Stewart Information Services (NYSE: STC) launches $129M stock sale after $330M MCS deal
Stewart Information Services Corporation is offering 1,900,000 shares of common stock at $68.00 per share, for gross proceeds of about $129.2 million and approximately $123.1 million before expenses. Underwriters also have a 30-day option to buy up to 285,000 additional shares. Net proceeds are expected to be approximately $122.4 million, or about $140.8 million if the option is fully exercised.
Stewart plans to use the cash for working capital and general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions, while investing the funds in high-quality, investment-grade instruments until deployed. The company recently completed a $330 million cash acquisition of the mortgage services business of Mortgage Contracting Services, which will operate within its real estate solutions segment.
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Stewart raises equity to support growth after a $330M mortgage services acquisition.
Stewart Information Services is issuing 1,900,000 common shares at
Management plans to use the proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions, while parking funds in investment-grade instruments until used. This comes shortly after a completed
The new business will operate as a standalone division within real estate solutions, so future filings covering periods after
(To prospectus dated December 10, 2025)
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Public offering price
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| | | $ | 68.000 | | | | | $ | 129,200,000.00 | | |
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Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)
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| | | $ | 3.230 | | | | | $ | 6,137,000.00 | | |
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Proceeds, before expenses, to Stewart Information Services
Corporation |
| | | $ | 64.770 | | | | | $ | 123,063,000.00 | | |
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Book-Running Manager
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
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Citizens Capital Markets
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Dowling & Partners
Securities, LLC |
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
A Stifel Company
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Stephens Inc.
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About This Prospectus Supplement
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Where You Can Find Additional Information
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Incorporation By Reference
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Cautionary Statement Regarding the Use of Non-U.S. Gaap Measures
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Prospectus Supplement Summary
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The Offering
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Summary Historical Consolidated Financial Information
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Risk Factors
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Use of Proceeds
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Capitalization
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Description of Capital Stock
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Dividend Policy
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Material U.S. Federal Income and Estate Tax Consequences for Non-U.S. Holders of Common
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Underwriting
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Legal Matters
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Experts
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About This Prospectus
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Incorporation of Certain Information By Reference
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Risk Factors
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About The Company
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Use of Proceeds
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Description of Securities
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Plan of Distribution
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Experts
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Stewart Information Services Corporation
1360 Post Oak Blvd. Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77056
Phone: (713) 625-8100
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| Income Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Title revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Direct title revenues
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| | | $ | 822,631 | | | | | $ | 736,774 | | | | | $ | 1,020,380 | | | | | $ | 962,674 | | | | | $ | 1,246,258 | | |
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Agency title revenues
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| | | | 928,989 | | | | | | 764,081 | | | | | | 1,043,173 | | | | | | 985,989 | | | | | | 1,466,243 | | |
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Real estate solutions and other
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| | | | 326,334 | | | | | | 271,561 | | | | | | 358,559 | | | | | | 263,577 | | | | | | 335,850 | | |
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Operating Revenues
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| | | | 2,077,954 | | | | | | 1,772,416 | | | | | | 2,422,112 | | | | | | 2,212,240 | | | | | | 3,048,351 | | |
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Investment income
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| | | | 43,733 | | | | | | 40,833 | | | | | | 55,370 | | | | | | 45,135 | | | | | | 22,421 | | |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
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| | | | 9,394 | | | | | | 11,238 | | | | | | 12,937 | | | | | | (34) | | | | | | (1,476) | | |
| | | | | | 2,131,081 | | | | | | 1,824,487 | | | | | | 2,490,419 | | | | | | 2,257,341 | | | | | | 3,069,296 | | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Amounts retained by agencies
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| | | | 773,012 | | | | | | 634,083 | | | | | | 864,807 | | | | | | 813,519 | | | | | | 1,208,307 | | |
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Employee costs
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| | | | 605,240 | | | | | | 545,987 | | | | | | 745,405 | | | | | | 712,794 | | | | | | 802,001 | | |
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Other operating expenses
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| | | | 519,605 | | | | | | 444,890 | | | | | | 603,959 | | | | | | 507,701 | | | | | | 648,022 | | |
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Title losses and related claims
