Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) Key Metrics
ECPG valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $2.16B
- Enterprise value
- $6.00B
- P/E (TTM)
- 7.7 10-yr median 6.1
- Forward P/E
- 5.5
- PEG ratio
- 0.17
- Price / sales
- 1.1 10-yr median 0.8
- Price / book
- 1.9 10-yr median 1.3
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.5 10-yr median 12.2
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.31
ECPG key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsECPG valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
ECPG returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
ECPG per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
ECPG financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
ECPG efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
ECPG valuation history
ECPG returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ECPG debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ECPG cash returned to shareholders
ECPG price vs earnings per share
ECPG key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.28B | $1.14B | $1.20B | $1.25B | $1.93B | $1.24B | $1.11B | $671.4M | $1.11B | $742.3M |
| Enterprise value | $5.25B | $4.61B | $4.36B | $4.01B | $4.74B | $4.33B | $5.68B | $5.22B | $5.31B | $4.09B |
| P/E ratio | 5.0 | — | — | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 9.7 |
| Price / sales | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 10.1 | 9.0 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 7.5 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 5.7 |
| EV / sales | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.1 | 26.5 | 68.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 14.7 |
| EV / free cash flow | 41.4 | 36.3 | 43.1 | 29.9 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 27.7 | 43.8 | 55.5 | 41.4 |
| Earnings yield | 20.1% | −12.2% | −17.2% | 15.6% | 18.1% | 17.2% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 7.5% | 10.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.9% | 11.1% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 13.9% | 22.5% | 18.4% | 17.8% | 8.6% | 13.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34.9% | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 7.0% | 20.2% | 0.0% | — | 69.7% | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $54.35 | $47.77 | $50.75 | $47.94 | $62.11 | $38.95 | $35.36 | $23.50 | $42.10 | $28.65 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $74.89 | $55.14 | $51.66 | $53.59 | $51.82 | $47.35 | $44.41 | $47.67 | $44.96 | $39.73 |
| Earnings per share | $10.91 | −$5.83 | −$8.72 | $7.46 | $11.26 | $6.68 | $5.33 | $4.06 | $3.15 | $2.96 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $6.51 | $6.54 | $6.46 | $8.07 | $9.73 | $9.87 | $7.78 | $6.54 | $4.69 | $5.03 |
| Free cash flow per share | $5.39 | $5.32 | $4.28 | $5.14 | $8.66 | $8.78 | $6.52 | $4.18 | $3.62 | $3.81 |
| Cash per share | $6.66 | $8.37 | $6.69 | $5.52 | $6.09 | $5.97 | $6.11 | $5.51 | $8.03 | $5.78 |
| Book value per share | $41.50 | $32.14 | $39.57 | $45.21 | $38.05 | $38.40 | $32.58 | $28.69 | $27.42 | $23.18 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$4.07 | $10.87 | $13.94 | $12.89 | $8.06 | $8.38 | $2.85 | −$3.82 | −$10.64 | −$8.21 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8.19 | $1.13 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $1.12 | $1.22 | $2.18 | $2.93 | $1.07 | $1.09 | $1.26 | $2.36 | $1.07 | $1.22 |
| Debt per share | $175.58 | $153.85 | $140.18 | $111.10 | $96.21 | $103.49 | $151.08 | $164.74 | $167.19 | $134.89 |
| Shares outstanding | 23.5M | 23.9M | 23.7M | 26.1M | 31.2M | 31.7M | 31.5M | 28.6M | 26.4M | 25.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.4% | +0.9% | −9.3% | −16.2% | −1.8% | +0.7% | +10.2% | +8.2% | +1.9% | −2.8% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 29.5% | −16.3% | −19.5% | 16.5% | 29.2% | 18.9% | 18.2% | 15.0% | 12.6% | 12.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 10.4% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 7.3% | 12.3% | 8.1% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 2.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 5.1% | −3.0% | −4.5% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.0% | −3.3% | −5.1% | 5.3% | 9.5% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.2% | 9.6% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 16.7% | 18.5% | 14.7% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.60 | — | — | 1.08 | 0.86 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.49 | 1.70 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $4.13B | $3.67B | $3.32B | $2.90B | $3.00B | $3.28B | $4.76B | $4.71B | $4.41B | $3.49B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $156.8M | $199.9M | $158.4M | $143.9M | $189.6M | $189.2M | $192.3M | $157.4M | $212.1M | $149.8M |
| Net debt | $3.98B | $3.47B | $3.16B | $2.75B | $2.81B | $3.09B | $4.56B | $4.55B | $4.20B | $3.34B |
| Debt / equity | 4.23 | 4.79 | 3.54 | 2.46 | 2.53 | 2.70 | 4.64 | 5.74 | 6.10 | 5.82 |
| Debt / assets | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.95 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.09 | 19.96 | 49.88 | 5.39 | 4.28 | 5.78 | 9.92 | 10.46 | 11.20 | 12.03 |
| Current ratio | 595.09 | 1.18 | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.86 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 0.64 |
| Quick ratio | 595.09 | 1.18 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 1.26 | 0.98 |
