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Ball Executive Compensation (FY25)

BLL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 29, 2026
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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)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ball's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ronald Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, received $4,218,225 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Lewis' total moved 13.2% lower from the $4,856,997 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Ball'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'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.

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
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Howard Yu
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Ronald Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel Fisher
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Ronald Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Howard Yu
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Carey Causey
Chief Growth Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Hannah Lim-Johnson
Chief Legal 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
Chief Growth Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Howard Yu
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Hannah Lim-Johnson
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Vail
Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer
◇◇◇◇—◇◇◇
Daniel Rabbitt
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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Daniel FisherPSU◇◇——
Ronald LewisPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/24/2034
Option◇—◇2/21/2035
Option◇—◇1/25/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/26/2032
Carey CauseyPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2035
Option◇—◇1/24/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/25/2033
Option◇—◇1/26/2032
Scott VailRSU◇◇——
Howard YuRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Hannah Lim-JohnsonOption◇—◇1/24/2034
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2035
RSU◇◇——
Daniel RabbittRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2035
Option◇—◇1/24/2034
Option◇—◇1/25/2033
Option◇—◇1/26/2032
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.
Daniel Fisher
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Daniel Rabbitt
Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Hannah Lim-Johnson
Chief Legal Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Ronald Lewis
Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

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 Ives
◇◇———◇◇
John A. Bryant
◇◇———◇◇
Cynthia Niekamp
◇◇————◇
Betty Sapp
◇◇————◇
Aaron Erter
◇◇————◇
John E. Panichella
◇◇————◇
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
  • 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=◇◇◇

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Citations

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225 figures on this page: 223 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
223 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000009389-26-000075
    15,036,583 215,466 13,922,962 3.
  2. 0001104659-26-029499
    Director Compensation
  4. 0000009389-25-000004
    18,428,315 298,691 15,699,114 3.
  5. 0001104659-25-026013
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Peers Ball discloses

The companies named in BLL'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 IncKimberly-Clark CorporationMolson Coors Beverage CompanyPackaging Corporation of AmericaPPG Industries, Inc.Silgan Holdings Inc.The Sherwin Williams Company

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@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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