NMIH
NMI Holdings, Inc.
NMIH's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 6.9%, but its operating margin fell 3 points to 68%. At 7.6x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 8.1x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
NMIH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NMIH's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NMIH.
NMIH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $34.99 | -10% |
| Forward | 7.3x | $38.88 | — |
| Current | 7.6x | $38.88 | — |
| Fair | 8.1x | $41.23 | +6% |
| Expensive | 9.8x | $50.07 | +29% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NMIH's PE is in its fair range at 7.6x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.3x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
NMIH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect NMIH's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
NMIH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.30 | +3.9% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.10 | +6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.09 | +8.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.92 | +6.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.92 | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.78 | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.71 | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.63 | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.43 | +15% |
NMIH's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.10 over the past year, up 6.7% from the year before, and higher year over year for 21 quarters in a row.
NMIH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $187.6M | +5% |
| Q2 2026 | $187.9M | +8.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $183.5M | +5.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $180.7M | +8.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $178.7M | +7.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $173.8M | +7.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $173.2M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $166.5M | +10% |
NMIH's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $188M last quarter, up 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 64% | -5.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 73% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 68% | -7.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 67% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 69% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 71% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 76% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 67% | -2.9 points |
NMIH's operating margin was 64% last quarter, down 5.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NMIH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $108.9M | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | $140.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $115M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $60.1M | +75% |
| Q3 2025 | $126.3M | -0.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.7M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $99.4M | -9.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.4M | +20% |
NMIH's free cash flow was $424M over the past year, up 9.7% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NMIH.
NMIH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -468K shares |
| 1 year | -3.4% | -2.7M shares |
| 3 years | -9% | -7.6M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -10.8M shares |
| Available history | +8.3% | +5.8M shares |
NMIH has 76M diluted shares, down 3.4% from a year ago, with $118M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $32.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $27.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $30.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $24.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $24M |
| Q1 2025 | $25.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $28.7M |
NMIH spent $118M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 14% from the year before.
NMIH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
NMIH's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NMIH.
NMIH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.6 | Neutral |
NMIH's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (neutral).
NMIH PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NMIH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.6x | 13x | 41% below |
| PE % | 32 | 63 | 31 pts below |
NMIH is trading at 7.6x earnings, a 41% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
NMIH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.5 | 4% below |
| 20 week MA | $42.4 | 8.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $40.2 | 3.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $38.8 | 0.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.6 | 12% above |
NMIH has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 12% above its 200-week average.
NMIH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.6 | $22.8 | -32% |
| 2021 | $22.8 | $21.3 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | $21.3 | $20.6 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | $20.6 | $29.7 | +44% |
| 2024 | $29.7 | $36.7 | +24% |
| 2025 | $36.7 | $41.4 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $41.4 | $38.9 | -6.1% |
NMIH has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 6.1% so far in 2026.