# Essent Group (ESNT) — Earnings

ESNT · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/esnt/earnings

## Most recent quarter

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fiscal period | Q2 2026 |
| Period end | Jun 30, 2026 |
| EPS actual | $2.08 |
| EPS estimate | $1.76 |
| EPS surprise | +18.28% |
| Revenue surprise | +12.77% |
| Revenue | $362.7M |
| Revenue estimate | $321.6M |
| Reported | Aug 7, 2026 |
| SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000144889326000024/esnt-20260630.htm) |

Essent reported Q2 2026 results on August 7, 2026. EPS was $2.08, ahead of the $1.76 estimate by 18.28%. Revenue of $362.7 million topped the $321.6 million estimate by about 12.8%. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 8% from $1.93 and revenue rose about 14% from $319.1 million.

Annual EPS fell from $7.71 in 2022 to $6.50 in 2023, then edged up to $6.84 in 2024 and $6.89 in 2025. Revenue has grown more steadily, from $1.00 billion in 2022 to $1.26 billion in 2025, and Q2 2026 is the highest quarter in the table. The quarterly EPS high is still Q1 2022 at $2.52. The first half of 2026 totals $3.90 per share, about 8% above a year earlier. Over the last 20 quarters, Essent beat the EPS estimate 15 times and missed 5 times, including Q3 and Q4 2025.

Essent reported Q3 between November 1 and November 7 in each of the past five years. That points to early November 2026 for the next report. It will show whether quarterly EPS stays above $2, a level last reached before Q2 2026 in Q2 2022.

## Earnings history

| Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q2 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | $1.76 | $2.08 | 18.28% | $321.6M | $362.7M |
| Q1 2026 | May 8, 2026 | $1.68 | $1.82 | 8.29% | $297.6M | $336.1M |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 13, 2026 | $1.72 | $1.60 | -7.10% | $312.6M | $312.4M |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | $1.77 | $1.67 | -5.43% | $315.6M | $311.8M |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 8, 2025 | $1.72 | $1.93 | 12.48% | $317.9M | $319.1M |
| Q1 2025 | May 9, 2025 | $1.65 | $1.69 | 2.26% | $310.4M | $317.6M |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 14, 2025 | $1.65 | $1.58 | -4.00% | $313.9M | $315.0M |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | $1.73 | $1.65 | -4.50% | $316.8M | $316.6M |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | $1.68 | $1.91 | 13.70% | $308.3M | $312.9M |
| Q1 2024 | May 3, 2024 | $1.59 | $1.70 | 6.83% | $298.7M | $298.4M |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 9, 2024 | $1.59 | $1.64 | 3.12% | $286.2M | $297.3M |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 2, 2023 | $1.57 | $1.66 | 5.85% | $265.5M | $296.1M |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | $1.51 | $1.61 | 6.85% | $262.1M | $260.1M |
| Q1 2023 | May 5, 2023 | $1.46 | $1.59 | 9.22% | $250.3M | $256.2M |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 10, 2023 | $1.48 | $1.37 | -7.29% | $248.5M | $230.0M |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | $1.50 | $1.66 | 10.32% | $244.6M | $261.8M |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 5, 2022 | $1.52 | $2.16 | 41.89% | $241.1M | $244.4M |
| Q1 2022 | May 6, 2022 | $1.46 | $2.52 | 72.84% | $240.8M | $264.6M |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 11, 2022 | $1.40 | $1.64 | 17.18% | $241.6M | $256.9M |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 5, 2021 | $1.35 | $1.84 | 36.11% | $242.9M | $283.5M |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### When did Essent Group (ESNT) last report earnings?

Essent Group last reported on Aug 7, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.

### Did ESNT beat earnings estimates?

Yes. Essent Group reported EPS of $2.08 for Q2 2026 against a $1.76 estimate — a 18.28% beat.

### How much revenue did ESNT report last quarter?

Essent Group reported $362.7M in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $321.6M.

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