Enact Holdings Inc. (ACT) Valuation — DCF, Graham & Comparables

Enact Holdings Inc. (ACT) — Price $47.18 (closing price, October 30, 2026) — Financial Services — Insurance - Specialty — NASDAQ

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Valuation dashboard for Enact Holdings Inc. (ACT) with P/E 9.93, P/B 1.22, EV/EBITDA 7.37 and dividend yield 1.91%. DCF, Graham Number, EPS growth, peer multiples and dividend discount models plus sector comparison against other Financial Services companies.

Enact Holdings, Inc. operates as a private mortgage insurance company in the United States. The company engages in writing and assuming residential mortgage guaranty insurance. It also offers private mortgage insurance products insuring prime-based, individually underwritten residential mortgage loans; pool mortgage insurance; contract underwriting services; and mortgage-related reinsurance products.

Analysis Summary

Enact Holdings Inc. reported revenue of $1.23B in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 2.1%. Net income reached $674.2M, with a 12.7% 5-year CAGR.

Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 85.9%, operating margin 69.2%, net margin 54.6%.

At $47.18 (closing price, October 30, 2026), ACT trades at a P/E of 9.93 and an ROE of 12.76%. Market capitalisation stands at $6.5B.

Balance sheet quality for ACT: current ratio of 6.9. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio9.93
Price / Book1.22
EV / EBITDA7.37
Dividend Yield1.91%

Valuation Models

DCF Fair Value$84.06
vs Current Price+78.2%

Peer Comparison

SymbolCompanyMarket CapP/EP/BROE
ACTEnact Holdings Inc.$6.5B9.931.2212.8%
NMIHNMI Holdings, Inc.$3.2B8.401.2015.1%
MTGMGIC Investment Corporation$5.8B8.881.1913.9%
ESNTEssent Group Ltd.$6.0B9.351.0711.9%
RDNRadian Group Inc.$4.7B9.041.0011.3%
AGOAssured Guaranty Ltd.$3.1B9.650.566.3%

Price

Price$47.18 (closing price, October 30, 2026)
Market Cap$6.5B
ExchangeNASDAQ
CountryUS

Profitability

Return on Equity12.76%
Return on Invested Capital10.41%
Return on Assets9.82%
Gross Margin85.87%
Operating Margin69.17%
Net Margin54.56%

Related companies: NMIH · MTG · ESNT · RDN · AGO

Explore sector: Financial Services · Insurance - Specialty

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