Essent (ESNT) Deferred Taxes (2013 - 2026)
Essent's (ESNT) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$5.2 million in Q1 2026, down 147.14% year-on-year from $11.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 120.67% quarter-over-quarter from $25.2 million in Q4 2025.
Essent (ESNT) Deferred Taxes (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essent has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 14 years of filings, most recently posting -$5.2 million for Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at -$5.2 million, down 147.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $32.3 million (down 4.6% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $48.6 million, up 51.05% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes came in at -$5.2 million for Q1 2026 at Essent, down from $25.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $25.2 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$49.7 million in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is $10.4 million (2025), against an average of $7.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes slumped 491.84% in 2023 and jumped 1029.3% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Essent's Deferred Taxes stood at $9.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 30.07% to $6.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 64.78% to $2.2 million in 2024, then surged by 1029.3% to $25.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 120.67% to -$5.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$5.2 million (Q1 2026), $25.2 million (Q4 2025), and $2.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity National Financial | 12.87 Bn | 10.21 Bn | 2.62 Bn | - |
| 2 | Axis Capital Holdings | 7.52 Bn | 6.65 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | First American Financial | 6.80 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 1.24 Bn | - |
| 4 | Enact Holdings | 6.01 Bn | 5.46 Bn | 205.74 Mn | 3.27 Mn |
| 5 | Mgic Investment | 5.57 Bn | 5.32 Bn | 202.12 Mn | 7.37 Mn |
| 6 | Essent | 5.47 Bn | 5.47 Bn | - | -5.21 Mn |
| 7 | Radian | 4.74 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 368.17 Mn | - |
| 8 | Ryan Specialty Holdings | 4.62 Bn | 5.05 Bn | - | 3.14 Mn |
| 9 | Assured Guaranty | 3.42 Bn | -495.48 Mn | 216.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | NMI Holdings | 2.82 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 152.85 Mn | 18.86 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -49.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.62 Mn |