BALL CORPORATION Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where BALL CORPORATION's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $1.26B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $656.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $344.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $290.00M came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.26B | -$656.00M | -$1.32B | -$220.00M | -$5.30B | $6.68B | -$158.00M | | -$31.00M | $290.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $115.00M | $5.00B | -$1.71B | -$244.00M | -$3.48B | $650.00M | -$29.00M | | $25.00M | $221.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.86B | -$1.05B | -$3.00M | -$252.00M | -$2.28B | $2.05B | -$210.00M | | $33.00M | $152.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $301.00M | -$786.00M | -$618.00M | -$254.00M | -$3.88B | $4.85B | $394.00M | | -$4.00M | -$21.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $1.76B | -$1.64B | -$766.00M | -$229.00M | -$750.00M | $850.00M | -$2.00M | | $3.00M | -$802.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.43B | -$1.18B | -$57.00M | -$198.00M | -$2.79B | $2.55B | -$20.00M | | -$85.00M | -$425.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.55B | -$422.00M | -$964.00M | -$182.00M | -$1.52B | $2.82B | -$183.00M | $19.00M | -$31.00M | $1.08B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.57B | -$206.00M | -$739.00M | -$137.00M | -$1.53B | $1.48B | -$120.00M | $28.00M | -$14.00M | $269.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $1.48B | -$545.00M | -$103.00M | -$129.00M | -$1.81B | $765.00M | $184.00M | $27.00M | -$7.00M | -$148.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $193.00M | -$1.28B | -$107.00M | -$83.00M | -$4.62B | $4.37B | $23.00M | $48.00M | -$14.00M | -$1.78B |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.01B | -$2.72B | -$136.00M | -$72.00M | -$2.43B | $4.52B | -$93.00M | $36.00M | -$92.00M | $33.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.01B | -$391.00M | -$397.00M | -$73.00M | -$898.00M | $412.00M | $68.00M | $37.00M | $5.00M | -$225.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $839.00M | -$379.10M | -$431.70M | -$75.20M | -$1.29B | $1.64B | -$57.60M | $32.90M | -$20.60M | $241.90M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $853.20M | -$356.00M | -$547.20M | -$61.80M | -$1.07B | $1.49B | -$337.00M | $53.10M | -$8.80M | $8.30M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $948.40M | -$738.00M | -$513.20M | -$45.70M | -$815.80M | $827.30M | $295.30M | $39.30M | -$4.00M | $13.80M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $515.20M | -$110.20M | -$554.20M | -$35.80M | -$2.14B | $2.23B | $15.10M | $47.50M | -$18.90M | -$58.60M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $559.70M | -$581.40M | -$37.00M | -$37.40M | -$1.10B | $1.34B | -$92.00M | $31.90M | -$4.60M | $83.20M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $627.60M | -$418.00M | -$326.80M | -$37.50M | -$734.50M | $753.70M | $108.10M | $27.20M | $4.30M | -$24.20M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $608.00M* | -$131.00M* | -$114.00M* | -$53.00M* | -$901.00M* | $425.00M* | -$95.00M* | | $7.00M* | | |
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| 2026-03-31 | -$777.00M | -$306.00M | -$1.00M | -$54.00M | -$380.00M | $1.08B | -$50.00M | | $10.00M | | -$472.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.21B* | -$82.00M* | -$215.00M* | -$54.00M* | -$2.43B* | $2.30B* | -$68.00M* | | -$17.00M* | | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $384.00M* | -$183.00M* | -$84.00M* | -$54.00M* | -$1.24B* | $1.45B* | -$14.00M* | | -$6.00M* | | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $332.00M* | -$184.00M* | -$467.00M* | -$55.00M* | -$1.32B* | $1.58B* | -$34.00M* | | -$9.00M* | | |
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| 2025-03-31 | -$665.00M | -$207.00M | -$555.00M | -$57.00M | -$301.00M | $1.35B | -$42.00M | | $1.00M | | -$464.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $500.00M* | -$178.00M* | -$651.00M* | -$59.00M* | -$201.00M* | $200.00M* | -$80.00M* | | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $610.00M* | -$23.00M* | -$396.00M* | -$60.00M* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | -$48.00M* | | $3.00M* | | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $252.00M* | -$88.00M* | -$483.00M* | -$62.00M* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | $22.00M* | | $6.00M* | | |
