Encore Capital ECPG
NASDAQ ECPG
$98.94 -3.04 (-2.98%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Encore Capital (ECPG) posted Free Cash Flow of $77.5 million for Q1 2026, up 684.19% sequentially from $9.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 124.41% YoY from $34.5 million in Q1 2025.

Analysis

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

Encore Capital has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at $77.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 124.41% year-over-year to $77.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $521.8 million (up 322.63% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $126.9 million, changed 0.18% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $77.5 million in Q1 2026 per ECPG's latest filing, from $9.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $839.4 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$784.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$7.1 million and a median of $28.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow surged 573.1% in 2023, then sank 1346.88% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$165.7 million in 2022, then soared by 573.1% to $784.1 million in 2023, then grew by 7.06% to $839.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 98.82% to $9.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 684.19% to $77.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $77.5 million, $9.9 million, and $787.6 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 6.14 Bn
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 3.51 Bn
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 4.47 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 8.08 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 1.78 Bn
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -12.97 Bn
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 2.42 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn -3.99 Bn
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 1.35 Bn
10 Encore Capital 2.10 Bn 1.92 Bn 455.04 Mn -470.22 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -470.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -470.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -277.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -277.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -306.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -306.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -259.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -259.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -353.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -353.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -317.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -317.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -468.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -468.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -231.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -231.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -239.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -239.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -240.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -240.38 Mn