FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (“FirstCash” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FCFS), the leading international operator of more than 3,300 retail pawn stores, today announced record revenue and earnings results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2026. The Company also announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share, an increase of 10% over the previous quarterly dividend, which will be paid in November 2026. In addition, during the third quarter of 2026, the Company repurchased $123 million of common stock, bringing the Total Fina Elf year-to-date share repurchases to $250 million.
Mr. Rick Wessel, chief executive officer, stated, “FirstCash delivered another outstanding quarter of operating results, with third quarter pawn revenue growth of 28%. Pawn demand remains exceptionally strong with a record $908 million in pawn receivables and all geographic segments posting double-digit increases in both same-store pawn receivables and pawn fees. Our merchandise sales channels were also robust, evidenced by continued strength in sales growth, margins and inventory turnover metrics.
“We are also pleased to announce that 14 pawn stores were added during the quarter, bringing year-to-date additions to a Total Fina Elf of 42 locations across four countries. As we enter the fourth quarter, with the added stores, strong pawn books and appropriate inventory levels, we believe we are well-positioned to close out another record year of operating results.
“FirstCash has set new records for revenue and earnings in each quarter this year. For the trailing twelve months, revenues are now $4.3 billion, net income totals $406 million and adjusted EBITDA totals $835 million. The impressive earnings growth continues to drive increased operating cash flows as well, providing ample capacity for shareholder returns through stock repurchases and cash dividends. More importantly, we remain committed to expanding our industry-leading global footprint through accretive pawnshop acquisitions and new store openings in each geographic segment,” concluded Mr. Wessel.
This release contains adjusted financial measures, which exclude certain non-operating and/or non-cash income and expenses, that are non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the descriptions and reconciliations to GAAP of these and other non-GAAP financial measures at the end of this release.
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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| As Reported (GAAP) | Adjusted (Non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
| In thousands, except per share amounts |
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 1,101,167 | $ | 935,579 | $ | 1,101,167 | $ | 935,579 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 101,152 | $ | 82,807 | $ | 116,181 | $ | 100,633 | |||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 2.33 | $ | 1.86 | $ | 2.68 | $ | 2.26 | |||||||
| EBITDA (non-GAAP measure) | $ | 208,194 | $ | 172,821 | $ | 213,008 | $ | 180,554 | |||||||
| Weighted-average diluted shares | 43,335 | 44,472 | 43,335 | 44,472 | |||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| As Reported (GAAP) | Adjusted (Non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
| In thousands, except per share amounts | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 3,227,506 | $ | 2,602,624 | $ | 3,227,506 | $ | 2,602,624 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 302,321 | $ | 226,203 | $ | 345,343 | $ | 273,032 | |||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 6.89 | $ | 5.07 | $ | 7.87 | $ | 6.12 | |||||||
| EBITDA (non-GAAP measure) | $ | 613,866 | $ | 468,535 | $ | 625,070 | $ | 488,563 | |||||||
| Weighted-average diluted shares | 43,870 | 44,603 | 43,870 | 44,603 | |||||||||||
Consolidated Operating Highlights
Growth Platforms
U.S. Pawn Segment Operating Results
Latin America Pawn Segment Operating Results
Note: Certain growth rates below are calculated on a constant or local currency basis, a non-GAAP financial measure defined at the end of this release. The average U.S. dollar to Mexican peso exchange rate for the third quarter of 2026 was 17.2 pesos per U.S. dollar, a favorable change of 8% versus the comparable prior-year period, and for the nine month period ended September 30, 2026 was 17.4 pesos per U.S. dollar, a favorable change of 11% versus the prior-year period.
U.K. Pawn Segment Operating Results
American First Finance (AFF) - Retail POS Payment Solutions Segment Operating Results
Cash Flow and Liquidity
Shareholder Returns
2026 Outlook
The Company’s outlook for the remainder of 2026 continues to be highly positive with continued double-digit revenue growth and operating margin expansion expected from pawn operations in the fourth quarter. The estimates provided below do not include revenue and earnings contributions from any potential fourth quarter acquisitions.
