Essent (ESNT) Dividends Paid - Common (2019 - 2026)
Essent's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $31.64 million for Q2 2026, up 2.5% from $30.87 million a year earlier but down 2.8% from the prior quarter.
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Essent (ESNT) Dividends Paid - Common (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Essent reported Dividends Paid - Common of $123.72 million, up 1.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $122.07 million, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has increased in each of the last six years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Dividends Paid - Common was $118.04 million in FY2024 (+11.1%), $106.22 million in FY2023 (+15.3%), $92.13 million in FY2022 (+18.5%) and $77.72 million in FY2021 (+12.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividends Paid - Common is $19.93 million (Q3 2021) to $32.55 million (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 24 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common ran from 0.3% in Q4 2025 to 24.0% in Q1 2023.
- Business Quant data shows ESNT's Dividends Paid - Common at $32.55 million (Q1 2026), $29.48 million (Q4 2025) and $30.06 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | - |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 379.00 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 438.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 263.00 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 383.00 Mn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 175.00 Mn |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 179.00 Mn |
| 10 | Essent | 5.20 Bn | 5.20 Bn | - | 31.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.93 Mn |
API Access
Essent Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "ESNT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();