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| | | | 58,701 | | | | | | 59,754 | | | | | | 80,411 | | | | | | 80,282 | | | | | | 102,733 | | |
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Depreciation and amortization
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| | | | 45,863 | | | | | | 46,062 | | | | | | 61,612 | | | | | | 62,447 | | | | | | 57,178 | | |
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Interest
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| | | | 14,812 | | | | | | 14,768 | | | | | | 19,914 | | | | | | 19,737 | | | | | | 18,403 | | |
| | | | | | 2,017,233 | | | | | | 1,745,544 | | | | | | 2,376,108 | | | | | | 2,196,480 | | | | | | 2,836,644 | | |
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Income before taxes and noncontrolling
interests |
| | | | 113,848 | | | | | | 78,943 | | | | | | 114,311 | | | | | | 60,861 | | | | | | 232,652 | | |
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Income tax expense
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| | | | (24,600) | | | | | | (17,999) | | | | | | (26,155) | | | | | | (15,263) | | | | | | (50,864) | | |
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Net Income
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| | | | 89,248 | | | | | | 60,944 | | | | | | 88,156 | | | | | | 45,598 | | | | | | 181,788 | | |
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Less net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests |
| | | | 9,990 | | | | | | 10,375 | | | | | | 14,846 | | | | | | 15,159 | | | | | | 19,483 | | |
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Net income attributable to Stewart
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| | | | 79,258 | | | | | | 50,569 | | | | | | 73,310 | | | | | | 30,439 | | | | | | 162,305 | | |
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Diluted earnings per share
attributable to Stewart |
| | | | 2.79 | | | | | | 1.80 | | | | | | 2.61 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 5.94 | | |
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Diluted average shares outstanding
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| | | | 28,386 | | | | | | 28,069 | | | | | | 28,129 | | | | | | 27,520 | | | | | | 27,347 | | |
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Adjusted revenues(1)
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| | | | 2,121.7 | | | | | | 1,813.2 | | | | | | 2,477.5 | | | | | | 2,257.3 | | | | | | 3,031.6 | | |
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Adjusted net income attributable to Stewart(2)
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| | | | 91.6 | | | | | | 62.8 | | | | | | 94.4 | | | | | | 66.6 | | | | | | 205.4 | | |
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Adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart(2)
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| | | | 3.23 | | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | 3.35 | | | | | | 2.42 | | | | | | 7.51 | | |
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Adjusted pretax income(3)
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| | | | 130.6 | | | | | | 95.5 | | | | | | 142.8 | | | | | | 108.5 | | | | | | 289.3 | | |
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Adjusted pretax margin(3)
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| | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 5.8% | | | | | | 4.8% | | | | | | 9.5% | | |
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Adjusted book value(4)
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| | | | 1,497.9 | | | | | | 1,431.4 | | | | | | 1,445.5 | | | | | | 1,406.6 | | | | | | 1,413.5 | | |
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Adjusted ROE(4)
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| | | | 8.4% | | | | | | 5.6% | | | | | | 6.6% | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 15.2% | | |
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Total revenues
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| | | | 2,131.1 | | | | | | 1,824.5 | | | | | | 2,490.4 | | | | | | 2,257.3 | | | | | | 3,069.3 | | |
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Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses
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| | | | (9.4) | | | | | | (11.2) | | | | | | (12.9) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
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Other adjustments
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (39.2) | | |
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Adjusted revenues
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| | | | 2,121.7 | | | | | | 1,813.2 | | | | | | 2,477.5 | | | | | | 2,257.3 | | | | | | 3,031.6 | | |
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Net income attributable to Stewart
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| | | | 79.3 | | | | | | 50.6 | | | | | | 73.3 | | | | | | 30.4 | | | | | | 162.3 | | |
| Non-GAAP pretax adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses
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| | | | (9.4) | | | | | | (11.2) | | | | | | (12.9) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
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Acquisition intangible asset amortization
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| | | | 25.2 | | | | | | 25.1 | | | | | | 33.6 | | | | | | 36.0 | | | | | | 33.3 | | |
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Office closure costs and severance expenses
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| | | | 1.0 | | | | | | 2.7 | | | | | | 7.7 | | | | | | 10.4 | | | | | | 14.4 | | |
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Other adjustments
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.2 | | | | | | 7.4 | | |
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Net tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments
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| | | | (4.4) | | | | | | (4.3) | | | | | | (7.4) | | | | | | (11.4) | | | | | | (13.6) | | |
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Non-GAAP adjustments, after taxes
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| | | | 12.4 | | | | | | 12.3 | | | | | | 21.1 | | | | | | 36.2 | | | | | | 43.1 | | |
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Adjusted net income attributable to Stewart
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| | | | 91.6 | | | | | | 62.8 | | | | | | 94.4 | | | | | | 66.6 | | | | | | 205.4 | | |
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Diluted average shares outstanding
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| | | | 28.4 | | | | | | 28.1 | | | | | | 28.1 | | | | | | 27.5 | | | | | | 27.3 | | |
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Adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart
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| | | | 3.23 | | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | 3.35 | | | | | | 2.42 | | | | | | 7.51 | | |