Pawn Operations:
Pawn operations remain the primary earnings driver as the Company expects the combined U.S., Latin America and U.K. pawn segments to be approximately 90% of Total Fina Elf net revenue and segment level pre-tax income for 2026.
U.S. Pawn
Latin America Pawn
U.K. Pawn
Retail POS Payment Solutions (AFF) Operations:
Other Expenses and Tax Rates:
Additional Commentary and Analysis
Mr. Wessel further commented on FirstCash’s third quarter results and outlook for the remainder of 2026, “The demand for pawn lending and deep-value retailing remains strong given the continued inflationary environment. We believe our customers see tremendous value in each of our core products and services, whether through a small non-recourse loan, easily and safely selling an unneeded personal item or shopping at a value-oriented retailer that also offers an interest-free layaway program.
“The strength in our pawn operations continues to be evidenced by the record third quarter and year-to-date revenue and earnings results. Third quarter pawn receivables remained at record levels in each segment, both in Total Fina Elf and on a per-store basis, and we expect continued demand strength in the fourth quarter. Retail sales growth for the quarter was impressive as well, with consolidated double-digit same-store comps and margins at or above targeted levels. We also believe that we are well-positioned for the holiday season with a solid book of layaway deposits and appropriate levels of fresh, value-priced inventory.
“We are pleased to have added 14 pawn locations this quarter and 42 stores year-to-date, demonstrating our continued focus on platform growth, and we continue to see significant additional opportunities to further grow our store base. While primarily focused on completing the Ramsdens acquisition in the U.K., there is a strong pipeline of other potential acquisition opportunities in various stages of evaluation and diligence across multiple geographic regions.
“In parallel with the growth of the core pawn business, we also remain focused on execution fundamentals and operating efficiencies. Most notably this year, we completed the rollout of our FirstPawn point-of-sale and loan management system across all H&T stores and its jewelry processing center. We expect the FirstPawn system will further optimize their pawn and merchandise conversion cycles, which should improve customer service, pawn yields, inventory turns and retail margins while enabling further revenue and operating synergies.
“Shareholder returns remain a priority as well and we are pleased to announce a 10% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.46 per share, payable in November. Combined with $123 million of share repurchases in the third quarter and $250 million year-to-date, this further underscores our commitment to returning excess cash to shareholders while still funding organic growth, strategic acquisitions and real estate purchases.
“During the third quarter, FirstCash also expanded and extended its revolving unsecured credit facility. Strong demand from both new and existing bank partners allowed us to increase Total Fina Elf commitments from $700 million to over $1 billion, providing substantial committed capital through August 2031 to support continued growth in both our U.S. AND Int. operations in addition to shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks.
“In summary, we remain focused on disciplined execution across all three pawn geographies and selective, accretive growth driven by the strong acquisition pipeline we are seeing in all markets. We believe the combination of strong operating cash flow, a strengthened balance sheet and a favorable demand backdrop positions us well for continued revenue and earnings growth into 2027,” concluded Mr. Wessel.
About FirstCash
FirstCash is the leading international operator of pawn stores focused on serving cash and credit-constrained consumers. FirstCash operates more than 3,300 pawn stores in the U.S., Latin America and the U.K. Most of the stores buy and sell a wide variety of jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, musical instruments and other merchandise, and make small non-recourse pawn loans secured by pledged personal property. FirstCash’s pawn operations account for approximately 90% of net revenue, with the remainder provided by its wholly owned subsidiary, AFF, a leading provider of customer payment solutions at the point-of-sale for retailers of consumer goods and services.
FirstCash is a component company in both the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index® and the Russell 2000 Index®. FirstCash’s common stock (ticker symbol “FCFS”) is traded on the Nasdaq, the creator of the world’s first electronic stock market. For additional information regarding FirstCash and the services it provides, visit FirstCash’s websites located at http://www.firstcash.com, http://www.americanfirstfinance.com and http://www.handt.co.uk.
