With a market cap of $16.7 billion, Ball Corporation (BALL) is a global supplier of aluminum packaging products serving the beverage, personal care, and household products industries across the United States, Brazil, and other international markets. The company specializes in manufacturing aluminum beverage containers, aerosol containers, bottles, cups, and aluminum slugs for a wide range of consumer products.
The Westminster, Colorado-based company is set to release its fiscal Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ahead of this event, analysts project BALL to post an adjusted EPS of $1.06, a 3.9% rise from $1.02 in the year-ago quarter. It has exceeded or met Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in the past four quarterly reports.
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For fiscal 2026, analysts forecast the aluminum packaging maker to report adjusted EPS of $4.01, up 12.3% from $3.57 in fiscal 2025. In addition, adjusted EPS is expected to grow 13.2% year-over-year to $4.54 in fiscal 2027.
www.barchart.com Shares of Ball Corporation have increased 31.5% over the past 52 weeks, outperforming the broader S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 15.5% gain and the State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF's (XLB) 15.7% return over the same time frame.
www.barchart.com Ball Corporation reported better-than-expected Q2 2026 results on Aug. 4, with revenue reaching $4 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.03. The results were supported by resilient demand for beverage cans, with global aluminum packaging shipments increasing 4.3% and beverage packaging sales in North and Central America climbed to $2 billion.
Demand was further boosted by increased beverage consumption during the soccer World Cup and growing preference for recyclable packaging, helping offset weaker discretionary spending among lower-income U.S. consumers and ongoing cost pressures from aluminum tariffs.
Analysts' consensus view on BALL stock is bullish, with a "Strong Buy" rating overall. Among 15 analysts covering the stock, 10 suggest a "Strong Buy," two give a "Moderate Buy," and three have a "Hold." The average analyst price target is $71.64, suggesting a potential upside of 13.4% from the current levels.
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