19. Earnings and Dividends Per Share | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | ($ in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands) | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | | | Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Ball Corporation, net of tax | | $ | 205 | | $ | 181 | Discontinued operations, net of tax | | | — | | | (2) | Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation | | $ | 205 | | $ | 179 | | | | | | | | Basic weighted average common shares | | | 265,778 | | | 283,292 | Effect of dilutive securities | | | 1,633 | | | 1,775 | Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share | | | 267,411 | | | 285,067 | | | | | | | | Basic - continuing operations | | $ | 0.77 | | $ | 0.64 | Basic - discontinued operations | | | — | | | (0.01) | Per basic share | | $ | 0.77 | | $ | 0.63 | | | | | | | | Diluted - continuing operations | | $ | 0.77 | | $ | 0.64 | Diluted - discontinued operations | | | — | | | (0.01) | Per diluted share | | $ | 0.77 | | $ | 0.63 |
Certain outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive. The excluded options totaled approximately 4 million and 5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively. The company declared and paid dividends of $0.20 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025.
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