Ball Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (Ball) operate as a supplier of aluminum packaging for the beverage, personal care and household products industries worldwide.
The company’s largest product line is aluminum beverage containers and…
Analysis
Hope premium
Ball Corporation carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.
The price is attractive. You pay 14.7× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 2% yearly growth; analysts expect 12%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.
What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
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Jan 20233
59
2023202420252026
All-time high
59
Jun 2026
All-time low
1
Jan 2024
Average rank
16
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
64
48
51
42
Price/Earnings
58
62
42
28
Price/Book
47
33
24
8
Dividend Yield
69
65
56
53
Value (overall)
69
53
34
21
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.