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Earnings Per Share
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share  
Earnings Per Share

NOTE H. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock.

($ in millions except per share amounts)

For the year ended December 31:

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

Weighted-average number of shares on which earnings per share calculations are based

 

  

  

 

  

Basic

 

890,348,679

887,235,105

 

912,048,072

Add—incremental shares under stock-based compensation plans

 

4,802,940

4,199,440

 

2,786,316

Add—incremental shares associated with contingently issuable shares

 

1,412,352

1,378,831

 

1,481,326

Assuming dilution

 

896,563,971

892,813,376

 

916,315,714

Income from continuing operations

$

5,501

$

9,435

$

8,723

Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax*

 

89

 

(4)

 

5

Net income on which basic earnings per share is calculated

$

5,590

$

9,431

$

8,728

Income from continuing operations

$

5,501

$

9,435

$

8,723

Net income applicable to contingently issuable shares

 

(2)

 

0

 

(6)

Income from continuing operations on which diluted earnings per share is calculated

$

5,499

$

9,435

$

8,718

Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, on which basic and diluted earnings per share is calculated*

 

89

 

(4)

 

5

Net income on which diluted earnings per share is calculated

$

5,588

$

9,431

$

8,722

Earnings/(loss) per share of common stock

 

 

 

  

Assuming dilution

 

 

 

  

Continuing operations

$

6.13

$

10.57

$

9.51

Discontinued operations

 

0.10

 

(0.01)

 

0.01

Total

$

6.23

$

10.56

$

9.52

Basic

 

 

 

  

Continuing operations

$

6.18

$

10.63

$

9.56

Discontinued operations

 

0.10

 

0.00

 

0.01

Total

$

6.28

$

10.63

$

9.57

* Related to discontinued operations of Microelectronics, divested in 2015.

Weighted-average stock options to purchase 1,417,665 common shares in 2020, 855,679 common shares in 2019 and 576,776 common shares in 2018 were outstanding, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the full year, and therefore, the effect would have been antidilutive.