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 · 2026-08-04 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-05
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +17 | −15 | ~21 | 16 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 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 · 2026-08-04
Sales in the three months ended June 30, 2026, increased $659 million compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to increases of $542 million from price/mix, mainly from higher aluminum prices, and $65 million from higher volume. Sales in the six months ended June 30, 2026, increased $1.17 bi…
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation for the three months ended June 30, 2026, increased $9 million compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to increases from the results of the reportable segments discussed below. Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation for the six months en…
The company has experienced a trend of rising aluminum input prices and is unable to predict the future change in aluminum input prices, including the associated positive or negative impacts it will have on our financial results from our risk management programs, which primarily include aluminum pas…
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $3,300 million and $2,690 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively, and $6,257 million and $5,183 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively. These amounts represented 83 percent a…
Depreciation and amortization expense was $165 million and $155 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively, and $324 million and $305 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively. These amounts represented 4 percent and 5 percent of consolidate…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-05
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.
Selling, general and administrative was $150 million and $149 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.
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