Earnings (Losses) Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

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


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,				For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in millions)
Net earnings (losses) attributable to Altria	$	2,543	$	516	$	(952)	$	(2,600)
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to share-based awards	(6)		(5)		(1)		(1)
Earnings (losses) for basic and diluted EPS	$	2,537	$	511	$	(953)	$	(2,601)

Weighted-average shares for basic EPS	1,858		1,871		1,858		1,868
Plus: contingently issuable performance stock units	1		—		1		—
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS	1,859		1,871		1,859		1,868