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Ball (BALL) guidance and outlook
Ball (BALL) reaffirmed its guidance on Nov 3, 2026: Free cash flow $900M for FY2026. Ball's 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026 makes 9 forward-looking statements.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | FY2026 | $900M | reaffirmed |
From the earnings release filed Nov 3, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026
- We apply our best judgment, our knowledge of existing facts and circumstances and actions that we may undertake in the future in determining the estimates that affect our consolidated financial statements.
- From time to time, we have evaluated and expect to continue to evaluate possible transactions that we believe will benefit the company and our shareholders, which may include strategic acquisitions, divestitures of parts of our company or equity investments.
- Additionally, the company is pursuing operational excellence initiatives that are intended to reduce our fixed and variable costs to improve results in 2027 and beyond.
- Contributions to the company’s defined benefit pension plans were $25 million in the first nine months of 2026 compared to $36 million for the same period in 2025, and such contributions are expected to be approximately $30 million for the full year of 2026.
- The company expects that 2026 capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment will likely be in the range of $650 million.
- Approximately $287 million of capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment were contractually committed as of September 30, 2026, and the company intends to return approximately $210 million to shareholders in the form of dividends for the full year of 2026, inclusive of the cash dividend of 20 cents per share, payable December 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2026.
- Based on its indefinite reinvestment assertion, the company has not provided deferred taxes on earnings in certain non-U.S. subsidiaries because such earnings are intended to be indefinitely reinvested in its international operations.
- The company plans to continue capital return to shareholders via an estimated $600 million in share repurchases in 2026.
- Given our cash flow projections and unused credit facilities that are available until November 2030, our liquidity is expected to meet our ongoing cash and debt service requirements.
Ball's latest quarter
Ball, Q3 2026: revenue $4.2B (+24% year over year), operating margin -3.3%, net loss $94.0M, operating cash flow $189M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did Ball raise or lower its guidance?
Ball (BALL) reaffirmed its guidance on Nov 3, 2026: Free cash flow $900M for FY2026.
What does Ball expect?
We apply our best judgment, our knowledge of existing facts and circumstances and actions that we may undertake in the future in determining the estimates that affect our consolidated financial statements. From time to time, we have evaluated and expect to continue to evaluate possible transactions that we believe will benefit the company and our shareholders, which may include strategic acquisitions, divestitures of parts of our company or equity investments. Additionally, the company is pursuing operational excellence initiatives that are intended to reduce our fixed and variable costs to im
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.