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 | 1,079.16 Bn | -338.32 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 19.62% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.75 Bn | 79.80 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 20.47% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.68 Bn | 98.52 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 21.34% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 82.15 Bn | 73.89 Bn | - | 24.15% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.41 Bn | 51.66 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 20.20% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.51 Bn | 73.72 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.18 Bn | -46.30 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 24.73% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 59.45 Bn | 53.89 Bn | - | 21.74% |
| 9 | Aon | 58.55 Bn | 51.79 Bn | - | 21.96% |
| 10 | Essent | 5.29 Bn | 5.29 Bn | - | 17.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.75% |
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();