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Earnings Per Share | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Earnings Per Share |
Earnings Per Share | 5. Earnings Per Share Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30 were computed using the following common share data (shares in millions):
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Six Months Ended
​ | ​ | June 30, | ​ | June 30,
​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Number of common shares outstanding at end of period |  | 402.6 |  | 401.1 |  | 402.6 |  | 401.1
Effect of using weighted average common shares outstanding |  | — |  | 0.2 |  | (0.1) |  | 0.4
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding |  | 402.6 |  | 401.3 |  | 402.5 |  | 401.5
Dilutive effect of equity-based compensation awards and other contingently issuable shares |  | 1.7 |  | 1.9 |  | 1.5 |  | 1.8
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding |  | 404.3 |  | 403.2 |  | 404.0 |  | 403.3
Potentially issuable shares |  | 4.3 |  | 4.9 |  | 4.3 |  | 4.9
Number of anti-dilutive potentially issuable shares excluded from diluted common shares outstanding |  | 0.9 |  | 1.2 |  | 1.2 |  | 1.3
​ ​ Refer to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc.

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