EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2020

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

11. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share equals net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. less income allocated to participating securities divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share equals net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. less income allocated to participating securities divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, after giving effect to dilutive stock options. The following table provides a reconciliation of net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. and shares used in calculating net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share to those used in calculating net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share:

	For the year ended					For the year ended					For the year ended
	February 1, 2020					February 2, 2019					February 3, 2018
				Per					Per					Per
	Earnings		Shares	Share		Earnings		Shares	Share		Earnings		Shares	Share
(in millions, except per share amounts)	(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount		(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount		(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share	$	1,640	799	$	2.05	$	3,076	810	$	3.80	$	1,890	895	$	2.11
Dilutive effect of stock options			6					8					9
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share	$	1,640	805	$	2.04	$	3,076	818	$	3.76	$	1,890	904	$	2.09

The Company had combined undistributed and distributed earnings to participating securities totaling $19, $34 and $17 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company had stock options outstanding for approximately 18.4 million, 10.1 million and 15.6 million shares, respectively, for the years ended February 1, 2020, February 2, 2019, and February 3, 2018, which were excluded from the computations of net earnings per diluted common share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect on net earnings per diluted share.