Stewart posted Q2 net income attributable to Stewart of USD 37.2 million, up 17%.
Diluted EPS rose to USD 1.21 from USD 1.13; pretax income before noncontrolling interests increased 18% to USD 55.1 million.
Results included pretax net realized and unrealized gains of USD 3.4 million, primarily tied to fair value changes in equity securities investments.
Segment performance
Title segment revenue climbed 15% to USD 683.6 million, while pretax income edged down 1% to USD 48.6 million as pretax margin narrowed 1.2 percentage points to 6.9%.
Real estate solutions revenue more than doubled to USD 197.4 million, lifting pretax income to USD 18.5 million from USD 6.7 million.