Forward-Looking Information
This release contains forward-looking statements about the business, financial condition, outlook and prospects of FirstCash Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (together, the “Company”), including the Company’s outlook for 2026 and the Company’s previously announced Ramsdens acquisition. Forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “outlook,” “believes,” “projects,” “expects,” “may,” “estimates,” “should,” “plans,” “targets,” “intends,” “could,” “would,” “anticipates,” “potential,” “confident,” “optimistic,” or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, objectives, estimates, guidance, expectations, outlook and future plans. Forward-looking statements can also be identified by the fact these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties.
While the Company believes the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurances such expectations will prove to be accurate. Security holders are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements made in this release. Such factors and risks may include, without limitation, risks related to the extensive regulatory environment in which the Company operates, including uncertainty involving the present regulatory environment in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; risks associated with the legal and regulatory proceedings that the Company is a party to or may become a party to in the future; risks related to the Company’s acquisitions, including the failure of the Company’s acquisitions to deliver the estimated value and benefits expected by the Company and the ability of the Company to continue to identify and consummate acquisitions on favorable terms, if at all, and the ability of the Company to successfully integrate such acquisitions; risks related to the acquisition of Ramsdens, in particular, the ability to obtain the necessary anti-trust approval and to satisfy the other customary closing conditions in the expected timeframe, if at all, and the ability to achieve the anticipated benefits from the acquisition of Ramsdens on the anticipated timeline, if at all; potential changes in consumer behavior and shopping patterns which could impact demand for the Company’s pawn loan, retail, lease-to-own (“LTO”) and retail finance products; labor shortages and increased labor costs; a deterioration in the economic conditions in the United States, Latin America and the United Kingdom, including as a result of geopolitical conflicts, inflation, elevated interest rates, increased energy costs and trade policy, which potentially could have an impact on discretionary consumer spending and demand for the Company’s products; currency fluctuations, primarily involving the Mexican peso and British pound sterling; competition the Company faces from other retailers and providers of retail payment solutions; the ability of the Company to successfully execute on its business strategies; risks related to the Company’s ability to prevent cyber attacks, other cybersecurity incidents, security breaches or other disruptions to its information technology systems; risks related to the Company’s ability to develop, operate and adapt its information technology infrastructure suitable for the nature of its business and to successfully transition acquired businesses to its information technology platform; risks related to the Company’s ability to keep pace with the adoption of generative artificial intelligence and other machine learning technologies to remain competitive; risks related to the contraction in sales activity or store closures at merchant partners of the Company’s retail point-of-sale (“POS”) payment solutions business; the ability of the Company’s retail POS payment solutions business to continue to grow its base of merchant partners; and other risks discussed and described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” thereof, and other reports filed with the SEC. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control, nor can the Company predict, in many cases, all of the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to report any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.
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FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited, in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Retail merchandise sales | $ | 480,981 | $ | 410,968 | $ | 1,417,078 | $ | 1,167,149 | |||||||
| Pawn loan fees | 267,290 | 221,088 | 792,429 | 603,781 | |||||||||||
| Leased merchandise income | 103,057 | 132,540 | 348,743 | 429,242 | |||||||||||
| Interest and fees on retail finance products | 73,749 | 81,683 | 222,046 | 231,171 | |||||||||||
| Wholesale scrap jewelry sales | 172,541 | 86,710 | 437,154 | 168,691 | |||||||||||
| Other revenue | 3,549 | 2,590 | 10,056 | 2,590 | |||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf revenue | 1,101,167 | 935,579 | 3,227,506 | 2,602,624 | |||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of retail merchandise sold | 294,274 | 248,723 | 857,942 | 703,173 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation of leased merchandise | 63,113 | 76,028 | 215,822 | 243,119 | |||||||||||
