Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Note 6—Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common shares outstanding, which relates to stock options. A reconciliation of the basic average common shares outstanding to diluted average common shares outstanding as of December 31 is as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation	$	709.1	$	635.7	$	555.3
Basic average common shares outstanding	313,136,791		318,185,574		323,044,160
Effect of dilutive stock options	7,293,349		6,363,424		4,850,062
Dilutive average common shares outstanding	320,430,140		324,548,998		327,894,222
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	2.26	$	2.00	$	1.72
Diluted	$	2.21	$	1.96	$	1.69

Excluded from the computations above were anti-dilutive common shares of 5,455,092, 3,751,018 and 9,103,156 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.