Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

5.    Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31 were computed using the following common share data (shares in millions):

	2025	2024
Number of common shares outstanding at end of period	402.4	401.3
Effect of using weighted average common shares outstanding	(0.1)	0.4
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding	402.3	401.7
Dilutive effect of equity-based compensation awards and other contingently issuable shares	1.6	1.8
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	403.9	403.5
Potentially issuable shares	4.6	4.9
Number of anti-dilutive potentially issuable shares excluded from diluted common shares outstanding	1.5	1.6

Refer to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc.