Stewart Information Services (STC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Frederick H. Eppinger, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.9M in 2025, up 45% from $5.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 125:1, on median employee pay of $63,130.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.9M+45% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
125:1median $63,130
CEO pay in equity
56%$4.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$7.9MIncrease from prior year
CEO Salary
$1,100,000Base salary for 2025
Pay Ratio
124.6:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$63,130Annual total compensation

How Eppinger was paid

$7.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary14%Stock awards56%Non-equity incentive28%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Frederick H. EppingerChief Executive Officer$7,865,929
David C. HiseyChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,301,678
Ryan M. SwedGroup President$1,547,135
Elizabeth K. GiddensChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$1,274,835
Erin E. ShecklerGroup President$1,348,960

What changed and why

  • $7.9MCEO total compensation increased to $7,865,929 in 2025 compared to $5,426,566 in 2024.
  • $4.4MStock awards for the CEO totaled $4,399,910 for 2025.
  • $2.2MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $2,206,174 for 2025.
  • 97.7%The prior year Say-on-Pay proposal received 97.7% support from shareholders.
  • $63,130The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated at 124.6 to 1 based on median employee pay of $63,130.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.