Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

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,
	2023	2022	2021
Numerator (in $ thousands):
Net income attributable to Stewart	30,439	162,305	323,216
Denominator (in thousands):
Basic average shares outstanding	27,293	27,055	26,822
Average number of dilutive shares relating to options	69	159	197
Average number of dilutive shares relating to restricted units and shares	158	133	149
Diluted average shares outstanding	27,520	27,347	27,168
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart ($)	1.12	6.00	12.05
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart ($)	1.11	5.94	11.90