Essent Group Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (ESNT)
Essent Group's return on equity was 12.15% for fiscal 2025.
View full Essent Group company overviewEssent Group annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 12.15% | −1.48 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 13.63% | −0.94 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 14.56% | −4.55 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 19.12% | +2.28 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 16.84% | +4.77 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 12.06% | −8.71 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 20.77% | −0.93 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 21.71% | −1.42 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 23.13% | +5.05 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 18.08% | +2.91 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 15.16% | +4.62 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 10.55% | −3.35 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 13.90% | — |
Essent Group quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 3.34% | −0.11 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 3.00% | −0.12 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.70% | −0.29 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 2.88% | −0.32 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 3.45% | −0.39 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 3.12% | −0.40 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.99% | −0.55 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 3.20% | −0.53 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 3.84% | +0.17 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 3.52% | −0.23 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 3.54% | +0.17 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 3.73% | −0.43 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 3.67% | −1.79 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.75% | −2.74 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 3.37% | −0.94 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 4.16% | −0.82 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 5.46% | +1.47 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 6.49% | +3.00 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 4.31% | +1.06 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 4.98% | +1.60 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 3.99% | +3.53 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 3.49% | −1.42 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 3.25% | −1.78 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 3.38% | −1.82 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 0.46% | −4.76 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 4.91% | −0.31 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 5.03% | −0.58 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 5.20% | −0.17 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 5.21% | −0.24 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 5.22% | −0.42 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 5.61% | −3.13 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 5.37% | +0.59 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 5.45% | +0.50 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 5.64% | +0.81 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 8.74% | +4.02 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 4.78% | +0.12 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 4.96% | +0.65 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 4.83% | +0.66 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 4.72% | +0.67 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 4.67% | +0.79 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 4.30% | +0.63 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 4.17% | +0.60 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 4.05% | +0.75 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 3.88% | +0.67 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 3.68% | +1.08 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 3.57% | +1.52 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 3.30% | −0.74 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 3.21% | — |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 2.59% | — |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 2.05% | — |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 4.04% | — |
Essent Group return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Essent Group's return on equity increased from 12.06% to 12.15%, a change of +0.08 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 3.34%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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