Ball (BALL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 9.35% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 9.35%.
Ball
BALL
TTM buyback yield
9.35%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
9.35%
5Y share count change
-17.3%
TTM buyback spend
$1.32B
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.32B | $0.00 | $1.32B | 0.28B | -10.5% | 9.35% |
| 2024 | $1.71B | $0.00 | $1.71B | 0.31B | -2.8% | 10.51% |
| 2023 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | 0.32B | -0.9% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | $618.00M | $39.00M | $579.00M | 0.32B | -3.5% | 3.85% |
| 2021 | $766.00M | $40.00M | $726.00M | 0.33B | -0.7% | 2.47% |
| 2020 | $57.00M | $43.00M | $14.00M | 0.33B | -1.8% | 0.19% |
| 2019 | $964.00M | $37.00M | $927.00M | 0.34B | -3.5% | 4.57% |
| 2018 | $739.00M | $75.00M | $664.00M | 0.35B | -1.3% | 4.76% |
| 2017 | $103.00M | $46.00M | $57.00M | 0.36B | 10.6% | 0.78% |
| 2016 | $107.00M | $35.00M | $72.00M | 0.32B | 14.5% | 0.82% |
| 2015 | $136.00M | $25.00M | $111.00M | 0.28B | -1.0% | 1.36% |
| 2014 | $397.30M | $25.00M | $372.30M | 0.28B | -4.6% | 4.26% |
| 2013 | $431.70M | $24.50M | $407.20M | 0.30B | -5.6% | 5.84% |
| 2012 | $547.20M | $26.70M | $520.50M | 0.32B | -6.2% | 8.05% |
| 2011 | $513.20M | $0.00 | $513.20M | 0.34B | -8.1% | 8.94% |
| 2010 | $554.20M | $0.00 | $554.20M | 0.37B | -3.4% | 9.63% |
| 2009 | $37.00M | $0.00 | $37.00M | 0.38B | -2.1% | 0.77% |
| 2008 | $326.80M | $0.00 | $326.80M | 0.39B | -5.6% | 8.40% |
| 2007 | $257.80M | $0.00 | $257.80M | 0.41B | -2.1% | 5.89% |
| 2006 | $84.10M | $0.00 | $84.10M | 0.42B | -4.4% | 1.89% |
| 2005 | $393.70M | $0.00 | $393.70M | 0.44B | -3.6% | 9.60% |
| 2004 | $85.30M | $0.00 | $85.30M | 0.46B | -0.4% | 1.74% |
| 2003 | $63.40M | $0.00 | $63.40M | 0.46B | -0.8% | 1.90% |
| 2002 | $104.10M | $0.00 | $104.10M | 0.46B | 5.1% | 3.61% |
| 2001 | $85.90M | $0.00 | $85.90M | 0.44B | 21.1% | 4.33% |
| 2000 | $91.60M | $0.00 | $91.60M | 0.36B | -41.2% | — |
| 1999 | $72.30M | $0.00 | $72.30M | 0.62B | 26.4% | — |
| 1998 | $34.90M | $0.00 | $34.90M | 0.49B | -4.5% | — |
| 1997 | $32.10M | $0.00 | $32.10M | 0.51B | 1.8% | — |
| 1996 | $10.20M | $0.00 | $10.20M | 0.50B | — | — |
| 1995 | $27.60M | $0.00 | $27.60M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $9.90M | $0.00 | $9.90M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $8.60M | $0.00 | $8.60M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $50.50M | $0.00 | $50.50M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $10.90M | $0.00 | $10.90M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $59.40M | $0.00 | $59.40M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $568.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Ball buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Ball (BALL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Ball spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.32B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Ball's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 9.35% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Ball's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 9.35% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Ball diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Ball's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -17.3% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).