Essent Group Dividend History
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- Dividend yield
- 2.10%
- Annual dividend
- $1.32
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Ex-dividend date
- Aug 31, 2026
- Payment date
- —
- Payout ratio
- 15%
Essent Group dividend summary
Essent Group pays a semiannual dividend of $0.35 per share ($0.70 annualized), a 1.12% yield at the current price. It last raised its per-share payment in March 2026, from $0.31 to $0.35. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have declined at a 0.6% compound annual rate.
The payout ratio is 15% of trailing earnings per share. ESNT has 27 recorded dividend payments since 2019, totaling $1.05 per share over the last 12 months.
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ESNT dividend history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | $0.35 | — | — |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.35 | — | — |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.35 | +12.9% | — |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.31 | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.31 | +10.7% | — |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $0.28 | — | — |
| Aug 30, 2024 | $0.28 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | $0.28 | — | — |
| Mar 12, 2024 | $0.28 | +12.0% | — |
| Nov 30, 2023 | $0.25 | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2023 | $0.25 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | $0.25 | — | — |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $0.25 | +8.7% | — |
| Nov 30, 2022 | $0.23 | +4.5% | — |
| Aug 31, 2022 | $0.22 | +4.8% | — |
| May 31, 2022 | $0.21 | +5.0% | — |
| Mar 9, 2022 | $0.20 | +5.3% | — |
| Nov 30, 2021 | $0.19 | +5.6% | — |
| Aug 31, 2021 | $0.18 | +5.9% | — |
| May 28, 2021 | $0.17 | +6.3% | — |
| Mar 9, 2021 | $0.16 | — | — |
| Nov 30, 2020 | $0.16 | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2020 | $0.16 | — | — |
| Jun 1, 2020 | $0.16 | — | — |
| Mar 9, 2020 | $0.16 | +6.7% | — |
| Dec 3, 2019 | $0.15 | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2019 | $0.15 | — | — |
Dividends by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.05 | 3 | +69.4% |
| 2025 | $0.62 | 2 | -44.6% |
| 2024 | $1.12 | 4 | +12.0% |
| 2023 | $1.00 | 4 | +16.3% |
| 2022 | $0.86 | 4 | +22.9% |
| 2021 | $0.70 | 4 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | $0.64 | 4 | +113.3% |
| 2019 | $0.30 | 2 | — |