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Earnings Per Common Share

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Earnings Per Common Share
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Common Share Earnings Per Common Share
The calculation of earnings per common share (EPS) and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented below. For more information on the calculation of EPS, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Three Months Ended March 31
(In millions, except per share information) 2021 2020
Earnings per common share    
Net income $ 8,050  $ 4,010 
Preferred stock dividends (490) (469)
Net income applicable to common shareholders $ 7,560  $ 3,541 
Average common shares issued and outstanding 8,700.1  8,815.6 
Earnings per common share $ 0.87  $ 0.40 
Diluted earnings per common share    
Net income applicable to common shareholders $ 7,560  $ 3,541 
Average common shares issued and outstanding 8,700.1  8,815.6 
Dilutive potential common shares (1)
55.5  47.1 
Total diluted average common shares issued and outstanding 8,755.6  8,862.7 
Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.86  $ 0.40 
(1)Includes incremental dilutive shares from RSUs, restricted stock and warrants.
For both the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, 62 million average dilutive potential common shares associated with the Series L preferred stock were not included in the diluted share count because the result would have been antidilutive under the “if-converted” method.