Ball Corporation (BALL)
NYSEMaterialsPackaging & ContainersSnapshot 2026-10-30
$66.47+3.05%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsPackaging & ContainersSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Management is running behind on a stated commitment.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 16% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskBALL’s volume growth must support its stated goal of EPS growth above 10 percent. Revenue growth accelerated, reaching 19.8% year over year in Q2 FY2026, which beat consensus. BALL trades at 17× P/E versus a 16× peer median, and expectations look modest versus our view. The specific risk is management running behind on a stated commitment. Reported profits also remain weakly backed by cash. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 24%. Peer multiples imply a price about 8% below where it trades; the thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. BALL is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 15 analysts currently covering BALL (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for BALL in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Materials (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Achieve EPS growth of 10-plus percent
Upgrade reflects confidence in volume growth supporting EPS growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $66.47
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $66.47.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Advance sustainable aluminum packaging
New facility supports sustainable packaging growth objectives.
Advances: Achieve EPS growth of 10-plus percent
Beating expectations indicates strong growth in packaging volumes.
Advances: Achieve EPS growth of 10-plus percent
Earnings beat supports EPS growth objective.
Advances: Achieve EPS growth of 10-plus percent
Strong results justify buy rating and price target increase.