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Ball Pricing Spineometer: 3 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 10, 2026

Ball Corporation, an aluminum packaging supplier for beverages, personal care, and household products, had a positive FY 2025. Revenue rose 11.6% to $13.2 billion and earnings before interest and taxes rose 39% to $1.96 billion over last year. A review of Ball Corporation’s 3 February 2026 earnings call and 2025 10-K provided insight regarding the importance of price management to performance. FACTS FROM EARNINGS CALL AND ANNUAL REPORT Ronald Lewis, CEO of…

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By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 30, 2000

Economic transactions and industrial reorganizations are akin to the evolution of a complex system punctuated with periods of equilibrium and non-equilibrium dynamics.…

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