Encore Capital (ECPG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Encore Capital's (ECPG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$277.1 million in Q1 2026, up 12.69% year-on-year from -$245.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 79.52% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Encore Capital (ECPG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Encore Capital has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$277.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$277.1 million, up 12.69% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.2 billion (down 410.08% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$1.2 billion, down 1071.89% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$277.1 million for Q1 2026 at Encore Capital, up from -$1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $592.4 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$165.7 million (2022), against an average of -$169.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 440.89% in 2024 and slumped 9126.65% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Encore Capital's Free Cash Flow stood at -$165.7 million in 2022, then plunged by 51.65% to -$251.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 105.96% to $15.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 9126.65% to -$1.4 billion in 2025, then soared by 79.52% to -$277.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$277.1 million (Q1 2026), -$1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $75.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 2.63 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 2.82 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 2.66 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 5.47 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 903.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 2.18 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 22.68 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.38 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.37 Bn
10 Encore Capital 1.77 Bn 1.54 Bn 440.58 Mn -277.14 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -277.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -277.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 75.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 75.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 358.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 358.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -317.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -317.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 592.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 592.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -524.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -524.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -251.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -251.33 Mn