Essent (ESNT) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026)
Essent's (ESNT) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 61.51% in Q1 2026, down 367.0% year-on-year from 23.04% in Q1 2025, and up 4.14% quarter-over-quarter from 59.07% in Q4 2025.
Essent (ESNT) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essent has disclosed EBT Margin across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 61.51% for Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 61.51%, down 367.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 71.84% (up 729.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 65.18%, down 365.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin came in at 61.51% for Q1 2026 at Essent, up from 59.07% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 130.1% in Q2 2022 to a low of 39.27% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 80.85% (2025), against an average of 82.93%.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin jumped 5182 bps in 2022 and slumped 4557 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Essent's EBT Margin stood at 75.2% in 2022, then climbed by 10 bps to 82.63% in 2023, then slumped by 52 bps to 39.27% in 2024, then soared by 50 bps to 59.07% in 2025, then climbed by 4 bps to 61.51% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 61.51% (Q1 2026), 59.07% (Q4 2025), and 80.85% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity National Financial | 12.87 Bn | 10.21 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 15.44% |
| 2 | Axis Capital Holdings | 7.52 Bn | 6.65 Bn | - | 20.81% |
| 3 | First American Financial | 6.80 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.80% |
| 4 | Enact Holdings | 6.01 Bn | 5.46 Bn | 205.74 Mn | 87.85% |
| 5 | Mgic Investment | 5.57 Bn | 5.32 Bn | 202.12 Mn | 87.88% |
| 6 | Essent | 5.47 Bn | 5.47 Bn | - | 61.51% |
| 7 | Radian | 4.74 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 368.17 Mn | 37.24% |
| 8 | Ryan Specialty Holdings | 4.62 Bn | 5.05 Bn | - | 6.02% |
| 9 | Assured Guaranty | 3.42 Bn | -495.48 Mn | 216.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 10 | NMI Holdings | 2.82 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 152.85 Mn | 68.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 61.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 59.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 80.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 92.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 65.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 83.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 94.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 82.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 70.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 98.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 78.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 101.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 130.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 124.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 84.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 87.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 78.28% |