BALL vs CSTM vs AMBP Stock Comparison

Ball, Constellium Se and Ardagh Metal Packaging Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BALL BALL Corp
$66.94 +16.6% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.38B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
CSTM Constellium Se
$20.93 -17.9% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.94B
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.05B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Constellium Se leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Constellium Se 7, Ball 2, Ardagh Metal Packaging 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBALLCSTMAMBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.38B $2.94B $2.83B BALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.7x 5.1x 48.7x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 4.9x 17.6x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.2% +26.1% +17.0% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 5.7% 0.9% CSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 26.9% 5.6% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 1.1x 4.8x CSTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% +33.5% +38.8% AMBP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.9%/yr +1.3%/yr -13.2%/yr CSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 45.6% 33.9% BALL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 75/100 76/100 AMBP

Percentile Scorecard

BALLCSTMAMBP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBALLCSTMAMBP
Valuation 19 #14 of 17 98 #5 of 204 94 #2 of 17
Growth 80 #4 of 16 100 #2 of 191 100 #1 of 16
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 67 #64 of 189 73 #5 of 16
Financial Health 50 #9 of 17 22 #173 of 221 13 #15 of 17
Shareholder Returns 46 #8 of 14 91 #15 of 159 100 #1 of 14
Overall 55 75 76
  • BALL ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CSTM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • AMBP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBALLCSTMAMBPSPY
1 month +16.6%-17.9%+7.4% -5.9%
3 months +6.0%-26.8%-5.2% -4.6%
6 months +14.6%-36.3%+20.2% +0.2%
Year to date +26.4%+11.0%+16.1% +7.5%
1 year +36.9%+33.5%+38.8% +8.2%
3 years +32.6%+23.4%+32.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%+7.3%+9.8% +19.0%
5 years -26.0%+6.8%-50.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.9%+1.3%-13.2% +9.4%
10 years +75.1%+294.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +5.8%+14.7%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBALLCSTMAMBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%45.6%33.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%43.9%33.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.161.920.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.320.731.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-66.3%-74.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-42.1%-11.2% -5.9%
52-week high $68.07$36.15$5.36 $779.14
52-week low $46.41$14.75$3.32 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBALLCSTMAMBP
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 33.2x 4.9xmedian 23.4x 49.1xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 10.3x 2.9xmedian 13.4x 8.2xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 17.5x 8.8xmedian 21.9x 4.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 2.1x -3.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 19.35median 0.82 —median 1.02 0.71median 0.82

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBALLCSTMAMBP
Revenue $15.14B $10.05B $6.26B
Gross profit $2.70B $1.61B $766.00M
Operating income $1.07B $1.20B $337.00M
Net income $534.00M $576.00M $346.00M
Free cash flow $602.00M $319.00M $612.00M
R&D – $53.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $4.13 $0.10
Cash & equivalents $410.00M $158.00M $213.00M
Total debt $7.28B $1.82B $4.21B
Shares (diluted) 263.82M 138.99M 597.70M
Enterprise value $14.54B $2.35B $1.76B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBALLCSTMAMBP
P/E 33.2x 4.9x 49.1x
P/FCF 28.9x 8.8x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 4.4x 5.8x
P/S 1.2x 0.3x 0.5x
P/B 3.0x 2.1x -3.7x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.2x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 2.9x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 3.7x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 40.4x 14.0x 11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 7.0x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.35 – 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBALLCSTMAMBP
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.2% 26.1% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% – 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 54.0% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 82.1% 26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% – 60.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.0% 400.9% 529.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – 21.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% 413.6% 480.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 69.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 123.4% 92.2% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% – 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 330.0% 897.5% 9.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% – -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBALLCSTMAMBP
Gross margin 17.8% 16.1% 12.2%
EBITDA margin 10.4% 15.3% 13.4%
Operating margin 7.1% 11.9% 5.4%
Pretax margin 4.2% 8.1% 0.8%
Net margin 3.5% 5.7% 0.9%
FCF margin 4.0% 3.2% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 6.3% 7.9%
Return on equity 9.3% 44.4% –
Return on assets 2.6% 9.7% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 26.9% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 31.0% 8.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBALLCSTMAMBP
Debt / assets 36.0% 31.0% 77.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.4x -5.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 1.1x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 12.1x 5.7x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 71.7% 77.1% 114.0%
Equity / assets 28.3% 22.9% -14.0%
Interest coverage 3.5x 11.0x 1.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.5x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.52 3.16 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBALLCSTMAMBP
Dividend yield 1.2% – 6.3%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 4.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 4.2% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -5.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBALLCSTMAMBP
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 4.9xFY2026 17.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $4.25FY2026 $0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +242.7%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% -33.2% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.81BFY2026 $10.83BFY2026 $6.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% -0.1% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBALLCSTMAMBP
Held by institutions 87.6% 88.6% 20.9%
Institutions holding 803 387 225
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -4.5% +2.5%
Institutions buying 382 255 125
Institutions selling 286 109 63
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.34 1.98

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BALLCSTMAMBP
BALL 1.00 0.06 0.58
CSTM 0.06 1.00 0.20
AMBP 0.58 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BALL, CSTM and AMBP?

Ball (BALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ball (BALL) $17.38B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $2.94B, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) $2.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, BALL, CSTM and AMBP?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ball (BALL) 32.7x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.1x, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 48.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Ball (BALL) 17.4x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 4.9x, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 17.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellium Se (CSTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ball (BALL) +19.2%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +26.1%, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellium Se (CSTM) has the highest net margin (Ball (BALL) 3.5%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Ball (BALL) 6.5%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 26.9%, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) returned the most: Ball (BALL) +36.9%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +33.5%, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) +38.8%. Over five years, Constellium Se (CSTM) compounded fastest (Ball (BALL) -5.9%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +1.3%/yr, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) -13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ball (BALL) 0.01%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 0.00%, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 0.00%. Constellium Se (CSTM) and Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ball (BALL) has been the steadiest (Ball (BALL) 28.0%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 45.6%, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 33.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BALL, CSTM and AMBP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.