Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share

The following tables summarize our calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share (“EPS”) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations attributable to EMCOR Group, Inc. common stockholders	$	34,429		$	33,204
Loss from discontinued operation, net of income taxes	(81		)	(355		)
Net income attributable to EMCOR Group, Inc. common stockholders	$	34,348		$	32,849
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding used to compute basic earnings (loss) per common share	60,903,335			63,058,911
Effect of dilutive securities—Share-based awards	447,275			552,100
Shares used to compute diluted earnings (loss) per common share	61,350,610			63,611,011
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
From continuing operations attributable to EMCOR Group, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.57		$	0.53
From discontinued operation	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.01	)
Net income attributable to EMCOR Group, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.57		$	0.52
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
From continuing operations attributable to EMCOR Group, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.56		$	0.52
From discontinued operation	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.00	)
Net income attributable to EMCOR Group, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.56		$	0.52

The number of outstanding restricted stock units that were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 because they would be anti-dilutive were zero and 1,000, respectively.