BALL vs SON vs CSTM Stock Comparison

Ball, Sonoco Products and Constellium Se Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BALL BALL Corp
$64.45 +13.4% 1M +29.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.00B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.33B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.29 -1.5% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
CSTM Constellium Se
$23.40 -6.1% 1M +38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.34B
P/E
6.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.58B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Constellium Se leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Constellium Se 8, Ball 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBALLSONCSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.00B $4.90B $3.34B BALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x -21.5x 6.1x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 9.7x 5.6x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.6% +3.6% +25.9% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% — 5.7% BALL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 25.6% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 1.2x CSTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.3% +22.1% +38.5% CSTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr -3.2%/yr +4.4%/yr CSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 33.7% 44.7% BALL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 44/100 74/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

BALLSONCSTM

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

AxisBALLSONCSTM
Valuation 33 #11 of 16 67 #6 of 16 97 #8 of 203
Growth 100 #1 of 16 20 #13 of 16 97 #6 of 187
Profitability 93 #2 of 15 43 #9 of 15 66 #63 of 185
Financial Health 71 #5 of 15 29 #11 of 15 19 #177 of 219
Shareholder Returns 46 #8 of 14 62 #6 of 14 91 #15 of 153
Overall 69 44 74
  • BALL ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBALLSONCSTMSPY
1 month +13.4%-1.5%-6.1% -0.8%
3 months -0.3%-16.0%-20.7% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%-1.9%-25.0% +7.0%
Year to date +21.7%+12.9%+24.1% +12.2%
1 year +29.3%+22.1%+38.5% +13.0%
3 years +37.0%-2.6%+52.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.1%-0.9%+15.2% +23.1%
5 years -29.5%-15.2%+23.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.8%-3.2%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years +62.1%-1.4%+325.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.9%-0.1%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBALLSONCSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%33.7%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%36.4%42.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.411.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.120.660.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-41.2%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-18.6%-35.3% -1.8%
52-week high $67.76$60.55$36.15 $779.14
52-week low $46.41$39.27$14.75 $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.

MultipleBALLSONCSTM
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 19.3x -21.6xmedian 19.3x 5.8xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 3.3xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 15.7x 13.9xmedian 15.7x 14.5xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 0.82 0.62median 0.82 0.07median 1.26

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 monthsBALLSONCSTM
Revenue $14.33B $7.37B $9.58B
Gross profit $2.67B $1.49B $1.56B
Operating income $1.62B $202.22M $1.14B
Net income $949.00M -$226.60M $545.00M
Free cash flow $827.00M – $218.00M
R&D – – $53.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.54 $-2.28 $3.89
Cash & equivalents $491.00M $183.10M $163.00M
Total debt $7.22B – $1.92B
Shares (diluted) 267.14M 99.78M 140.15M
Enterprise value $14.00B $4.90B $2.79B

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
MetricBALLSONCSTM
P/E 18.1x -21.6x 5.8x
P/FCF 20.6x 13.9x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 7.7x 5.8x
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 3.0x 1.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 14.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x – 3.3x
EV/EBIT 14.7x – 4.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 28.8x – 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 7.7x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 0.62 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBALLSONCSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.6% 3.6% 25.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 18.9% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% -1.3% 66.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.7% 13.7% 21.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.6% -63.5% 101.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -30.2% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.6% -136.1% 1,457%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -35.0% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.1% -136.2% 1,629%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -35.0% 85.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 83.5% -6.3% 84.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -7.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.9% – 311.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBALLSONCSTM
Gross margin 18.6% – 16.3%
EBITDA margin 14.7% – 15.5%
Operating margin 11.3% – 11.9%
Pretax margin 8.1% – 8.1%
Net margin 6.6% – 5.7%
FCF margin 5.8% – 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 8.6% 5.8%
Return on equity 16.7% -7.1% 45.7%
Return on assets 4.8% -2.1% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 25.6%
Return on capital employed 11.8% – 31.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -2.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBALLSONCSTM
Debt / assets 35.9% – 31.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF 8.7x – 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 72.2% 79.3%
Equity / assets 28.7% 27.8% 20.7%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 10.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.59 – 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBALLSONCSTM
Dividend yield 1.2% 4.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% – 3.6%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.3% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.2% – –

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.

ConsensusBALLSONCSTM
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 5.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.86FY2026 $5.09FY2026 $4.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -10.9%FY2026 +237.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +17.5% -32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.75BFY2026 $7.65BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% -5.9% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBALLSONCSTM
Held by institutions 87.6% 97.9% 88.6%
Institutions holding 801 507 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +13.2% -4.5%
Institutions buying 383 264 255
Institutions selling 285 160 108
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.65 2.36

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.

BALLSONCSTM
BALL 1.00 0.45 0.10
SON 0.45 1.00 0.13
CSTM 0.10 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BALL, SON and CSTM?

Ball (BALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ball (BALL) $17.00B, Sonoco Products (SON) $4.90B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, BALL, SON and CSTM?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ball (BALL) 18.0x, Sonoco Products (SON) -21.5x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 6.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Ball (BALL) 16.7x, Sonoco Products (SON) 9.7x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.6x). 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) +15.6%, Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +25.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ball (BALL) has the highest net margin (Ball (BALL) 6.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Ball (BALL) 9.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Constellium Se (CSTM) returned the most: Ball (BALL) +29.3%, Sonoco Products (SON) +22.1%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +38.5%. Over five years, Constellium Se (CSTM) compounded fastest (Ball (BALL) -6.8%/yr, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.2%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ball (BALL) 0.01%, Sonoco Products (SON) 0.00%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 0.00%. Sonoco Products (SON) and Constellium Se (CSTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ball (BALL) has been the steadiest (Ball (BALL) 26.3%, Sonoco Products (SON) 33.7%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.