Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)

Schedule of company's equity activity

	Common Stock			Treasury Stock					Accumulated Other
	Number of			Number of			Retained		Comprehensive		Noncontrolling		Total
($ in millions; share amounts in thousands)	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Earnings		Earnings (Loss)		Interest		Equity
Balance at December 31, 2024	684,168	$	1,395	(394,790)	$	(6,057)	$	11,527	$	(1,003)	$	68	$	5,930
Net earnings	—		—	—		—		179		—		—		179
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	—		—	—		—		—		61		—		61
Common dividends	—		—	—		—		(57)		—		—		(57)
Treasury stock purchases	—		—	(10,494)		(560)		—		—		—		(560)
Treasury shares reissued	—		—	71		3		—		—		—		3
Shares issued and stock compensation for stock options and other stock plans, net of shares exchanged	505		6	—		—		—		—		—		6
Distributions from deferred compensation plans and other activity	—		—	—		7		—		—		—		7
Balance at March 31, 2025	684,673	$	1,401	(405,213)	$	(6,607)	$	11,649	$	(942)	$	68	$	5,569

	Common Stock			Treasury Stock					Accumulated Other
	Number of			Number of			Retained		Comprehensive		Noncontrolling		Total
($ in millions; share amounts in thousands)	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Earnings		Earnings (Loss)		Interest		Equity
Balance at December 31, 2023	683,241	$	1,312	(367,551)	$	(4,390)	$	7,763	$	(916)	$	68	$	3,837
Net earnings	—		—	—		—		3,685		—		1		3,686
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	—		—	—		—		—		23		—		23
Common dividends	—		—	—		—		(63)		—		—		(63)
Treasury stock purchases	—		—	(3,065)		(196)		—		—		—		(196)
Treasury shares reissued	—		—	72		7		—		—		—		7
Shares issued and stock compensation for stock options and other stock plans, net of shares exchanged	319		40	—		—		—		—		—		40
Distributions from deferred compensation plans and other activity	—		—	—		42		1		—		—		43
Balance at March 31, 2024	683,560	$	1,352	(370,544)	$	(4,537)	$	11,386	$	(893)	$	69	$	7,377

Schedule of activity related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)

($ in millions)	​ Currency Translation (Net of Tax)			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Net of Tax)		Derivatives Designated as Hedges (Net of Tax)		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	(618)		$	(402)	$	17	$	(1,003)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications		68			(14)		(25)		29
Amounts reclassified into earnings		6	(a)		3		23		32
Balance at March 31, 2025	$	(544)		$	(413)	$	15	$	(942)

(a) Currency translation recorded in business consolidation and other activities from business disposal.

Information related to amounts reclassified into net earnings from accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in millions)	2025		2024
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts recorded in net sales	$	(5)	$	13
Commodity contracts recorded in cost of sales		3		(14)
Currency exchange contracts recorded in selling, general and administrative		(28)		32
Interest rate contracts recorded in interest expense		—		3
Total before tax effect		(30)		34
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassified into earnings		7		(8)
Recognized gain (loss), net of tax	$	(23)	$	26
Amortization and disposal of pension and other postretirement benefits: (a)
Actuarial gains (losses) (b)	$	(4)	$	(3)
Prior service income (expense) (b)		—		(1)
Aerospace disposal		—		(127)
Total before tax effect		(4)		(131)
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassified into earnings		1		34
Recognized gain (loss), net of tax	$	(3)	$	(97)

(a) 2024 includes amounts associated with the Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Pension Plan

(b) These components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost detailed in Note 17.