Earnings per share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

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

		Three Months Ended   March 31,
		2022	2021
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Stewart		57,897	54,236
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding		26,960	26,736
Average number of dilutive shares relating to options		265	103
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted units and shares		219	145
Diluted average shares outstanding		27,444	26,984
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart		2.15	2.03
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart		2.11	2.01