The company completed the divestiture of its aerospace business on February 16, 2024, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $4.67 billion. This strategic shift is reflected in the financial statements, with the aerospace business reported as discontinued operations.

The company is currently evaluating various options for the Ball Aluminum Cups business, as its growth has not met initial expectations. A different path could present a risk of future impairment loss.

In late-October 2024, the company acquired Alucan Entec, an impact extruded aluminum packaging business, for €82 million. This acquisition broadens the geographic reach and expands the product portfolio of Ball's aerosol packaging business.

The company is restructuring its operating model, resulting in facility closure costs and employee severance charges. These actions are aimed at improving operational efficiency.

The company repurchased $1.06 billion of its shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and plans to continue capital return to shareholders via an estimated $1.4 billion in share repurchases in 2024.

The company expects to pay approximately $950 million in income taxes related to the aerospace transaction throughout 2024, of which $484 million has been paid as of September 30, 2024.

The company acknowledges that recent data has indicated continued high inflation in the regions where it operates. 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, and changing demand for certain goods and services.

Ball makes the majority of its sales and significant purchases to or from a relatively small number of global, or large regional, customers and suppliers. The potential of the current global economic environment to affect a significant customer or supplier, or to affect demand for certain products to a significant degree, heightens the vulnerability of Ball to these concentrations.

The currency devaluation, economic conditions and policies in Argentina make it difficult to manage currency exchange rate risk and may lead to additional adverse effects on the company's results of operations.

The overall global aluminum beverage and aerosol container industries are growing and are expected to continue to grow in the medium to long term.

Company is focused on maintaining its strong financial position by listening to and partnering with its global customers, delivering operational efficiencies and an innovative product portfolio from its best-in-class manufacturing facilities.

Company mitigates its exposure to the changes in the costs of aluminum through the inclusion of provisions in contracts covering the majority of our volumes to pass through aluminum price changes, as well as through the use of derivative instruments.

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, decreased due to lower manufacturing costs, including lower aluminum costs and lower freight costs.

The company is restructuring its operating model, resulting in facility closure costs and employee severance charges. These actions are aimed at improving operational efficiency.

Company is focused on maintaining its strong financial position by delivering operational efficiencies.

Company is focused on delivering an innovative product portfolio from its best-in-class manufacturing facilities.

Technological developments and innovations are key factors that might affect company's performance.

Company is evaluating options for aluminum cups business, as its growth has not met initial expectations.

The company repurchased $1.06 billion of its shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and plans to continue capital return to shareholders via an estimated $1.4 billion in share repurchases in 2024.

Company intends to return approximately $245 million to shareholders in the form of dividends for the full year 2024.

Company expects that 2024 capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment will likely be in the range of $650 million.

Company is subject to various federal, state, and international environmental agencies as a potentially responsible party, along with numerous other companies, for the clean-up of several hazardous waste sites.

Company is focused on environmental, health and safety statistics and measures of sustainability.

Regulatory actions or issues including those related to environmental, social and governance reporting are key factors that might affect company's performance.

The overall global aluminum beverage and aerosol container industries are growing and are expected to continue to grow in the medium to long term.

War, political instability and sanctions, including relating to the situation in Russia and Ukraine and its impact on Ball's supply chain and its ability to operate in Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions generally are key factors that might affect company's performance.

Changes in foreign exchange or tax rates and tariffs, trade actions, or other governmental actions, including business restrictions and orders affecting goods produced by Ball or in its supply chain, including imported raw materials are key factors that might affect company's performance.