Mark Casale is Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of ESNT (ESNT). The company reported total compensation of $10,039,676 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,124,644 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,062,500 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $852,532 |
| Total | $10,039,676 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure ESNT filed March 26, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-035242.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $5,124,644 | $0 | $3,062,500 | $0 | $852,532 | $10,039,676 |
| FY2024 | Chairman of the Board of Directors President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $5,148,797 | $0 | $2,800,000 | $0 | $834,917 | $9,783,714 |
| FY2023 | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $212,500 | $4,118,728 | $0 | $2,850,000 | $0 | $705,224 | $8,886,452 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $175,000 | $4,416,683 | — | $2,887,500 | — | $433,563 | $8,912,746 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $925,000 | — | $5,486,346 | — | $2,405,000 | — | $321,521 | $9,137,867 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $925,000 | — | $4,162,558 | — | $1,480,000 | — | $210,743 | $6,778,301 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for ESNT.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,646,893 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,607,217 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 40th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group ESNT discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Casale this page | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer | $10,039,676 |
| Christopher Curran | President, Essent Guaranty, Inc. | $2,958,451 |
| Mary Gibbons | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary | $2,394,467 |
| Vijay Bhasin | Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | $1,937,882 |
| David Weinstock | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,659,710 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full ESNT compensation brief.
Mark Casale's compensation sits inside ESNT's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.