Latest headcount
16,000
YoY change
0.0%
Headcount CAGR
+0.5%
Revenue / employee
$823K
Employee count history for Ball
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 13,807 |
| 1995 | 7,500 |
| 1996 | 7,900 |
| 1997 | 10,300 |
| 1998 | 12,100 |
| 1999 | 11,850 |
| 2000 | 11,200 |
| 2001 | 9,950 |
| 2002 | 12,500 |
| 2003 | 12,700 |
| 2004 | 13,200 |
| 2006 | 15,500 |
| 2007 | 15,500 |
| 2008 | 10,400 |
| 2009 | 10,500 |
| 2010 | 8,900 |
| 2011 | 9,100 |
| 2012 | 8,800 |
| 2013 | 8,200 |
| 2014 | 8,000 |
| 2015 | 15,200 |
| 2016 | 18,450 |
| 2017 | 18,300 |
| 2018 | 17,500 |
| 2019 | 18,300 |
| 2020 | 21,500 |
| 2021 | 24,300 |
| 2022 | 21,000 |
| 2023 | 21,000 |
| 2024 | 16,000 |
| 2025 | 16,000 |
Revenue per employee for Ball
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $177K |
| 1995 | $273K |
| 1996 | $277K |
| 1997 | $232K |
| 1998 | $248K |
| 1999 | $313K |
| 2000 | $327K |
| 2001 | $370K |
| 2002 | $309K |
| 2003 | $392K |
| 2004 | $412K |
| 2006 | $427K |
| 2007 | $482K |
| 2008 | $727K |
| 2009 | $700K |
| 2010 | $858K |
| 2011 | $942K |
| 2012 | $999K |
| 2013 | $1.04M |
| 2014 | $1.07M |
| 2015 | $526K |
| 2016 | $491K |
| 2017 | $601K |
| 2018 | $665K |
| 2019 | $626K |
| 2020 | $547K |
| 2021 | $573K |
| 2022 | $728K |
| 2023 | $572K |
| 2024 | $737K |
| 2025 | $823K |
Earnings per employee for Ball
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | -$4.71K |
| 1995 | -$2.48K |
| 1996 | $3.06K |
| 1997 | $5.66K |
| 1998 | $1.37K |
| 1999 | $8.79K |
| 2000 | $6.09K |
| 2001 | -$9.97K |
| 2002 | $12.5K |
| 2003 | $18.1K |
| 2004 | $22.9K |
| 2006 | $21.3K |
| 2007 | $18.1K |
| 2008 | $30.7K |
| 2009 | $36.9K |
| 2010 | $52.6K |
| 2011 | $48.8K |
| 2012 | $45K |
| 2013 | $49.6K |
| 2014 | $58.8K |
| 2015 | $18.5K |
| 2016 | $14.3K |
| 2017 | $20.4K |
| 2018 | $25.9K |
| 2019 | $30.9K |
| 2020 | $27.2K |
| 2021 | $36.1K |
| 2022 | $34.2K |
| 2023 | $33.7K |
| 2024 | $251K |
| 2025 | $57K |
Employee count history for Ball (BALL)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202516,0000.0%
- 202416,000-23.8%
- 202321,0000.0%
- 202221,000-13.6%
- 202124,300+13.0%
- 202021,500+17.5%
- 201918,300+4.6%
- 201817,500-4.4%
- 201718,300-0.8%
- 201618,450+21.4%
- 201515,200+90.0%
- 20148,000-2.4%
- 20138,200-6.8%
- 20128,800-3.3%
- 20119,100+2.2%
- 20108,900-15.2%
- 200910,500+1.0%
- 200810,400-32.9%
- 200715,5000.0%
- 200615,500—
- 200613,100—
- 200413,200+3.9%
- 200312,700+1.6%
- 200212,500+25.6%
- 20019,950-11.2%
- 200011,200-5.5%
- 199911,850-2.1%
- 199812,100+17.5%
- 199710,300+30.4%
- 19967,900+5.3%
- 19957,500—
- 199412,873—
- 199313,807—
About Ball's employee count
Ball (BALL) employed 16,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount was unchanged from 16,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 13,807 to 16,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.5% per year.
Ball generated about $823K of revenue and $57K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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