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Enact Holdings Inc.

$49.43 +$9.81 (+24.76%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$49.5
Day Range
$49.24$50
Year Range
$34.64$50.56
Market Cap
6.9B
AVG Volume
341.99K
Trailing/Forward PE
10.36/9.83
PEG ratio
2.16
Dividend Yield
1.82%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-04
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2317.31M
26 Q1312.07M
25 Q4311.51M
25 Q3311.45M
25 Q2304.62M
25 Q1306.89M
24 Q4301.93M
24 Q3309.59M
24 Q2298.83M
24 Q1291.59M
Net Income (USD)
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2174.84M
26 Q1167.77M
25 Q4177.16M
25 Q3163.5M
25 Q2167.81M
25 Q1165.78M
24 Q4162.74M
24 Q3180.67M
24 Q2183.67M
24 Q1160.99M
Operating Income (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2219.97M
26 Q1213.38M
25 Q4223.09M
25 Q3209.83M
25 Q2214.5M
25 Q1211.42M
24 Q4207.85M
24 Q3229.46M
24 Q2234.83M
24 Q1205.92M
EBITDA (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2232.45M
26 Q1225.75M
25 Q4235.55M
25 Q3222.73M
25 Q2226.8M
25 Q1223.71M
24 Q4220.12M
24 Q3241.75M
24 Q2251.36M
24 Q1221.81M
Cash Flows (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2118.51M
26 Q1224.04M
25 Q4186.27M
25 Q3192.01M
25 Q2119.52M
25 Q1226.72M
24 Q4166.13M
24 Q3188.14M
24 Q2144.7M
24 Q1187.3M
EPS (USD)
00.511.524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q21.25
26 Q11.18
25 Q41.22
25 Q31.1
25 Q21.11
25 Q11.08
24 Q41.05
24 Q31.15
24 Q21.16
24 Q11.01
Cash & Debt (USD)
02B4B6B8BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q26.61B
26 Q1549.04M
25 Q4582.49M
25 Q3543.58M
25 Q2612.97M
25 Q1635.27M
24 Q4599.43M
24 Q3673.36M
24 Q2699.03M
24 Q1614.33M
Debt ratios
-8-6-4-20224 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q2-6.4
26 Q10.21
25 Q40.18
25 Q30.22
25 Q20.14
25 Q10.12
24 Q40.17
24 Q30.07
24 Q20.04
24 Q10.12
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q289.52%
26 Q188.09%
25 Q494.28%
25 Q371.51%
25 Q274.36%
25 Q172.93%
24 Q472.95%
24 Q378.09%
24 Q286.81%
24 Q175.07%
Return on Capital
0%1%2%3%4%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q23.24%
26 Q13.14%
25 Q43.31%
25 Q33.07%
25 Q23.21%
25 Q13.24%
24 Q43.26%
24 Q33.59%
24 Q23.81%
24 Q13.42%
Shares Outstanding
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2139.5M
26 Q1141.59M
25 Q4144.29M
25 Q3147.43M
25 Q2149.94M
25 Q1151.83M
24 Q4153.54M
24 Q3155.56M
24 Q2157.19M
24 Q1158.82M
Dividends (USD)
00.10.20.3May 24Aug 24Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
ACT Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 260.24
May 260.24
Feb 260.21
Nov 250.21
Aug 250.21
May 250.21
Feb 250.18
Nov 240.18
Aug 240.18
May 240.18
Employee Count
020040060020212022202320242025
ACT Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025419
2024421
2023465
2022496
2021503
Book Value Per Share (USD)
01020304024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q238.68
