Encore Capital Group (ECPG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ashish Masih, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.1M in 2025, up 52% from $5.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 255:1, on median employee pay of $31,804.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$8.1M+52% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
255:1median $31,804
CEO pay in equity
60%$4.9M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$8,106,453For fiscal year 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$4,863,999Includes RSUs and PSUs
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$2,307,449KCP payout
Pay Ratio
255:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$31,804Annual total compensation

How Masih was paid

$8.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary11%Stock awards60%Non-equity incentive28%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ashish MasihPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,106,453
Tomas HernanzExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,972,786
Ryan B. BellPresident, Midland Credit Management$2,777,647
John YungPresident, International and Cabot Credit Management$3,170,523
Andrew E. AschSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$1,611,088
Jonathan C. ClarkFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$182,263

What changed and why

  • $8.1MAshish Masih received $8,106,453 in total compensation for 2025, representing an increase from prior years.
  • $4.9MThe CEO's stock awards totaled $4,863,999 based on grant date fair values.
  • $2.3MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $2,307,449 under the KCP program.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated as 255 to 1.
  • Key performance metrics for incentive funding included Adjusted EBITDA and ROIC targets.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.