Essent (ESNT) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)
Essent's Tax Rate came in at 17.63% for Q2 2026, up 2.13 percentage points from 15.50% a year earlier and up 0.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essent (ESNT) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Essent reported Tax Rate of 17.06%, up 2.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 16.05%, up 1.31 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of +0.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Rate was 14.74% in FY2024 (-0.65 pp), 15.38% in FY2023 (-0.49 pp), 15.87% in FY2022 (-1.22 pp) and 17.09% in FY2021 (+1.37 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 2.42 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 2.82 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ESNT's Tax Rate at 16.89% (Q1 2026), 16.01% (Q4 2025) and 17.55% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,248.67 Bn | -185.49 Bn | 56.71 Bn | 18.27% |
| 2 | Chubb | 141.22 Bn | 92.15 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 19.58% |
| 3 | Progressive | 134.26 Bn | 109.78 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 21.45% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.32 Bn | 90.72 Bn | - | 21.39% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.09 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 19.08% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.36 Bn | -19.02 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.54 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 21.17% |
| 8 | Aon | 71.33 Bn | 50.56 Bn | - | 20.59% |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.04 Bn | 22.10 Bn | -9.85 Bn | 20.52% |
| 10 | Essent | 5.74 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - | 17.92% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.92% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.60% |
API Access
Essent Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=ESNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();