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Earnings Per Share | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share |
Earnings Per Share | 5. Earnings Per Share Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31 were computed using the following common share data (shares in millions): ​
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​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Number of common shares outstanding at end of period |  | 401.3 |  | 406.8
Effect of using weighted average common shares outstanding |  | 0.4 |  | 0.6
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding |  | 401.7 |  | 407.4
Dilutive effect of equity-based compensation awards and other contingently issuable shares |  | 1.8 |  | 1.6
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding |  | 403.5 |  | 409.0
Potentially issuable shares |  | 4.9 |  | 5.6
Number of anti-dilutive potentially issuable shares excluded from diluted common shares outstanding |  | 1.6 |  | 1.8
​ Refer to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc.

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