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Updated Nov 3, 2026
Ball Q3 2026: 4.7% volume growth, 6.8% EPS increase; Germany and India greenfield investment signals confidence
Ball delivered Q3 volume growth of 4.7% year-over-year with comparable operating earnings up 2.5% and comparable diluted EPS up 6.8%, positioning the company to exceed full-year guidance and deliver 10-plus percent comparable diluted EPS growth in 2026. The company announced two major greenfield investments—a multiline facility in Baruth, Germany ramping late 2028 and a multiline facility in Uttar Pradesh, India operational in 2029—both anchored by long-term customer commitments and structured to deliver EVA-accretive returns above the company's cost of capital. Operational friction from capacity constraints in North America and EMEA persists, but management characterized it as a sign of winning in tight markets rather than a structural vulnerability.
Tone: bullishRevenue
$13.2B
BALL 10-K · FY 2025
Employees
16,000
Revenue FY2024
$11.8B
Founded
1880
Profile
BALL 10-K Item 1 · Feb 19, 2026Ball Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of aluminum packaging for the beverage, personal care and household products industries, operating manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, South America and Asia. The company's primary product is aluminum beverage containers, sold under long-term supply contracts to large multinational customers. Ball divested its aerospace business in February 2024 and now reports entirely within three beverage packaging segments.
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Ball Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries 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. Our largest product line is aluminum beverage containers and we also produce extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles across multiple consumer categories and aluminum slugs. We sell our aluminum packaging products globally to large multinational beverage, personal care and household products companies with which we have developed long-term relationships. This is evidenced by our high customer retention and large number of long-term supply contracts. While we have a diversified customer base, we sell a significant portion of our packaging products to major companies and brands, as well as to numerous regional customers. We are headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, and our stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BALL. We exist to unlock the infinite potential of aluminum to advance a world free from waste. By leveraging our competitive advantages of bringing our scale to sustainability, the power of our partnerships and the unmatched talent of our people we will win alongside our customers.
Primary products
- Aluminum beverage containers
- Extruded aluminum aerosol containers
- Recloseable aluminum bottles
- Aluminum slugs
- Aluminum ends
Business segments
End markets
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Named customers
Anheuser-Busch InBev and affiliates 15% 16% 15% Coca-Cola Bottlers' Sales & Services Company LLC and affiliates 14% 13% 13% Red Bull GmbH and affiliates 11% 9% 8%
“Ball, the largest producer in the region, shipped approximately 50 billion aluminum beverage containers in North and Central America in 2025, which represented approximately 36 percent of the aggregate shipments in these countries.” Competitive position, as stated in the filing
Revenue commentary · FY 2025
Net sales in 2025 increased $1.37 billion compared to 2024, primarily due to higher volume, higher aluminum prices flowing through price-mix provisions, and favorable currency translation.
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