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Ball Corporation BALL Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.6B+16.3%
Gross profit$646.0M+7.0%
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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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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ball Corporation's operating cash flow?
Ball Corporation (BALL) reported operating cash flow of -$777M in Q1 2026.
How has Ball Corporation's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Ball Corporation's operating cash flow decreased by 16.8% year-over-year, from -$665M to -$777M.
What is the long-term trend for Ball Corporation's operating cash flow?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Ball Corporation's operating cash flow has grown at a -15.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.76B to $1.26B.
What does operating cash flow mean?
The total cash generated from daily business operations.
How do you interpret operating cash flow?
Higher values indicate stronger operational health and ability to self-fund.
How does operating cash flow compare across companies?
A fundamental metric used to compare operational efficiency across all sectors.