Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Schedule of quarterly cash dividends declared

The Company declared quarterly cash dividends on its Class A and Class B common stock as summarized below:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2023		2022
		(in millions, except per share data)
Dividends declared per share		$	0.57	$	0.49
Total dividends declared		$	541	$	477

Schedule of Changes in Common Stock Outstanding

The following table presents the changes in the Company’s outstanding Class A and Class B common stock:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
	Outstanding Shares		Outstanding Shares
	Class A	Class B	Class A	Class B
	(in millions)
Balance at beginning of period	948.4	7.6	972.1	7.8
Purchases of treasury stock	(8.0)	—	(6.8)	—
Share-based payments	0.9	—	1.1	—
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock	0.1	(0.1)	0.1	(0.1)
Balance at end of period	941.4	7.5	966.5	7.7

Schedule of share repurchases and authorizations

The following table summarizes the Company’s share repurchases of its Class A common stock:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
	(in millions, except per share data)
Dollar-value of shares repurchased 1	$	2,878	$	2,408
Shares repurchased	8.0		6.8
Average price paid per share	$	361.70	$	355.13

1The three months ended March 31, 2023 dollar-value of shares repurchased does not include a 1% excise tax on share repurchases that became effective January 1, 2023. The incremental tax is recorded in treasury stock on the consolidated balance sheet and is payable annually beginning in 2024.