Earnings Per Common Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017



($ in millions, except per share amounts)	2017		2016		2015
Earnings per common share (attributable to PPG)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$1,371		$547		$1,311
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	220		330		95
Net income (attributable to PPG)		$1,591		$877		$1,406
Weighted average common shares outstanding	256.1		265.6		271.4
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	0.9		0.8		1.0
Other stock compensation plans	0.8		1.0		1.2
Potentially dilutive common shares	1.7		1.8		2.2
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding	257.8		267.4		273.6
Earnings per common share (attributable to PPG):
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$5.35		$2.06		$4.83
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0.86		1.24		0.35
Net income (attributable to PPG)		$6.21		$3.30		$5.18
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution (attributable to PPG)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$5.32		$2.05		$4.79
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0.85		1.23		0.35
Net income (attributable to PPG)		$6.17		$3.28		$5.14

There were 0.6 million outstanding stock options excluded in 2017, 2016 and 2015 from the computation of earnings per diluted common share due to their anti-dilutive effect.