For the quarter ended September 2025, Ball (BALL) reported revenue of $3.38 billion, up 9.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.02, compared to $0.91 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.71% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.32 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Ball performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Net Sales- Other: $174 million versus $208.95 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.4% change.
- Net Sales- Beverage packaging, EMEA: $1.06 billion compared to the $1.06 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.5% year over year.
- Net Sales- Beverage packaging, South America: $508 million versus $547.31 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5% change.
- Net Sales- Beverage packaging, North and Central America: $1.64 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.56 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.5%.
- Comparable operating earnings- Beverage packaging, North and Central America: $210 million compared to the $200.4 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Comparable operating earnings- Other: $-6 million versus $38.68 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Comparable operating earnings- Beverage packaging, EMEA: $147 million compared to the $132.99 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Comparable operating earnings- Beverage packaging, South America: $80 million versus $74.58 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Ball have returned -5.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.Ball Corporation (BALL) : Free Stock Analysis Report
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