---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000009389-23-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BALL"
cik: "0000009389"
company_name: "BALL Corp"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:53:26.993254+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ball Q1 GAAP EPS $0.56 vs $1.37; comparable EPS $0.69 vs $0.77; volumes down

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.56 vs $1.37; comparable EPS $0.69 vs $0.77; sales $3.49B vs $3.72B.
- Global beverage can shipments down 6.7% (incl. Russia divestment); ex-Russia down 1.4%.
- Aerospace op earnings $60M vs $43M; backlog $2.8B, won-not-booked $5.0B.
- Reaffirms FY free cash flow ~$750M; $200M net inflation recovery, $150M cost savings.
- North America op earnings $183M on 4.9% lower volumes; South America $50M vs $78M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000009389-23-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BALL
- cik: 0000009389
- company_name: BALL Corp
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938923000020/0000009389-23-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938923000020/bll-20230504x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-23-000020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-23-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-23-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BALL Corp reported financial results for first quarter 2023.
  - Period: first quarter 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On May 4, 2023, Ball Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its first quarter earnings for 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938923000020/0000009389-23-000020-index.htm

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