Essent (ESNT) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2019 - 2026)
Essent (ESNT) posted Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $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 and Preferred (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd at Essent was $123.72 million, up 1.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $122.07 million, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Essent's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has run from a low of $19.93 million in Q3 2021 to a high of $32.55 million in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased in each of the last 24 quarters, with growth averaging 5.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ranged from 0.3% (Q4 2025) to 24.0% (Q1 2023).
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd for the three prior quarters was $32.55 million (Q1 2026), $29.48 million (Q4 2025) and $30.06 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,248.67 Bn | -185.49 Bn | 56.71 Bn | - |
| 2 | Chubb | 141.22 Bn | 92.15 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 398.00 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 134.26 Bn | 109.78 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.32 Bn | 90.72 Bn | - | 476.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.09 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 259.00 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.36 Bn | -19.02 Bn | - | -617.19 Mn |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.54 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 180.00 Mn |
| 8 | Aon | 71.33 Bn | 50.56 Bn | - | 174.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.04 Bn | 22.10 Bn | -9.85 Bn | 304.00 Mn |
| 10 | Essent | 5.74 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - | 31.15 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 31.15 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Essent Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred 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-and-prefferd&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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-and-prefferd&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();