ECPG - Encore Capital Group, Inc.
Encore Capital Group, Inc. , a specialty finance company, provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across financial assets worldwide. The company purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value, as well as manages them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and works toward financial recovery.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $80.91, ATM IV 39.7%, net GEX -$181.6K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Mortgages
- Market Cap
- $1.69B
- P/E Ratio
- 5.79
- Beta
- 1.33
- 52-Week Range
- 35.67-92.64
- CEO
- Ashish Masih
- Employees
- 7,350
- IPO Date
- Jul 9, 1999
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What ECPG Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 4.8% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$181.6K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.005) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The ECPG overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked ECPG overview questions
- What is ECPG?
- ECPG is the ticker symbol for Encore Capital Group, Inc., a listed security. Encore Capital Group, Inc. , a specialty finance company, provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across financial assets worldwide. Listed on NASDAQ. ECPG is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the ECPG options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the ECPG options snapshot shows spot at $80.91, ATM IV 39.7%, IV rank 4.8%, net GEX -$181.6K, expected move 11.38%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are ECPG's key statistics?
- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) carries a market capitalization of $1.69B, trailing P/E ratio of 5.79, beta of 1.33 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 35.67-92.64. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does ECPG belong to?
- Encore Capital Group, Inc. operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Financial - Mortgages industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare ECPG's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the ECPG data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).