Essent (ESNT) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026)

Essent's (ESNT) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $7.3 million in Q1 2026, down 18.39% year-on-year from $9.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 81.5% quarter-over-quarter from $4.0 million in Q4 2025.

Essent (ESNT) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essent has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $7.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $7.3 million, down 18.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $19.2 million (down 28.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $20.8 million, down 15.86% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $7.3 million for Q1 2026 at Essent, up from $4.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $9.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $3.9 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $4.7 million (2022), against an average of $5.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 60.13% in 2024 and sank 43.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Essent's Share-based Compensation stood at $4.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 3.57% to $4.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 6.59% to $4.2 million in 2024, then declined by 3.97% to $4.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 81.5% to $7.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $7.3 million (Q1 2026), $4.0 million (Q4 2025), and $3.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Fidelity National Financial 12.87 Bn 10.21 Bn 2.62 Bn 23.00 Mn
2 Axis Capital Holdings 7.52 Bn 6.65 Bn - 17.90 Mn
3 First American Financial 6.80 Bn 3.91 Bn 1.24 Bn 27.10 Mn
4 Enact Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.46 Bn 205.74 Mn 5.18 Mn
5 Mgic Investment 5.57 Bn 5.32 Bn 202.12 Mn 6.43 Mn
6 Essent 5.47 Bn 5.47 Bn - 7.34 Mn
7 Radian 4.74 Bn 4.66 Bn 368.17 Mn -
8 Ryan Specialty Holdings 4.62 Bn 5.05 Bn - 17.35 Mn
9 Assured Guaranty 3.42 Bn -495.48 Mn 216.00 Mn -
10 NMI Holdings 2.82 Bn 2.75 Bn 152.85 Mn 4.68 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 7.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 7.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.51 Mn