Ball (BALL) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.10
- Estimate
- $1.07
- Surprise
- +2.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $4.19B
- Score today
- 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Ball (BALL) beat the $1.07 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.10 — a modest 2.9% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Ball Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga, 2026-11-03
- Ball Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-03
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BALL Sell at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.9% surprise compares with a +5.0% four-quarter average.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: two global suppliers (South America)
- Target reached (-1.5% 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
- $63.21
- Stop
- $59.39
The stock trades at 19.4× trailing but 14.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.6× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-04 — 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
- $16.83B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 19.4
- 52-week range
- $44.83–$68.29
- Off 52-week high
- 7.4%
- RSI (14)
- 58
- Volume vs avg
- 1.65×
- Score today
- 5.8/10