Essent Group Ltd.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
8.798.63
Price/Sales ratio
5.194.87
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$7.10$7.23

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
24.3912.5713.2210.677.129.1411.097.425.018.047.727.12
Price/Sales ratio
9.015.596.427.024.625.854.795.204.285.164.744.62
Price/Book Value ratio
2.251.762.182.081.401.701.181.190.931.091.001.70
Price/Cash Flow ratio
14.048.8210.7610.995.328.616.297.137.077.346.695.32
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
14.419.0210.8811.075.358.666.317.167.127.386.815.35
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.460.190.320.160.390.49-0.350.120.18-0.520.260.49
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.57%1.51%1.53%2.21%1.89%2.07%2.07%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
59.39%68.01%71.44%74.75%79.02%80.93%83.80%82.83%82.33%82.04%81.34%79.02%
Operating Profit Margin
56.76%64.64%68.05%70.03%77.41%75.57%50.28%83.51%105.14%89.41%56.96%75.57%
Pretax Profit Margin
56.76%64.64%68.05%69.13%75.99%75.96%51.31%84.58%101.64%75.84%71.33%75.96%
Net Profit Margin
36.95%44.53%48.57%65.86%64.96%64.05%43.24%70.13%85.51%64.17%60.87%64.05%
Effective Tax Rate
34.89%31.11%28.62%4.72%14.51%15.68%15.72%17.08%15.87%15.38%14.66%14.51%
Return on Assets
7.49%10.70%11.82%14.19%14.83%14.34%7.93%11.91%14.52%10.83%10.33%14.34%
Return On Equity
9.25%14.05%16.56%19.57%19.75%18.61%10.69%16.09%18.63%13.64%13.80%18.61%
Return on Capital Employed
14.22%16.92%21.60%18.44%21.50%17.96%9.84%15.31%19.26%16.37%9.91%17.96%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
4.86N/A0.110.150.180.16N/AN/AN/AN/A20.470.18
Quick Ratio
4.860.340.110.150.1819.6019.1614.7114.830.4020.470.18
Cash ratio
0.100.200.060.080.110.310.310.190.190.280.630.11
Days of Sales Outstanding
24.0917.1817.2218.8318.7117.1019.1617.33N/A21.2816.4017.10
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-2.06K-3.41K-2.38K-12.36KN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
24.0917.1817.2218.8318.71-2.04K-3.39K-2.36K-12.36K21.2816.4016.40
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Conversion Cycle
24.0917.1817.2218.8318.71-2.04K-3.39K-2.36K-12.36K21.2816.4016.40
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/A0.050.090.070.050.060.070.070.060.060.05
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/A0.070.120.090.070.080.090.090.080.080.07
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.060.110.080.060.070.090.080.070.080.06
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.060.110.080.060.070.090.080.070.080.06
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A88.21N/AN/AN/A19.63N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/A2.731.482.792.632.261.681.391.801.722.63
Company Equity Multiplier
1.231.311.401.371.331.291.341.351.281.251.261.29
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.640.630.590.630.860.670.760.720.600.700.700.67
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.970.970.980.990.990.990.990.990.990.990.990.99
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A2.731.482.792.632.261.681.391.801.722.63
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5.28%16.80%11.40%11.08%15.25%15.61%15.61%