secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BALL Corp (BALL)
CIK:        0000009389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000009389-24-000031
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ball Q2 comparable EPS $0.74 beats $0.61 YoY; returns $790M to shareholders in H1
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- GAAP diluted EPS $0.51 vs $0.55; comparable EPS $0.74 vs $0.61; sales $2.96B vs $3.07B.
- Global beverage can shipments +2.8%; global aluminum aerosol shipments +5.6%.
- Segment comparable operating earnings: NCA $210M (+$35M), EMEA $113M (+$15M), S. America $37M (+$7M).
- Returned $790M via buybacks and dividends in H1 2024; on track to exceed $1.6B for full year.
- Guides mid-single digit+ comparable EPS growth in 2024, >10% per annum growth in 2025 and beyond.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000031/0000009389-24-000031-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000031/ball-20240801x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-24-000031

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