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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

11.   Earnings Per Share

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Basic earnings per share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income attributable to AECOM by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to AECOM by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potential common shares for the period. The Company includes as potential common shares the weighted average dilutive effects of equity awards using the treasury stock method. For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, equity awards excluded from the calculation of potential common shares were not significant .

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the denominators for basic and diluted earnings per share:

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​	​	Three Months Ended			​
​	​	December 31,	​	December 31,
​		2019		2018
​	​	(in millions)
Denominator for basic earnings per share		157.3		156.4
Potential common shares		3.4		3.2
Denominator for diluted earnings per share		160.7		159.6

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