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| 2024-03-31 | -$1.25B | $5.29B | -$182.00M | -$63.00M | -$3.28B | $450.00M | $77.00M | | $17.00M | | $1.01B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $736.00M* | -$227.00M* | $0.00* | -$63.00M* | -$1.37B* | $351.00M* | -$75.00M* | | $3.00M* | | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $766.00M* | -$222.00M* | $0.00* | -$63.00M* | -$11.00M* | $0.00* | -$93.00M* | | $13.00M* | | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $636.00M* | -$268.00M* | $0.00* | -$63.00M* | -$901.00M* | $1.10B* | -$143.00M* | | $2.00M* | | |
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| 2023-03-31 | -$275.00M | -$336.00M | -$3.00M | -$63.00M | -$1.00M | $600.00M | $101.00M | | $15.00M | | $36.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $525.00M* | -$334.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$63.00M* | -$1.44B* | $1.45B* | -$69.00M* | | -$17.00M* | | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $174.00M* | $44.00M* | -$39.00M* | -$63.00M* | -$551.00M* | $185.00M* | $243.00M* | | $14.00M* | | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $406.00M* | -$450.00M* | -$480.00M* | -$63.00M* | -$1.89B* | $2.62B* | -$57.00M* | | -$2.00M* | | |
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| 2022-03-31 | -$804.00M | -$46.00M | -$98.00M | -$65.00M | -$1.00M | $601.00M | $277.00M | | $1.00M | | -$133.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $884.00M* | -$535.00M* | -$410.00M* | -$65.00M* | -$736.00M* | $0.00* | -$12.00M* | | $33.00M* | -$31.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $708.00M* | -$368.00M* | -$210.00M* | -$65.00M* | $0.00* | | -$9.00M* | | | $833.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $645.00M* | -$388.00M* | -$136.00M* | -$49.00M* | -$8.00M* | | $12.00M* | | | $13.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | -$477.00M | -$348.00M | -$10.00M | -$50.00M | -$6.00M | | $7.00M | | | $5.00M* | -$910.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.09B* | -$430.00M* | $0.00* | -$49.00M* | -$2.00M* | $0.00* | -$17.00M* | | -$25.00M* | $12.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $577.00M* | -$310.00M* | $0.00* | -$49.00M* | -$876.00M* | $1.30B* | -$495.00M* | | -$26.00M* | $13.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $476.00M* | -$207.00M* | $0.00* | -$49.00M* | -$369.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | | $0.00* | $6.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | -$708.00M | -$234.00M | -$57.00M | -$51.00M | -$1.59B* | $1.25B | $493.00M | | -$34.00M | $9.00M* | -$995.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $892.00M* | $27.00M* | -$350.00M* | -$49.00M* | -$618.00M* | $1.72B* | -$314.00M* | $3.00M* | -$21.00M* | | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $403.00M* | -$185.00M* | -$218.00M* | -$50.00M* | -$297.00M* | $52.00M* | -$22.00M* | $8.00M* | $2.00M* | | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $382.00M* | -$101.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$49.00M* | -$197.00M* | $375.00M* | -$7.00M* | $12.00M* | -$2.00M* | | |
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| 2019-03-31 | -$129.00M | -$163.00M | -$146.00M | -$34.00M | -$412.00M | $671.00M | $160.00M | -$4.00M | -$10.00M | | -$56.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $539.00M* | -$191.00M* | -$275.00M* | -$33.00M* | -$2.00M* | $0.00* | $69.00M* | $3.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $593.00M* | $435.00M* | -$280.00M* | -$34.00M* | -$691.00M* | $49.00M* | -$24.00M* | $16.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $508.00M* | -$166.00M* | -$149.00M* | -$35.00M* | -$157.00M* | $264.00M* | -$151.00M* | | -$1.00M* | $9.00M* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | -$74.00M | -$284.00M | -$35.00M | -$35.00M | -$683.00M | $1.16B | -$14.00M | | -$11.00M | | $27.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $734.00M* | -$175.00M* | $0.00* | -$36.00M* | -$901.00M* | $325.00M* | -$36.00M* | $9.00M* | -$5.00M* | | |
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| 2017-09-30 | $483.00M* | -$163.00M* | -$100.00M* | -$35.00M* | -$348.00M* | $150.00M* | $129.00M* | $4.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2017-06-30 | $662.00M* | -$116.00M* | $0.00* | -$35.00M* | -$511.00M* | $105.00M* | -$182.00M* | $15.00M* | $0.00* | | -$25.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | -$401.00M | -$91.00M | -$3.00M | -$23.00M | -$50.00M | $185.00M | $273.00M | -$1.00M | -$1.00M | | -$142.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $626.00M* | -$2.16B* | -$9.00M* | -$23.00M* | -$276.00M* | $0.00* | -$133.00M* | $10.00M* | $1.00M* | | -$48.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | -$469.00M* | -$1.99B* | $0.00* | -$23.00M* | -$3.73B* | $546.00M* | -$94.00M* | $15.00M* | $6.00M* | | -$5.75B* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $422.00M* | $3.05B* | $0.00* | -$18.00M* | -$214.00M* | $3.02B* | -$60.00M* | $16.00M* | $1.00M* | | $6.19B* |
