Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Encore Capital (ECPG) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 28.54% for Q2 2026, up 38.93 percentage points from -10.40% a year earlier but down 0.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Encore Capital's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 29.45%, up 45.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +10.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Encore Capital's Return on Equity [ROE] was -16.34% in FY2024 (+3.17 pp), -19.52% in FY2023 (-35.97 pp), 16.45% in FY2022 (-12.75 pp) and 29.20% in FY2021 (+10.27 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of -21.36% in Q1 2024 to a high of 35.55% in Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +17.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q1 2026, with a gain of 44.04 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 35.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 29.46% (Q1 2026), 26.62% (Q4 2025) and -4.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -18.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.69% |
Encore Capital Group Inc Return on Equity [ROE] API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "ECPG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ECPG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();