Ball (BALL) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.03
- Estimate
- $0.99
- Surprise
- +4.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $4.00B
- Score today
- 5.3/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Ball (BALL) beat the $0.99 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.03 — a clear 4.3% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BALL Sell at 5.3/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.3% surprise compares with a +4.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-03.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: two global suppliers (South America)
- Target reached (1.2% upside)
- Quality below floor (3.9 < 4.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $62.42
- Price target
- $63.14
- Stop
- $60.18
- Upside to target
- +1.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.2:1
The stock trades at 18.1× trailing but 13.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BALL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Market cap
- $16.66B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 18.1
- 52-week range
- $44.83–$68.29
- Off 52-week high
- 8.6%
- RSI (14)
- 60
- Volume vs avg
- 0.05×
- Score today
- 5.3/10