Ball raises 2025 EPS growth guidance to 12-15% as Q2 comparable EPS rises to 90 cents
Ball Corporation reported second quarter 2025 results, with U.S. GAAP net sales of $3.34 billion and total diluted earnings per share of 76 cents, up from $2.96 billion and 51 cents a year earlier. The company raised its full-year guidance for comparable diluted earnings per share growth to 12-15% and said it expects to return at least $1.5 billion to shareholders in 2025.
Key points
- Q2 2025 U.S. GAAP net earnings attributable to Ball were $212 million, or 76 cents per diluted share, versus $158 million, or 51 cents, in Q2 2024.
- Q2 2025 comparable diluted EPS was 90 cents, versus 74 cents in Q2 2024; comparable net earnings were $249 million.
- Full-year 2025 guidance for comparable diluted EPS growth was increased to 12-15%.
- Ball returned $1.13 billion to shareholders in the first six months of 2025 and expects to return at least $1.5 billion by year-end.
The filing
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