BALL's Quality Score rose 1 point on Fri, Oct 30, to 16. Is now up over two years.
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Up 43% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
“First quarter sales reflect higher volume and price/mix, primarily attributable to higher aluminum prices.”
| The company | Sales up 16% on the year |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 19 |
ReportReports tomorrow, before the open. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It rose after 2 and fell after 2 of its last 4 reports, +0.5% on average. Past reports ›
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After its last 4 reports it closed +0.5% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 8 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. BALL scores 16 today, against a median of 11 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
BALL is #1 of 4 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: BALL +16%, SLGN +8.4%, CCK +10%.
Reports Tue Nov 3, before the open (tomorrow). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
BALL's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Comparable diluted earnings per share growth | 10-plus percent |
Sales grew 2.2% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.80 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | -5.0% | -2.1% | -3.9% |
| May 5, 2026 | +1.1% | -6.3% | -5.3% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | +4.9% | +9.0% | +17.6% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $13B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
Its dividends come to 26% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.80 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $212M a year |
| Free cash flow | $827M |
2 insiders sold $914K across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
6 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: BALL is under 0.1% of SPYI, under 0.1% of VOO, and under 0.1% of IVV, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Ball is the world's largest metal can manufacturer with market share over 30% in its three main regions (North America, Europe, and South America). The company is focused on increasing capacity amid a wave of new developed-market demand, while also investing in faster-growing emerging-market economies. Ball spun-off its glass jar business in 1993 and is now owned by Newell. The company reports three segments—beverage packaging, North and Central America (48% of 2025 revenue), beverage packaging, EMEA (30%), beverage packaging, South America (16%)—and it generated $13 billion in revenue in 2025.
“Beverage containers are sold based on price, quality, service, innovation and sustainability in a highly competitive market, which is relatively capital intensive and characterized by facilities that run more or less continuously in order to operate profitably.”
BALL scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #1 of 4 in Metal Cans by Quality Score, with 8 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 43% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
BALL scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #1 of 4 in Metal Cans by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind BALL's 16.
2 insiders sold $914K across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Mandy Glew, SVP and President, EMEA, who sold $359K on Aug 25. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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