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ESNT logoEssent Group Ltd.(ESNT)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

ESNT•NYSE•Insurance & Managed Care
8.5× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorFinancial ServicesIndustrySpecialty InsuranceSub-IndustryMortgage and Title Insurance
AboutEssent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. Its mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. The company also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting; and contract underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.Show more
  • Revenue$1.26B-0.5%
  • Combined Ratio34.82%+7.2%
  • Net Income$690M-5.4%
  • Return on Equity12.15%-10.9%
  • Medical Cost Ratio11.84%+84.8%
  • Operating Margin65.18%-3.5%
  • Net Margin54.72%-4.9%
  • ROA9.48%-12.0%
  • Equity / Assets77.36%-1.8%

ESNT Key Insights

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Profitable underwriting: 34.8% combined ratio
  • ✓Low loss ratio of 11.8%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.1%
  • ✓Share count reduced 6.1% through buybacks
  • ✓Trading at only 1.0x book value

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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ESNT Price & Volume

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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ESNT Growth Metrics

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years13.57%
5 Years5.71%
3 Years7.38%
TTM-0.91%

Profit CAGR

10 Years15.93%
5 Years10.81%
3 Years-6.02%
TTM-5.09%

EPS CAGR

10 Years14.9%
5 Years12.2%
3 Years-3.67%
TTM2.78%

Return on Capital

10 Years17.52%
5 Years15.12%
3 Years13.6%
Last Year13.5%

ESNT Recent Earnings

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 8/12 qtrs (67%)●Beat Revenue 6/12 qtrs (50%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 8, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.82+4.0%
$1.75
Rev
$336M+12.9%
$298M
Q1 2026
Feb 13, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.60-8.0%
$1.74
Rev
$312M-0.1%
$313M
Q4 2025
Nov 7, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.67-5.6%
$1.77
Rev
$319M+1.0%
$316M
Q3 2025
Aug 8, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.93+14.9%
$1.68
Rev
$319M-1.2%
$323M
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 8, 2026
$1.82vs $1.75+4.0%
$336Mvs $298M+12.9%
Q1 2026Feb 13, 2026
$1.60vs $1.74-8.0%
$312Mvs $313M-0.1%
Q4 2025Nov 7, 2025
$1.67vs $1.77-5.6%
$319Mvs $316M+1.0%
Q3 2025Aug 8, 2025
$1.93vs $1.68+14.9%
$319Mvs $323M-1.2%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

ESNT Peer Comparison

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) competitors in Mortgage and Title Insurance — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
MTG logoMTGMGIC Investment CorporationDirect Competitor5.51B26.068.300.49%59.63%14%0.13
RDN logoRDNRadian Group Inc.Direct Competitor4.73B34.708.38-3.36%40.28%12.01%0.24
NMIH logoNMIHNMI Holdings, Inc.Direct Competitor2.85B37.487.628.39%55.07%15.8%0.16
PFSI logoPFSIPennyMac Financial Services, Inc.Direct Competitor4.3B82.388.86173.81%14.31%12.02%5.35
ACT logoACTEnact Holdings, Inc.Direct Competitor5.98B42.399.382.37%54.55%12.74%0.14
FAF logoFAFFirst American Financial CorporationProduct Competitor7.02B68.6311.4421.64%11.19%12.54%0.35
FNF logoFNFFidelity National Financial, Inc.Product Competitor12.6B46.8221.198.61%5.15%8.5%0.53
STC logoSTCStewart Information Services CorporationProduct Competitor2.03B66.4616.4517.32%3.96%7.72%0.54

Compare ESNT vs Peers

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs MTG

Most directly comparable listed peer for ESNT.

Scale Benchmark

vs RKT

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Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs MTG, RDN, NMIH, PFSI

