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Note 6 – Earnings Per Share Basic and diluted earnings per share were computed as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended | | | | | | | | September 30, 2025 | | September 30, 2024 | | | | (Shares in thousands, dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | Basic | | Effect of Dilution | | Diluted | | Basic | | Effect of Dilution | | Diluted | | | | | | | | Shareholders' net income | $ | 1,868 | | | | | $ | 1,868 | | | $ | 739 | | | | | $ | 739 | | | | | | | | | Shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted average | 265,913 | | | | | 265,913 | | | 278,457 | | | | | 278,457 | | | | | | | | | Common stock equivalents | | | 1,617 | | | 1,617 | | | | | 2,939 | | | 2,939 | | | | | | | | | Total shares | 265,913 | | | 1,617 | | | 267,530 | | | 278,457 | | | 2,939 | | | 281,396 | | | | | | | | | Earnings per share | $ | 7.02 | | | $ | (0.04) | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 2.65 | | | $ | (0.02) | | | $ | 2.63 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nine Months Ended | | | | | | | | September 30, 2025 | | September 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Shares in thousands, dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | Basic | | Effect of Dilution | | Diluted | | Basic | | Effect of Dilution | | Diluted | | | | | | | Shareholders' net income | $ | 4,723 | | | | | $ | 4,723 | | | $ | 2,010 | | | | | $ | 2,010 | | | | | | | | | Shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted average | 267,635 | | | | | 267,635 | | | 282,005 | | | | | 282,005 | | | | | | | | | Common stock equivalents | | | 1,892 | | | 1,892 | | | | | 3,037 | | | 3,037 | | | | | | | | | Total shares | 267,635 | | | 1,892 | | | 269,527 | | | 282,005 | | | 3,037 | | | 285,042 | | | | | | | | | Earnings per share | $ | 17.65 | | | $ | (0.13) | | | $ | 17.52 | | | $ | 7.13 | | | $ | (0.08) | | | $ | 7.05 | | | | | | | |
The following outstanding employee stock options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | | | | | | | (In millions) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | | | Anti-dilutive options | 2.1 | | | 0.8 | | | 1.9 | | | 1.0 | | | |
The Company held approximately 137.4 million shares of common stock in treasury as of September 30, 2025, 128.7 million shares as of December 31, 2024 and 122.5 million shares as of September 30, 2024.
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