STC Stock — Stewart Information Services Corporation

Stewart Information Services Corporation (STC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

STC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.19%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 70/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 6108.2% over the past 53.6 years.

Stewart Information Services Corporation provides title insurance and real estate transaction services, including title searching, examining, closing, and insurance issuance, along with complementary offerings such as home insurance, appraisal management, and digital closing services. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a moderate current distribution rate. The stock may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to the real estate services sector with regular dividend payments.

STC performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 6108.2% over the past 53.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -21.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.5%.

STC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

70 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.93%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/21/1973

Distribution rate

4.19%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.04%

5-year average yield

2.96

Last close

$52.54 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,599,843,000

Average volume

216418.0

Dividend

$0.55

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.992

Payout ratio

38.9%

P/E ratio

11.5

Forward P/E

18.5529

EPS

$4.57

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.19%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.04%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

STC risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 33.5%.

Who may consider STC — and who may not

STC may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (STC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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