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Earnings and Dividends Per Share
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Earnings and Dividends Per Share  
Earnings and Dividends Per Share

19.    Earnings and Dividends Per Share

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

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

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

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

$

191

$

132

$

427

$

382

Discontinued operations, net of tax

6

71

3,613

171

Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation

$

197

$

203

$

4,040

$

553

Basic weighted average common shares

302,406

314,983

308,851

314,596

Effect of dilutive securities

2,813

2,313

2,823

2,342

Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share

305,219

317,296

311,674

316,938

Basic - continuing operations

$

0.63

$

0.42

$

1.38

$

1.22

Basic - discontinued operations

0.02

0.22

11.70

0.54

Per basic share

$

0.65

$

0.64

$

13.08

$

1.76

Diluted - continuing operations

$

0.63

$

0.42

$

1.37

$

1.20

Diluted - discontinued operations

0.02

0.22

11.59

0.54

Per diluted share

$

0.65

$

0.64

$

12.96

$

1.74

Certain outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive. The excluded options totaled approximately 5 million and 4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and 5 million and 4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The company declared and paid dividends of $0.20 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and $0.60 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.