Earnings per Share

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Abstract]

Earnings per Share

16.Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the calculation of earnings per basic and diluted share for the three months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017:

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)		2018		2017
Net income attributable to Eaton Vance Corp. shareholders	$	78,056	$	60,711
Weighted-average shares outstanding – basic		115,282		110,267
Incremental common shares		8,659		4,404
Weighted-average shares outstanding – diluted		123,941		114,671
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.68	$	0.55
Diluted	$	0.63	$	0.53

Antidilutive common shares related to stock options and unvested restricted stockexcluded from the computation of earnings per diluted share were approximately 1.8 million and 8.1million shares for the three months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.