Stock

Ball Corporation

BALL

Packaging & Containers · Consumer Cyclical

Also trades as: 0HL5.L GBP 0.65 (-1.23%)

Price

$64.76

-1.05 (-1.60%)

after-hours:$64.08-1.05%

Market Cap

$17.14B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Oct 24, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

13/30

Growth

Strong

16/20

Cash Flow

Strong

7/10

Stability

Good

5/10

Valuation

Strong

7/10

Ownership

Weak

1/15

Dividends

Weak

1/5

50 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 50.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−16.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 331.6M (2021) → 276.0M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Ball Corporation makes aluminum cans and other metal packaging. Most people have held one of their cans without knowing it — Ball supplies the metal cans used by major beverage companies like Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, and countless craft brewers. It is one of the largest aluminum can manufacturers in the world.

Ball earns money by selling cans and other aluminum packaging to beverage and food companies under long-term supply contracts. The company operates across North America, Europe, and South America, generating roughly $12–13 billion in annual revenue. Its scale and long-term customer contracts give it a cost advantage over smaller rivals, but Ball is exposed to aluminum price swings and must pass those costs through to customers. The key growth driver is the ongoing shift from plastic bottles to aluminum cans, as brands and consumers look for more recyclable packaging options — though rising input costs and slowing beverage volumes remain the main risks to watch.

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+20.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+6.5% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $0.77

30 Jun 2026: $0.82

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$750M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Ball Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

17.4%

Thin — 17.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

12.8%

Healthy — 12.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

12.2%

Good — 12.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+15.7%

Fast-growing sales (+15.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+82.0%

Earnings growing fast (+82.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

151%

Turns 151% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

5.8%

Thin free cash flow (5.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.26

Elevated debt (1.26)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

4.95x

Adequate interest coverage (5.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.3x

Fair value — P/E 18.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+4.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.3 → 14.2)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.42%

Small dividend — 1.42% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

Payout Ratio

23%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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