Ball Corporation SEC filings document the formal disclosures of an Indiana-incorporated global aluminum packaging company. Its 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results, earnings releases, conference-call materials and reconciliations involving non-U.S. GAAP financial measures.
The company’s filings also cover proxy governance, director elections, shareholder voting results, executive appointments and compensation arrangements. Material-event filings document credit agreement amendments, senior secured credit facilities and other capital-structure matters, while proxy materials describe board composition, governance practices and shareholder meeting proposals.
Ball Corporation reported higher results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net sales rose to $3,603 million from $3,097 million, driven mainly by higher aluminum prices, improved mix, modest volume growth and favorable currency. Net earnings attributable to Ball increased to $205 million from $179 million, with diluted earnings per share up to $0.77 from $0.63.
All three beverage packaging segments grew sales; comparable operating earnings improved in North and Central America and EMEA and were flat in South America. Ball acquired an 80% stake in Benepack’s European beverage can business for $94 million cash, adding two plants and contributing $27 million of sales and $2 million of net earnings in the quarter. Balance sheet leverage increased, with total assets of $19,770 million, total debt of about $7.7 billion and cash and cash equivalents of $730 million. Operating cash flow was negative, largely due to a sizeable working capital outflow.
Ball Corporation reported stronger first quarter 2026 results, with U.S. GAAP net earnings of $205 million on sales of $3.60 billion, up from $179 million on $3.10 billion a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share rose to $0.77 from $0.63.
Comparable net earnings were $251 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, versus $219 million and $0.77 in 2025, a 22.1% EPS increase. Comparable operating earnings grew to $387 million from $352 million, and global aluminum packaging shipments increased 0.8%. Management expects 2026 comparable diluted EPS growth of more than 10%, free cash flow above $900 million, and plans to return at least $800 million to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.
BALL Corp director Cynthia A. Niekamp increased her equity stake through routine stock-based compensation. She received an annual grant of 2,903 Restricted Stock Units, each representing one future share of common stock. Separately, 3,369 RSUs vested and converted into 3,369 shares of common stock, bringing her direct common share holdings to about 24,949 shares. These transactions reflect compensation and vesting activity, with no open-market buying or selling.
BALL Corp director Aaron M. Erter reported equity compensation activity. On April 29, he received an annual award of 2,903 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) under Ball Corporation's Stock and Cash Incentive Plan. On April 30, 3,369 RSUs lapsed and converted into 3,369 shares of Common Stock, bringing his direct Common Stock holdings to 5,528 shares. These transactions reflect grants and RSU vesting, not open-market buying or selling.
Ball Corp director Stuart A. Taylor II reported compensation-related stock transactions. He received 2,903 Restricted Stock Units on April 29, 2026, each convertible into one share of common stock. On April 30, 2026, he exercised 3,369 RSUs into common stock and received 327.4394 company matching stock units under the Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan.
Following these transactions, Taylor directly holds 84,203 common shares underlying RSUs and 16,214.4465 stock units in the deferred compensation plan. All activity reflects equity awards, plan matching, and derivative conversions rather than open‑market purchases or sales.
Ball Corp director Betty J. Sapp reported equity compensation activity involving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and common stock. On April 30, 2026, 3,369 RSUs lapsed and converted into 3,369 shares of Ball common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a non-cash derivative exercise.
On April 29, 2026, she received an annual award of 2,903 RSUs under Ball Corporation's Stock and Cash Incentive Plan for non-employee directors, with each unit representing one share of common stock. After these transactions, she directly holds 10,640.653 shares of common stock and 13,570 RSUs, indicating routine compensation-related acquisitions rather than open-market buying or selling.
BALL Corp director Cathy D. Ross reported routine equity-based compensation activity. She received 2,903 Restricted Stock Units on April 29, 2026, each representing a contingent right to one share of common stock. On April 30, 2026, she exercised 3,369 Restricted Stock Units into common stock and received an additional 327.4394 stock units under the Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan as a company match. Following these transactions, she held 17,277 Restricted Stock Units and 24,068.5083 deferred stock units, all as direct ownership and with no reported share sales or dispositions.
Ball Corp director Todd Allan Penegor reported routine equity compensation activity. He received an annual grant of 2,903 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing one share of Ball common stock. Separately, 3,369 RSUs lapsed and converted into 3,369 shares of common stock at no cost.
After these transactions, Penegor directly holds 11,890.3205 shares of Ball common stock and 8,996 RSUs. These events reflect compensation and vesting mechanics rather than open-market buying or selling.
PANICHELLA JOHN E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ball Corp director John E. Panichella reported equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units and common shares. On April 29, 2026, he received an award of 2,903 restricted stock units, each representing one share of common stock. On April 30, 2026, 1,833 restricted stock units lapsed into 1,833 shares of Ball common stock, which he now holds directly. Following these transactions, he directly owns 1,833 common shares and continues to hold 2,903 restricted stock units as part of his annual non-employee director award under Ball Corporation's Stock and Cash Incentive Plan.
Ball Corporation director John A. Bryant reported compensation-related equity activity with no open-market trading. He received 2,903 Restricted Stock Units as an annual award and 327.4394 stock units as a company match under the Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan. He also exercised 3,369 Restricted Stock Units into an equivalent number of common shares or cash-settled equivalents under the plan, resulting in 12,959 common shares held directly after the RSU conversion.