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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001084961-26-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECPG"
cik: "0001084961"
company_name: "ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:09:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:12:05.927832+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Encore Capital Q2 EPS $2.81; record collections $737M; raises FY2026 guidance

## Summary
- GAAP net income $64M ($2.81 EPS) includes $1.00/share refinancing costs; revenue $492M, up 11% YoY.
- Global collections record $737M (+13% YoY); U.S. MCM record $572M (+17%).
- Portfolio purchases $444M, record U.S. $372M; Europe $72M.
- Refinanced $1B debt in May, incurring $30.5M costs; expects $15M annual interest savings.
- FY2026 guidance raised: collections $2.80-2.85B, EPS $13.00-14.00; portfolio purchases $1.4-1.5B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001084961-26-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECPG
- cik: 0001084961
- company_name: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:09:16+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084961/000108496126000057/0001084961-26-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084961/000108496126000057/ecpg-20260805.htm

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