Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Ball Corporation
Westminster, CO · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Ball Corporation, based in Westminster, Colorado, sponsors 3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 2 defined benefit. Together they reported 24,392 participant records and $3.32B in net assets.
The largest is Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, an ESOP with a 401(k) feature with 10,576 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $40.2M and participant contributions $39.9M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $526M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $3.9M.
Combined net assets moved from $1.63B in 2009 to $2.26B in 2025 (up 39%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 10,576 | $2.26B | $213,633 | $4,725 | $1.2M |
| Ball Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 9,883 | $901M | $91,128 | — | $2.0M |
| Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 3,933 | $165M | $41,886 | $7,502 | $689K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 10,576 | $2.26B | $22.5M | $39.9M |
| 2024 | 3 | 25,109 | $3.38B | $45.7M | $50.2M |
| 2023 | 3 | 29,123 | $3.92B | $65.6M | $106M |
| 2022 | 3 | 30,798 | $3.62B | $56.0M | $106M |
| 2021 | 3 | 31,640 | $5.11B | $106M | $101M |
| 2020 | 3 | 30,287 | $4.92B | $168M | $84.4M |
| 2019 | 3 | 32,754 | $4.44B | $142M | $68.7M |
| 2018 | 3 | 33,631 | $3.76B | $142M | $66.1M |
| 2017 | 3 | 21,665 | $3.06B | $63.3M | $61.5M |
| 2016 | 3 | 23,591 | $2.76B | $92.4M | $58.4M |
| 2015 | 3 | 23,375 | $2.66B | $66.5M | $57.2M |
| 2014 | 3 | 21,215 | $2.57B | $48.5M | $57.0M |
| 2013 | 3 | 23,749 | $2.47B | $95.5M | $56.7M |
| 2012 | 3 | 22,468 | $2.11B | $76.9M | $55.8M |
| 2011 | 3 | 22,560 | $1.86B | $78.4M | $53.2M |
| 2010 | 3 | 22,700 | $1.82B | $51.4M | $53.8M |
| 2009 | 3 | 24,283 | $1.63B | $75.3M | $53.7M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson US LLC | Actuarial; Recordkeeping and information management | 2 | $1,800,714 |
| Voya Retirement Advisors | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $768,160 |
| Pacific Investment Management Co. | Investment management | 2 | $588,282 |
| Voya Institutional Plan Services | Recordkeeping and information management; Participant loan processing | 1 | $404,710 |
| Legal & General Inv. MGMT America | Investment management | 1 | $115,578 |
| BDO USA, P.C. | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $65,000 |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (discretionary); Investment management | 1 | $59,763 |
| Holland & Hart, LLP | Legal | 2 | $39,859 |
| BlackRock | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $22,982 |
| Alvarez & Marsal Tax, LLC | Consulting (general) | 2 | $18,000 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Ball Corporation have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Ball Pension Plan and Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Ball Corporation contribute to its plans?
$40,237,070 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $4,923 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Willis Towers Watson US LLC, Voya Retirement Advisors, Pacific Investment Management Co. and Voya Institutional Plan Services and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.