Ball Prepares Q3 Report After 19.7% Revenue Jump, With Analysts Expecting 11.3% Growth

Ball Corporation will report third-quarter results before market open, with analysts expecting revenue growth of 11.3% year on year, according to TradingView. The packaging manufacturer's prior-quarter revenue was $4.00 billion, up 19.7% year on year.

Ball's Prior Quarter and the Growth Forecast

TradingView reported that Ball beat analysts' revenue expectations last quarter and also beat analysts' EPS estimates. For the coming quarter, the market expects revenue growth of 11.3% year on year, improving from the 9.6% increase Ball recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings, according to TradingView. The report also noted that Ball has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Among industrial packaging peers that have already reported, Avery Dennison delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 5.2%, beating analysts' expectations by 2.6%, and Crown Holdings reported revenues up 15.9%, topping estimates by 8.4%, TradingView reported.

Ball's Scale in Aluminum Packaging

Ball Corporation is a global pure-play aluminum packaging manufacturer producing beverage cans, aerosol containers and aluminum slugs for enterprise customers including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Red Bull and Unilever, according to akta.pro company records. The same records show 2025 net sales of $13.16 billion and shipments of 111.9 billion units of aluminum packaging worldwide in 2025. Ball employs 16,000 people globally across more than 65 manufacturing plants, the records show.

Dividend and Earnings Date Precede the Report

On October 27, 2026, Ball declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share, payable December 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the company's record date, Stock Titan reported. On October 6, 2026, Ball said it would announce third-quarter 2026 earnings on November 3, 2026, before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange, and hold a quarterly conference call at 6:30 a.m. Mountain Time, with a webcast and taped replay available within 48 hours, PR Newswire reported.

Ball's November 3 Earnings Call

Ball's third-quarter 2026 results are scheduled for release on November 3, 2026, before trading begins on the NYSE, followed by the quarterly conference call at 6:30 a.m. Mountain Time. The dividend of 20 cents per share is payable December 15, 2026.