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Essent Group Ltd

ESNT · NYSE · Financial Services / Insurance - Specialty

$68.21-0.59 (-0.86%)

Close Sep 15, 2026 · end-of-day

Market Stats

Previous Close$68.8
Open$68.29
Day Range$66.22 – $68.95
52-Week Range$55.06 – $70.07
Volume1.05M
Market Cap$5.78B
P/E (TTM)9.13
Forward P/E8.23
EPS$7.04
Dividend Yield2.14%
Beta0.76
50-Day Avg$67.56
200-Day Avg$63.02

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About

Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance, and title insurance and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors in the United States. It operates through two segments, Mortgage Insurance and Reinsurance. The company's mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. It also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting services to third-party reinsurers; and contract underwriting services, as well as credit risk management products. In addition, the company offers title insurance and settlement services; and title insurance underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. Essent Group Ltd. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Company Details

Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Specialty
CEO
Mr. Mark Anthony Casale
Employees
518
Headquarters
Clarendon House, Hamilton, Bermuda, HM11, USA
Website
https://ir.essentgroup.com

Leadership

  • Mr. Mark Anthony CasaleFounder, Chairman, CEO & President · b. 1965
  • Mr. David Bruce WeinstockCFO & Senior VP · b. 1966
  • Ms. Mary Lourdes Gibbons J.D.Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer & Assistant Secretary · b. 1962
  • Mr. Vijay Bhasin Ph.D.Chief Risk Officer & Senior VP · b. 1965
  • Mr. Christopher G. CurranPresident of Essent Guaranty, Inc.
  • Theodore GraySenior VP & Chief Information Officer
  • Mr. Wei DingSenior Vice President of Corporate Development
  • Mr. Paul C. Wollmann ARe, ARm, C.P.C.U., M.B.A.President & Chief Underwriting Officer of Essent Reinsurance Ltd · b. 1967
  • Mr. William P. HigginsPresident of Essent Title Insurance Inc

Financials

Income Statement

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Total Revenue$1.26B$1.27B$1.13B$1.02B$1.03B$955.15M$867.57M$719.35M$576.51M$458.26M$353.29M$239.47M$131.40M$48.72M$14.39M$6.30M
Cost of Revenue$149.34M$81.22M$31.54M$-174.70M$31.06M$301.29M$32.99M$11.57M$27.23M$130.85M$112.99M$6.31M$2.32M$47.30M$35.12M-
Gross Profit$1.11B$1.19B$1.10B$1.19B$997.45M$653.86M$834.58M$707.78M$549.28M$458.26M$353.29M$233.16M$129.08M$48.72M$14.39M$6.30M
Operating Income$821.86M$855.49M$823.00M$988.19M$822.31M$490.10M$659.06M$546.70M$398.57M$311.88M$228.40M$135.93M$58.03M$-13.88M$-34.45M$-27.63M
EBITDA$859.79M$896.59M$857.66M$1.01B$833.98M$502.50M$672.98M$560.28M$407.67M$316.37M$231.62M$138.39M$60.28M$-13.88M$-34.45M$-27.63M
Net Income$689.97M$729.40M$696.39M$831.35M$681.78M$413.04M$555.71M$467.36M$379.75M$222.61M$157.33M$88.50M$65.41M$-13.54M$-33.55M$-27.57M
R&D-------$0$0$0$0$0----
Interest Expense$32.70M$35.32M$30.14M$15.61M$8.28M$9.07M$10.15M$10.18M$5.18M$426.00K$0$0$0$0$0$0

