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

Encore Capital's (ECPG) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $4.6 million in Q1 2026, up 33.62% year-on-year from $3.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.37% quarter-over-quarter from $5.2 million in Q4 2025.

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

Encore Capital has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $4.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $4.6 million, up 33.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $19.4 million (up 37.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $18.3 million, up 30.38% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $4.6 million for Q1 2026 at Encore Capital, down from $5.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $5.3 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $2.3 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $3.9 million (2023), against an average of $3.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation sank 41.57% in 2022 and soared 128.89% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Encore Capital's Share-based Compensation stood at $3.2 million in 2022, then decreased by 10.53% to $2.8 million in 2023, then fell by 19.6% to $2.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 128.89% to $5.2 million in 2025, then dropped by 12.37% to $4.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $4.6 million (Q1 2026), $5.2 million (Q4 2025), and $4.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 275.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 136.00 Mn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 203.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 131.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 259.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - -
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 73.84 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 72.01 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn -
10 Encore Capital 1.77 Bn 1.54 Bn 440.58 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