Earnings per share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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   September 30,		Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2022	2021	2022	2021
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Stewart	29,434	88,663	148,991	237,718
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding	27,113	26,873	27,031	26,803
Average number of dilutive shares relating to options	124	190	181	160
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted units and shares	134	175	147	127
Diluted average shares outstanding	27,371	27,238	27,359	27,090
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart	1.09	3.30	5.51	8.87
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart	1.08	3.26	5.45	8.78