| Provision for lease losses | 17,021 | 27,920 | 71,204 | 88,025 | |||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | 40,790 | 40,347 | 123,564 | 118,468 | |||||||||||
| Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold | 140,159 | 68,220 | 335,955 | 138,479 | |||||||||||
| Other cost of revenue | 267 | 634 | 1,425 | 634 | |||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf cost of revenue | 555,624 | 461,872 | 1,605,912 | 1,291,898 | |||||||||||
| Net revenue | 545,543 | 473,707 | 1,621,594 | 1,310,726 | |||||||||||
| Expenses and other income: | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 269,106 | 236,528 | 806,273 | 673,607 | |||||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 66,723 | 58,845 | 199,326 | 166,631 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 32,283 | 29,034 | 96,239 | 80,400 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | 37,678 | 32,216 | 107,908 | 86,024 | |||||||||||
| Interest income | (434 | ) | (908 | ) | (1,078 | ) | (2,664 | ) | |||||||
| (Gain) loss on foreign exchange | (435 | ) | (219 | ) | 201 | (1,504 | ) | ||||||||
| Merger and acquisition expenses | 3,760 | 9,472 | 10,983 | 12,711 | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | (1,805 | ) | (3,740 | ) | (9,055 | ) | (9,254 | ) | |||||||
| Total Fina Elf expenses and other income | 406,876 | 361,228 | 1,210,797 | 1,005,951 | |||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 138,667 | 112,479 | 410,797 | 304,775 | |||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 37,515 | 29,672 | 108,476 | 78,572 | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 101,152 | $ | 82,807 | $ | 302,321 | $ | 226,203 | |||||||
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FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited, in thousands) | |||||||||||
| September 30, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 203,159 | $ | 130,240 | $ | 125,197 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 122,476 | 115,850 | 115,854 | ||||||||
| Pawn loans | 907,670 | 788,130 | 831,497 | ||||||||
| Finance receivables, net | 124,115 | 153,134 | 150,274 | ||||||||
| Inventories | 598,551 | 456,273 | 487,232 | ||||||||
| Leased merchandise, net | 74,705 | 99,725 | 114,283 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 36,360 | 49,008 | 32,131 | ||||||||
| Total Fina Elf current assets | 2,067,036 | 1,792,360 | 1,856,468 | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 883,675 | 786,389 | 808,050 | ||||||||
| Operating lease right of use asset | 366,097 | 371,311 | 365,621 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 2,035,199 | 1,970,358 | 2,023,426 | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 185,351 | 246,722 | 231,140 | ||||||||
| Other assets | 12,549 | 9,775 | 9,796 | ||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 9,266 | 5,401 | 6,262 | ||||||||
| Total Fina Elf assets | $ | 5,559,173 | $ | 5,182,316 | $ | 5,300,763 | |||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 222,801 | $ | 163,412 | $ | 212,615 | |||||
| Customer deposits and prepayments | 95,792 | 84,520 | 83,908 | ||||||||
| Lease liability, current | 111,201 | 111,327 | 111,291 | ||||||||
| Total Fina Elf current liabilities | 429,794 | 359,259 | 407,814 | ||||||||
| Revolving unsecured credit facility | 169,000 | 575,000 | 559,000 | ||||||||
| Other long-term debt | 2,278,072 | 1,638,106 | 1,649,434 | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 159,590 | 155,295 | 158,819 | ||||||||
| Lease liability, non-current | 249,386 | 255,010 | 248,934 | ||||||||
| Total Fina Elf liabilities | 3,285,842 | 2,982,670 | 3,024,001 | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
| Common stock | 575 | 575 | 575 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,766,506 | 1,766,282 | 1,771,379 | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | 1,917,822 | 1,584,851 | 1,670,583 | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (67,890 | ) | (76,766 | ) | (64,835 | ) | |||||
| Common stock held in treasury, at cost | (1,343,682 | ) | (1,075,296 | ) | (1,100,940 | ) | |||||
| Total Fina Elf stockholders’ equity | 2,273,331 | 2,199,646 | 2,276,762 | ||||||||
| Total Fina Elf liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 5,559,173 | $ | 5,182,316 | $ | 5,300,763 | |||||
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
SEGMENT RESULTS
(unaudited)
The Company organizes its operations into four reportable segments as follows:
Operating expenses of the three pawn segments include salary and Benefit expenses of store-level employees, occupancy costs, bank and other treasury fees, security, insurance, utilities, supplies and other costs incurred by the pawn stores. Operating expenses of the AFF segment include salary and Benefit expenses of operations-focused departments, payment processing charges, data analytics and decisioning costs, information technology costs, advertising costs and other operational costs incurred by AFF.
