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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000009389-24-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BALL"
cik: "0000009389"
company_name: "BALL Corp"
filed_at: "2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T07:54:38.795915+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ball Q3 comparable EPS $0.91 beats $0.83 YoY; acquires Alucan for €82M

## Summary
- Comparable diluted EPS $0.91 vs $0.83 YoY; GAAP EPS $0.65 vs $0.64; sales $3.08B vs $3.11B.
- Returned $1.25B to shareholders YTD via buybacks and dividends; on track to exceed $1.6B by year-end.
- Acquired Alucan Entec for €82M ($88M) at ~7.4x EBITDA; adds two European aerosol and bottle facilities.
- Beverage Packaging NA volumes down 3.1% but earnings up; EMEA volumes up 6.7%; South America volumes down 10% but price/mix positive.
- Outlook: mid-single-digit comparable EPS growth in 2024, >10% per annum in 2025 and beyond.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000009389-24-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BALL
- cik: 0000009389
- company_name: BALL Corp
- filed_at: 2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/9389/000000938924000036/0000009389-24-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000036/ball-20241031x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-24-000036
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-24-000036.txt

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