Encore Capital (ECPG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Encore Capital (ECPG) posted Share-based Compensation of $4.6 million for Q1 2026, down 12.37% sequentially from $5.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 33.62% YoY from $3.4 million in Q1 2025.

Encore Capital (ECPG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Encore Capital has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 years, with the latest figure at $4.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 33.62% year-over-year to $4.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $19.4 million (up 37.94% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $18.3 million, up 30.38% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to $4.6 million in Q1 2026 per ECPG's latest filing, from $5.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $5.3 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $2.3 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $3.9 million and a median of $3.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Share-based Compensation sank 41.57% in 2022, then surged 128.89% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $3.2 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.53% to $2.8 million in 2023, then decreased by 19.6% to $2.3 million in 2024, then soared by 128.89% to $5.2 million in 2025, then fell by 12.37% to $4.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $4.6 million, $5.2 million, and $4.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 222.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 122.00 Mn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 155.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 1.76 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 275.00 Mn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - -
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 41.65 Mn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 5.90 Mn
10 Encore Capital 2.11 Bn 1.89 Bn -14.20 Mn 4.58 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 4.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.84 Mn