Ball Corporation BALL
Ball Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, Ball, the company, we or our) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of aluminum packaging for the beverage, personal care and household products industries. 10-K, Item 1
- Headquarters
- Westminster, CO
- Next results
- around Feb 2, 2027
BALL among Materials peers
Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 23 peers the company is above, not a score.
What changed
4 new risk paragraphs and 1 accounting fact worth reading about. 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026 against Feb 20, 2025.
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
Accounting checks
11 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.
1fact worth reading about the other 10 checks found nothing to note
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Inventory growing faster than revenueInventory +36.3% vs revenue +11.6% (+24.7 pts)
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Receivables +18.5% vs revenue +11.6% (+6.9 pts)
9 more checks with nothing to note
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Cash from operations $1.3B vs net income $915.0M (FY ending Dec 31, 2025)
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Same auditor in both 10-Ks: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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The same matters as last year: Revenue Recognition from Certain Product Revenue
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In their words
4 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed Feb 20, 2025. Quoted as filed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 20, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
Our investments in acquisitions, joint ventures and new developments may include risks that could have an adverse impact on our business. We make investments in the growth of our business through the development of new facilities, the improvement of existing facilities, the acquisition of assets or securities of other businesses and…
New risk paragraphs, against peers
Latest 10-K of each, Materials companies closest in revenue
Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.
Financial performance
Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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| Revenue | $15.3B | $14.0B | $11.8B | $13.2B |
| Net income | $719.0M | $707.0M | $4.0B | $912.0M |
| Operating cash flow | $301.0M | $1.9B | $115.0M | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow | −$1.4B | $818.0M | −$369.0M | $788.0M |
Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025
Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD
$13.2B ▲ 11.6% in FY2025$912.0M ▼ 77.2% in FY2025$788.0M in FY2025
Recent filings
3 filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR
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8-KNov 3, 2026Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
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10-QNov 3, 2026Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Sep 30, 2026
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8-KOct 19, 2026Director or officer change, Regulation FD disclosure 8-K items 5.02, 7.01
About the company
Ball Corporation, Westminster, CO · from the 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026
Ball Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, Ball, the company, we or our) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of aluminum packaging for the beverage, personal care and household products industries. The company was organized in 1880 and incorporated in the state of Indiana, United States of America (U.S.), in 1922. Our sustainable, aluminum packaging products are produced for a variety of end uses and are manufactured in facilities around the world. In 2025, our total consolidated net sales were $13.16 billion.
- Headquarters
- Westminster, CO
- Country
- United States
- Listed on
- NYSE
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Last results
- Nov 3, 2026
- Incorporated in
- IN
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Sources
The 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Feb 20, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.
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