Essent (ESNT) Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026)
Essent's Payout Ratio came in at 0.18 for Q2 2026, up 7.0% from 0.17 a year earlier and up 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Essent (ESNT) Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to Q3 2019, Essent's Payout Ratio data covers 28 quarters.
- Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.16 in FY2024 (+6.1%), 0.15 in FY2023 (+37.6%), 0.11 in FY2022 (-2.8%) and 0.11 in FY2021 (-32.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Payout Ratio in data going back to Q3 2019.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 59.7%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 44.7%).
- Business Quant data shows ESNT's Payout Ratio at 0.18 (Q1 2026), 0.18 (Q4 2025) and 0.17 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,082.55 Bn | -334.93 Bn | 55.86 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 128.03 Bn | 80.09 Bn | 9.13 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.38 Bn | 98.22 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.46 Bn | 73.20 Bn | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.77 Bn | 52.02 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.91 Bn | 75.11 Bn | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.71 Bn | -45.77 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.53 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.38 Bn | 52.82 Bn | - |
| 10 | Essent | 5.68 Bn | 5.68 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.12 |
API Access
Essent Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();