Essent Group's last quarterly dividend of $0.2 per share was on Mar 9, 2022 (ex-date). The annualized dividend payment of $0.74 per share represents a current dividend yield of 1.81%. The latest ESNT payout of $0.2 marks a dividend growth of 5%.
ESNT has a dividend yield of 1.81% which is below the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average.
Essent Group has a history of paying dividends since 2019. Our records of ESNT show that the company has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 16% since one year ago. And with the stock price down by 15% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks an increase of 36%.
| Declared on | Ex-date | Payment date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2022 | Mar 21, 2022 | $0.2 | normal | |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Nov 30, 2021 | Dec 10, 2021 | $0.19 | normal |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | Sep 10, 2021 | $0.18 | normal |
| May 7, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | $0.17 | normal |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Mar 9, 2021 | Mar 19, 2021 | $0.16 | normal |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Nov 30, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 | $0.16 | normal |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | Sep 10, 2020 | $0.16 | normal |
| May 8, 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | $0.16 | normal |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Mar 9, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | $0.16 | normal |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Dec 3, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | $0.15 | normal |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | $0.15 | normal |
ESNT has a payout ratio of 9.9% which is lower than the Financial Services sector and the industry average.