Balance Sheet

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Total Assets$7.44B$7.11B$6.43B$5.72B$5.72B$5.20B$3.87B$3.15B$2.67B$1.88B$1.47B$1.18B$853.97M$283.33M$210.07M-
Total Liabilities$1.68B$1.51B$1.32B$1.26B$1.49B$1.34B$888.58M$784.25M$733.93M$539.23M$349.86M$225.72M$131.83M$64.21M$34.01M-
Total Equity$5.76B$5.60B$5.10B$4.46B$4.24B$3.86B$2.98B$2.37B$1.94B$1.34B$1.12B$955.74M$722.14M$219.12M$176.06M-
Cash$123.05M$131.48M$141.79M$81.24M$81.49M$102.83M$71.35M$64.95M$43.52M$27.53M$24.61M$24.41M$477.65M$22.32M$18.50M-
Total Debt$495.30M$493.96M$421.92M$420.86M$419.82M$321.72M$224.24M$223.66M$248.59M$100.00M------
Net Debt$372.25M$362.48M$280.13M$339.62M$338.33M$218.89M$152.89M$158.72M$205.07M$72.47M$-24.61M$-24.41M$-477.65M$-22.32M$-18.50M-

Cash Flow

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Operating Cash Flow$856.05M$861.53M$763.00M$588.82M$709.26M$727.93M$589.85M$625.32M$368.57M$273.48M$224.14M$153.70M$119.01M$36.64M$-8.24M$-21.73M
Investing Cash Flow$-154.74M$-706.93M$-525.57M$-398.87M$-583.17M$-1.15B$-545.08M$-546.90M$-690.14M$-365.32M$-220.71M$-727.70M$-96.76M$-79.73M$-9.15M$17.16M
Financing Cash Flow$-709.75M$-164.91M$-176.88M$-190.20M$-147.43M$457.97M$-38.37M$-56.99M$337.56M$94.77M$-3.23M$120.75M$433.09M$46.90M$20.39M$6.83M
Capital Expenditure$7.36M$6.77M$4.00M$3.98M$2.50M$2.45M$3.41M$4.05M$2.78M$3.16M$4.96M$3.89M$2.67M$2.70M$1.27M$2.06M
Free Cash Flow$848.69M$854.77M$759.00M$584.84M$706.76M$725.49M$586.44M$621.27M$365.79M$270.31M$219.18M$149.81M$116.34M$33.94M$-9.51M$-23.79M
Dividends Paid$122.07M$118.04M$106.22M$92.13M$77.72M$69.41M$29.35M$29.35M$200.00M$29.35M$0$0---$1.77M

