Earnings per Share

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Abstract]

Earnings per Share

18. Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the calculation of earnings per basic and diluted share for the three and six months endedApril 30, 2014 and 2013 using the two-class method:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 30,				April 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income attributable to Eaton Vance Corp.
shareholders	$	74,901	$	63,681	$	146,259	$	113,486
Less: Allocation of earnings to participating
restricted shares		1,825		2,094		3,745		5,445
Net income available to common shareholders	$	73,076	$	61,587	$	142,514	$	108,041
Weighted-average shares outstanding – basic		118,103		117,102		118,060		115,900
Incremental common shares		4,918		6,228		5,504		5,335
Weighted-average shares outstanding – diluted		123,021		123,330		123,564		121,235
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.62	$	0.53	$	1.21	$	0.93
Diluted	$	0.59	$	0.50	$	1.15	$	0.89

Antidilutive common shares related to stock options excluded from the computation of earnings per diluted sharewere approximately 5.0million and3.0million for the three months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and approximately 5.0million and 3.1million for the six months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.