Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculation Of Net Income Per Share Attributable To Verisign Stockholders

Calculation of Earnings per Share

The following table presents the computation of weighted-average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020	2019	2020	2019
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	114,655	118,194	115,456	118,966
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Unvested RSUs and ESPP	176	375	243	444
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	114,831	118,569	115,699	119,410

The calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding excludes performance-based RSUs granted by the Company for which the relevant performance criteria have not been achieved. The number of potential shares excluded from the calculation was not significant in any period presented.