Encore Capital (ECPG) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

Encore Capital (ECPG) posted FCF Margin of 58.29% for Q1 2026, down 152.0% sequentially from 112.1% in Q4 2025, and up 2252.0% YoY from 2.48% in Q1 2025.

Encore Capital (ECPG) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Encore Capital (ECPG) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 58.29% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 2252.0% year-over-year to 58.29% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 699.07% (down 64780.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1398.23%, down 154821.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin fell to 58.29% in Q1 2026 per ECPG's latest filing, from 112.1% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 2601.6% in Q3 2024, with the low at 2484.42% in Q2 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 204.25%, with a median of 58.29% recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin tumbled 327640 bps in 2023 and soared 347523 bps in 2024.
  • Encore Capital's FCF Margin stood at 720.7% in 2022, then soared by 87 bps to 90.6% in 2023, then jumped by 181 bps to 73.02% in 2024, then soared by 54 bps to 112.1% in 2025, then plunged by 152 bps to 58.29% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ECPG's FCF Margin at 58.29% in Q1 2026, 112.1% in Q4 2025, and 16.41% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 23.37%
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 33.56%
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 14.04%
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 10.81%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 6,779.64%
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -216.52%
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 65.22%
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 46.37%
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 15.37%
10 Encore Capital 2.04 Bn 1.81 Bn 440.58 Mn -58.29%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -58.29%
Dec 31, 2025 112.10%
Sep 30, 2025 16.41%
Jun 30, 2025 81.18%
Mar 31, 2025 -80.82%
Dec 31, 2024 73.02%
Sep 30, 2024 2,601.60%
Jun 30, 2024 -2,484.42%
Mar 31, 2024 13.44%
Dec 31, 2023 -90.60%
Sep 30, 2023 -873.63%
Jun 30, 2023 -2,442.53%
Mar 31, 2023 137.38%
Dec 31, 2022 -720.70%
Sep 30, 2022 -162.71%
Jun 30, 2022 833.87%
Mar 31, 2022 -427.48%
Dec 31, 2021 148.53%
Sep 30, 2021 -96.85%
Jun 30, 2021 55.30%