BALL (BALL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ronald J. Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.2M in 2025, down 13% from $4.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 46:1, on median employee pay of $91,248.

Filed
March 17, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$4.2M-13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
46:1median $91,248
CEO pay in equity
39%$1.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
Total Shareholder Return
$60Initial $100 investment value
Net Sales
$13.16BTotal consolidated net sales
Shareholder Return
$1.54BReturned via repurchases and dividends

How Lewis was paid

$4.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary20%Stock awards28%Option awards10%Non-equity incentive38%Pension and deferred comp3%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ronald J. LewisChief Executive Officer$4,218,225
Daniel W. FisherFormer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$13,486,942
Daniel J. RabbittChief Financial Officer$1,766,471
Howard H. YuFormer Chief Financial Officer$2,816,040
Carey S. CauseyChief Growth Officer$2,834,341
Hannah S. Lim-JohnsonChief Legal Officer$2,365,995
Scott A. VailChief Supply Chain & Operations Officer$1,998,336

What changed and why

  • Ronald J. Lewis was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective November 10, 2025.
  • $4.2MTotal compensation for CEO Ronald J. Lewis was $4,218,225 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $13.5MFormer CEO Daniel W. Fisher received total compensation of $13,486,942 in fiscal year 2025.
  • $1.54BThe company returned $1.54 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.
  • 4.1%Global aluminum packaging shipments increased by 4.1% compared to 2024.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.