19. Earnings and Dividends Per Share | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | ($ in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | | | | | | | Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Ball Corporation, net of tax | | $ | 181 | | $ | 78 | Discontinued operations, net of tax | | | (2) | | | 3,607 | Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation | | $ | 179 | | $ | 3,685 | | | | | | | | Basic weighted average common shares | | | 283,292 | | | 314,950 | Effect of dilutive securities | | | 1,775 | | | 2,435 | Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share | | | 285,067 | | | 317,385 | | | | | | | | Basic - continuing operations | | $ | 0.64 | | $ | 0.25 | Basic - discontinued operations | | | (0.01) | | | 11.45 | Per basic share | | $ | 0.63 | | $ | 11.70 | | | | | | | | Diluted - continuing operations | | $ | 0.64 | | $ | 0.25 | Diluted - discontinued operations | | | (0.01) | | | 11.36 | Per diluted share | | $ | 0.63 | | $ | 11.61 |
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 months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The company declared and paid dividends of $0.20 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
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