26 Q137.74
25 Q437.11
25 Q336.07
25 Q234.83
25 Q133.72
24 Q432.54
24 Q332.37
24 Q230.7
24 Q129.68
Total Assets (USD)
02B4B6B8B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ACT Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q26.96B
26 Q16.96B
25 Q46.89B
25 Q36.88B
25 Q26.77B
25 Q16.72B
24 Q46.55B
24 Q36.6B
24 Q26.35B
24 Q16.3B
PE Ratio
7891011med 8.38Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ACT PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2610.09
Sep 2610.06
Aug 2610.02
Aug 2610.04
Aug 2610.2
Aug 2610
Jul 269.91
Jul 269.79
Jul 269.74
Jul 269.37
Jul 269.49
Jun 269.47
Jun 268.88
Jun 268.88
Jun 268.75
May 268.75
May 268.95
May 269.01
May 269.22
May 269.12
Apr 269.38
Apr 269.18
Apr 268.97
Apr 268.85
Mar 268.6
Mar 268.61
Mar 268.66
Mar 268.87
Feb 268.95
Feb 269.26
Feb 269.67
Feb 269.65
Jan 268.89
Jan 268.65
Jan 268.71
Jan 269.06
Jan 268.85
Dec 258.96
Dec 259.03
Dec 258.88
Dec 258.49
Nov 258.65
Nov 258.6
Nov 258.42
Nov 258.27
Oct 257.98
Oct 258.19
Oct 257.94
Oct 257.91
Oct 258.22
Sep 258.66
Sep 258.51
Sep 258.62
Sep 258.54
Aug 258.34
Aug 258.58
Aug 258.29
Aug 258.22
Aug 257.78
Jul 257.72
Jul 257.64
Jul 257.62
Jul 258.28
Jun 258.06
Jun 257.95
Jun 257.81
Jun 257.59
May 257.76
May 257.71
May 258.04
May 257.92
May 258.18
Apr 257.78
Apr 257.85
Apr 257.89
Apr 257.42
Mar 257.68
Mar 257.52
Mar 257.45
Mar 257.61
Feb 257.67
Feb 257.5
Feb 257.66
Feb 257.73
Jan 257.7
Jan 257.57
Jan 257.41
Jan 257.1
Jan 257.4
Dec 247.37
Dec 247.46
Dec 247.83
Dec 247.99
Nov 248.02
Nov 247.92
Nov 247.75
Nov 247.69
Nov 247.64
Oct 248.18
Oct 248.64
Free Cash Flow Yield
10%12%14%16%med 12.49%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ACT Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 2610.45%
Sep 2610.49%
Aug 2610.53%
Aug 2610.5%
Aug 2610.35%
Aug 2610.55%
Jul 2610.77%
Jul 2610.9%
Jul 2610.96%
Jul 2611.39%
Jul 2611.24%
Jun 2611.27%
Jun 2612.03%
Jun 2612.02%
Jun 2612.2%
May 2612.2%
May 2611.93%
May 2611.85%
May 2611.58%
May 2611.79%
Apr 2611.45%
Apr 2611.71%
Apr 2611.98%
Apr 2612.14%
Mar 2612.5%
Mar 2612.49%
Mar 2612.4%
Mar 2612.12%
Feb 2612%
Feb 2611.53%
Feb 2611.04%
Feb 2611.07%
Jan 2612.01%
Jan 2612.34%
Jan 2612.26%
Jan 2611.78%
Jan 2612.06%
Dec 2511.92%
Dec 2511.83%
Dec 2512.02%
Dec 2512.58%
Nov 2512.34%
Nov 2512.41%
Nov 2512.67%
Nov 2512.91%
Oct 2513.38%
Oct 2513.03%
Oct 2513.45%
Oct 2513.5%
Oct 2512.99%
Sep 2511.95%
Sep 2512.15%
Sep 2512.01%
Sep 2512.11%
Aug 2512.41%
Aug 2512.06%
Aug 2512.48%
Aug 2512.59%
Aug 2513.3%
Jul 2513.57%
Jul 2513.71%
Jul 2513.74%
Jul 2512.64%
Jun 2513%
Jun 2513.17%
Jun 2513.41%
Jun 2513.81%
May 2513.5%
May 2513.59%
May 2513.03%
May 2513.23%
May 2512.81%
Apr 2512.82%
Apr 2512.7%
Apr 2512.64%
Apr 2513.44%
Mar 2512.99%
Mar 2513.26%
Mar 2513.38%
Mar 2513.11%
Feb 2513%
Feb 2513.87%
Feb 2513.59%
Feb 2513.46%
Jan 2513.51%
Jan 2513.75%
Jan 2514.03%
Jan 2514.66%
Jan 2514.05%
