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Earnings Per Share
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
Note 16—Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to each class of shares by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding and participating securities during the period. Participating securities include the Company’s series A, B and C preferred stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents. Net income is allocated to each class of common stock and participating securities based on its proportional ownership on an as-converted basis. The weighted-average number of shares outstanding of each class of common stock reflects changes in ownership over the periods presented. See Note 15—Stockholders’ Equity.
Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, participating securities and, if dilutive, potential class A common stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive class A common stock equivalents may consist of: (1) shares of class A common stock issuable upon the conversion of series A, B and C preferred stock and class B and C common stock based on the conversion rates in effect through the period, and (2) incremental shares of class A common stock calculated by applying the treasury stock method to the assumed exercise of employee stock options, the assumed purchase of stock under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the assumed vesting of unearned performance shares.
The following table presents earnings per share for fiscal 2021: 
Basic Earnings Per ShareDiluted Earnings Per Share
Income
Allocation
(A)(1)
Weighted-
Average
Shares
Outstanding (B)
Earnings per
Share =
(A)/(B)(2)
Income
Allocation
(A)(1)
Weighted-
Average
Shares
Outstanding (B)
Earnings per
Share =
(A)/(B)(2)
(in millions, except per share data)
Class A common stock$9,527 1,691 $5.63 $12,311 2,188 (3)$5.63 
Class B common stock2,244 245 $9.14 2,242 245 $9.13 
Class C common stock237 10 $22.53 236 10 $22.51 
Participating securities303 Not presentedNot presented303 Not presentedNot presented
Net income$12,311 
The following table presents earnings per share for fiscal 2020:
Basic Earnings Per ShareDiluted Earnings Per Share
Income
Allocation
(A)(1)
Weighted-
Average
Shares
Outstanding (B)
Earnings per
Share =
(A)/(B)(2)
Income
Allocation
(A)(1)
Weighted-
Average
Shares
Outstanding (B)
Earnings per
Share =
(A)/(B)(2)
(in millions, except per share data)
Class A common stock$8,310 1,697 $4.90 $10,866 2,223 (3)$4.89 
Class B common stock1,951 245 $7.94 1,948 245 $7.93 
Class C common stock214 11 $19.58 214 11 $19.56 
Participating securities391 Not presentedNot presented391 Not presentedNot presented
Net income$10,866 
The following table presents earnings per share for fiscal 2019:
Basic Earnings Per ShareDiluted Earnings Per Share
Income
Allocation
(A)(1)
Weighted-
Average
Shares
Outstanding (B)
Earnings per
Share =
(A)/(B)(2)
Income
Allocation
(A)(1)
Weighted-
Average
Shares
Outstanding (B)
Earnings per
Share =
(A)/(B)(2)
(in millions, except per share data)
Class A common stock$9,273 1,742 $5.32 $12,080 2,272 (3)$5.32 
Class B common stock2,130 245 $8.68 2,127 245 $8.66 
Class C common stock247 12 $21.30 246 12 $21.26 
Participating securities430 Not presentedNot presented429 Not presentedNot presented
Net income$12,080 
(1)Net income is allocated based on proportional ownership on an as-converted basis. The weighted-average number of shares of as-converted class B common stock used in the income allocation was 398 million for each of fiscal 2021 and 2020 and 400 million for fiscal 2019. The weighted-average number of shares of as-converted class C common stock used in the income allocation was 42 million, 44 million and 46 million for fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The weighted-average number of shares of preferred stock included within participating securities was 12 million and 1 million of as-converted series A preferred stock for fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively, 16 million of as-converted series B preferred stock for fiscal 2021 and 32 million of as-converted series B preferred stock for each of fiscal 2020 and 2019, and 22 million, 43 million, and 44 million of as-converted series C preferred stock for fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(2)Figures in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. Earnings per share is calculated based on unrounded numbers.
(3)Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding are calculated on an as-converted basis, and include incremental common stock equivalents, as calculated under the treasury stock method. The common stock equivalents are not material for each of fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019.