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Earnings and Dividends Per Share
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings and Dividends Per Share

19.    Earnings and Dividends Per Share

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Three Months Ended September 30,

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

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

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2026

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2025

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2026

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2025

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

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$

(94)

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$

322

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$

332

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$

715

Discontinued operations, net of tax

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(1)

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(3)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ball Corporation

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$

(94)

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$

321

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$

332

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$

712

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Basic weighted average common shares

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263,819

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271,086

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265,118

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276,782

Effect of dilutive securities

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1,805

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1,481

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1,755

Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings (loss) per share

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263,819

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272,891

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266,599

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278,537

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Basic - continuing operations

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$

(0.36)

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$

1.18

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1.25

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$

2.58

Basic - discontinued operations

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(0.01)

Per basic share

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$

(0.36)

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$

1.18

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1.25

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2.57

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Diluted - continuing operations

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$

(0.36)

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1.18

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1.25

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$

2.57

Diluted - discontinued operations

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(0.01)

Per diluted share

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$

(0.36)

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$

1.18

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1.25

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$

2.56

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The company reported a net loss attributable to Ball Corporation in the three months ended September 30, 2026; therefore, all potentially issuable securities were excluded in the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. In addition, certain outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive. The excluded options totaled approximately 5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, and 4 million and 5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively. Had the company reported net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2026,

approximately 3 million options would have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

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The company declared and paid dividends of $0.20 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively, and $0.60 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.