Does ESNT pay a dividend?

Yes. Essent Group Ltd. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.95% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.32 per share.

How much does ESNT pay in dividends?

$1.32 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next ESNT ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 31, 2026, with payment on September 10, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

ESNT Dividend

Essent Group Ltd.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.95%
Annual dividend: $1.32
Payout ratio: 0.18
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $67.62
Market cap: $6.2B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 31, 2026Pay date: September 10, 2026Amount: $0.3500

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is ESNT a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.95% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.18 means roughly 18% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
No annual reduction on recordAcross 7 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
Raised for 6 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

ESNT dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2019 to 2025.

Peak $1.24 in 2025Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 29 dividend payments for ESNT, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 31, 2026	September 10, 2026	$0.3500	Quarterly
June 1, 2026	June 10, 2026	$0.3500	Quarterly
March 13, 2026	March 23, 2026	$0.3500	Quarterly
December 1, 2025	December 10, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
August 29, 2025	September 10, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
May 30, 2025	June 10, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
March 14, 2025	March 24, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
December 2, 2024	December 11, 2024	$0.2800	Quarterly
August 30, 2024	September 10, 2024	$0.2800	Quarterly
May 31, 2024	June 10, 2024	$0.2800	Quarterly
March 12, 2024	March 22, 2024	$0.2800	Quarterly
November 30, 2023	December 11, 2023	$0.2500	Quarterly
August 31, 2023	September 11, 2023	$0.2500	Quarterly
May 31, 2023	June 12, 2023	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 9, 2023	March 20, 2023	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 30, 2022	December 12, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
August 31, 2022	September 12, 2022	$0.2200	Quarterly
May 31, 2022	June 10, 2022	$0.2100	Quarterly
March 9, 2022	March 21, 2022	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 30, 2021	December 10, 2021	$0.1900	Quarterly
August 31, 2021	September 10, 2021	$0.1800	Quarterly
May 28, 2021	June 10, 2021	$0.1700	Quarterly
March 9, 2021	March 19, 2021	$0.1600	Quarterly
November 30, 2020	December 10, 2020	$0.1600	Quarterly
August 28, 2020	September 10, 2020	$0.1600	Quarterly
June 1, 2020	June 12, 2020	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 9, 2020	March 20, 2020	$0.1600	Quarterly
December 3, 2019	December 16, 2019	$0.1500	Quarterly
September 3, 2019	September 16, 2019	$0.1500	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does ESNT pay a dividend?: Yes. Essent Group Ltd. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.95% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.32 per share.
How much does ESNT pay in dividends?: $1.32 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next ESNT ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 31, 2026, with payment on September 10, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.