Earnings per share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted

The calculation of the basic and diluted EPS is as follows:

		Three Months Ended   March 31,
		2021	2020
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Stewart		54,236	5,177
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding		26,736	23,638
Average number of dilutive shares relating to options		103	—
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted units and shares		145	111
Diluted average shares outstanding		26,984	23,749
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart		2.03	0.22
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart		2.01	0.22