Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

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

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2022	2021	2020
Numerator (in $ thousands):
Net income attributable to Stewart	162,305	323,216	154,905
Denominator (in thousands):
Basic average shares outstanding	27,055	26,822	24,793
Average number of dilutive shares relating to options	159	197	—
Average number of dilutive shares relating to restricted units and shares	133	149	120
Diluted average shares outstanding	27,347	27,168	24,913
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart ($)	6.00	12.05	6.25
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart ($)	5.94	11.90	6.22