Earnings per share are determined by dividing profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG in the amount of €439 million (30/9/2022: €−334 million) by the weighted number of no-par-value shares. The weighted number of no-par-value shares of 363,097,253 remains unchanged from the previous year. There was no dilution in the reporting period or the year before from so-called potential shares.