Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

20. Earnings Per Share

	Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands)	2022		2021		2020
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	719	$	878	$	585
Basic weighted average common shares		316,433		325,989		326,260
Effect of dilutive securities		3,575		5,626		6,555
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share		320,008		331,615		332,815
Per basic share	$	2.27	$	2.69	$	1.79
Per diluted share	$	2.25	$	2.65	$	1.76

Certain outstanding options and SSARs were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive. The excluded options and SSARs totaled approximately 3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 1 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

The company declared and paid dividends of $0.80 per share in 2022, $0.70 per share in 2021 and $0.60 per share in 2020.