Essent Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Essent Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.02% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.0%
Dividend yield
6.9%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 18.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 17% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Essent Group: Upgrading To Hold As Interest Rates Decline
Sep 19Earnings Beat: Essent Group Ltd. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
Aug 11
Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) Just Released Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates
May 14Earnings Working Against Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) Share Price
May 01Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking
Dec 18Insuring Growth: Essent Group's Q2 Earnings Paint A Bright Picture
Aug 29
Elevated Interest Rates And Tactical Diversifications Poised To Bolster Earnings
Favorable demographics and housing supply/demand imbalance boost the value of insured properties, potentially lowering claim rates and increasing revenues.Essent: Still Worried About Unemployment
Dec 07Essent Group: Insurances Grow And So Does The Buy Case
Aug 26Essent Group raises dividend to $0.25/share
Feb 10Essent's Catalyst Is The End To Economic Uncertainty
Jan 10Essent Group Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Nov 03Essent In A Tough Industry, Underwriting Will Slow
Aug 25Essent Group GAAP EPS of $2.16 beats by $0.66, revenue of $244.4M in-line
Aug 05Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, ESNT has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ESNT's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 6 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Essent Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (ESNT) | 2.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Diversified Financial) | 0.9% |
| Analyst forecast (ESNT) (up to 3 years) | 2.2% |
Notable Dividend: ESNT's dividend (2.02%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: ESNT's dividend (2.02%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.43%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (17%), ESNT's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (14.3%), ESNT's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/06 11:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Essent Group Ltd. is covered by 17 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Mark DeVries | Barclays |
| Terry Ma | Barclays |
| Mihir Bhatia | BofA Global Research |