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Ball Corporation BALL Change in Inventories

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.6B+16.3%
Gross profit$646.0M+7.0%
Operating income$196.0M-26.6%
Net income$205.0M+14.5%
EPS (diluted)$0.77+22.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$730.0M+62.6%
Total debt$7.9B+16.0%
Total equity$5.6B+1.8%
Total assets$19.8B+9.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$777.0M-16.8%
CapEx$161.0M+98.8%
Free cash flow-$938.0M-25.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.37B+7.0%
Enterprise value$22.53B+8.7%
P/E16.3×-12.0×
P/S1.1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.2%-1.2pp
Operating margin9.6%+2.1pp
Net margin6.9%+2.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17%+9.0pp
Debt / equity1.4×+0.2×
Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ball Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInInventories.

The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-K, filed February 19, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ball Corporation's change in inventories?
Ball Corporation (BALL) reported change in inventories of $113.25M in Q4 2025.
How has Ball Corporation's change in inventories changed year-over-year?
Ball Corporation's change in inventories increased by 1712.0% year-over-year, from $6.25M to $113.25M.
What is the long-term trend for Ball Corporation's change in inventories?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ball Corporation's change in inventories has grown at a -0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $464M to $453M.
What does change in inventories mean?
The change in cash invested in unsold goods and raw materials.
How do you interpret change in inventories?
A significant increase may signal overproduction or slowing demand, while a decrease may signal efficient inventory turnover.
How does change in inventories compare across companies?
Critical for manufacturing peers; high inventory growth relative to sales is a common red flag in the sector.