What is Essent Group's capex?

Essent Group (ESNT) reported capex of $818K in Q1 2026.

How has Essent Group's capex changed year-over-year?

Essent Group's capex increased by 270.1% year-over-year, from $221K to $818K.

What is the long-term trend for Essent Group's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essent Group's capex has grown at a 31.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.5M to $7.36M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

Essent Group ESNT CapEx

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$336.1M+5.8%

Operating income$63.8M—

Net income$171.8M-2.1%

EPS (diluted)$1.82+7.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$128.3M-38.4%

Total debt$36.6M+1.2%

Total equity$5.7B+0.7%

Total assets$7.6B+5.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$192.0M-13.3%

Free cash flow$191.2M-13.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.39B-7.9%

Profitability

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Net margin53.6%-3.7pp

FCF margin64%-4.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12.1%-1.2pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essent Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Essent Group’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Essent Group's capex?: Essent Group (ESNT) reported capex of $818K in Q1 2026.
How has Essent Group's capex changed year-over-year?: Essent Group's capex increased by 270.1% year-over-year, from $221K to $818K.
What is the long-term trend for Essent Group's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essent Group's capex has grown at a 31.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.5M to $7.36M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.