Earnings Per Common Share (EPS) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

The computations of basic and diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions, except per share amounts)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Numerator:
Basic and diluted:
Net income	$	1,755	$	1,654	$	5,066	$	4,911
Preferred dividends	(21)		(20)		(61)		(61)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	1,734	$	1,634	$	5,005	$	4,850
Earnings allocated to participating share awards ^(a)	(11)		(13)		(35)		(38)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	1,723	$	1,621	$	4,970	$	4,812
Denominator: ^(a)
Basic: Weighted-average common stock	825		858		833		859
Add: Weighted-average stock options ^(b)	2		2		2		2
Diluted	827		860		835		861

Basic EPS	$	2.09	$	1.89	$	5.97	$	5.60
Diluted EPS	$	2.08	$	1.88	$	5.95	$	5.59

(a)Our unvested restricted stock awards, which include the right to receive non-forfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents, are considered participating securities. Calculations of EPS under the two-class method exclude from the numerator any dividends paid or owed on participating securities and any undistributed earnings considered to be attributable to participating securities. The related participating securities are similarly excluded from the denominator.

(b)The dilutive effect of unexercised stock options excludes from the computation of EPS nil and 0.7 million of options for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 0.3 million and 0.7 million of options for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, because inclusion of the options would have been anti-dilutive.