What is Essent Group's mortgage insurance — interest expense?

Essent Group (ESNT) reported mortgage insurance — interest expense of $0 in Q1 2026.

What does mortgage insurance — interest expense mean?

This metric measures the cost of debt financing specifically attributed to the mortgage insurance segment's operations. It indicates the segment's reliance on external leverage and the impact of interest obligations on its net profitability.

Essent Group ESNT Mortgage Insurance — Interest Expense

Other segment segments

Reinsurance

$0—

Similar metrics at other companies

RDNMortgage Segment Operating — Interest Expense

$10M+2,253%

MFAMortgage-Related Assets — Interest Expense

$101.26M+30.9%

RDNMortgage Insurance — Liabilities

$249.91M-19.9%

MTGMortgage Insurance Segment — Depreciation expense

$691K-26.7%

MTGMortgage Insurance Segment — Employee costs

$36.43M-1.4%

MTGMortgage Insurance Segment — Other underwriting and operating expenses, net

$46.88M-8.8%

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%

CapEx$818.0K+270%

Free cash flow$191.2M-13.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.39B-7.9%

P/E7.9×-0.2×

P/S4.2×-0.4×

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:InterestExpenseNonoperating.

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 mortgage insurance — interest expense?: Essent Group (ESNT) reported mortgage insurance — interest expense of $0 in Q1 2026.
What does mortgage insurance — interest expense mean?: This metric measures the cost of debt financing specifically attributed to the mortgage insurance segment's operations. It indicates the segment's reliance on external leverage and the impact of interest obligations on its net profitability.