Ball (NYSE:BALL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.77 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.98 by 21.43 percent. This is a 14.44 percent decrease over earnings of $0.90 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.997 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.712 billion by 7.67 percent. This is a 19.74 percent increase over sales of $3.338 billion the same period last year.