Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

(10) Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) were calculated using the following:

	Quarter Ended				Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data	Feb. 28, 2021		Feb. 23, 2020		Feb. 28, 2021		Feb. 23, 2020
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	595.7	$	454.1	$	1,923.0	$	1,555.5
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		615.0		607.9		614.6		607.1
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		2.0		2.6		2.6		2.8
Restricted stock units and performance share units		2.4		2.3		2.4		2.2
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		619.4		612.8		619.6		612.1
Earnings per share – basic	$	0.97	$	0.75	$	3.13	$	2.56
Earnings per share – diluted	$	0.96	$	0.74	$	3.10	$	2.54

(a)Incremental shares from stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units are computed by the treasury stock method.

Stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units excluded from our computation of diluted EPS because they were not dilutive were as follows:

		Quarter Ended				Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions	Feb. 28, 2021		Feb. 23, 2020		Feb. 28, 2021		Feb. 23, 2020
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units		4.8		10.5		3.4		10.4