secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BALL Corp (BALL)
CIK:        0000009389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000009389-26-000039
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ball Q4 adj EPS $0.91, revenue $3.35B; full-year EPS $3.57; buys Benepack stake
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- Full-year comparable EPS $3.57 (up 13% YoY from $3.17); GAAP EPS $3.30.
- Q4 comparable EPS $0.91 (up from $0.84); revenue $3.35B (up from $2.88B).
- Global beverage can shipments up 4.1% (FY) and 6.0% (Q4); N.America +4.8%, EMEA +5.5%, S.America +4.2%.
- Completed acquisition of 80% stake in European can maker Benepack for ~€184M; facilities in Belgium and Hungary.
- Record adjusted FCF $956M in 2025; returned $1.54B via buybacks/dividends. 2026 guidance: EPS growth 10%+, FCF >$900M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938926000039/0000009389-26-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938926000039/ball-20260203x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-26-000039

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