Stocks · Financial Services · Asset Management
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. ECCC
$24.75 -2.14% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $508.6M
Expensive vs sectorLow risk
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Three things to know
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $8.0M, down 96.5% from a year earlier, slowing from 107.9% a quarter earlier.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-1.24, down 1210.1% year over year.
- Operating margin narrowed to -1418.8% from 18.3% a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Financial Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 1%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 1%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 16%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 1%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 5%
- Gross marginBottom 1%
- Operating marginBottom 1%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 5%
- Interest coverBottom 6%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 8%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 18%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 3%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 2%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 46%
- 6-month returnBottom 41%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 49%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 14%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 48%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 47%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 19%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 17%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 11%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 107.9% | -96.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 91.4% | -262.8% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 18.3% | -1418.8% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 48.7% | 977.6% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -96.5% | 107.9% | ↓ | Bottom 1% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -1210.1% | — | Bottom 1% | |
| Gross margin | -262.8% | 91.4% | ↓ | Bottom 1% |
| Operating margin | -1418.8% | 18.3% | ↓ | Bottom 1% |
| Net margin | -2092.1% | 5.9% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 977.6% | 48.7% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -10.2% | — | Bottom 5% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -21.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +152.9 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -4.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 10.17%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -13.10%
- Shareholder yield
- -2.93%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +10.7%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +28.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jun 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Analysts with a rating
- 6
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | — | +0.8% | -0.4% | +4.7% | +2.8% |
| Aug 8, 2025 | — | -1.1% | -3.3% | -1.8% | -2.7% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | — | +0.1% | +1.3% | +2.0% | +3.4% |
| May 21, 2024 | — | -0.1% | +0.0% | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| Feb 22, 2024 | — | +0.0% | +0.7% | -1.7% | +1.0% |
| Feb 13, 2024 | — | +0.1% | +0.8% | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | — | +0.6% | +0.8% | +0.2% | +0.7% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | — | +2.1% | +3.6% | +7.2% | +4.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.18 | — | — | $52.0M |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.51 | — | — | $70.8M |
| Aug 6, 2024 | -$0.03 | — | — | -$1.7M |
| May 21, 2024 | $0.25 | — | — | $97.6M |
| Feb 22, 2024 | $0.35 | — | — | $39.4M |
| Feb 13, 2024 | $0.88 | — | — | $36.0M |
| Jun 30, 2023 | $0.11 | — | — | $31.7M |
| Mar 31, 2023 | $0.34 | — | — | $31.9M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Sales | 90.28× | — | — | Bottom 2% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 15.31% | — | — | Top 18% |
| Earnings yield | -5.01% | — | — | Bottom 8% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 3.9× – 208.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +5.0%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -1210.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +570.6%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 99
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -0.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +0.4%
- RSI (14)
- 42.6
- Relative volume
- 0.70×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 9.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 45th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.02
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.04
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -2.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -7.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | -26.0% | 321 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $508.6M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$1.24
- Revenue (TTM)
- $8.0M
- Dividend yield
- 8.21%
- 52-week range
- $23.02 – $25.50
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $155.3M | -$78.6M | $136.3M | $115.9M | $116.1M |
| Gross profit | $140.8M | -$92.7M | $122.7M | $97.6M | $68.6M |
| Operating income | $131.9M | -$101.8M | $118.8M | $85.5M | -$87.4M |
| Net income | $131.9M | -$101.8M | $118.8M | $80.3M | -$134.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.94 | -$2.21 | $1.74 | $0.86 | -$1.05 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $47.1M | $49.5M | $57.7M | $70.8M | $52.0M | -$13.0M | $31.4M | -$62.5M |
| Net income | $3.9M | $45.3M | -$97.5M | $61.6M | $21.8M | -$109.9M | -$148.4M | $70.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.04 | $0.41 | -$0.81 | $0.48 | $0.18 | -$0.83 | -$1.12 | $0.53 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $42.6M | -$75.0M | $85.2M | $103.5M | -$21.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $2 | $0 | -$4 | -$2 | $4 |
| Free cash flow | $42.6M | -$75.0M | $85.2M | $103.5M | -$21.4M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | -$103.4M | $0 | $0 | -$185.5M |
| Net share buybacks | $74.8M | $205.9M | $219.5M | $331.8M | $132.6M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $59.5M
- Total assets
- $1.14B
- Total liabilities
- $306.5M
- Total debt
- $270.0M
- Net debt
- $210.4M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $833.6M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jun 30, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2026 | $0.14 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $0.14 | Nov 30, 2026 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $0.14 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $0.14 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $0.14 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $0.14 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $0.14 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| May 11, 2026 | $0.14 | May 29, 2026 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,492
- Days to cover
- 1.10
- Change vs previous report
- -80.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.