Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculation Of Net Income Per Share Attributable To Verisign Stockholders

Calculation of Earnings per Share

The following table presents the computation of weighted-average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020	2019
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	116,375	119,757
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Unvested RSUs and ESPP	355	560
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	116,730	120,317

The calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding excludes performance-based RSUs granted by the Company for which the relevant performance criteria have not been achieved. The number of potential shares excluded from the calculation was not significant in any period presented.