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Pretax income
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| | | | 113.8 | | | | | | 78.9 | | | | | | 114.3 | | | | | | 60.9 | | | | | | 232.7 | | |
| Non-GAAP adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses
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| | | | (9.4) | | | | | | (11.2) | | | | | | (12.9) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
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Acquisition intangible asset amortization
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| | | | 25.2 | | | | | | 25.1 | | | | | | 33.6 | | | | | | 36.0 | | | | | | 33.3 | | |
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Office closure costs and severance expenses
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| | | | 1.0 | | | | | | 2.7 | | | | | | 7.7 | | | | | | 10.4 | | | | | | 14.4 | | |
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Other adjustments
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.2 | | | | | | 7.4 | | |
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Non-GAAP adjustments
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| | | | 16.8 | | | | | | 16.6 | | | | | | 28.4 | | | | | | 47.6 | | | | | | 56.6 | | |
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Adjusted pretax income
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| | | | 130.6 | | | | | | 95.5 | | | | | | 142.8 | | | | | | 108.5 | | | | | | 289.3 | | |
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Adjusted revenues
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| | | | 2,121.7 | | | | | | 1,813.2 | | | | | | 2,477.5 | | | | | | 2,257.3 | | | | | | 3,031.6 | | |
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Adjusted pretax margin
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| | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 5.8% | | | | | | 4.8% | | | | | | 9.5% | | |
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Adjusted net income attributable to Stewart
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| | | | 91.6 | | | | | | 62.8 | | | | | | 94.4 | | | | | | 66.6 | | | | | | 205.4 | | |
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Stockholders’ equity attributable to Stewart
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| | | | 1,473.4 | | | | | | 1,407.1 | | | | | | 1,402.1 | | | | | | 1,371.4 | | | | | | 1,362.2 | | |
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Add: Accumulated other comprehensive losses
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| | | | 24.5 | | | | | | 24.3 | | | | | | 43.4 | | | | | | 35.2 | | | | | | 51.3 | | |
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Adjusted book value
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| | | | 1,497.9 | | | | | | 1,431.4 | | | | | | 1,445.5 | | | | | | 1,406.6 | | | | | | 1,413.5 | | |
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Average adjusted book value
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| | | | 1,464.7 | | | | | | 1,421.0 | | | | | | 1,426.1 | | | | | | 1,410.1 | | | | | | 1,347.6 | | |
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Adjusted ROE(1)
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| | | | 8.4% | | | | | | 5.6% | | | | | | 6.6% | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 15.2% | | |
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Actual
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(unaudited)
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Cash and cash equivalents
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| | | | 188,518 | | | | | | 310,899 | | |
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Short-term investments
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| | | | 44,647 | | | | | | 44,647 | | |
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Investments, at fair value
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| | | | 694,818 | | | | | | 694,818 | | |
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Notes payable
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| | | | 446,141 | | | | | | 446,141 | | |
| Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stock ($1 par value) per share and additional paid-in capital, 51,500,000 shares authorized, 28,019,626 shares issued and outstanding, actual, 51,500,000 shares authorized, 29,919,626 shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted
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| | | | 375,285 | | | | | | 497,666 | | |
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Retained earnings
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| | | | 1,125,293 | | | | | | 1,125,293 | | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments
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| | | | (24,156) | | | | | | (24,156) | | |
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Net unrealized losses on debt securities investments
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| | | | (338) | | | | | | (338) | | |
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Treasury stock – 352,161 common shares, at cost
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| | | | (2,666) | | | | | | (2,666) | | |
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Stockholders’ equity attributable to Stewart
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| | | | 1,473,418 | | | | | | 1,595,799 | | |
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Noncontrolling interests
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| | | | 8,492 | | | | | | 8,492 | | |
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Total stockholders’ equity (28,019,626 shares, actual, 29,919,626 shares, as adjusted)
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| | | | 1,481,910 | | | | | | 1,604,291 | | |
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Total capitalization
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| | | | 1,928,051 | | | | | | 2,050,432 | | |
NON-U.S. HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK
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Name
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Number of Shares
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
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| | | | 1,235,000 | | |
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Citizens JMP Securities, LLC
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| | | | 380,000 | | |
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Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC
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| | | | 95,000 | | |
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
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| | | | 95,000 | | |
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Stephens Inc.