| Interest coverage | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Working capital | $190.7M | $42.2M | −$10.1M | −$58.0M | −$485.2M | −$565.2M | −$31.6M | −$130.5M | −$72.6M | −$84.6M |
| Invested capital | $4.95B | $4.24B | $4.10B | $3.93B | $3.99B | $4.31B | $5.59B | $5.37B | $4.93B | $3.95B |
| Tangible asset value | −$95.8M | $259.5M | $330.0M | $336.3M | $251.1M | $268.1M | $89.8M | −$109.0M | −$280.8M | −$212.8M |
| Net current asset value | −$4.17B | −$3.75B | −$3.48B | −$3.12B | −$3.16B | −$3.37B | −$3.69B | −$3.65B | −$3.55B | −$2.92B |
| Graham number | $100.95 | — | — | $87.09 | $98.18 | $75.97 | $62.53 | $51.17 | $44.09 | $39.26 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$177.64 | −$159.18 | −$149.45 | −$122.84 | −$103.30 | −$107.67 | −$116.28 | −$128.16 | −$136.14 | −$113.10 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $234.1M | $29.7M | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $90.4M | $0 | $10.3M | $87.0M | $390.6M | $0 | — | $234.1M | $29.7M | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202.0% | 35.7% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 71.2% | 0.0% | 10.1% | 64.9% | 144.8% | 0.0% | — | 392.4% | 62.1% | 0.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.5% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 17.1% | 18.7% | 33.8% | 36.3% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 16.2% | 36.1% | 22.7% | 24.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.91 | 0.90 | 1.24 | 1.65 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 1.64 | 0.70 | 0.91 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 9.4% | 12.4% | 11.8% | 10.4% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 17.0% | 16.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 6.6 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 12.9 | 61.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | -23.0 | -19.8 | 10.3 | 10.9 | -36.8 | -80.4 | -73.8 | -45.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | — | 98.8 | 99.3 | 109.0 | 103.1 | 114.0 | 145.3 | 168.0 | 169.3 | 186.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | — | -93.4 | -118.5 | -123.8 | -87.2 | -94.4 | -166.3 | -232.3 | -230.2 | -170.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 54.99 | 67.60 | 97.14 | 72.26 | 65.70 | 41.97 | 23.22 | 22.70 | 28.30 | 5.96 |
| Payables turnover | — | 3.69 | 3.68 | 3.35 | 3.54 | 3.20 | 2.51 | 2.17 | 2.16 | 1.96 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | — | — | 33.59 | — | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.26 |
| Average receivables | $32.1M | $19.5M | $12.6M | $19.4M | $24.6M | $35.8M | $60.2M | $60.0M | $41.9M | $172.8M |
| Average payables | — | $193.0M | $177.2M | $187.7M | $193.9M | $208.3M | $255.9M | $286.4M | $259.6M | $264.3M |
| Average inventory | — | — | −$41.0M | −$34.1M | $19.3M | $19.9M | −$64.8M | −$137.1M | −$113.1M | −$64.6M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 20.1% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 18.7% | 20.3% | 19.6% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 22.4% | 22.2% |
Computed from ECPG's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
ECPG valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Encore Capital traded at 5.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 6.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 7.7 and the forward P/E is 5.5. Encore Capital earned a return on equity of 29.5% and a return on invested capital of 10.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $4.1 billion of debt and $156.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $4.0 billion. It returned $90.4 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $90.4 million in share buybacks, 71% of free cash flow. The share count fell 9.2% from 25.9M to 23.5M over 9 years.
See the ECPG income statement, the ECPG chart for price history, or the ECPG stock overview for the latest quote and news.
ECPG key metrics FAQ
What is Encore Capital's P/E ratio?
Encore Capital's trailing P/E ratio is 7.7 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 5.5. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 5.0, compared with a 10-year median of 6.1.
What is Encore Capital's EV/EBITDA?
Encore Capital's enterprise value was 8.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $5.3 billion, EBITDA $652.5 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 8.5.
What is Encore Capital's return on equity?
Encore Capital's return on equity (ROE) was 29.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $256.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $872.0 million.
What is Encore Capital's ROIC?
Encore Capital's return on invested capital was 10.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Encore Capital have?
Encore Capital had total debt of $4.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23 and $4.0 billion of net debt (6.09 times EBITDA).
Does Encore Capital buy back its shares?
Yes. Encore Capital spent $90.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.4% over the year, to 23.5M..
What is Encore Capital's free cash flow yield?
Encore Capital generated $126.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 9.9% on its market value at year-end ($1.3 billion).
What is Encore Capital's current ratio?
Encore Capital's current ratio was 595.09 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 595.09 times current liabilities.