Dec 2414.11%
Dec 2413.95%
Dec 2413.29%
Dec 2413.01%
Nov 2412.97%
Nov 2413.13%
Nov 2413.42%
Nov 2413.52%
Nov 2413.3%
Oct 2412.43%
Oct 2411.75%
Price to Sales
44.555.56med 4.62Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ACT Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 265.51
Sep 265.49
Aug 265.47
Aug 265.48
Aug 265.56
Aug 265.45
Jul 265.4
Jul 265.34
Jul 265.31
Jul 265.11
Jul 265.18
Jun 265.17
Jun 264.84
Jun 264.84
Jun 264.77
May 264.77
May 264.88
May 264.91
May 265.03
May 264.98
Apr 265.12
Apr 265.01
Apr 264.9
Apr 264.83
Mar 264.7
Mar 264.7
Mar 264.73
Mar 264.84
Feb 264.89
Feb 264.99
Feb 265.21
Feb 265.2
Jan 264.79
Jan 264.66
Jan 264.69
Jan 264.88
Jan 264.77
Dec 254.83
Dec 254.86
Dec 254.78
Dec 254.57
Nov 254.66
Nov 254.63
Nov 254.54
Nov 254.45
Oct 254.3
Oct 254.41
Oct 254.28
Oct 254.26
Oct 254.43
Sep 254.79
Sep 254.71
Sep 254.77
Sep 254.73
Aug 254.62
Aug 254.75
Aug 254.59
Aug 254.55
Aug 254.31
Jul 254.39
Jul 254.35
Jul 254.34
Jul 254.71
Jun 254.59
Jun 254.53
Jun 254.45
Jun 254.32
May 254.42
May 254.39
May 254.57
May 254.51
May 254.66
Apr 254.45
Apr 254.5
Apr 254.52
Apr 254.25
Mar 254.39
Mar 254.31
Mar 254.27
Mar 254.35
Feb 254.39
Feb 254.28
Feb 254.37
Feb 254.41
Jan 254.39
Jan 254.32
Jan 254.23
Jan 254.05
Jan 254.23
Dec 244.21
Dec 244.26
Dec 244.47
Dec 244.56
Nov 244.58
Nov 244.52
Nov 244.43
Nov 244.39
Nov 244.29
Oct 244.59
Oct 244.86
EV/EBITDA
02468med 6.2Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ACT EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 261.12
Sep 261.1
Aug 261.07
Aug 261.09
Aug 261.2
Aug 261.05
Jul 267.57
Jul 267.48
Jul 267.45
Jul 267.17
Jul 267.26
Jun 267.25
Jun 266.8
Jun 266.81
Jun 266.71
May 266.71
May 266.86
May 266.9
May 267.06
May 266.94
Apr 267.14
Apr 266.99
Apr 266.84
Apr 266.74
Mar 266.56
Mar 266.56
Mar 266.61
Mar 266.76
Feb 266.82
Feb 267.06
Feb 267.37
Feb 267.35
Jan 266.79
Jan 266.61
Jan 266.66
Jan 266.91
Jan 266.76
Dec 256.84
Dec 256.89
Dec 256.78
Dec 256.49
Nov 256.61
Nov 256.58
Nov 256.45
Nov 256.33
Oct 256.12
Oct 256.28
Oct 256.09
Oct 256.07
Oct 256.29
Sep 256.57
Sep 256.46
Sep 256.54
Sep 256.48
Aug 256.33
Aug 256.51
Aug 256.3
Aug 256.24
Aug 255.92
Jul 255.82
Jul 255.76
Jul 255.75
Jul 256.24
Jun 256.08
Jun 255.99
Jun 255.89
Jun 255.73
May 255.85
May 255.81
May 256.06
May 255.97
May 256.16
Apr 255.9
Apr 255.95
Apr 255.98
Apr 255.63
Mar 255.82
Mar 255.71
Mar 255.66
Mar 255.77
Feb 255.82
Feb 255.6
Feb 255.71
Feb 255.76
Jan 255.74
Jan 255.64
Jan 255.53
Jan 255.3
Jan 255.52
Dec 245.5
Dec 245.56
Dec 245.83
Dec 245.96
Nov 245.98
Nov 245.9
Nov 245.78
Nov 245.74
Nov 244.75
Oct 245.09
Oct 245.37
Price/Operating Cashflow
678910med 8Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ACT Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 269.57
Sep 269.54
Aug 269.5
Aug 269.52
Aug 269.67
Aug 269.48
Jul 269.28
Jul 269.17
Jul 269.13
Jul 268.78
Jul 268.89
Jun 268.87
Jun 268.32
