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

Encore Capital (ECPG) posted Net Margin of 18.14% for Q1 2026, up 385.6% sequentially from 6.35% in Q4 2025, and up 623.0% YoY from 2.51% in Q1 2025.

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

Encore Capital (ECPG) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 18.14% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 623.0% year-over-year to 18.14% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 173.24% (up 19854.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 290.58%, up 45481.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin rose to 18.14% in Q1 2026 per ECPG's latest filing, from 6.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 672.18% in Q1 2022, with the low at 1097.72% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 4.44%, with a median of 16.22% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin slumped 100011 bps in 2024 and soared 109137 bps in 2025.
  • Encore Capital's Net Margin stood at 317.96% in 2022, then jumped by 69 bps to 97.61% in 2023, then slumped by 1025 bps to 1097.72% in 2024, then surged by 99 bps to 6.35% in 2025, then jumped by 386 bps to 18.14% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ECPG's Net Margin at 18.14% in Q1 2026, 6.35% in Q4 2025, and 16.22% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 53.62%
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 46.23%
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 15.71%
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 13.32%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 30.76%
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 15.15%
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 13.84%
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 21.04%
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 14.05%
10 Encore Capital 2.04 Bn 1.81 Bn 440.58 Mn 18.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.14%
Dec 31, 2025 -6.35%
Sep 30, 2025 16.22%
Jun 30, 2025 13.28%
Mar 31, 2025 11.91%
Dec 31, 2024 -1,097.72%
Sep 30, 2024 134.56%
Jun 30, 2024 152.47%
Mar 31, 2024 7.08%
Dec 31, 2023 -97.61%
Sep 30, 2023 97.22%
Jun 30, 2023 125.21%
Mar 31, 2023 82.47%
Dec 31, 2022 -317.96%
Sep 30, 2022 10.23%
Jun 30, 2022 254.07%
Mar 31, 2022 672.18%
Dec 31, 2021 21.29%
Sep 30, 2021 20.25%
Jun 30, 2021 22.63%