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

Valuation

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Market cap$16.81B+17.5%
Enterprise value$23.97B+13.5%
P/E17.9×-7.5×
P/S1.2×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.2%-1.2pp
Operating margin9.6%+2.1pp
Net margin6.9%+2.7pp
FCF margin0.3%

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 source filing: Ball Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026.

Filed
May 5, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0001104659-26-055460
($ in millions)Three Months Ended March 31, 2026Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Pension contributions(7)(7)
Other, net7(86)
Changes in working capital components, net of acquisitions and dispositions(1,151)(887)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities(777)(665)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures(161)(81)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired(75)(159)
Business dispositions, net of cash sold1

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FAQ

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?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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