Earnings

Report DateNov 6, 2026Aug 7, 2026May 8, 2026Feb 13, 2026Nov 7, 2025Aug 8, 2025May 9, 2025Feb 14, 2025Nov 1, 2024Aug 2, 2024May 3, 2024Feb 9, 2024Nov 2, 2023Aug 4, 2023May 5, 2023Feb 10, 2023Nov 4, 2022Aug 5, 2022May 6, 2022Feb 11, 2022Nov 5, 2021Aug 6, 2021May 7, 2021Feb 19, 2021Nov 6, 2020Aug 7, 2020May 8, 2020Feb 14, 2020Nov 8, 2019Aug 2, 2019May 3, 2019Feb 8, 2019Nov 9, 2018Aug 3, 2018May 4, 2018Feb 9, 2018Nov 9, 2017Aug 4, 2017May 5, 2017Feb 10, 2017Nov 4, 2016Aug 4, 2016May 5, 2016Feb 12, 2016Nov 5, 2015Aug 7, 2015May 8, 2015Feb 13, 2015Nov 6, 2014Aug 8, 2014May 8, 2014Feb 19, 2014Nov 27, 2013
EPS Estimate$1.89$1.77$1.75$1.74$1.77$1.71$1.65$1.65$1.74$1.68$1.59$1.59$1.56$1.49$1.44$1.49$1.51$1.51$1.47$1.40$1.35$1.26$1.21$1.22$0.95$0.39$1.37$1.43$1.38$1.31$1.26$1.19$1.14$1.06$1.03$0.80$0.77$0.70$0.69$0.63$0.58$0.53$0.49$0.47$0.43$0.39$0.35$0.31$0.26$0.21$0.18$0.22-
EPS Actual-$2.08$1.82$1.60$1.67$1.93$1.69$1.58$1.65$1.91$1.70$1.64$1.66$1.61$1.59$1.37$1.66$2.16$2.52$1.55$1.47$1.42$1.21$1.10$1.11$0.15$1.52$1.49$1.47$1.39$1.30$1.31$1.18$1.14$1.13$0.79$0.82$0.77$0.72$0.68$0.65$0.57$0.52$0.48$0.44$0.41$0.38$0.33$0.29$0.23$0.18$0.22$0.18
Surprise-17.51%4.00%-8.05%-5.65%12.87%2.42%-4.24%-5.17%13.69%6.92%3.14%6.41%8.05%10.42%-8.05%9.93%43.05%71.43%10.71%8.89%12.70%0.00%-9.84%16.84%-61.54%10.95%4.20%6.52%6.11%3.17%10.08%3.51%7.55%9.71%-1.25%6.49%10.00%4.35%7.94%12.07%7.55%6.12%2.13%2.33%5.13%8.57%6.45%11.54%9.52%0.00%0.00%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap
$5.78B
Enterprise Value
$6.30B
Trailing P/E
9.13
Forward P/E
8.23
PEG Ratio
0.84
Price / Sales
4.37
Price / Book
1.04
EPS
$7.04
Book Value
$63.01
Revenue (TTM)
$1.32B
Gross Profit (TTM)
$1.01B
EBITDA
$858.38M
Profit Margin
51.45%
Operating Margin
65.75%
Return on Equity
12.01%
Return on Assets
7.20%
Shares Outstanding
89.88M
Shares Float
86.66M
Beta
0.76
Dividend Yield
2.14%
Dividend Rate
$1.4
Payout Ratio
18.97%

Analyst Ratings

Sell
Based on 8 analystsTarget $74.71
  • Strong Buy
    2
  • Buy
    3
  • Hold
    3

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
97.71%
Insiders
5.50%
Retail / Other
0.00%

Top Institutional Holders

  • BlackRock Inc
    11.96M13.30%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
    7.38M8.21%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
    5.42M6.03%
  • FMR Inc
    5.09M5.67%
  • Capital World Investors
    4.54M5.05%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    4.07M4.53%
  • State Street Corp
    3.80M4.23%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    2.77M3.09%
  • NORGES BANK
    2.65M2.95%
  • American Century Companies Inc
    2.65M2.94%
  • Polar Capital Holdings PLC
    2.55M2.84%
  • Delaware Management Holdings Inc
    1.67M1.86%

Top Fund Holders

  • American Funds SMALLCAP World A
    4.75M5.29%
  • iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
    3.23M3.59%
  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    2.78M3.10%
  • Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
    2.51M2.79%
  • iShares Russell 2000 ETF
    2.34M2.60%
  • Polar Capital Global Ins A Inc
    2.30M2.56%
  • Vanguard Equity-Income Inv
    2.06M2.29%
  • Vanguard Small Cap Index
    2.02M2.24%

Dividends

20263×
$0.35Aug 31, 2026$0.35Jun 1, 2026$0.35Mar 13, 2026
20254×
$0.31Dec 1, 2025$0.31Aug 29, 2025$0.31May 30, 2025$0.31Mar 14, 2025
20244×
$0.28Dec 2, 2024$0.28Aug 30, 2024$0.28May 31, 2024$0.28Mar 12, 2024
20234×
$0.25Nov 30, 2023$0.25Aug 31, 2023$0.25May 31, 2023$0.25Mar 9, 2023
20224×
$0.23Nov 30, 2022$0.22Aug 31, 2022$0.21May 31, 2022$0.20Mar 9, 2022
20214×
$0.19Nov 30, 2021$0.18Aug 31, 2021$0.17May 28, 2021$0.16Mar 9, 2021
20201×
$0.16Nov 30, 2020