Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Macy's, Inc. Shareholders

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Macy's, Inc. shareholders:



	2016					2015					2014
	Net Income				Shares	Net Income				Shares	Net Income				Shares
	(millions, except per share data)
Net income attributable to Macy's, Inc. shareholders and average number of shares outstanding	$	619			307.6	$	1,072			327.6	$	1,526			354.3
Shares to be issued under deferred compensation and other plans					0.9					0.8					0.9
	$	619			308.5	$	1,072			328.4	$	1,526			355.2
Basic earnings per share attributable to Macy's, Inc. shareholders			$	2.01				$	3.26				$	4.30
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units					2.3					4.6					6.5
	$	619			310.8	$	1,072			333.0	$	1,526			361.7
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Macy's, Inc. shareholders			$	1.99				$	3.22				$	4.22

In addition to the stock options and restricted stock units reflected in the foregoing table, stock options to purchase 15.5 million of shares of common stock and restricted stock units relating to 1.1 million shares of common stock were outstanding at January 28, 2017, stock options to purchase 12.6 million of shares of common stock and restricted stock units relating to 140,000 shares of common stock were outstanding at January 30, 2016, and stock options to purchase 3.2 million of shares of common stock and restricted stock units relating to 0.6 million shares of common stock were outstanding at January 31, 2015, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share attributable to Macy's, Inc. shareholders for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, because their inclusion would have been antidilutive or they were subject to performance conditions that had not been met.