Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS")

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share (EPS)

Earnings Per Common Share (“EPS”)

	Quarter ended				Year to date
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Net Income	$	416	$	331	$	1,134	$	954
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)	281		285		281		287
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation	5		4		5		4
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)	286		289		286		291
Basic EPS	$	1.48	$	1.16	$	4.03	$	3.33
Diluted EPS	$	1.46	$	1.14	$	3.97	$	3.28
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation(a)	1.7		2.0		1.7		1.9

(a)These unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented.