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BALL

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 20% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 12% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 1.5% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (369 bought, 363 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$64.45-0.5% that day

Company value: $17.1B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 18.3x; You pay about $18 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.2x; Company value is 1.2 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.2%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 0%; Debt as a share of company value

From BALL's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$4.0B+20% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $14.3B, up 16% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 2.2% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of BALL. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+16% a yearRecently: +16% a yearProfit margin7%Last 12 months: 6.6%P/E at the end18xToday: 18.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$30.1B

Profit in 5 years$2.1B

Price these guesses point to$185.10+187% vs $64.45 todayAbout +23% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 7% margin and a 18x P/E, sales could shrink about 6.1% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

5/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.16.2%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.00x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.7.0%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$788.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-13.8% in 3 years

Revenue: $13.2B; +11.6% vs prior year
5-year growth: +2.2%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $2.0M; 0.00x equity
Current ratio: 1.11x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.