Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Dividends (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share Computation

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

Dividend Payments On Common Stock

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