Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"). Basic EBS excludes all potentially dilutive securities and is computed by dividing net income attributable to Crown Holdings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS includes the effect of stock options and restricted stock, when dilutive, as calculated under the treasury stock method.


	2021		2020		2019
Net (loss) / income from continuing operations attributable to Crown Holdings	(507)		424		387
Net (loss) / income from discontinued operations attributable to Crown Holdings	(53)		155		123
Net (loss) / income attributable to Crown Holdings	$	(560)	$	579	$	510
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	130.38		133.53		133.89
Add: dilutive stock options and restricted stock	—		1.03		0.99
Diluted	130.38		134.56		134.88

Earnings per common share attributable to Crown Holdings:
Basic (loss) / earnings per common share from continuing operations	(3.89)		3.18		2.89
Basic (loss) / earnings per common share from discontinued operations	(0.41)		1.16		0.92
Basic (loss) / earnings per share	$	(4.30)	$	4.34	$	3.81

Diluted (loss) / earnings per common share from continuing operations	(3.89)		3.15		2.87
Diluted (loss) / earnings per common share from discontinued operations	(0.41)		1.15		0.91
Diluted (loss) / earnings per share	$	(4.30)	$	4.30	$	3.78

Contingently issuable shares excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive	1.0		0.7		0.8