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Ball Corp Executive Compensation (FY25)

BALL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ronald Lewis
Median of the other named officers
$2,591,018
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 29, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Ronald Lewis: $4,856,997 → $4,218,225 (13.2% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 93.2% → 93.5% (0.3 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 156:1 → 46:1 (70.5% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ball Corp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ronald Lewis was paid $4,218,225 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $4,856,997 reported for fiscal 2024, Lewis' total was 13.2% lower.
What was Ball Corp's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ball Corp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Avery Dennison Corporation, Campbell Soup Company, ConAgra Brands, Inc., Crown Holdings Inc. and Eastman Chemical Company, among others.
What is Ball Corp's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 46:1.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel Fisher
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Howard Yu
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Ronald Lewis
Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel Fisher
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Ronald Lewis
Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Howard Yu
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Carey Causey
Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel Fisher
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Ronald Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Carey Causey
Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Howard Yu
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Hannah Lim-Johnson
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Vail
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer
◇◇◇◇—◇◇◇
Daniel Rabbitt
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisRSU———◇——◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisRSU◇——◇——◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisRSU◇——◇——◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisRSU———◇——◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronald J. LewisOPTION———◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Ronald LewisOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Daniel RabbittOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Carey CauseyOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Scott VailRSU◇◇——
Hannah Lim-JohnsonOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel FisherPSU◇◇——
Howard YuRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Carey Causey
Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Daniel Fisher
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Hannah Lim-Johnson
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Howard Yu
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Clawback◇
Ronald Lewis
Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stuart A. Taylor II
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Cathy D. Ross
◇◇———◇◇
Todd A. Penegor
◇◇———◇◇
Michael J. Cave
◇◇———◇◇
Dune E. Ives
◇◇———◇◇
John A. Bryant
◇◇———◇◇
Cynthia A. Niekamp
◇◇————◇
Aaron M. Erter
◇◇————◇
Betty J. Sapp
◇◇————◇
John E. Panichella
◇◇———◇◇
Pedro H. Mariani
◇—————◇
Ronald J. Lewis and Daniel W. Fisher served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Avery Dennison Corporation AVY
  • Campbell Soup Company CPB
  • ConAgra Brands, Inc. CAG
  • Crown Holdings Inc. CCK
  • Eastman Chemical Company EMN
  • General Mills Inc. GIS
  • Graphic Packaging International GPK
  • International Flavors & Fragrances Inc IFF
  • Keurig Dr. Pepper KDP
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB
  • Molson Coors Beverage Company TAP
  • Packaging Corporation of America PKG
  • PPG Industries, Inc. PPG
  • Silgan Holdings Inc. SLGN
  • The Sherwin Williams Company SHW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 29, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 24, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 26, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 27, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 29, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 24, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 25, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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413 figures on this page: 404 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
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9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000009389-26-000075
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001104659-26-029499
    CEO PAY RATIO · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000009389-25-000004
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001104659-25-026013
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000009389-24-000024
  6. 0001104659-24-033725
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000009389-23-000017
  8. 0000009389-22-000010
  9. 0000009389-21-000080
  10. 0000009389-20-000010
  11. 0000009389-19-000017
  12. 0000009389-18-000007
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Peers Ball Corp discloses

The companies named in BALL's own disclosed peer group.

Avery Dennison CorporationCampbell Soup CompanyConAgra Brands, Inc.Crown Holdings Inc.Eastman Chemical CompanyGeneral Mills Inc.Graphic Packaging InternationalInternational Flavors & Fragrances IncKeurig Dr. PepperKimberly-Clark CorporationMolson Coors Beverage CompanyPackaging Corporation of AmericaPPG Industries, Inc.Silgan Holdings Inc.The Sherwin Williams Company

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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