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| 2016-03-31 | -$386.00M | -$185.00M | -$98.00M | -$19.00M | -$407.00M | $801.00M | $310.00M | $7.00M | -$22.00M | | -$19.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $410.00M* | -$2.35B* | $0.00* | -$18.00M* | -$22.00M* | $2.21B* | -$204.00M* | $10.00M* | -$53.00M* | | -$21.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $386.00M* | -$133.00M* | -$133.00M* | -$18.00M* | -$100.00M* | $0.00* | $6.00M* | $7.00M* | $2.00M* | | $18.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $392.00M* | -$115.00M* | $0.00* | -$18.00M* | -$1.22B* | $1.04B* | -$66.00M* | $10.00M* | -$23.00M* | | -$2.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | -$181.00M | -$120.00M | -$3.00M | -$18.00M | -$1.09B | $1.27B | $171.00M | $9.00M | -$18.00M | | $38.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $362.00M* | -$152.10M* | -$61.50M* | -$18.20M* | -$23.70M* | $15.10M* | -$131.00M* | $9.30M* | -$2.70M* | | $1.50M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $440.00M* | -$114.80M* | -$78.40M* | -$18.00M* | -$112.50M* | $0.00* | -$93.70M* | $9.10M* | $4.20M* | | $34.20M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $346.20M* | -$69.00M* | -$54.30M* | -$18.20M* | -$248.40M* | $21.80M* | -$6.80M* | $9.30M* | -$2.30M* | | -$20.10M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | -$136.20M | -$55.10M | -$202.80M | -$18.60M | -$513.40M | $375.10M | $299.50M | $9.30M | $5.80M | | -$240.60M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $427.70M* | -$57.50M* | -$139.50M* | -$18.40M* | -$17.40M* | $96.50M* | -$42.80M* | $8.60M* | -$5.00M* | | $247.80M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $497.90M* | -$103.40M* | -$76.30M* | -$18.80M* | -$61.80M* | -$400.00K* | -$245.90M* | $10.70M* | $900.00K* | | -$1.30M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $238.00M* | -$108.90M* | -$146.70M* | -$18.70M* | -$1.10B* | $1.12B* | -$100.00K* | $10.20M* | -$25.00M* | | -$38.50M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | -$324.60M | -$109.30M | -$69.20M | -$19.30M | -$111.10M | $425.50M | $231.20M | $3.40M | $8.50M | | $33.90M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $464.90M* | -$151.80M* | -$201.50M* | -$15.20M* | -$88.90M* | $216.60M* | -$238.20M* | $12.30M* | -$2.20M* | | -$7.10M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $313.60M* | -$49.50M* | -$67.30M* | -$15.40M* | -$23.30M* | $0.00* | -$112.50M* | $11.10M* | $3.10M* | | $57.70M* |
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| 2012-07-01 | $293.00M* | -$68.00M* | -$67.60M* | -$15.60M* | -$323.30M* | $129.70M* | $44.60M* | $10.00M* | $5.20M* | | $16.70M* |
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| 2012-04-01 | -$218.30M | -$86.70M | -$210.80M | -$15.60M | -$636.10M | $1.14B | -$30.90M | $19.70M | -$14.90M | | -$59.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $507.40M* | -$111.70M* | -$100.10M* | -$11.10M* | -$417.50M* | $141.60M* | -$44.80M* | $7.50M* | -$8.70M* | | -$24.30M* |
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| 2011-10-02 | $279.80M* | -$117.00M* | -$149.20M* | -$11.30M* | -$256.60M* | $148.20M* | $135.60M* | $9.00M* | $900.00K* | | $45.30M* |
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| 2011-07-03 | $235.60M* | -$125.10M* | -$99.60M* | -$11.60M* | -$139.50M* | $73.60M* | $8.30M* | $9.10M* | $1.40M* | | -$48.30M* |
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| 2011-04-03 | -$74.40M | -$384.20M | -$164.30M | -$11.70M | -$2.20M | $463.90M | $196.20M | $13.70M | $2.40M | | $41.10M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $143.80M* | -$116.00M* | -$201.20M* | -$8.60M* | -$874.80M* | $1.03B* | $9.90M* | $12.50M* | -$13.10M* | | -$16.70M* |
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| 2010-09-26 | $340.70M* | $181.70M* | -$190.10M* | -$8.90M* | -$292.40M* | $121.90M* | -$75.80M* | $13.20M* | $3.50M* | | $93.70M* |
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| 2010-06-27 | $302.70M* | -$127.60M* | -$33.50M* | -$9.10M* | -$755.50M* | $288.40M* | $14.30M* | $12.10M* | -$2.90M* | | -$316.40M* |
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| 2010-03-28 | -$272.00M | -$48.30M | -$129.40M | -$9.20M | -$222.20M | $789.00M | $66.70M | $9.70M | -$6.40M | | $180.80M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $553.60M* | -$563.50M* | -$14.80M* | -$9.30M* | -$218.60M* | $53.50M* | -$18.70M* | $7.50M* | $1.00M* | | -$207.50M* |
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| 2009-09-27 | -$3.10M* | -$800.00K* | -$20.90M* | -$9.40M* | -$283.90M* | $771.80M* | -$98.20M* | $12.10M* | -$8.50M* | | $358.60M* |
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