Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Summary of the computation of earnings per share

The following table sets forth the computation of earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	130.7		$	113.6		$	299.0		$	272.2
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	(0.5		)	(0.4		)	(1.2		)	(1.0		)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	130.2		$	113.2		$	297.8		$	271.2
Denominator:
Average number of common shares outstanding	54.3			54.6			54.4			54.7
Potential dilutive common shares	0.3			0.3			0.3			0.3
Average number of diluted shares outstanding	54.6			54.9			54.7			55.0
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	2.40		$	2.07		$	5.48		$	4.96
Diluted	$	2.38		$	2.06		$	5.45		$	4.93