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Essent Group ESNT Mortgage Insurance — Provision for losses and LAE

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$18.72M

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$362.7M+13.6%
Operating income$63.8M
Net income$189.7M-2.9%
EPS (diluted)$2.08+7.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$74.3M-19.3%
Total debt$36.6M+1.2%
Total equity$5.7B-0.2%
Total assets$7.6B+5.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$197.1M+4.0%
CapEx$972.0K+31.0%
Free cash flow$196.1M+3.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.04B+2.9%
P/E8.9×+0.7×
P/S4.6×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin51.5%-4.9pp
FCF margin62.4%-5.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12%-0.9pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essent Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1.

The source filing: Essent Group’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2026.

Filed
Aug 7, 2026, 4:37 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001448893-26-000024
(In thousands, except per share amounts)Three Months Ended June 30, 2026Three Months Ended June 30, 2025Six Months Ended June 30, 2026Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Other income5,0366,70811,72812,981
Total revenues362,686319,143698,758636,701
Losses and expenses:
Provision for losses and LAE48,96117,05597,17748,342
Other underwriting and operating expenses75,25862,765148,241133,889
Interest expense8,1488,14816,29616,296
Total losses and expenses132,36787,968261,714198,527
Income before income taxes230,319231,175437,044438,174

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

FAQ

What is Essent Group's mortgage insurance — provision for losses and LAE?
Essent Group (ESNT) reported mortgage insurance — provision for losses and LAE of $29.39M in Q2 2026.
How has Essent Group's mortgage insurance — provision for losses and LAE changed year-over-year?
Essent Group's mortgage insurance — provision for losses and LAE increased by 91.8% year-over-year, from $15.32M to $29.39M.
What is the long-term trend for Essent Group's mortgage insurance — provision for losses and LAE?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Essent Group's mortgage insurance — provision for losses and LAE has grown at a -6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$174.7M to $145.34M.
What does mortgage insurance — provision for losses and LAE mean?
An estimate of the expected costs associated with future insurance claims and the expenses required to investigate and settle those claims. A rising provision often signals deteriorating credit quality or increased risk in the insured mortgage portfolio.

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