---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001448893-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESNT"
cik: "0001448893"
company_name: "Essent Group Ltd."
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T20:01:58.353621+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essent Q1 net income $171.8M ($1.82 EPS) vs $175.4M ($1.69) YoY; declares $0.35 dividend

## Summary
- Diluted EPS of $1.82, up from $1.69 in Q1 2025; net income $171.8M.
- New insurance written $11.1B; insurance in force $247.9B as of Mar 31, 2026.
- Net investment income $59.3M, up from $58.2M in prior year quarter.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.35/share declared, payable June 10, 2026 to holders of record June 1.
- YTD through Apr 30, 2026 repurchased ~3.5M shares for >$214M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001448893-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESNT
- cik: 0001448893
- company_name: Essent Group Ltd.
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000144889326000013/0001448893-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000144889326000013/esnt-20260508.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001448893-26-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001448893-26-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001448893-26-000013.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 88fc8a537e5fbb6b35be169326b279fc61719abf
  claim: Essent Group Ltd. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $171.8 million, EPS $1.82 per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 of $171.8 million or $1.82 per diluted share, compared to $175.4 million or $1.69 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000144889326000013/0001448893-26-000013-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.