Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2021		2020		2019
Earnings:
Net earnings	$	402.6	$	253.1	$	314.1
(Earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(.2)		(.1)		(.1)


Net earnings attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	402.4	$	253.0	$	314.0

Weighted average number of shares (in millions):
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS	136.3		135.7		134.8
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation	.4		.2		.6
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS	136.7		135.9		135.4

Basic and Diluted EPS:



Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	2.95	$	1.86	$	2.33




Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	2.94	$	1.86	$	2.32

Other information:
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS computation	.2		.2		.2

Cash dividends declared per share	$	1.66	$	1.60	$	1.58