Income per share (basic and diluted) available to common stockholders are presented below ($ in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024
Net income attributable to Nexstar Media Group, Inc.	$	108		$	175
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests		(4	)		-
Net income available to common stockholders	$	104		$	175

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		30,532			33,449
Dilutive effect of equity incentive plan instruments		395			575
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		30,927			34,024

Net income per share available to common stockholders – basic	$	3.41		$	5.25
Net income per share available to common stockholders – diluted	$	3.37		$	5.16

The Company has outstanding restricted stock units to acquire 39,000 weighted average shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effects of which are excluded from the calculation of dilutive income per share, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no stock options and restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.