---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000009389-24-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BALL"
cik: "0000009389"
company_name: "BALL Corp"
filed_at: "2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T07:10:58.560259+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ball Q1 comparable EPS $0.68 flat YoY; global can shipments up 3.7%

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $11.61 includes $10.93 gain from aerospace sale; net sales $2.87B vs $2.98B.
- Comparable diluted EPS $0.68 vs $0.69 YoY; global beverage can shipments rose 3.7%.
- N. America volumes -2.4% YoY; EMEA +1.1%; South America +26.3% on Brazil shift to cans.
- Reduced debt by $2.8B; returned $245M to shareholders via buybacks and dividends in Q1.
- 2024 outlook: target comparable EPS growth, strong FCF, and >$1.5B shareholder returns.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000009389-24-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BALL
- cik: 0000009389
- company_name: BALL Corp
- filed_at: 2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000027/0000009389-24-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000027/ball-20240426x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-24-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-24-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-24-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BALL Corp reported financial results for first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On April 26, 2024, Ball Corporation (“Ball") issued a press release and will hold a conference call regarding its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000027/0000009389-24-000027-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.