How many employees does Ball Corporation have?

Ball Corporation reported 16,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.

What is Ball Corporation's revenue per employee?

Ball Corporation brought in $13.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $823K per employee. That ranks 1 of 4 companies we track in Packaging & Containers, where the median is $536K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Ball Corporation employees and revenue per employee

BALL · Packaging & Containers · $15.0B market cap

Ball Corporation had 16,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $13.2B, up 11.6% from a year earlier, or $823K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

16,000

+0.0% YoY

Revenue

$13.2B

+11.6% YoY

Revenue / employee

$823K

Peer median $536K

Rank in industry

1 of 4

Packaging & Containers

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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BALL employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	16,000	$13.2B	$823K	+0.0%	+11.6%
Dec 2024	16,000	$11.8B	$737K	-23.8%	-1.8%
Dec 2023	21,000	$12.0B	$572K	+0.0%	-21.4%
Dec 2022	21,000	$15.3B	$728K	-13.6%	+9.7%
Dec 2021	24,300	$13.9B	$573K	+13.0%	+18.5%
Dec 2020	21,500	$11.8B	$547K	+17.5%	+2.6%
Dec 2019	18,300	$11.5B	$626K	+4.6%	-1.5%
Dec 2018	17,500	$11.6B	$665K	-4.4%	+5.8%
Dec 2017	18,300	$11.0B	$601K	-0.8%	+21.3%
Dec 2016	18,450	$9.06B	$491K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Ball Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaging & Containers.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
BALL Ball Corporation	16,000	$13.2B	$823K	Leaner
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.	23,000	$12.4B	$538K	Leaner
PKG Packaging Corporation of America	16,800	$8.99B	$535K	Hiring ahead
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation	35,000	$8.86B	$253K	Leaner

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Questions about Ball Corporation

How many employees does Ball Corporation have?: Ball Corporation reported 16,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
What is Ball Corporation's revenue per employee?: Ball Corporation brought in $13.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $823K per employee. That ranks 1 of 4 companies we track in Packaging & Containers, where the median is $536K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Ball Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 19, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell BALL.