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Business Segment Information (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Business Segment Information  
Summary of business by segment

Three Months Ended March 31,

($ in millions)

    

    

2025

    

2024

Net sales

Beverage packaging, North and Central America

$

1,463

$

1,403

Beverage packaging, EMEA

903

810

Beverage packaging, South America

544

482

Reportable segment sales

2,910

2,695

Other

187

179

Net sales

$

3,097

$

2,874

Comparable segment operating earnings (a)

Beverage packaging, North and Central America

$

195

$

192

Beverage packaging, EMEA

96

85

Beverage packaging, South America

69

55

Reportable segment comparable operating earnings

360

332

Reconciling items

Other (b)

(15)

(72)

Business consolidation and other activities

(13)

(26)

Amortization of acquired intangibles

(33)

(38)

Interest expense

(70)

(93)

Debt refinancing and other costs

(2)

Earnings before taxes

$

229

$

101

(a)The difference between reportable segment net sales and comparable operating earnings is comprised of other segment items. Other segment items includes cost of sales, depreciation and amortization, selling, general and administrative and interest income amounts. The CODM does not receive or use these amounts at the reportable segment level. However, the CODM is provided these amounts at a consolidated level to manage operations.
(b)Includes undistributed corporate expenses, net, of $43 million and $96 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, undistributed corporate expenses, net, includes $1 million and $17 million of corporate interest income. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, undistributed corporate expenses, net, includes $79 million of incremental compensation cost from the successful sale of the aerospace business.

Three Months Ended March 31,

($ in millions)

    

2025

    

2024

Depreciation and amortization

Beverage packaging, North and Central America

$

56

$

54

Beverage packaging, EMEA

47

47

Beverage packaging, South America

36

41

Reportable segment depreciation and amortization

139

142

Other

11

16

Depreciation and amortization

$

150

$

158