ESNT Income Statement

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue
576.51M719.35M867.57M955.15M1.03B1.02B1.13B1.27B1.26B1.29B
Revenue Growth %
25.8%24.78%20.6%10.1%7.68%-0.99%11.07%12.03%-0.49%-0.91%
Medical Costs & Claims
27.23M11.57M32.99M301.29M31.06M-174.7M31.54M81.22M149.34M166.27M
Medical Cost Ratio %
4.72%1.61%3.8%31.54%3.02%-17.16%2.79%6.41%11.84%12.92%
Gross Profit
549.28M▲ 0%
707.78M▲ 28.9%
834.58M▲ 17.9%
653.86M▼ 21.7%
997.45M▲ 52.5%
1.19B▲ 19.6%
1.1B▼ 7.8%
1.19B▲ 7.9%
1.11B▼ 6.3%
1.12B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
95.28%98.39%96.2%68.46%96.98%117.16%97.21%93.59%88.16%87.08%
Gross Profit Growth %
19.86%28.86%17.92%-21.65%52.55%19.61%-7.84%7.86%-6.27%-
Operating Expenses
150.71M161.08M175.52M163.76M175.14M204.85M276.54M330.44M289.74M298.95M
OpEx / Revenue %
26.14%22.39%20.23%17.15%17.03%20.12%24.45%26.08%22.98%23.23%
Depreciation & Amortization
3.92M3.4M3.77M3.33M3.38M3.02M4.53M5.78M5.23M5.09M
Combined Ratio %
30.87%24%24.03%48.69%20.05%2.96%27.24%32.49%34.82%36.15%
Operating Income
398.57M▲ 0%
546.7M▲ 37.2%
659.06M▲ 20.6%
490.1M▼ 25.6%
822.31M▲ 67.8%
988.19M▲ 20.2%
823M▼ 16.7%
855.49M▲ 3.9%
821.86M▼ 3.9%
821.59M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
69.13%76%75.97%51.31%79.95%97.04%72.76%67.51%65.18%63.85%
Operating Income Growth %
27.79%37.17%20.55%-25.64%67.79%20.17%-16.72%3.95%-3.93%-
EBITDA
402.49M550.1M662.83M493.42M825.69M991.21M827.52M861.27M827.1M826.68M
EBITDA Margin %
69.81%76.47%76.4%51.66%80.28%97.34%73.16%67.97%65.59%64.24%
Interest Expense
5.18M10.18M10.15M9.07M8.28M15.61M30.14M35.32M32.7M32.7M
Non-Operating Income
-5.18M-10.18M-10.15M-9.07M-8.28M-15.61M-30.14M-35.32M-32.7M-32.7M
Pretax Income
398.57M▲ 0%
546.7M▲ 37.2%
659.06M▲ 20.6%
490.1M▼ 25.6%
822.31M▲ 67.8%
988.19M▲ 20.2%
823M▼ 16.7%
855.49M▲ 3.9%
821.86M▼ 3.9%
821.59M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
69.13%76%75.97%51.31%79.95%97.04%72.76%67.51%65.18%63.85%
Income Tax
18.82M79.34M103.35M77.06M140.53M156.83M126.61M126.09M131.89M135.25M
Effective Tax Rate %
4.72%14.51%15.68%15.72%17.09%15.87%15.38%14.74%16.05%16.46%
Net Income
379.75M▲ 0%
467.36M▲ 23.1%
555.71M▲ 18.9%
413.04M▼ 25.7%
681.78M▲ 65.1%
831.35M▲ 21.9%
696.39M▼ 16.2%
729.4M▲ 4.7%
689.97M▼ 5.4%
686.34M▲ 0%
Net Margin %
65.87%64.97%64.05%43.24%66.29%81.64%61.57%57.56%54.72%53.34%
Net Income Growth %
70.59%23.07%18.9%-25.67%65.06%21.94%-16.23%4.74%-5.41%-5.09%
EPS (Diluted)
3.99▲ 0%
4.77▲ 19.5%
5.66▲ 18.7%
3.88▼ 31.4%
6.11▲ 57.5%
7.72▲ 26.4%
6.50▼ 15.8%
6.85▲ 5.4%
6.90▲ 0.7%
7.26▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
65.56%19.55%18.66%-31.45%57.47%26.35%-15.8%5.38%0.73%2.78%
EPS (Basic)
4.074.805.683.896.137.756.566.926.97-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
95.21M97.97M98.23M106.38M111.56M107.65M107.13M106.55M100.02M94.57M

