Exhibit 11 THE TORO COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES Computation of Earnings per Share of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents (Not Covered by Independent Auditors' Report) ------------------------------------------------------------ 3 MONTHS YEAR ENDED ENDED YEARS ENDED ------------------------------------------------------------ 10/31/96 10/31/95 7/31/95 7/31/94 - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net earnings $36,409,000 $ 3,997,000 $36,667,000 $22,230,000 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Primary: Shares of common stock and common stock equivalents: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 12,140,689 12,117,815 12,556,039 12,472,828 Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options (1) 414,026 424,225 476,374 509,538 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 12,554,715 12,542,040 13,032,413 12,982,366 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net earnings per share of common stock and common stock equivalents $ 2.90 $ 0.32 $ 2.81 $ 1.71 - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fully Diluted: Shares of common stock and common stock equivalents: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 12,140,689 12,117,815 12,556,039 12,472,828 Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options (2) 414,026 424,225 511,133 509,538 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 12,554,715 12,542,040 13,067,172 12,982,366 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net earnings per share of common stock and common stock equivalents $ $2.90 $ 0.32 $ 2.81 $ 1.71 - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Outstanding stock options and options exercised in the current period are converted to common stock equivalents by the treasury stock method using the average market price of the company's stock during each period. (2) Outstanding stock options and options exercised in the current period are converted to common stock equivalents by the treasury stock method using the greater of the average market price or the year-end market price of the company's shares during each period. 20