07:09 AM EDT, 04/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Ball (BALL) reported Q1 comparable earnings Friday of $0.68 per diluted share, down from $0.69 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.54.

Net sales for the quarter ended March 31 were $2.87 billion compared with $2.98 billion a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $3.14 billion.

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