8-K filed May 6, 2026, 7:59 PM ET ticker ECPG CIK 0001084961

earnings confidence high sentiment positive materiality 0.80

Encore Capital Q1 EPS $3.86, record collections $718M; raises FY26 guidance

ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC

2026-Q1 EPS reported $3.86 vs consensus $3.05 ▲ beat (+26.5%)

EPS of $3.86 (up 100% YoY from $1.93); revenue $475M (+21%).
Global collections record $718M (+19% YoY); MCM U.S. collections record $556M (+23%).
Portfolio purchases $363M, including $316M in U.S. (one of strongest quarters ever).
Raises FY26 collections guidance to ~$2.8B (+8% YoY); EPS guidance raised to $13.00 (+19%).
Repurchased $20M of common stock in Q1.

item 2.02 item 9.01

Machine-readable event card

schema_version: secwatch.filing_event.v1
accession: 0001084961-26-000038
form_type: 8-K
ticker: ECPG
cik: 0001084961
company_name: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC
filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
discovered_at: 2026-05-14T18:02:31.928917+00:00
generated_at: 2026-05-14T22:28:13.031808+00:00
sec_items: ["2.02", "9.01"]
event_type: earnings
sentiment: positive
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: high
secwatch_canonical_url: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084961-26-000038
json_url: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084961-26-000038.json
markdown_url: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084961-26-000038.md
text_url: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084961-26-000038.txt
edgar_index_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084961/000108496126000038/0001084961-26-000038-index.htm
edgar_primary_document_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084961/000108496126000038/ecpg-20260506.htm
generated_by_model: deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2
review_status: machine_generated
human_reviewed: false
corrected: false
correction_note: null
correction_timestamp: null
superseded_by: null

JSON Markdown Plain text

Source-grounded claims

31d0a543b2c7edd54275b712f00b66dd7891c98f

ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: EPS $3.86. Guidance raised.

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

SEC 8-K Item 2.02 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

6ee5f1c0b58b78f0285ba3611b9e1b5b22a5abed

ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC reported full-year 2026 results: EPS $13.00. Guidance raised.

we are raising our earnings guidance and now expect our earnings per share in 2026 to increase 19% to $13.00.

SEC 8-K Item 2.02 confidence 0.95 SEC evidence

Comparable filings

YSWY

Yesway reports Q1 net income $30.2M, Adjusted EBITDA $59.2M; introduces FY2026 outlook

Yesway, Inc. June 2, 2026, 7:35 AM ET earnings Items 2.02, 9.01

same fact type: earnings_release same SEC item: 2.02, 9.01 same event type: earnings similar materiality

This filing

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Comparable filing

On June 2, 2026, Yesway, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Filing page SEC filing

VSCO

Victoria's Secret Q1 sales up 15% to $1.56B, beats guidance; raises FY2026 outlook

Victoria's Secret & Co. June 2, 2026, 7:01 AM ET earnings Items 2.02, 7.01, 9.01

same fact type: earnings_release same SEC item: 2.02, 9.01 same event type: earnings similar materiality

This filing

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Comparable filing

The Company reported net sales of $1.560 billion for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 15% compared to net sales of $1.353 billion for the first quarter of 2025 and above the previously communicated guidance range of $1.490 billion to $1.525 billion. Total comparable sales for the first quarter of 2026 increased 13%. The Company reported operating income for the first quarter of 2026 of $76 million compared to operating income of $20 million in the first quarter of 2025. Net income was $48 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2026 compared to net loss of $2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025.

Filing page SEC filing

SIG

Signet Q1 sales $1.6B, SSS +1.8%; raises FY27 adjusted EPS guidance

SIGNET JEWELERS LTD June 2, 2026, 6:54 AM ET earnings Items 2.02, 9.01

same fact type: earnings_release same SEC item: 2.02, 9.01 same event type: earnings similar materiality

This filing

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Comparable filing

On June 2, 2026, Signet Jewelers Limited (the "Company") issued a press release announcing results for the first quarter ended May 2, 2026.

Filing page SEC filing

Dollar General Q1 EPS $2.00 beats expectations; raises FY2026 EPS guidance

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP June 2, 2026, 6:54 AM ET earnings Items 2.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01

same fact type: earnings_release same SEC item: 2.02, 9.01 same event type: earnings similar materiality

This filing

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Comparable filing

(NYSE: DG) today reported financial results for its first quarter (13 weeks) ended May 1, 2026. First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Highlights · Net Sales Increased 3.4% to $10.8 Billion · Same-Store Sales Increased 2.0% · Operating Profit Increased 10.8% to $638.5 Million · Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) Increased 12.4% to $2.00 · Cash Flow From

Filing page SEC filing

HIVE

HIVE FY2026 revenue $297.8M (+158% YoY); GAAP net loss $148.4M

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. June 2, 2026, 6:23 AM ET earnings Items 2.02, 9.01

same fact type: earnings_release same SEC item: 2.02, 9.01 same event type: earnings similar materiality

This filing

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Comparable filing

EXHIBIT 99.1 HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd.: Exhibit 99.1 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com Exhibit 99.1 HIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. HIVE Achieves FY2026 Total Revenue of $297.8 Million (+158% YoY), HIVE's BUZZ HPC Positioned for Growth This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus supplement dated

Filing page SEC filing

DCI

Donaldson Q3 FY2026 sales $995.1M (+5.8%), adj. EPS $1.06 (+7.1%)

DONALDSON Co INC June 1, 2026, 5:41 PM ET earnings Items 2.02, 9.01

same fact type: earnings_release same SEC item: 2.02, 9.01 same event type: earnings similar materiality

This filing

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Comparable filing

press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- Donaldson Reports Record Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Sales and Earnings Third quarter sales of $995.1 million, up 5.8% Operating margin of 15.6%; All-time high adjusted operating margin of 16.6% GAAP EPS of $1.00; Adjusted EPS of $1.06, up 7.1% Closed margin-accretive Facet acquisition,

Filing page SEC filing

GMRS

GMR Solutions Q1 revenue $1.46B (+6.6% YoY), net income $106M (+180% YoY), guides FY26 rev $5.9-6.2B

GMR Solutions Inc. June 1, 2026, 4:45 PM ET earnings Items 2.02, 9.01

same fact type: earnings_release same SEC item: 2.02, 9.01 same event type: earnings similar materiality

This filing

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Comparable filing

today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, and full year 2026 financial guidance. First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights ● Net revenue of $1,457.6 million, up 6.6% compared to $1,367.4 million in the first quarter of 2025 ● Net income of $106.3 million, up 179.7% compared to $38.0 million in the first quarter of 2025 ● Adjusted

Filing page SEC filing

HPE

HPE Q2 FY26: record revenue $10.7B (+40%), raises FY26 guidance, introduces FY27 framework

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co June 1, 2026, 4:09 PM ET earnings Items 1.01, 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01

same fact type: earnings_release same SEC item: 2.02, 9.01 same event type: earnings similar materiality

This filing

Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2026 -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Comparable filing

gross margin, and non-GAAP diluted net EPS, as well as its highest-ever free cash flow generation for a second quarter. Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results • Revenue : $10.7 billion, up 40% from the prior-year period • Gross margins : ◦ GAAP of 36.5%, up 810 basis points from the prior-year period and up 60 basis points sequentially ◦ Non-GAAP (1) of 36.9%,

Filing page SEC filing

Source: SEC EDGAR

accession 0001084961-26-000038

view filing index on sec.gov

view primary document

This headline and bullets were generated automatically by deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 from the public filing. Read the source on SEC.gov before relying on any specific claim. Not investment advice. See methodology for how this pipeline works.