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Earnings Per Share | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Earnings Per Share |
Earnings Per Share | 5. Earnings Per Share Basic and diluted earnings per share were computed using the following common share data (shares in millions):
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Number of common shares outstanding at end of period |  | 401.4 |  | 402.8 |  | 401.4 |  | 402.8
Effect of using weighted average common shares outstanding |  | 0.1 |  | 1.2 |  | 0.1 |  | 3.0
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding |  | 401.5 |  | 404.0 |  | 401.5 |  | 405.8
Dilutive effect of equity-based compensation awards and other contingently issuable shares |  | 1.7 |  | 1.9 |  | 1.7 |  | 1.8
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding |  | 403.2 |  | 405.9 |  | 403.2 |  | 407.6
Potentially issuable shares |  | 4.8 |  | 5.3 |  | 4.8 |  | 5.3
Number of anti-dilutive potentially issuable shares excluded from diluted common shares outstanding |  | 1.2 |  | 1.0 |  | 1.3 |  | 1.4
​ ​ Refer to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc.

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