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EARNINGS PER SHARE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share  
Earnings per share

NOTE 14 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands, except per share data):

For the Three Months Ended

March 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

Numerator (basic and diluted):

 

  

 

  

Net income

$

538,485

$

547,238

Denominator:

 

  

 

  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic

 

57,304

 

59,017

Effect of stock options (1)

 

318

 

437

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution

 

57,622

 

59,454

Earnings per share:

 

  

 

  

Earnings per share-basic

$

9.40

$

9.27

Earnings per share-assuming dilution

$

9.35

$

9.20

Antidilutive potential common shares not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share:

 

  

 

  

Stock options (1)

 

98

 

119

Weighted-average exercise price per share of antidilutive stock options (1)

$

1,136.87

$

917.74

(1)See Note 12 for further information concerning the terms of the Company’s share-based compensation plans.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the computation of diluted earnings per share did not include certain securities. These securities represent underlying stock options not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, because the inclusion of such equity awards would have been antidilutive.

See Note 9 for information concerning the Company’s subsequent share repurchases.