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BALL Corp BALL

NYSE · stock · Metal Cans · website · IPO 1973-12-17 · LEI

BALL Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$16.5B
P / S1.3×
P / B3.0×
P / FCF20.9×
Dividend yield1.34%
FCF margin6.0%
Graham number -38.5%$38.19

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($38.19); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
15.70% 16.00% 15.50% 15.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
5.10% 7.30% 8.00% 8.10% 8.50% 9.30% 9.10% 10.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
322.9M 357.0M 352.3M 340.1M 332.8M 331.6M 320.0M 317.0M 308.2M 276.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$6.79B $6.18B $5.80B $5.99B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-4.60% 8.40% 6.40% 8.30% 2.70% 0.20% -10.10% 6.80% -3.10% 6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.09× 1.64× 1.83× 2.58× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.81 $1.05 $1.29 $1.66 $1.76 $2.65 $2.25 $2.23 $13.00 $3.30 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BALL Corp trades at about 18.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.3×–50×, median 36.6×).

4.3× 50×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.3×–50×); dot = today's 18.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin——————15.5%15.5%16.0%15.7%
Operating margin——10.6%9.1%9.3%8.5%8.1%8.0%7.3%5.1%
FCF margin6.0%-3.1%6.8%-10.1%0.2%2.7%8.3%6.4%8.4%-4.6%
Debt / equity——————2.58×1.83×1.64×2.09×
Current ratio1.111.000.790.780.881.050.880.960.921.23

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.