Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Dividends

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Dividends

Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Dividends

EPS

Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing Net Income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, including shares issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding or vesting of restricted stock awards granted under PSEG’s stock compensation plans and upon payment of performance units or restricted stock units. The following table shows the effect of these stock options, performance units and restricted stock units on the weighted average number of shares outstanding used in calculating diluted EPS:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019				2018				2019				2018
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
EPS Numerator (Millions):
Net Income	$	403	$	403	$	412	$	412	$	1,256	$	1,256	$	1,239	$	1,239
EPS Denominator (Millions):
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding	504		504		504		504		504		504		504		504
Effect of Stock Based Compensation Awards	—		3		—		3		—		3		—		3
Total Shares	504		507		504		507		504		507		504		507
EPS
Net Income	$	0.80	$	0.79	$	0.82	$	0.81	$	2.49	$	2.47	$	2.46	$	2.44

Dividends

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Dividend Payments on Common Stock	2019		2018		2019		2018
Per Share	$	0.47	$	0.45	$	1.41	$	1.35
In Millions	$	238	$	227	$	713	$	682