Company facts
- Industry
- Metal Cans
- Headquarters
- Westminster, Colorado
- Most recent report
- 10-Q, filed Nov 3, 2026
- Incorporated
- Indiana
- Filings on record
- 1,003+ filings
- On EDGAR
- CIK 9389
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Filer status
- Large accelerated filer
Financials 8 of 35
News 8 of 102
Prospectuses and Registrations 8 of 25
- S-8 Registration statement for an employee plan May 1, 2026
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering Aug 11, 2025
- FWP Free writing prospectus Aug 7, 2025
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering Aug 7, 2025
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering May 14, 2025
- FWP Free writing prospectus May 12, 2025
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering May 12, 2025
- S-3ASR Automatic shelf registration May 7, 2025
Proxies 8 of 17
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Mar 17, 2026
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Mar 17, 2026
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Mar 20, 2025
- PRE 14A Preliminary proxy statement Mar 5, 2025
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Mar 13, 2024
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Mar 30, 2023
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Mar 21, 2023
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Mar 16, 2023
Ownership 8 of 798
- 144 Notice of a proposed sale of restricted stock Nov 9, 2026
- 144 Notice of a proposed sale of restricted stock Nov 5, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Oct 16, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Oct 16, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Oct 14, 2026
- 3 Insider reported their initial holding Sep 21, 2026
- 3 Insider reported their initial holding Sep 21, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Aug 26, 2026
Other 8 of 26
- 11-K Employee stock plan report Jun 15, 2026
- SD Conflict minerals disclosure May 1, 2026
- ARS Annual report sent to shareholders Mar 17, 2026
- 11-K Employee stock plan report Jun 3, 2025
- SD Conflict minerals disclosure May 22, 2025
- 11-K Employee stock plan report Jun 7, 2024
- SD Conflict minerals disclosure May 17, 2024
- UPLOAD Comment letter from SEC staff Nov 9, 2023
What to read: Sep 2026 10-Q
SECSift found 2 of 13 sections worth reading, with 0 positive, 11 notable, and 0 negative flags.
Financial Statements (Item 1)
Net loss of $94M in Q3 2026 vs profit of $321M a year ago; $475M pension settlement charge.Notable- Benepack acquisition added $125M net sales and $15M operating earnings in 9M 2026; $95M cash paid.
- Supplier finance program obligations fell to $253M at Sep 2026 from $424M at Dec 2025.
- Equity-linked notes tied to ORG stock fell in value: $76M at Sep 2026 from $101M at Dec 2025, with $24M loss in 9M 2026.
- Leverage covenant requires ratio no greater than 5.0x, tightening to 4.5x in March 2027; company was in compliance.
- Noncash pension settlement charge of $475M in Q3 2026 from UK plan buy-out, with $116M tax benefit.
Management's Discussion (Item 2)
Net loss in Q3 2026, huge pension charge, weak operating cash flow, and rising costs.Notable- Cost of sales rose to 83% of sales in 9M 2026 from 80%, driven by higher aluminum and freight costs.
- New plant in Millersburg, Oregon commenced production in Q3 2026.
- Share repurchases slowed sharply to $272M in 9M 2026 from $1.11B in 9M 2025.
- Total debt rose to $7.28B at Sep 30, 2026 from $7.01B at Dec 31, 2025.
- Leverage covenant tightens to 4.5x from 5.0x as of March 31, 2027.
- Acquired 80% of Benepack's European beverage can business in Q1 2026, adding two plants.
What changed: Sep 2026 vs. Jun 2026
About 7% of BALL's Sep 2026 10-Q is new information. 13 paragraphs were added, 122 changed, and 22 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.
Changed
- Business consolidation charges rose to $482M from net income of $78M for Q3, and to $515M from $53M for nine months.
- Effective tax rate rose to 29.7% from 19.4% for Q3, and to 21.5% from 21.4% for nine months.
- Quarter changed from Q2 2026 to Q3 2026.
- Exhibit 104 now covers quarter ended September 30, 2026, up from June 30, 2026.
Everything here comes from BALL Corp's own filings on SEC EDGAR. The filing list is rechecked every hour. SECSift analysis was completed on Nov 3, 2026, from the 10-Q for Sep 2026.