Encore Capital Group Overview
Valuation check: ECPG's ROE is 27.96%, above the Finance sector average of 17.11%.
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Return on Equity measures how efficiently a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE indicates better profitability relative to equity.
Encore Capital Group's return on equity stands at 27.96%. That is above the Finance sector average of 17.11%. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Encore Capital Group sits higher the Finance benchmark (17.11%) with a ROE of 27.96%. That is roughly 63.4% above the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
A ROE of 27.96% for Encore Capital Group means each unit of related capital or sales is generating that return rate. Higher is usually better for profitability metrics, but extremely high figures can reflect one-time items or thin equity bases. Review several years of data on this page before extrapolating.
The history chart shows how Encore Capital Group's ROE evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places ECPG next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Finance, ROE is commonly used to spot outliers. Encore Capital Group's reading of 27.96% (sector avg 17.11%) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
