How to buy Ball Corporation shares in the UK

Ball Corporation (BLL) is a publicly traded packaging and containers business based in the US which employs around 24,300 staff. Ball Corporation is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars.

How to buy shares in Ball Corporation

Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. BLL in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Ball Corporation), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Ball Corporation is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

ETF	1-year performance (to Apr. '25)	5-year performance (to Apr. '25)	Link
Invesco S&P 500 ETF (SPXP)	1.98%	90.81%	Invest Capital at risk
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap ETF 1C (XSPX)	1.89%	90.28%	Invest Capital at risk
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD (Acc) (CSP1)	1.88%	88.82%	Invest Capital at risk
HSBC S&P 500 ETF (HSPX)	0.67%	77.96%	Invest Capital at risk

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Is Ball Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Ball Corporation P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Ball Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, Ball Corporation's shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

However, Ball Corporation's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.

Ball Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.56. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ball Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider Ball Corporation's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

Ball Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $2.2 billion (£1.6 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of Ball Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

Crown (CCK.US): USD$1.9 billion
Silgan (SLGN.US): USD$878.8 million
Ideanomics (IDEX.US): USD$-83992000

Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield: 1.04% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 1.15% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 22.6% of net profits

Ball Corporation has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 1.04% of its share value annually.

Ball Corporation has paid out, on average, around 22.6% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.15% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 1.15% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ball Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about 0.75 per share.

While Ball Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that the company is investing more in its future growth.

Ball Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 14 June 2022. To be eligible for the latest dividend you would need to have been a shareholder at 30 May 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").

Ball Corporation's dividend yield is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.
- Crown (CCK.US): 1.16% (1.16% forward annual dividend yield)
- Silgan (SLGN.US): 1.55% (1.55% forward annual dividend yield)
- Ideanomics (IDEX.US): (does not pay dividend)
Ball Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 16 May 2017. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Ball Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Ball Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Ball Corporation's share price.
It's as easy to sell Ball Corporation as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Ball Corporation shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Ball Corporation shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

Ball Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$14.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	10.1%
Gross profit TTM	$2.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.68%
Return on equity TTM	29.96%
Profit margin	7.8%
Book value	$12.16
Market capitalisation	$22.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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