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

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DateValue
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