Essent (ESNT) Net Margin (2013 - 2026)
Essent (ESNT) reported Net Margin of 52.31% for Q2 2026, down 8.90 percentage points from 61.21% a year earlier but up 1.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essent (ESNT) Net Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Essent's Net Margin came in at 51.45%, down 4.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 54.72%, down 3.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +11.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 58.69% in FY2024 (-4.07 pp), 62.75% in FY2023 (-20.32 pp), 83.07% in FY2022 (+16.78 pp) and 66.29% in FY2021 (+23.05 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of 49.61% in Q4 2025 and a high of 103.61% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now declined in each of the last 16 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 48.20 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 36.95 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 51.12% (Q1 2026), 49.61% (Q4 2025) and 52.66% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 25.21% |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 14.02% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 17.10% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 18.17% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 3.68% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 12.98% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 10 | Essent | 5.20 Bn | 5.20 Bn | - | 52.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 52.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 51.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 55.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 55.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 65.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 60.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 58.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 60.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 66.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 66.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 64.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 68.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 94.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 103.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 70.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 72.43% |
API Access
Essent Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();