Corporation reported a mixed but operationally strong third quarter of 2026. Sales rose to $4.19 billion from $3.38 billion a year earlier, while global aluminum packaging shipments inc | 2026-11-03 |
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