Corporate expenses and income, which include administrative expenses, corporate depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income, (gain) loss on foreign exchange, merger and acquisition expenses, and other income, net, are presented on a consolidated basis and are not allocated between the segments. Intersegment transactions related to AFF’s LTO payment solution product offered in U.S. pawn stores are eliminated from consolidated totals.
The Company completed the acquisition of H&T, the leading pawn operator in the United Kingdom, on August 14, 2025, the date the balance sheet and operating results of H&T, as reported in the U.K. pawn segment, were included in the Company’s consolidated financial results.
| FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. SEGMENT RESULTS (unaudited, in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 |
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| U.S. Pawn |
LatAm Pawn |
U.K. Pawn |
AFF | Intersegment Eliminations |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail merchandise sales | $ | 278,937 | $ | 179,935 | $ | 22,527 | $ | — | $ | (418 | ) | $ | 480,981 | ||||||||||
| Pawn loan fees | 155,939 | 83,103 | 28,248 | — | — | 267,290 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leased merchandise income | — | — | — | 103,057 | — | 103,057 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest and fees on retail finance products | — | — | — | 73,749 | — | 73,749 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale scrap jewelry sales | 79,827 | 47,668 | 45,046 | — | — | 172,541 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue | — | — | 3,549 | — | — | 3,549 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf revenue | 514,703 | 310,706 | 99,370 | 176,806 | (418 | ) | 1,101,167 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of retail merchandise sold | 162,007 | 117,341 | 15,161 | — | (235 | ) | 294,274 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of leased merchandise | — | — | — | 63,256 | (143 | ) | 63,113 | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for lease losses | — | — | — | 17,015 | 6 | 17,021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | — | — | — | 40,790 | — | 40,790 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold | 67,572 | 39,884 | 32,703 | — | — | 140,159 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other cost of revenue | — | — | 267 | — | — | 267 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf cost of revenue | 229,579 | 157,225 | 48,131 | 121,061 | (372 | ) | 555,624 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 285,124 | 153,481 | 51,239 | 55,745 | (46 | ) | 545,543 | ||||||||||||||||
| Segment expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 142,399 | 84,341 | 20,529 | 21,837 | — | 269,106 | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 9,437 | 4,568 | 1,510 | 749 | — | 16,264 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf segment expenses | 151,836 | 88,909 | 22,039 | 22,586 | — | 285,370 | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment pre-tax operating income | $ | 133,288 | $ | 64,572 | $ | 29,200 | $ | 33,159 | $ | (46 | ) | $ | 260,173 | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Pawn |
LatAm Pawn |
U.K. Pawn |
AFF | Intersegment Eliminations |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail merchandise sales | $ | 252,963 | $ | 144,644 | $ | 14,066 | $ | — | $ | (705 | ) | $ | 410,968 | ||||||||||
| Pawn loan fees | 138,867 | 67,199 | 15,022 | — | — | 221,088 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leased merchandise income | — | — | — | 132,540 | — | 132,540 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest and fees on retail finance products | — | — | — | 81,683 | — | 81,683 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale scrap jewelry sales | 45,607 | 17,831 | 23,272 | — | — | 86,710 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue | — | — | 2,590 | — | — | 2,590 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf revenue | 437,437 | 229,674 | 54,950 | 214,223 | (705 | ) | 935,579 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of retail merchandise sold | 145,411 | 92,931 | 10,755 | — | (374 | ) | 248,723 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of leased merchandise | — | — | — | 76,253 | (225 | ) | 76,028 | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for lease losses | — | — | — | 28,005 | (85 | ) | 27,920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | — | — | — | 40,347 | — | 40,347 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold | 38,520 | 15,000 | 14,700 | — | — | 68,220 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other cost of revenue | — | — | 634 | — | — | 634 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf cost of revenue | 183,931 | 107,931 | 26,089 | 144,605 | (684 | ) | 461,872 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 253,506 | 121,743 | 28,861 | 69,618 | (21 | ) | 473,707 | ||||||||||||||||