ESNT Balance Sheet

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets
2.67B3.15B3.87B5.2B5.72B5.72B6.43B7.11B7.44B7.57B
Asset Growth %
42.03%17.78%22.97%34.32%9.98%0.03%12.28%10.66%4.63%20.75%
Total Investment Assets
500K30.95M78.87M88.9M9.93B-4.23B277.23M6.18B6.49B4M
Long-Term Investments
-2.3B-2.73B-3.27B-4.48B4.96B-4.48B277.23M5.88B382.51M7.55B
Short-Term Investments
2.31B2.76B3.35B4.57B4.96B252.03M05.88B6.1B0
Total Current Assets
73.28M101.83M3.46B4.72B5.09B390.67M205.05M06.84B272.38M
Cash & Equivalents
43.52M64.95M71.35M102.83M81.49M81.24M141.79M131.48M123.05M128.26M
Receivables
29.75M36.88M40.66M50.14M46.16M57.4M63.27M55.56M98.64M437.72M
Other Current Assets
-2.31B-2.76B00000-6.55B00
Goodwill & Intangibles
17.64M19.27M18.35M19.87M15.09M13.93M72.83M79.56M87.7M341.29M
Goodwill
00000000077.8M
Intangible Assets
17.64M19.27M18.35M19.87M15.09M13.93M72.83M087.7M0
PP&E (Net)
6.98M7.63M17.31M15.1M11.92M19.57M41.3M41.87M49.19M48.3M
Other Assets
4.54B5.56B6.57B9.04B-44.19M4.38B3.64B-6B82.4M-6.44B
Total Liabilities
733.93M784.25M888.58M1.34B1.49B1.26B1.32B1.51B1.68B1.87B
Total Debt
248.59M223.66M224.24M321.72M419.82M420.86M421.92M493.96M495.3M495.64M
Net Debt
205.07M158.72M152.89M218.89M338.33M339.62M280.13M362.48M372.25M367.38M
Long-Term Debt
248.59M223.66M224.24M321.72M419.82M420.86M421.92M493.96M495.3M495.64M
Short-Term Debt
248.59M000000000
Total Current Liabilities
252.16M560.59M664.34M321.72M419.82M418.46M500.25M01.19B513.42M
Accounts Payable
0000000000
Deferred Revenue
0000000091.73M0
Other Current Liabilities
-32.62M517.57M597.87M233.84M328.07M329M361.18M-176.75M912.17M513.42M
Deferred Taxes
1000K001000K1000K1000K01000K1000K1.78B
Other Liabilities
357.7M00732.35M-373.65M65.35M431.56M-886.39M-465.35M925.08M
Total Equity
1.94B▲ 0%
2.37B▲ 21.9%
2.98B▲ 26.2%
3.86B▲ 29.4%
4.24B▲ 9.7%
4.46B▲ 5.3%
5.1B▲ 14.3%
5.6B▲ 9.8%
5.76B▲ 2.7%
5.7B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
44.4%21.92%26.17%29.41%9.67%5.34%14.35%9.82%2.73%10.57%
Shareholders Equity
1.94B2.37B2.98B3.86B4.24B4.46B5.1B5.6B5.76B5.7B
Minority Interest
0000000000
Retained Earnings
815.08M1.28B1.81B2.15B2.75B3.49B4.08B4.69B5.26B5.4B
Common Stock
1.48M1.47M1.48M1.69M1.64M1.61M1.6M1.57M1.43M1.4M
Accumulated OCI
-3.25M-28.99M56.19M138.27M50.71M-382.79M-280.5M-303.98M-151.99M-375.87M
Return on Equity (ROE)
23.13%21.71%20.77%12.06%16.84%19.11%14.56%13.63%12.15%12.01%
Return on Assets (ROA)
16.67%16.05%15.82%9.1%12.48%14.53%11.46%10.78%9.48%9.28%
Equity / Assets
72.56%75.1%77.06%74.24%74.03%77.96%79.4%78.8%77.36%75.25%
Debt / Equity
0.13x0.09x0.08x0.08x0.10x0.09x0.08x0.09x0.09x0.09x
Book Value per Share
20.3824.1530.3936.3137.9741.4547.6352.5957.5560.23
Tangible BV per Share
20.2023.9530.2036.1237.8441.3246.9552.5956.6859.41

