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

Encore Capital (ECPG) posted Gross Margin of 92.67% for Q1 2026, down 10.02% sequentially from 103.0% in Q4 2025, and up 139.0% YoY from 38.78% in Q1 2025.

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

Encore Capital (ECPG) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 92.67% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 139.0% year-over-year to 92.67% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.18% (down 5536.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 63.46%, down 918.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin slipped to 92.67% in Q1 2026 per ECPG's latest filing, from 103.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 103.0% in Q4 2025, with the low at 84.1% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 25.95%, with a median of 3.37% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin slumped 17353 bps in 2024 and soared 18710 bps in 2025.
  • Encore Capital's Gross Margin stood at 24.0% in 2022, then soared by 473 bps to 89.43% in 2023, then sank by 194 bps to 84.1% in 2024, then soared by 222 bps to 103.0% in 2025, then decreased by 10 bps to 92.67% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ECPG's Gross Margin at 92.67% in Q1 2026, 103.0% in Q4 2025, and 91.95% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 92.17%
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 93.80%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 78.22%
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 84.45%
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 94.24%
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 97.03%
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 71.98%
10 Encore Capital 2.04 Bn 1.81 Bn 440.58 Mn 92.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 92.67%
Dec 31, 2025 103.00%
Sep 30, 2025 91.95%
Jun 30, 2025 91.63%
Mar 31, 2025 91.28%
Dec 31, 2024 -84.10%
Sep 30, 2024 -39.66%
Jun 30, 2024 -46.14%
Mar 31, 2024 90.75%
Dec 31, 2023 89.43%
Sep 30, 2023 -40.55%
Jun 30, 2023 -25.42%
Mar 31, 2023 -22.01%
Dec 31, 2022 -24.00%
Sep 30, 2022 90.81%
Jun 30, 2022 -15.21%
Mar 31, 2022 -3.37%
Dec 31, 2021 92.99%
Sep 30, 2021 93.89%
Jun 30, 2021 93.40%