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Earnings and Dividends Per Share
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Earnings and Dividends Per Share  
Earnings and Dividends Per Share

19.    Earnings and Dividends Per Share

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

($ in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands)

    

2025

    

2024

    

2025

    

2024

Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Ball Corporation, net of tax

$

212

$

158

$

393

$

236

Discontinued operations, net of tax

(2)

3,607

Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation

$

212

$

158

$

391

$

3,843

Basic weighted average common shares

276,102

309,269

279,677

312,109

Effect of dilutive securities

1,669

2,695

1,728

2,581

Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share

277,771

311,964

281,405

314,690

Basic - continuing operations

$

0.77

$

0.51

$

1.41

$

0.76

Basic - discontinued operations

(0.01)

11.55

Per basic share

$

0.77

$

0.51

$

1.40

$

12.31

Diluted - continuing operations

$

0.76

$

0.51

$

1.40

$

0.75

Diluted - discontinued operations

(0.01)

11.46

Per diluted share

$

0.76

$

0.51

$

1.39

$

12.21

Certain outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive. The excluded options totaled approximately 5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

The company declared and paid dividends of $0.20 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and $0.40 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.