| Segment expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 133,024 | 70,327 | 10,225 | 22,952 | — | 236,528 | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 8,464 | 4,443 | 742 | 687 | — | 14,336 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf segment expenses | 141,488 | 74,770 | 10,967 | 23,639 | — | 250,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment pre-tax operating income | $ | 112,018 | $ | 46,973 | $ | 17,894 | $ | 45,979 | $ | (21 | ) | $ | 222,843 | ||||||||||
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FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. SEGMENT RESULTS (unaudited, in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 |
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| U.S. Pawn |
LatAm Pawn |
U.K. Pawn |
AFF | Intersegment Eliminations |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail merchandise sales | $ | 838,442 | $ | 514,092 | $ | 65,839 | $ | — | $ | (1,295 | ) | $ | 1,417,078 | ||||||||||
| Pawn loan fees | 463,809 | 239,321 | 89,299 | — | — | 792,429 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leased merchandise income | — | — | — | 348,743 | — | 348,743 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest and fees on retail finance products | — | — | — | 222,046 | — | 222,046 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale scrap jewelry sales | 199,530 | 106,454 | 131,170 | — | — | 437,154 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue | — | — | 10,056 | — | — | 10,056 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf revenue | 1,501,781 | 859,867 | 296,364 | 570,789 | (1,295 | ) | 3,227,506 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of retail merchandise sold | 477,416 | 335,170 | 46,047 | — | (691 | ) | 857,942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of leased merchandise | — | — | — | 216,309 | (487 | ) | 215,822 | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for lease losses | — | — | — | 71,462 | (258 | ) | 71,204 | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | — | — | — | 123,564 | — | 123,564 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold | 164,631 | 89,691 | 81,633 | — | — | 335,955 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other cost of revenue | — | — | 1,425 | — | — | 1,425 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf cost of revenue | 642,047 | 424,861 | 129,105 | 411,335 | (1,436 | ) | 1,605,912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 859,734 | 435,006 | 167,259 | 159,454 | 141 | 1,621,594 | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 428,623 | 247,249 | 60,962 | 69,439 | — | 806,273 | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 27,207 | 14,155 | 4,306 | 2,199 | — | 47,867 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf segment expenses | 455,830 | 261,404 | 65,268 | 71,638 | — | 854,140 | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment pre-tax operating income | $ | 403,904 | $ | 173,602 | $ | 101,991 | $ | 87,816 | $ | 141 | $ | 767,454 | |||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Pawn |
LatAm Pawn |
U.K. Pawn |
AFF | Intersegment Eliminations |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail merchandise sales | $ | 754,106 | $ | 401,132 | $ | 14,066 | $ | — | $ | (2,155 | ) | $ | 1,167,149 | ||||||||||
| Pawn loan fees | 407,763 | 180,996 | 15,022 | — | — | 603,781 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leased merchandise income | — | — | — | 429,242 | — | 429,242 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest and fees on retail finance products | — | — | — | 231,171 | — | 231,171 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale scrap jewelry sales | 107,839 | 37,580 | 23,272 | — | — | 168,691 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue | — | — | 2,590 | — | — | 2,590 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf revenue | 1,269,708 | 619,708 | 54,950 | 660,413 | (2,155 | ) | 2,602,624 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of retail merchandise sold | 434,318 | 259,249 | 10,755 | — | (1,149 | ) | 703,173 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of leased merchandise | — | — | — | 243,925 | (806 | ) | 243,119 | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for lease losses | — | — | — | 88,276 | (251 | ) | 88,025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | — | — | — | 118,468 | — | 118,468 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold | 92,009 | 31,770 | 14,700 | — | — | 138,479 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other cost of revenue | — | — | 634 | — | — | 634 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf cost of revenue | 526,327 | 291,019 | 26,089 | 450,669 | (2,206 | ) | 1,291,898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 743,381 | 328,689 | 28,861 | 209,744 | 51 | 1,310,726 | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 395,790 | 196,158 | 10,225 | 71,434 | — | 673,607 | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 24,155 | 13,173 | 742 | 2,091 | — | 40,161 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf segment expenses | 419,945 | 209,331 | 10,967 | 73,525 | — | 713,768 | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment pre-tax operating income | $ | 323,436 | $ | 119,358 | $ | 17,894 | $ | 136,219 | $ | 51 | $ | 596,958 | |||||||||||
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FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. SEGMENT RESULTS (unaudited) |
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Pawn Operating Metrics (dollars in thousands, except as otherwise noted) |
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| As of September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Pawn |
LatAm Pawn |
U.K. Pawn |
Total Fina Elf Pawn |
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| Earning assets: | |||||||||||||||||
| Pawn loans | $ | 487,245 | $ | 205,484 | $ | 214,941 | $ | 907,670 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 336,233 | 155,690 | 106,628 | 598,551 | |||||||||||||
| $ | 823,478 | $ | 361,174 | $ | 321,569 | $ | 1,506,221 | ||||||||||
| Average outstanding pawn loan amount (in ones) | $ | 319 | $ | 103 | $ | 905 | $ | 241 | |||||||||
| Composition of pawn collateral: | |||||||||||||||||
| Jewelry | 73 | % | 48 | % | 99 | % | 72 | % | |||||||||
| General merchandise | 27 | % | 52 | % | 1 | % | 28 | % | |||||||||
| 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||
| Composition of inventories: | |||||||||||||||||
| Jewelry | 63 | % | 52 | % | 99 | % | 67 | % | |||||||||
| General merchandise | 37 | % | 48 | % | 1 | % | 33 | % | |||||||||
| 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||
| Percentage of inventory aged greater than one year | 2.9 | % | (1) | 1.3 | % | 11.6 | % | 4.0 | % | (1) | |||||||
| Inventory turns (trailing twelve months cost of merchandise sales divided by average inventories) | 2.8 times | 3.9 times | 2.0 times | 3.0 times | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Percentage of inventory aged greater than one year is 1.6% for U.S. pawn and 3.3% for Total Fina Elf pawn excluding certain recently acquired U.S. stores which have historically carried significantly higher levels of aged jewelry inventory. |
| As of September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. Pawn |
LatAm Pawn |
U.K. Pawn |
Total Fina Elf Pawn |
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| Earning assets: | |||||||||||||||
| Pawn loans | $ | 426,288 | $ | 173,203 | $ | 188,639 | $ | 788,130 | |||||||
| Inventories | 266,452 | 124,081 | 65,740 | 456,273 | |||||||||||
| $ | 692,740 | $ | 297,284 | $ | 254,379 | $ | 1,244,403 | ||||||||
| Average outstanding pawn loan amount (in ones) | $ | 290 | $ | 100 | $ | 768 | $ | 229 | |||||||
| Composition of pawn collateral: | |||||||||||||||
| Jewelry | 72 | % | 42 | % | 98 | % | 72 | % | |||||||
| General merchandise | 28 | % | 58 | % | 2 | % | 28 | % | |||||||
| 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||
| Composition of inventories: | |||||||||||||||
| Jewelry | 59 | % | 40 | % | 99 | % | 60 | % | |||||||
| General merchandise | 41 | % | 60 | % | 1 | % | 40 | % | |||||||
| 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||
| Percentage of inventory aged greater than one year | 1.9 | % | 1.4 | % | 7.9 | % | 2.6 | % | |||||||
| Inventory turns (trailing twelve months cost of merchandise sales divided by average inventories) | 2.8 times | 3.9 times | 2.6 times | 3.1 times | |||||||||||
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FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. SEGMENT RESULTS (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
|
Retail POS Payment Operating Metrics (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
|
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 | ||||||||||||
| Gross transaction volume: | |||||||||||||||
| Leased merchandise | $ | 72,233 | $ | 104,772 | $ | 254,911 | $ | 309,594 | |||||||
| Finance receivables (1) | 140,243 | 144,012 | 423,401 | 435,217 | |||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf gross transaction volume | $ | 212,476 | $ | 248,784 | $ | 678,312 | $ | 744,811 | |||||||
