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Ball Corporation cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Ball Corporation's operations generated $1.26bn of cash; it spent $474m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $788m. It returned $220m in dividends and $1.32bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations5605159488538391,0121,0071931,4781,5661,5481,4321,7603011,8631151,2621,231
Depreciation and amortisation243266301283300281286453729702678668700594605611622646
Stock-based pay2724252725252535467537434039336328—
Capital spending1582504443053783915286065568165981,1131,7261,6511,045484474629
Free cash flow402265505548461621479−41392275095031934−1,350818−369788602
Free cash flow after stock pay375241480522436596454−448876675913276−6−1,389785−432760—
Dividends paid3736466275737283129137182198229254252244220213
Share buybacks375545135474323971361071037399645776661831,7121,321487
Shares issued3248395333373648272819−18——————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Ball Corporation's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Ball Corporation.