Essent (ESNT) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)
Essent (ESNT) reported Tax Rate of 16.89% for Q1 2026, up 165.0% on a YoY basis from 6.38% in Q1 2025, and up 5.51% sequentially from 16.01% in Q4 2025.
Essent (ESNT) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essent (ESNT) has 14 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 16.89% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 165.0% year-over-year to 16.89%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.46% (up 166.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.05%, up 131.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate climbed to 16.89% in Q1 2026, from 16.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 17.71% in Q2 2023 to a low of 13.6% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 15.56% and a median of 15.25% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate tumbled 282 bps in 2022 and jumped 242 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing ESNT's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 14.82% in 2022, then slipped by 8 bps to 13.6% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 13.88% in 2024, then advanced by 15 bps to 16.01% in 2025, then grew by 6 bps to 16.89% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ESNT's Tax Rate at 16.89% in Q1 2026, 16.01% in Q4 2025, and 17.55% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity National Financial | 13.08 Bn | 10.42 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 35.14% |
| 2 | Axis Capital Holdings | 8.50 Bn | 7.97 Bn | 613.18 Mn | 18.11% |
| 3 | First American Financial | 7.10 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 22.82% |
| 4 | Enact Holdings | 6.51 Bn | 5.96 Bn | 205.69 Mn | 21.37% |
| 5 | Mgic Investment | 6.26 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 263.84 Mn | 20.08% |
| 6 | Essent | 6.05 Bn | 6.05 Bn | 211.88 Mn | 16.89% |
| 7 | Radian | 5.96 Bn | 5.91 Bn | 304.36 Mn | 25.45% |
| 8 | Assured Guaranty | 3.78 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 65.00 Mn | -30.77% |
| 9 | NMI Holdings | 3.17 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 134.15 Mn | 20.50% |
| 10 | Employers Holdings | 957.12 Mn | 620.72 Mn | 51.80 Mn | 20.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.13% |