Note 5 – Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) Basic and diluted earnings per share were computed as follows: | Three Months Ended | | March 31, 2019 | March 31, 2018 | (Shares in thousands, dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | | | Effect of | | | | | Effect of | | | Basic | Dilution | Diluted | Basic | Dilution | Diluted | Shareholders’ net income | $ | 1,368 | | | $ | 1,368 | $ | 915 | | | $ | 915 | Shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted average | | 379,387 | | | | 379,387 | | 242,179 | | | | 242,179 | Common stock equivalents | | | | 4,637 | | 4,637 | | | | 3,609 | | 3,609 | Total shares | | 379,387 | | 4,637 | | 384,024 | | 242,179 | | 3,609 | | 245,788 | EPS | $ | 3.61 | $ | (0.05) | $ | 3.56 | $ | 3.78 | $ | (0.06) | $ | 3.72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The following outstanding employee stock options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive. | Three Months Ended | | March 31, | (In millions) | 2019 | 2018 | Anti-dilutive options | 2.8 | 0.9 |
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