---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001448893-25-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESNT"
cik: "0001448893"
company_name: "Essent Group Ltd."
filed_at: "2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T01:34:59.887747+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essent Q1 net income $175.4M ($1.69 EPS); declares $0.31 dividend, $218M in buybacks YTD

## Summary
- Net income $175.4M ($1.69 diluted EPS) vs $181.7M ($1.70) a year ago; slight decline.
- New insurance written $9.9B in Q1 2025, up from $8.3B in Q1 2024 but down from $12.2B in Q4 2024.
- Net investment income $58.2M, up 12% YoY.
- Board declared $0.31 quarterly dividend, payable June 10, 2025 to holders of record May 30, 2025.
- Year-to-date through April 30, repurchased 3.9M shares for ~$218M; $429M remains under $500M buyback plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001448893-25-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESNT
- cik: 0001448893
- company_name: Essent Group Ltd.
- filed_at: 2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000144889325000041/0001448893-25-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000144889325000041/esnt-20250509.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001448893-25-000041.txt

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