Earnings per share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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   September 30,		Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Stewart	88,663	55,909	237,718	95,232
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding	26,873	25,148	26,803	24,151
Average number of dilutive shares relating to options	190	—	160	—
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted units and shares	175	149	127	105
Diluted average shares outstanding	27,238	25,297	27,090	24,256
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart	3.30	2.22	8.87	3.94
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart	3.26	2.21	8.78	3.93