ECPG vs SRCO vs OR Stock Comparison

Encore Capital, Sparta Commercial Services and OR Royalties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECPG Encore Capital Group Inc
$101.62 +5.3% 1M +133.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.90B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
OR OR Royalties Inc.
$33.98 -0.8% 1M +6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.25B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$362.74M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

OR Royalties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (OR Royalties 5, Encore Capital 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECPGSRCOORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.21B $3.79M $6.25B OR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.3x -1.3x 22.1x ECPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x — 28.1x ECPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.5% +1.9% +69.5% OR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% -974.8% 78.0% OR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x — 0.4x OR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +133.3% -53.3% +6.8% ECPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr -2.6%/yr +21.9%/yr OR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 131.8% 46.5% ECPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 11/100 67/100 ECPG

Percentile Scorecard

ECPGSRCOOR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisECPGSRCOOR
Valuation 68 #55 of 169 3 #164 of 169 33 #113 of 169
Growth 94 #11 of 162 30 #114 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Profitability 78 #34 of 149 15 #127 of 149 99 #2 of 149
Financial Health 24 #121 of 158 1 #157 of 158 98 #4 of 158
Shareholder Returns 74 #36 of 136 5 #129 of 136 6 #128 of 136
Overall 67 11 67
  • ECPG ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SRCO ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • OR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodECPGSRCOORSPY
1 month +5.3%-12.5%-0.8% +0.9%
3 months +8.3%-22.2%+15.1% +5.9%
6 months +24.0%-22.2%-6.9% +8.5%
Year to date +87.0%-41.7%-4.0% +13.3%
1 year +133.3%-53.3%+6.8% +12.4%
3 years +157.4%-30.0%+175.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +37.1%-11.2%+40.2% +23.5%
5 years +88.1%-12.5%+169.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.5%-2.6%+21.9% +11.0%
10 years +414.5%-58.8%+223.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.8%-8.5%+12.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECPGSRCOORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%131.8%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%225.5%50.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.091.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.85-0.400.15 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-85.7%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-61.1%-28.8% -0.9%
52-week high $105.60$0.18$47.73 $779.14
52-week low $40.90$0.06$28.05 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleECPGSRCOOR
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 11.4x -1.3xmedian 11.4x 22.5xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.7x 12.9xmedian 2.7x 17.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x 20.0xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 6.9x -5.7xmedian 6.9x 21.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.7x -0.3xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.34 0.02median 0.34 0.36median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsECPGSRCOOR
Revenue $1.90B $296.32K $362.74M
Gross profit – $269.77K $307.80M
Operating income $717.47M -$2.29M $279.97M
Net income $301.56M -$2.91M $283.06M
Free cash flow $125.14M -$666.29K $303.17M
EPS (diluted) $13.23 $-0.05 $1.50
Cash & equivalents $182.93M $54.74K $75.61M
Total debt $4.18B $39.10M $384.77M
Shares (diluted) 22.79M 54.14M 189.15M
Enterprise value $1.47B $3.51M $5.88B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricECPGSRCOOR
P/E 7.3x -1.3x 22.5x
P/FCF 17.2x -5.7x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x -5.7x 21.0x
P/S 1.1x 12.9x 17.5x
P/B 2.0x -0.3x –
P/Tangible book 2.0x -0.3x –
EV/EBITDA 8.3x – 20.0x
EV/EBIT 8.6x -6.1x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 47.0x 17.9x
EV/FCF 49.2x -20.9x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.6x -20.9x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.02 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECPGSRCOOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.5% 1.9% 69.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 5.8% 27.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.7% 76.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% 36.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 184.7% -97.2% 91.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -26.3% 44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 438.3% -79.4% 260.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 350.1% -115.0% 61.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 450.0% -32.3% 260.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 359.7% -61.7% 62.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.8% 40.9% 82.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 40.0% 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 40.9% 82.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.7% 40.0% 31.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECPGSRCOOR
Gross margin – 91.0% 84.9%
EBITDA margin 39.2% – 89.6%
Operating margin 37.7% -772.6% 77.2%
Pretax margin 20.6% -1,069% 91.1%
Net margin 15.9% -974.8% 78.0%
FCF margin 6.6% -224.9% 83.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% -224.9% 83.6%
Return on equity 28.5% – –
Return on assets 5.5% -2,283% –
Return on invested capital 10.7% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 2.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 53.5% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECPGSRCOOR
Debt / assets 75.1% 10,856% –
Debt / equity 3.9x -0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 33.4x -15.2x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 80.6% 14,623% –
Equity / assets 19.4% -14,523% –
Interest coverage 2.4x -2.6x 50.0x
Current ratio – 0.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – -1,311 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECPGSRCOOR
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 5.2% -6.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.2% -6.0% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusECPGSRCOOR
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 – 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.11FY2026 – $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.3%FY2026 – +37.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% – +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.84BFY2026 – $404.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 – +45.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.1% – +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECPGSRCOOR
Held by institutions 100.0% – 68.0%
Institutions holding 283 – 244
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.8% – -2.1%
Institutions buying 159 – 116
Institutions selling 91 – 84
Buyers to sellers 1.75 – 1.38

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ECPGSRCOOR
ECPG 1.00 0.07 0.14
SRCO 0.07 1.00 -0.03
OR 0.14 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECPG, SRCO and OR?

OR Royalties (OR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Encore Capital (ECPG) $2.21B, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.79M, OR Royalties (OR) $6.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECPG, SRCO and OR?

Encore Capital (ECPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Encore Capital (ECPG) 7.3x, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.3x, OR Royalties (OR) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Encore Capital (ECPG) is cheapest (Encore Capital (ECPG) 7.2x, OR Royalties (OR) 28.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

OR Royalties (OR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Encore Capital (ECPG) +29.5%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%, OR Royalties (OR) +69.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

OR Royalties (OR) has the highest net margin (Encore Capital (ECPG) 15.9%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%, OR Royalties (OR) 78.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Encore Capital (ECPG) returned the most: Encore Capital (ECPG) +133.3%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -53.3%, OR Royalties (OR) +6.8%. Over five years, OR Royalties (OR) compounded fastest (Encore Capital (ECPG) +13.5%/yr, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr, OR Royalties (OR) +21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Encore Capital (ECPG) has been the steadiest (Encore Capital (ECPG) 34.6%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.8%, OR Royalties (OR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECPG, SRCO and OR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, OR Royalties (OR) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.