Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per Share

Calculation of net earnings per common share (“EPS”) — basic and diluted (in millions, except EPS):

	Quarter Ended
	Dec 28, 2014		Dec 29, 2013
Net earnings attributable to Starbucks	$	983.1	$	540.7
Weighted average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)	749.4		754.9
Dilutive effect of outstanding common stock options and RSUs	9.0		11.3
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)	758.4		766.2
EPS — basic	$	1.31	$	0.72
EPS — diluted	$	1.30	$	0.71

Potential dilutive shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options (both vested and non-vested) and unvested RSUs, calculated using the treasury stock method. The calculation of dilutive shares outstanding excludes out-of-the-money stock options (i.e., such options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of our common shares for the period) because their inclusion would have been antidilutive. Out-of-the-money stock options totaled approximately 3.9 million and 1.5 million as of December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013, respectively.