Essent (ESNT) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Essent's (ESNT) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $191.2 million in Q1 2026, down 13.69% year-on-year from $221.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 15.16% quarter-over-quarter from $225.4 million in Q4 2025.

Essent (ESNT) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essent has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $191.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $191.2 million, down 13.69% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $818.3 million (down 5.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $848.7 million, down 0.71% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $191.2 million for Q1 2026 at Essent, down from $225.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $234.7 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $62.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $191.2 million (2026), against an average of $190.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 58.94% in 2022 and surged 168.39% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Essent's Free Cash Flow stood at $170.9 million in 2022, then increased by 24.81% to $213.3 million in 2023, then increased by 3.12% to $219.9 million in 2024, then increased by 2.49% to $225.4 million in 2025, then decreased by 15.16% to $191.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $191.2 million (Q1 2026), $225.4 million (Q4 2025), and $213.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Fidelity National Financial 12.87 Bn 10.21 Bn 2.62 Bn 848.00 Mn
2 Axis Capital Holdings 7.52 Bn 6.65 Bn - 505.01 Mn
3 First American Financial 6.80 Bn 3.91 Bn 1.24 Bn -32.70 Mn
4 Enact Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.46 Bn 205.74 Mn 224.04 Mn
5 Mgic Investment 5.57 Bn 5.32 Bn 202.12 Mn 76.72 Mn
6 Essent 5.47 Bn 5.47 Bn - 191.23 Mn
7 Radian 4.74 Bn 4.66 Bn 368.17 Mn 284.27 Mn
8 Ryan Specialty Holdings 4.62 Bn 5.05 Bn - -167.41 Mn
9 Assured Guaranty 3.42 Bn -495.48 Mn 216.00 Mn 190.00 Mn
10 NMI Holdings 2.82 Bn 2.75 Bn 152.85 Mn 114.99 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 191.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 191.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 225.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 225.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 213.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 213.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 188.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 188.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 221.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 221.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 219.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 219.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 234.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 234.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 187.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 187.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 212.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 212.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 213.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 213.29 Mn