Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Earnings Per Share

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Earnings Per Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
4. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) is based on net income divided by the basic weighted average number of common shares and diluted weighted average number of common shares, respectively.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS (in millions, except per share data):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
Net income $ 61  $ 61 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 75.4 77.9
Stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) (a)
0.4 0.8
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
75.8 78.7
Earnings per share:
Basic
$ 0.80  $ 0.78 
Diluted
0.80  0.78 
Dividends:
Cash dividends declared per share
$ 0.43  $ 0.41 
Aggregate dividends paid to stockholders
$ 34  $ 33 
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(a)    Diluted shares outstanding exclude shares related to stock options and PSUs which were immaterial for both the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Diluted shares outstanding exclude shares related to RSUs of 0.3 million and 0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively as their effect would have been anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method.

Stock Repurchase Program
The following table summarizes stock repurchase activity under the current stock repurchase program since inception in 2018 (in millions, except per share data) which includes excise taxes and fees:
Shares Cost Average Price Per Share
As of December 31, 2025
27.9  $ 1,935  $ 69.37 
For the three months ended March 31, 2026
0.7  51  77.72 
As of March 31, 2026 28.6  $ 1,986  $ 69.56 
The Company had $223 million of remaining availability under its program as of March 31, 2026.