BALL
Ball Corporation
Stock
$56.37−0.13 (−0.23%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.4B | $1.3B | $115M | $1.9B | $301M | $1.8B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $193M | $1.0B | $1.0B | $839M | $853M | $948M | $515M | $560M | $628M |
| Capital expenditures | $599M | $474M | $484M | $1.0B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.1B | $598M | $816M | $556M | $606M | $528M | $391M | $378M | $305M | $444M | $250M | $158M | $285M |
| Free cash flow | $827M | $788M | −$369M | $818M | −$1.4B | $34M | $319M | $950M | $750M | $922M | −$413M | $479M | $621M | $461M | $548M | $505M | $265M | $402M | $343M |
| Stock-based compensation | — | $28M | $63M | $33M | $39M | $40M | $43M | $37M | $75M | $46M | $35M | $25M | $25M | $25M | $27M | $25M | $24M | $27M | — |
| Buybacks | $414M | $1.3B | $1.7B | $3.0M | $618M | $766M | $57M | $964M | $739M | $103M | $107M | $136M | $397M | $432M | $547M | $513M | $554M | $37M | $327M |
| Dividends paid | $215M | $220M | $244M | $252M | $254M | $229M | $198M | $182M | $137M | $129M | $83M | $72M | $73M | $75M | $62M | $46M | $36M | $37M | $38M |
| Dividends per share | $0.80 | $0.80 | $0.80 | $0.80 | $0.80 | $0.70 | $0.60 | $0.55 | $0.40 | $0.37 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.20 | $0.14 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.8% | 6.0% | −3.1% | 6.8% | −10.1% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 8.3% | 6.4% | 8.4% | −4.6% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 5.0% |