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November 4 , 2021 Ball Ball Reports Strong Third Quarter 2021 Results Highlights - Third quarter U.S. GAAP earnings per diluted share of 54 cents vs. 72 cents in 2020 ( includes group annuity purchase settlement accounting and other business consolidation items of 40 cents and 17 cents , respectively ) - Third quarter comparable earnings per diluted share of 94 cents vs. 89 cents in 2020 - Third quarter volume growth in North America and EMEA offset by lower South America demand due to unfavorable weather and difficult year - over - year comparisons ; year - to - date global beverage can volumes up 7 % - Strong aerospace contracted and won - not - booked backlog of $ 2.8 billion and $ 5.1 billion , respectively - Total financial benefit of strong underlying demand muted by indirect supply chain costs and inefficiencies - Expanding 2021 return of value to shareholders to $ 1 billion , in addition to deploying in excess of $ 1.5 billion in capital investments ; anticipate returning $ 2 billion to shareholders in 2022 via share repurchases and dividends - Positioned to exceed long - term diluted earnings per share growth goal of 10 to 15 % WESTMINSTER , Colo . , Nov. 4 , 2021 / PRNewswire / -- Ball Corporation ( NYSE : BLL ) today reported , on a U.S. GAAP basis , third quarter 2021 net earnings attributable to the corporation of $ 179 million ( including net after - tax charges of $ 134 million , or 40 cents per