BALL Corp
Business
Ball Corp is a leading supplier of aluminum packaging for the beverage, personal care and household products industries. It produces aluminum beverage containers and ends, extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum slugs and aluminum cups, and conducts packaging R&D and sustainability initiatives. The company reports three primary segments—beverage packaging, North & Central America; beverage packaging, EMEA; and beverage packaging, South America—and other operations including personal & home care and aluminum cups. Ball sells its products globally to multinational and regional beverage, personal care and household customers under long-term supply contracts through manufacturing facilities worldwide.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 13,161 | 11,795 | 12,062 | 13,372 | 13,811 | |
| Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) | −10,583 | −9,354 | −9,754 | −11,122 | −11,085 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | −622 | −611 | −605 | −594 | — | |
| Selling, general and administrative | −566 | −647 | −532 | −555 | −593 | |
| Business consolidation and other activities | 41 | −420 | −133 | −71 | −142 | |
| Interest income | 30 | 68 | 36 | 14 | — | |
| Interest expense | −314 | −293 | −460 | −313 | −270 | |
| Debt refinancing and other costs | −19 | −3 | — | −18 | −13 | |
| Earnings before taxes | 1,128 | 535 | 614 | 713 | 1,008 | |
| Tax (provision) benefit | −240 | −133 | −146 | −138 | −156 | |
| Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax | 27 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 26 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations | 915 | 430 | 488 | 582 | — | |
| Discontinued operations, net of tax | — | 3,584 | 223 | 150 | — | |
| Net earnings | 915 | 4,014 | 711 | 732 | 878 | |
| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | — | |
| Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation | 912 | 4,008 | 707 | 719 | 878 | |
| Basic - continuing operations (in dollars per share) | 3.33 | 1.39 | 1.54 | 1.8 | — | |
| Basic - discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | — | 11.73 | 0.71 | 0.47 | — | |
| Total basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 3.33 | 13.12 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.69 | |
| Diluted - continuing operations (in dollars per share) | 3.3 | 1.37 | 1.53 | 1.78 | — | |
| Diluted - discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | — | 11.63 | 0.7 | 0.47 | — | |
| Total diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 3.3 | 13 | 2.23 | 2.25 | 2.65 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 274 | 305 | 315 | 316 | 326 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 276 | 308 | 317 | 320 | 332 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,212 | 885 | 695 | 548 | 563 | |
| Receivables, net | 2,606 | 2,166 | 2,057 | 2,594 | 2,560 | |
| Inventories, net | 2,013 | 1,477 | 1,531 | 2,179 | 1,795 | |
| Other current assets | 265 | 169 | 231 | 168 | 305 | |
| Current assets held for sale | 17 | 144 | 369 | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 6,113 | 4,841 | 4,883 | 5,489 | 5,223 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 6,656 | 6,173 | 6,715 | 7,053 | 6,502 | |
| Goodwill | 4,379 | 4,172 | 4,250 | 4,195 | 4,378 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 982 | 1,080 | 1,248 | 1,417 | 1,688 | |
| Other assets | 1,394 | 1,362 | 1,354 | 1,715 | 1,923 | |
| Total assets | 19,524 | 17,628 | 19,303 | 19,909 | 19,714 | |
| Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 21 | 361 | 1,065 | 1,408 | 15 | |
| Accounts payable | 4,452 | 3,418 | 3,661 | 4,383 | 4,759 | |
| Accrued employee costs | 303 | 303 | 245 | 236 | 349 | |
| Other current liabilities | 711 | 725 | 779 | 981 | 830 | |
| Current liabilities held for sale | — | 40 | 435 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 5,487 | 4,847 | 6,185 | 7,008 | 5,953 | |
| Long-term debt | 6,991 | 5,312 | 7,504 | 7,540 | 7,722 | |
| Employee benefit obligations | 499 | 577 | 735 | 847 | 1,205 | |
| Deferred taxes | 655 | 594 | 421 | 540 | 665 | |
| Other liabilities | 471 | 368 | 384 | 447 | 484 | |
| Total liabilities | 14,103 | 11,698 | 15,466 | 16,382 | 16,029 | |
| Common stock (685,107,438 shares issued - 2025; 684,168,252 shares issued - 2024) | 1,422 | 1,395 | 1,312 | 1,260 | 1,220 | |
| Retained earnings | 12,219 | 11,527 | 7,763 | 7,309 | 6,843 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) | −869 | −1,003 | −916 | −679 | −582 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost (419,733,252 shares - 2025; 394,790,362 shares - 2024) | −7,351 | −6,057 | −4,390 | −4,429 | −3,854 | |
| Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity | 5,421 | 5,862 | 3,769 | 3,461 | 3,627 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | — | 68 | 68 | 66 | 58 | |
| Total equity | 5,421 | 5,930 | 3,837 | 3,527 | 3,685 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 19,524 | 17,628 | 19,303 | 19,909 | 19,714 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 622 | 620 | 686 | 672 | — | |
| Deferred tax provision (benefit) | 60 | 143 | −67 | −2 | 35 | |
| Gain on Aerospace disposal | 3 | −4,634 | 20 | — | — | |
| Pension contributions | −43 | −32 | −42 | −124 | −216 | |
| Other, net | −123 | 135 | 62 | −124 | 101 | |
| Receivables | −317 | −325 | 238 | −305 | −863 | |
| Inventories | −453 | −25 | 626 | −458 | −464 | |
| Other current assets | 48 | −109 | −25 | −42 | −24 | |
| Accounts payable | 730 | −91 | −510 | −83 | 1,312 | |
| Accrued employee costs | −14 | 47 | 93 | −101 | −1 | |
| Other current liabilities | −39 | −201 | −71 | 84 | 159 | |
| Other, net | −86 | 153 | 9 | −19 | 1 | |
| Cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,262 | 115 | 1,863 | 301 | 1,760 | |
| Capital expenditures | −474 | −484 | −1,045 | −1,651 | −1,726 | |
| Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −159 | −74 | — | — | — | |
| Business dispositions, net of cash sold | 32 | 5,422 | — | 759 | 112 | |
| Derivative settlements | −99 | 138 | 12 | — | — | |
| Other, net | 44 | 1 | −20 | 106 | −25 | |
| Cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −656 | 5,003 | −1,053 | −786 | −1,639 | |
| Long-term borrowings | 6,683 | 650 | 2,051 | 4,851 | 850 | |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | −5,297 | −3,480 | −2,281 | −3,884 | −750 | |
| Net change in short-term borrowings | −158 | −29 | −210 | 394 | −2 | |
| Acquisitions of treasury stock | −1,321 | −1,712 | −3 | −618 | −766 | |
| Common stock dividends | −220 | −244 | −252 | −254 | −229 | |
| Other, net | −31 | 25 | 33 | −4 | 3 | |
| Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −344 | −4,790 | −662 | 485 | −894 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 28 | −107 | 4 | −21 | −29 | |
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 290 | 221 | 152 | −21 | −802 |