Essent Group Ltd.

NYSE:ESNT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.8b

Essent Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Essent Group's CEO is Mark Casale, appointed in Jan 2008, has a tenure of 18.25 years. total yearly compensation is $10.04M, comprised of 10% salary and 90% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.64% of the company’s shares, worth $153.98M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 10.1 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Casale

Chief executive officer

US$10.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.96%
CEO tenure18.3yrs
CEO ownership2.6%
Management average tenure4.9yrs
Board average tenure10.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Essent Group: Upgrading To Hold As Interest Rates Decline

Sep 19

Earnings Beat: Essent Group Ltd. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Aug 11
Earnings Beat: Essent Group Ltd. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) Just Released Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

May 14
Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) Just Released Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Earnings Working Against Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) Share Price

May 01
Earnings Working Against Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) Share Price

Insuring Growth: Essent Group's Q2 Earnings Paint A Bright Picture

Aug 29
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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 07

Essent Group: Insurances Grow And So Does The Buy Case

Aug 26

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Casale's remuneration changed compared to Essent Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025US$10mUS$1m

US$690m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$703m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$715m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$723m

Dec 31 2024US$10mUS$1m

US$729m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$737m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$739m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$707m

Dec 31 2023US$9mUS$1m

US$696m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$668m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$668m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$728m

Dec 31 2022US$9mUS$1m

US$831m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$865m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$892m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$820m

Dec 31 2021US$7mUS$925k

US$682m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$624m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$544m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$399m

Dec 31 2020US$7mUS$925k

US$413m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$436m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$456m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$578m

Dec 31 2019US$8mUS$925k

US$556m

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD10.04M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.37M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Mark Casale (60 yo)

18.3yrs
Tenure
US$10,039,676
Compensation

Mr. Mark Anthony Casale is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Essent Group Ltd. and Essent Title Insurance (NYSE: ESNT). Mr. Casale has financial services experi...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Casale
Founder18.3yrsUS$10.04m2.64%
$ 154.0m
David Weinstock
CFO & Senior VP3.8yrsUS$1.66m0.044%
$ 2.5m
Mary Gibbons
Senior VP18.3yrsUS$2.39m0.26%
$ 15.3m
Vijay Bhasin
Chief Risk Officer & Senior VP17.3yrsUS$1.94m0.21%
$ 12.3m
Christopher Curran
President of Essent Guaranty4.3yrsUS$2.96m0.31%
$ 18.1m
Theodore Gray
Senior VP & Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Philip Stefano
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Wei Ding
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development4.3yrsno datano data
Paul Wollmann
President & Chief Underwriting Officer of Essent Reinsurance Ltd4.9yrsno datano data
William Higgins
President of Essent Title Insurance Incno datano datano data
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: ESNT's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Casale
Founder18.3yrsUS$10.04m2.64%
$ 154.0m
William Spiegel
Lead Independent Director18.3yrsUS$363.70k0.028%
$ 1.6m
David Benson
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$214.91kno data
Roy Kasmar
Independent Director13.3yrsUS$328.29k0.025%
$ 1.5m
Douglas Pauls
Independent Director12.3yrsUS$333.29k0.032%
$ 1.9m
Martin Connor
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Angela Heise
Independent Director7.9yrsUS$328.29k0.023%
$ 1.4m
Aditya Dutt
Independent Director16.3yrsUS$303.29k0.031%
$ 1.8m
Henna Karna
Independent Director3.7yrsUS$303.29k0.0087%
$ 506.9k
April Joyce
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$214.91kno data
10.1yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: ESNT's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/20 11:19
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/17 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Essent Group Ltd. is covered by 18 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark DeVriesBarclays
Terry MaBarclays
Mihir BhatiaBofA Global Research