Earnings Per Common Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018



($ in millions, except per share amounts)	2018		2017		2016
Earnings per common share (attributable to PPG)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$1,323		$1,369		$543
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	18		225		330
Net income (attributable to PPG)		$1,341		$1,594		$873
Weighted average common shares outstanding	243.9		256.1		265.6
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	0.8		0.9		0.8
Other stock compensation plans	0.7		0.8		1.0
Potentially dilutive common shares	1.5		1.7		1.8
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding	245.4		257.8		267.4
Earnings per common share (attributable to PPG):
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$5.43		$5.34		$2.05
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0.07		0.88		1.24
Net income (attributable to PPG)		$5.50		$6.22		$3.29
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution (attributable to PPG)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$5.40		$5.31		$2.04
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0.07		0.87		1.23
Net income (attributable to PPG)		$5.47		$6.18		$3.27

There were 1.0 million, 0.6 million, and 0.6 million outstanding stock options excluded in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, from the computation of earnings per diluted common share due to their anti-dilutive effect.