BALL — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of BALL's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-05 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-04
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +33 | −41 | ~7 | 12 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +2 | −3 | 0 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Risk factors
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-05
Ball is monitoring current geopolitical conflicts across the globe and may experience increased costs for inputs such as energy and transportation, as well as aluminum, due to the negative impact on the global economy and reduction in supply. Ongoing conflicts have the potential to impact Ball acros…
Sales in the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased $506 million compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to increases of $345 million from price/mix, mainly from higher aluminum prices, $33 million from higher volume and $107 million from currency translation.
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation for the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased $26 million compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to increases from the results of the reportable segments discussed below.
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $2,957 million and $2,493 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively. These amounts represented 82 percent and 80 percent of consolidated net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respecti…
Depreciation and amortization expense was $159 million and $150 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively. These amounts represented 4 percent and 5 percent of consolidated net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
Current and future inflationary effects may continue to be impacted by, among other things, supply chain disruptions, governmental stimulus or fiscal and monetary policies, changes in interest rates, tariffs and changing demand for certain goods and services. There is currently significant uncertain…
Sales in the three months ended September 30, 2025, increased $297 million compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to increases of $145 million from higher volume, $120 million from price/mix, mainly from higher aluminum prices, and $64 million from currency translation. Sales in the nine …
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation for the three months ended September 30, 2025, increased $124 million compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to increases of $163 million from business consolidation and other activities and $28 million from the results of the reportable segme…
When analyzing net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation as a percentage of net sales, it is important to note that net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation in 2024 includes discontinued operations, net of tax resulting from the net sales attributable to the historical aerospace reportable …
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $2,701 million and $2,425 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $7,884 million and $7,065 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These amounts represented 80 …
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-05
Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer participated in management’s evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as of the end of the period covered by this report and concluded that our controls and procedures wer…
This report contains “forward-looking” statements concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “will,” “believe,” “likely,” “continue,” “goal” and similar expressions typically identify forward looking statements, which are generally any st…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer participated in management’s evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as of the end of the period covered by
this report and concluded that our controls and procedures were effective. There were no changes to internal controls during the company’s third quarter of 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
This report contains “forward-looking” statements concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “will,” “believe,” “likely,” “continue,” “goal” and similar expressions typically identify forward looking statements, which are generally any st…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice