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Essent Group vs NMI

Essent Group ESNT · NMI NMIH · Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance

Essent Group reported revenue of $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.8 times NMI's $706 million in fiscal 2025. Essent Group's revenue grew 1.4% in its latest year, and NMI's grew 8.5%. Free cash flow was $849 million at Essent Group and $413 million at NMI.

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Essent GroupNMI
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$1.3B$706M
Revenue growth1.4%8.5%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years5.7%10.3%
Gross margin——
Operating margin——
Net margin54.7%55.0%
Free cash flow$849M$413M
Free cash flow margin67.3%58.4%
Return on capital——
Net debt to EBITDA——
Dividends and buybacks$710M$105M
Change in diluted share count−6.1%−2.8%
Last close$63.41$39.03
P/E at the last close8.7×7.7×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $16.8 millionsold $17.0 million
Piotroski F-score——
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Essent GroupNMI
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Essent Group and NMI pages.