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Earnings Per Share
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share  
Earnings Per Share

20. Earnings Per Share

Years Ended December 31,

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

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

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

$

424

$

484

$

569

Discontinued operations, net of tax

3,584

223

150

Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation

$

4,008

$

707

$

719

Basic weighted average common shares

305,459

314,775

316,433

Effect of dilutive securities

2,747

2,247

3,575

Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share

308,206

317,022

320,008

Basic - continuing operations

$

1.39

$

1.54

$

1.80

Basic - discontinued operations

11.73

0.71

0.47

Per basic share

$

13.12

$

2.25

$

2.27

Diluted - continuing operations

$

1.37

$

1.53

$

1.78

Diluted - discontinued operations

11.63

0.70

0.47

Per diluted share

$

13.00

$

2.23

$

2.25

Certain outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculations because they were anti-dilutive. The excluded options totaled approximately 5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, 4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, and 3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The company declared and paid dividends of $0.80 per share in 2024, 2023 and 2022.