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| | | | 95,000 | | |
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Total
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| | | | 1,900,000 | | |
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Per Share
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No Exercise
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Full Exercise
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Public offering price
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| | | $ | 68.000 | | | | | $ | 129,200,000.00 | | | | | $ | 148,580,000.00 | | |
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Underwriting discounts and commissions
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| | | $ | 3.230 | | | | | $ | 6,137,000.00 | | | | | $ | 7,057,550.00 | | |
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us
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| | | $ | 64.770 | | | | | $ | 123,063,000.00 | | | | | $ | 141,522,450.00 | | |
Preferred Stock
Warrants
Units
Debt Securities
Purchase Contracts
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About This Prospectus
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| | | | 1 | | |
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Risk Factors
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About the Company
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Use of Proceeds
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Description of Securities
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Plan of Distribution
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Legal Matters
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Experts
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1360 Post Oak Blvd. Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77056
Phone: (713) 625-8100
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Book-Running Manager
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
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Citizens Capital Markets
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Dowling & Partners
Securities, LLC |
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
A Stifel Company
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Stephens Inc.
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FAQ
How many shares is Stewart Information Services (STC) offering and at what price?
Stewart Information Services is offering 1,900,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $68.00 per share. Underwriters also have a 30-day option to purchase up to 285,000 additional shares at the same price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
How much cash will Stewart Information Services (STC) receive from this stock offering?
The offering is expected to generate gross proceeds of about $129.2 million, with proceeds before expenses of approximately $123.1 million. Stewart estimates net proceeds of around $122.4 million, or about $140.8 million if the underwriters’ option to buy an additional 285,000 shares is fully exercised.
What will Stewart Information Services (STC) use the offering proceeds for?
Stewart intends to use the net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include one or more potential acquisition opportunities. Until the funds are deployed, the company plans to invest them in high-quality, investment-grade instruments.
How does this offering affect Stewart Information Services (STC) shares outstanding?
The company had 28,019,626 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025. Following the offering, shares outstanding will be 29,919,626, or 30,204,626 if the underwriters exercise their option in full. These figures exclude stock options, RSUs, and shares reserved under equity and employee stock purchase plans.
What recent acquisition did Stewart Information Services (STC) complete?
On December 10, 2025, Stewart’s wholly owned subsidiary SISCO Holdings, LLC completed a $330 million cash acquisition of the mortgage services business of Mortgage Contracting Services, a property preservation services provider. The acquired business will operate as a standalone company within Stewart’s real estate solutions segment.
What is Stewart Information Services (STC) current dividend policy?
Stewart declared quarterly dividends of $0.475, $0.475, $0.50 and $0.50 per share for 2024 and $0.50, $0.50 and $0.525 per share for the first three quarters of 2025. On December 1, 2025, it declared a $0.525 per-share dividend for the fourth quarter of 2025, payable on December 30, 2025, to holders of record on December 15, 2025.
How have Stewart Information Services (STC) revenues and earnings trended recently?
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, total revenues were about $2,131.1 million, up from $1,824.5 million in the prior-year period. Net income attributable to Stewart was $79.3 million versus $50.6 million, and diluted earnings per share were $2.79 versus $1.80. Adjusted diluted EPS for the same periods were $3.23 and $2.24, respectively.