Jun 268.32
Jun 268.2
May 268.2
May 268.38
May 268.44
May 268.64
May 268.48
Apr 268.73
Apr 268.54
Apr 268.35
Apr 268.23
Mar 268
Mar 268.01
Mar 268.06
Mar 268.25
Feb 268.33
Feb 268.67
Feb 269.06
Feb 269.04
Jan 268.32
Jan 268.1
Jan 268.16
Jan 268.49
Jan 268.29
Dec 258.39
Dec 258.46
Dec 258.32
Dec 257.95
Nov 258.1
Nov 258.06
Nov 257.89
Nov 257.74
Oct 257.48
Oct 257.68
Oct 257.44
Oct 257.41
Oct 257.7
Sep 258.37
Sep 258.23
Sep 258.33
Sep 258.26
Aug 258.06
Aug 258.29
Aug 258.01
Aug 257.95
Aug 257.52
Jul 257.37
Jul 257.29
Jul 257.28
Jul 257.91
Jun 257.7
Jun 257.59
Jun 257.46
Jun 257.24
May 257.41
May 257.36
May 257.67
May 257.56
May 257.81
Apr 257.8
Apr 257.87
Apr 257.91
Apr 257.44
Mar 257.7
Mar 257.54
Mar 257.47
Mar 257.63
Feb 257.69
Feb 257.21
Feb 257.36
Feb 257.43
Jan 257.4
Jan 257.27
Jan 257.13
Jan 256.82
Jan 257.12
Dec 247.09
Dec 247.17
Dec 247.52
Dec 247.68
Nov 247.71
Nov 247.61
Nov 247.45
Nov 247.39
Nov 247.52
Oct 248.05
Oct 248.51
Price to Book
0.911.11.21.3med 1.08Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ACT Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.28
Sep 261.27
Aug 261.27
Aug 261.27
Aug 261.29
Aug 261.27
Jul 261.25
Jul 261.24
Jul 261.23
Jul 261.19
Jul 261.2
Jun 261.2
Jun 261.12
Jun 261.12
Jun 261.11
May 261.11
May 261.13
May 261.14
May 261.17
May 261.15
Apr 261.18
Apr 261.16
Apr 261.13
Apr 261.11
Mar 261.08
Mar 261.08
Mar 261.09
Mar 261.12
Feb 261.13
Feb 261.15
Feb 261.2
Feb 261.2
Jan 261.1
Jan 261.07
Jan 261.08
Jan 261.12
Jan 261.1
Dec 251.11
Dec 251.12
Dec 251.1
Dec 251.05
Nov 251.07
Nov 251.07
Nov 251.05
Nov 251.03
Oct 250.99
Oct 251.02
Oct 250.99
Oct 250.98
Oct 251.02
Sep 251.12
Sep 251.1
Sep 251.12
Sep 251.11
Aug 251.08
Aug 251.11
Aug 251.07
Aug 251.07
Aug 251.01
Jul 251.04
Jul 251.03
Jul 251.03
Jul 251.12
Jun 251.09
Jun 251.08
Jun 251.06
Jun 251.03
May 251.05
May 251.04
May 251.09
May 251.07
May 251.11
Apr 251.07
Apr 251.08
Apr 251.09
Apr 251.02
Mar 251.06
Mar 251.04
Mar 251.03
Mar 251.05
Feb 251.06
Feb 251.02
Feb 251.04
Feb 251.05
Jan 251.04
Jan 251.03
Jan 251
Jan 250.96
Jan 251
Dec 241
Dec 241.01
Dec 241.06
Dec 241.08
Nov 241.09
Nov 241.07
Nov 241.05
Nov 241.04
Nov 241.05
Oct 241.13
Oct 241.19
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Enact Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results; Announces $0.24 Quarterly Dividend

GAAP Net Income of $175 million , or $1.25 per diluted share Adjusted Operating Income of $177 million , or $1.26 per diluted share Return on Equity of 13.0% and Adjusted Operating Return on Equity of 13.2% Primary Insurance in-force of $274 billion , a 2% year-over-year increase PMIERs Sufficiency of 161% or approximately $1.9 billion Book Value Per Share of $39.06 and Book Value Per Share excluding AOCI of $39.66 Increased Full-Year Capital Return Guidance to be between $550 million and $600 million

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