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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Essent Group (ESNT)

Essent Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 Net Income of $163.4 Million and Dividend

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 earnings

Essent Group Ltd. reported third quarter 2026 net income of $163.4 million, or $1.82 per diluted share, compared to $164.2 million, or $1.67 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025. The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per common share and announced a $500 million share repurchase authorization running through year-end 2028.

Key points

  • Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 was $163.4 million, or $1.82 per diluted share.
  • Mortgage new insurance written for the third quarter of 2026 was $12.1 billion.
  • The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per common share payable on December 10, 2026.
  • In November 2026, the Board approved a $500 million share repurchase authorization through year-end 2028.

The filing

CompanyEssent Group (ESNT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 6, 2026, 7:04 AM ET
Accession number0001448893-26-000029

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 6, 2026, 6:21 PM ET, from this filing only.

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