BALL Dividend History & Yield

Ball Corporation · NYSE

Stock Consumer Cyclical Quarterly payer Industrial
$61.02
-2.63% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
1.31%
$0.80/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
1.31%
$0.80/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$0.80
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.20
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Dec 1, 2026 Estimated
in 83 days
Next pay date
Dec 15, 2026
in 97 days
Last ex-dividend date
Sep 1, 2026
$0.20 per share
Payout ratio
23%
of earnings
Market cap
16.2B
P/E 17.5
5y dividend CAGR
+4.2%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
0 yrs
no current streak
Years paying
41.0
since Aug 27, 1985
1y total return
+17.4%
price +15.9% + dividends 1.5%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 (in 83 days) Dec 15, 2026 $0.20 $20.00 Estimated
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 (in 174 days) Mar 16, 2027 $0.20 $20.00 Estimated
Tue, Jun 1, 2027 (in 265 days) Jun 15, 2027 $0.20 $20.00 Estimated
Tue, Aug 31, 2027 (in 356 days) Sep 14, 2027 $0.20 $20.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from BALL's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $0.80 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Nov 29, 2016 to Sep 1, 2026; most recent $0.20$0.00$0.125$0.25Nov 29, 2016: $0.065Nov '16Feb 27, 2017: $0.065May 30, 2017: $0.10Aug 30, 2017: $0.10Nov 30, 2017: $0.10Feb 28, 2018: $0.10Feb '18May 31, 2018: $0.10Aug 31, 2018: $0.10Nov 30, 2018: $0.10Feb 28, 2019: $0.10May 31, 2019: $0.15May '19Aug 30, 2019: $0.15Nov 29, 2019: $0.15Feb 28, 2020: $0.15May 29, 2020: $0.15Aug 31, 2020: $0.15Aug '20Nov 30, 2020: $0.15Feb 26, 2021: $0.15May 28, 2021: $0.15Aug 31, 2021: $0.20Nov 30, 2021: $0.20Nov '21Feb 28, 2022: $0.20May 31, 2022: $0.20Aug 31, 2022: $0.20Nov 30, 2022: $0.20Feb 28, 2023: $0.20Feb '23May 31, 2023: $0.20Aug 31, 2023: $0.20Nov 30, 2023: $0.20Feb 29, 2024: $0.20Jun 3, 2024: $0.20Jun '24Sep 3, 2024: $0.20Dec 2, 2024: $0.20Mar 3, 2025: $0.20Jun 2, 2025: $0.20Sep 2, 2025: $0.20Sep '25Dec 1, 2025: $0.20Mar 2, 2026: $0.20Jun 1, 2026: $0.20Sep 1, 2026: $0.20

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$0.50$1.002017: $0.365$0.36520172018: $0.40$0.4020182019: $0.55$0.5520192020: $0.60$0.6020202021: $0.70$0.7020212022: $0.80$0.8020222023: $0.80$0.8020232024: $0.80$0.8020242025: $0.80$0.8020252026 (YTD): $0.60$0.602026 YTD

How much BALL do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month1,500$91,530$1,200
$500 / month7,500$457,650$6,000
$1,000 / month15,000$915,300$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 1.31%. $10,000 in BALL would currently pay about $131 a year ($11 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

BALL dividend history

Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Sep 1, 2026 $0.20 +0.0%
Jun 1, 2026 $0.20 +0.0%
Mar 2, 2026 $0.20 +0.0%
Dec 1, 2025 $0.20 +0.0%
Sep 2, 2025 $0.20 +0.0%
Jun 2, 2025 $0.20 +0.0%
Mar 3, 2025 $0.20 +0.0%
Dec 2, 2024 $0.20 +0.0%
Sep 3, 2024 $0.20 +0.0%
Jun 3, 2024 $0.20 +0.0%
Feb 29, 2024 $0.20 +0.0%
Nov 30, 2023 $0.20 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2023 $0.20 +0.0%
May 31, 2023 $0.20 +0.0%
Feb 28, 2023 $0.20 +0.0%
Nov 30, 2022 $0.20 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2022 $0.20 +0.0%
May 31, 2022 $0.20 +0.0%
Feb 28, 2022 $0.20 +0.0%
Nov 30, 2021 $0.20 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2021 $0.20 +33.3%
May 28, 2021 $0.15 +0.0%
Feb 26, 2021 $0.15 +0.0%
Nov 30, 2020 $0.15 +0.0%

BALL dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →

No change to BALL's regular dividend detected in the last year of data.

Detected from the regular payment stream; supplemental and special dividends are excluded. Pro members get an email the morning a holding raises or cuts.

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicLow risk

BALL scores 0/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (low risk).

No warning flags: the payout ratio, yield level, 5-year cut history and price trend all look ordinary.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About Ball Corporation

Ball Corporation supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages. It manufactures and sells extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical. Industry: Packaging & Containers. First dividend on our records: Aug 27, 1985. 166 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

BALL dividend FAQ

When is BALL's next ex-dividend date?

BALL's next ex-dividend date is Dec 1, 2026 (in 83 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.20 per share, expected on Dec 15, 2026.

How often does BALL pay dividends?

BALL pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.20 per share with an ex-date of Sep 1, 2026.

What is BALL's dividend yield?

BALL's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 1.31%, based on $0.80 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $61.02. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $0.80 per share, is 1.31%.

How much does BALL pay per share?

BALL pays about $0.20 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $0.80 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $80.00 a year.

Has BALL grown or cut its dividend?

Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 4.2% a year (+0.0% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of BALL do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 1.31%, you would need about 1,500 shares of BALL (roughly $91,530 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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