Earnings Per Share

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, earnings per share were as follows:



	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2018					September 30, 2017
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share
Basic EPS	$	523	868.8	$	0.60	$	607	880.7	$	0.69
Stock options and restricted stock units			2.3					5.6
Diluted EPS	$	523	871.1	$	0.60	$	607	886.3	$	0.68

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the average number of stock options and restricted stock units that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 17,373,432 and 9,502,329, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, earnings per share were as follows:



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2018					September 30, 2017
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share		Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company		Shares (millions)	Per Share
Basic EPS	$	1,794	871.9	$	2.06	$	1,701	883.0	$	1.93
Stock options and restricted stock units			3.1					6.3
Diluted EPS	$	1,794	875.0	$	2.05	$	1,701	889.3	$	1.91

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the average number of stock options and restricted stock units that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 16,602,521 and 9,209,060, respectively.

Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter and any year-to-date period presented. As a result of changes in the number of shares outstanding during the year and rounding, the sum of the quarters’ earnings per share may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for any year-to-date period.