Ball Corporation BALL Net debt
Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Ball Corporation’s reported figures.
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 net debt?
- Ball Corporation (BALL) reported net debt of $7.17B in Q1 2026.
- How has Ball Corporation's net debt changed year-over-year?
- Ball Corporation's net debt increased by 12.7% year-over-year, from $6.36B to $7.17B.
- What is the long-term trend for Ball Corporation's net debt?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ball Corporation's net debt has grown at a -2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.74B to $5.89B.
- What does net debt mean?
- Debt left over after using all the company's cash to pay it down.
- How do you interpret net debt?
- A negative value means net cash — more cash than debt, a position of strength. The numerator of net-debt/EBITDA, the most common leverage yardstick.
- How does net debt compare across companies?
- Most informative as net-debt/EBITDA; cash-rich balance sheets can show large total debt yet little or negative net debt.