Buyback yield (TTM)
4.88%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.26%
5Y share count change
-17.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$767.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$10.82B
Key takeaways
- Ball (BALL) repurchased about $767.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 17.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +87.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 202% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Ball (BALL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Ball (BALL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Ball (BALL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Ball (BALL)
Latest: $1.32B
Overview
The 2025 reading of Ball (BALL) buyback spend is $1.32B – declined 22.8% year-over-year.
Ball buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +87.5% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Between 2024 and 2025, Ball buyback spend declined 22.8%, falling from $1.71B to $1.32B.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.71B in 2024 and its low of $100.00K in 1991.
Ball Buyback Spend 2025: $1.32B
Ball buyback spend in 2025 was $1.32B, declined 22.8% below 2024.
Ball Buyback Spend 2024: $1.71B
2024's buyback spend for Ball came in at $1.71B, surged 56966.7% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Ball Buyback Spend 2023: $3.00M
Ball posted buyback spend of $3.00M in 2023, plunged 99.5% below 2022.
Ball Buyback Spend 2022: $618.00M
In 2022, Ball reported buyback spend of $618.00M, declined 19.3% below 2021.
Ball Buyback Spend 2021: $766.00M
Ball buyback spend in 2021 was $766.00M.
See more financial history for Ball (BALL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.32B | $0.00 | $1.32B | 9.35% | 0.28B | -10.5% | |
| 2024 | $1.71B | $0.00 | $1.71B | 10.51% | 0.31B | -2.8% | |
| 2023 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | 0.02% | 0.32B | -0.9% | |
| 2022 | $618.00M | $39.00M | $579.00M | 3.85% | 0.32B | -3.5% | |
| 2021 | $766.00M | $40.00M | $726.00M | 2.47% | 0.33B | -0.7% | |
| 2020 | $57.00M | $43.00M | $14.00M | 0.19% | 0.33B | -1.8% | |
| 2019 | $964.00M | $37.00M | $927.00M | 4.57% | 0.34B | -3.5% | |
| 2018 | $739.00M | $75.00M | $664.00M | 4.76% | 0.35B | -1.3% | |
| 2017 | $103.00M | $46.00M | $57.00M | 0.78% | 0.36B | +10.6% | |
| 2016 | $107.00M | $35.00M | $72.00M | 0.82% | 0.32B | +14.5% | |
| 2015 | $136.00M | $25.00M | $111.00M | 1.36% | 0.28B | -1.0% | |
| 2014 | $397.30M | $25.00M | $372.30M | 4.26% | 0.28B | -4.6% | |
| 2013 | $431.70M | $24.50M | $407.20M | 5.84% | 0.30B | -5.6% | |
| 2012 | $547.20M | $26.70M | $520.50M | 8.05% | 0.32B | -6.2% | |
| 2011 | $513.20M | $0.00 | $513.20M | 8.94% | 0.34B | -8.1% | |
| 2010 | $554.20M | $0.00 | $554.20M | 9.63% | 0.37B | -3.4% | |
| 2009 | $37.00M | $0.00 | $37.00M | 0.77% | 0.38B | -2.1% | |
| 2008 | $326.80M | $0.00 | $326.80M | 8.40% | 0.39B | -5.6% | |
| 2007 | $257.80M | $0.00 | $257.80M | 5.89% | 0.41B | -2.1% | |
| 2006 | $84.10M | $0.00 | $84.10M | 1.89% | 0.42B | -4.4% | |
| 2005 | $393.70M | $0.00 | $393.70M | 9.60% | 0.44B | -3.6% | |
| 2004 | $85.30M | $0.00 | $85.30M | 1.74% | 0.46B | -0.4% | |
| 2003 | $63.40M | $0.00 | $63.40M | 1.90% | 0.46B | -0.8% | |
| 2002 | $104.10M | $0.00 | $104.10M | 3.61% | 0.46B | +5.1% | |
| 2001 | $85.90M | $0.00 | $85.90M | 4.33% | 0.44B | +21.1% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.32B
- 2024$1.71B
- 2023$3.00M
- 2022$618.00M
- 2021$766.00M
- 2020$57.00M
- 2019$964.00M
- 2018$739.00M
- 2017$103.00M
- 2016$107.00M
- 2015$136.00M
- 2014$397.30M
- 2013$431.70M
- 2012$547.20M
- 2011$513.20M
- 2010$554.20M
- 2009$37.00M
- 2008$326.80M
- 2007$257.80M
- 2006$84.10M
- 2005$393.70M
- 2004$85.30M
- 2003$63.40M
- 2002$104.10M
- 2001$85.90M
- 2000$91.60M
- 1999$72.30M
- 1998$34.90M
- 1997$32.10M
- 1996$10.20M
- 1995$27.60M
- 1994$9.90M
- 1993$8.60M
- 1992$50.50M
- 1991$100.00K
- 1990$10.90M
- 1989$59.40M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Ball (BALL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Ball (BALL)
How Ball splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $379.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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