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Ball Corporation
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The brief
Ball makes aluminum beverage cans for soft drinks, beer, and energy drinks, along with aerosol containers and bottles for personal care and household products [Yahoo Finance]. The company sells to beverage fillers and consumer product companies in the United States, Brazil, and international markets [Yahoo Finance].
Ball Corporation manufactures aluminum beverage cans and aerosol containers, serving the beer, soft drink, and energy drink industries globally [Yahoo Finance]. The company operates with a trailing-twelve-month revenue of $14.3B through 30 June 2026 and is expanding into India with a new $305M manufacturing facility backed by customer agreements [Packaging Gateway]. Recent insider activity shows two executives sold shares totaling $914K on the open market following option exercises, with no open-market purchases in the past 90 days [SEC Form 4].
Ball generates solid cash flow with moderate leverage, though operating margins compressed in the latest quarter and the company is buying back shares faster than it generates free cash.
Sentinellis health
Moderate concerns
6.7/10
7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak
Profitability
Returns on capital
Growth & momentum
Balance sheet
Cash generation
Value creation
Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.
Market capitalisation
$16.1B
Revenue (TTM)
$14.3B
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ReadII · Recent news
What moved
3 stories · ranked by relevance
- Company2026-09-14
Ball Corp to Boost Manufacturing Footprint in India With New Facility
Zacks
- Company2026-09-15
Ball (BALL) Stock May Be Undervalued On Its 30% Five Year Slide
Simply Wall St.
- Company2026-09-11
Ball Corporation and Crown Holdings plan aluminium can plants in India
Packaging Gateway
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Operating margin fell 1.4 percentage points in the latest quarter compared to a year earlier, even as revenue grew strongly, indicating that sales growth is not translating proportionally into operating profit [Yahoo Finance].
Risks
5
Opportunities
5
Red flags
1
Leadership
10
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