ESNT Cash Flow Statement

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
368.57M625.32M589.85M727.93M709.26M588.82M763M861.53M856.05M826.53M
Operating CF Growth %
34.77%69.66%-5.67%23.41%-2.57%-16.98%29.58%12.91%-0.64%-17.65%
Operating CF / Revenue %
63.93%86.93%67.99%76.21%68.96%57.82%67.46%67.99%67.89%64.23%
Net Income
379.75M467.36M555.71M413.04M681.78M831.35M696.39M729.4M689.97M686.34M
Depreciation & Amortization
3.92M3.4M3.77M3.33M3.38M3.02M4.53M5.78M5.23M8.89M
Stock-Based Compensation
18.69M15.07M16.59M18.46M20.84M18.38M18.45M24.78M0-1.65M
Deferred Taxes
-19.43M50.69M59.48M38.65M84.02M58.17M-13.25M32.17M0-16.26M
Other Non-Cash Items
10.02M13M13.36M22.19M2.67M16.95M40.66M29.05M79.93M72.39M
Working Capital Changes
-24.38M75.79M-59.06M232.26M-83.44M-339.06M16.23M40.34M80.92M76.82M
Cash from Investing
-690.14M-546.9M-545.08M-1.15B-583.17M-398.87M-525.57M-706.93M-154.74M-193.69M
Capital Expenditures
-2.78M-4.05M-3.41M-2.45M-2.5M-3.98M-4M-6.77M-7.36M-7.96M
Acquisitions
178.33M-30.54M-47.54M00-72.9M-86.76M-33.14M012.63M
Purchase of Investments
-1.01B-1.13B-1.21B-2B-2.34B-1.38B-1.12B-1.65B-1.12B-1.03B
Sale/Maturity of Investments
326.29M613.73M711.8M851.62M1.76B1.06B1.37B991.42M931.26M765.5M
Other Investing
-178.33M00000-690.47M-10M41.8M64.32M
Cash from Financing
337.56M-56.99M-38.37M457.97M-147.43M-190.2M-176.88M-164.91M-709.75M-712.64M
Dividends Paid
00-29.35M-69.41M-77.72M-92.13M-106.22M-118.04M-122.07M-122.95M
Share Repurchases
-7.58M-31.41M-9.01M-6.35M-163.85M-97.91M-70.67M-111.54M-587.68M-2.01M
Stock Issued
197.83M00439.96M000000
Debt Issuance (Net)
1000K-1000K01000K1000K001000K00
Other Financing
-2.69M-580K-15K-6.23M-5.85M-154K0-8.49M0-587.68M
Net Change in Cash
15.99M▲ 0%
21.42M▲ 33.9%
6.4M▼ 70.1%
31.48M▲ 391.6%
-21.34M▼ 167.8%
-251K▲ 98.8%
60.55M▲ 24222.3%
-10.31M▼ 117.0%
-8.43M▲ 18.2%
-79.8M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
0000000000
Cash at Beginning
27.53M43.52M64.95M71.35M102.83M81.49M81.24M141.79M131.48M123.05M
Cash at End
43.52M64.95M71.35M102.83M81.49M81.24M141.79M131.48M123.05M128.26M
Free Cash Flow
365.79M▲ 0%
621.27M▲ 69.8%
586.44M▼ 5.6%
725.49M▲ 23.7%
706.76M▼ 2.6%
584.84M▼ 17.3%
759M▲ 29.8%
854.77M▲ 12.6%
848.69M▼ 0.7%
818.57M▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
35.32%69.84%-5.61%23.71%-2.58%-17.25%29.78%12.62%-0.71%-4.11%
FCF Margin %
63.45%86.36%67.6%75.95%68.72%57.43%67.1%67.46%67.31%63.61%
FCF per Share
3.846.345.976.826.345.437.088.028.488.66

ESNT Key Ratios

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Combined Ratio
30.87%24%24.03%48.69%20.05%2.96%27.24%32.49%34.82%36.15%
Medical Cost Ratio
4.72%1.61%3.8%31.54%3.02%-17.16%2.79%6.41%11.84%12.92%
Return on Equity (ROE)
23.13%21.71%20.77%12.06%16.84%19.11%14.56%13.63%12.15%12.01%
Return on Assets (ROA)
16.67%16.05%15.82%9.1%12.48%14.53%11.46%10.78%9.48%9.28%
Equity / Assets
72.56%75.1%77.06%74.24%74.03%77.96%79.4%78.8%77.36%75.25%
Book Value / Share
20.3824.1530.3936.3137.9741.4547.6352.5957.5560.23
Debt / Equity
0.13x0.09x0.08x0.08x0.10x0.09x0.08x0.09x0.09x0.09x
Revenue Growth
25.8%24.78%20.6%10.1%7.68%-0.99%11.07%12.03%-0.49%-0.91%
Related:ESNT Dividend History·ESNT Revenue History·ESNT Price History·ESNT P/E History·ESNT Financial Ratios·ESNT Institutional Holders

ESNT SEC Filings & Documents

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

May 8, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 13, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Nov 7, 2025·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

2
FY 2026

Feb 18, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 19, 2025·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

May 8, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Nov 7, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 8, 2025·SEC

ESNT Frequently Asked Questions

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) saw revenue decline by 0.5% over the past year.

Yes, Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) is profitable, generating $686.3M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (54.7% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.09%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.1%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Industry Metrics

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) has a combined ratio of 34.8%. A ratio below 100% indicates underwriting profitability.

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