| (1) | During the third quarter of 2025, AFF began assisting certain customers in applying for a direct-to-consumer unsecured installment loan that is underwritten and fully retained by AFF’s bank partner (“OBS Loans”). OBS Loans are not reflected on the Company’s balance sheet as a finance receivable. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, gross transaction volume includes $22.9 million and $50.5 million, respectively, of OBS Loans originated by AFF’s bank partner through the assistance of AFF. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, gross transaction volume includes $10.4 million of OBS Loans originated by AFF’s bank partner through the assistance of AFF. |
| As of September 30, | |||||||
| Earning assets: | 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| Leased merchandise, net: | |||||||
| Leased merchandise, before allowance for lease losses | $ | 122,807 | $ | 164,215 | |||
| Less allowance for lease losses | (48,046 | ) | (64,306 | ) | |||
| Leased merchandise, net | $ | 74,761 | $ | 99,909 | |||
| Finance receivables, net: | |||||||
| Finance receivables, before allowance for loan losses (1) | $ | 222,946 | $ | 268,855 | |||
| Less allowance for loan losses | (98,831 | ) | (115,721 | ) | |||
| Finance receivables, net | $ | 124,115 | $ | 153,134 | |||
| (1) | Does not include $45.5 million and $9.7 million of outstanding OBS Loans held by AFF’s bank partner as of September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Combined finance receivables, before allowance for loan losses, and OBS Loans totaled $268.4 million and $278.5 million as of September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. |
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Leased merchandise portfolio metrics: | |||||||||||||||
| Provision rate (1) | 23.6 | % | 26.7 | % | 28.0 | % | 28.5 | % | |||||||
| Average monthly net charge-off rate (2) | 6.6 | % | 6.7 | % | 6.5 | % | 6.2 | % | |||||||
| Delinquency rate (3) | 26.5 | % | 25.5 | % | 26.5 | % | 25.5 | % | |||||||
| Finance receivables portfolio metrics: | |||||||||||||||
| Provision rate (1) | 29.1 | % | 28.0 | % | 29.2 | % | 27.2 | % | |||||||
| Average monthly net charge-off rate (2) | 5.1 | % | 5.2 | % | 4.8 | % | 4.8 | % | |||||||
| Delinquency rate (3) | 22.8 | % | 22.4 | % | 22.8 | % | 22.4 | % | |||||||
| (1) | Calculated as provision for lease or loan losses as a percentage of the respective gross transaction volume originated. |
| (2) | Calculated as charge-offs, net of recoveries, as a percentage of the respective average earning asset balance before allowance for lease or loan losses. |
| (3) | Calculated as the percentage of the respective contractual earning asset balance owed that is 1 to 89 days past due (the Company charges off leases and finance receivables when they are 90 days or more contractually past due). |
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
PAWN STORE LOCATIONS AND MERCHANT PARTNER LOCATIONS
Pawn Operations
As of September 30, 2026, the Company operated 3,352 pawn store locations composed of 1,215 stores in 29 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, 1,732 stores in 32 states in Mexico, 77 stores in Guatemala, 18 stores in El Salvador, 12 stores in Colombia and 298 stores in the U.K.
The following tables detail pawn store count activity:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||
| U.S. | LatAm | U.K. | Total Fina Elf | ||||||||
| Total Fina Elf locations, beginning of period | 1,212 | 1,836 | 295 | 3,343 | |||||||
| New locations opened | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| Locations acquired | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Consolidation of existing pawn locations (1) | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | — | (5 | ) | ||||
| Total Fina Elf locations, end of period | 1,215 | 1,839 | 298 | 3,352 | |||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||
| U.S. | LatAm | U.K. | Total Fina Elf | ||||||||
| Total Fina Elf locations, beginning of period | 1,207 | 1,837 | 286 | 3,330 | |||||||
| New locations opened | 3 | 16 | 11 | 30 | |||||||
| Locations acquired | 11 | — | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Consolidation of existing pawn locations (1) | (6 | ) | (14 | ) | — | (20 | ) | ||||
| Total Fina Elf locations, end of period | 1,215 | 1,839 | 298 | 3,352 | |||||||
| (1) | Store consolidations, which include certain acquired locations that have been combined with overlapping stores, represent closings for which the Company expects to maintain a significant portion of the customer base in the consolidated location. |
Retail POS Payment Solutions
As of September 30, 2026, AFF provided LTO and retail POS payment solutions for consumer goods and services through a network of approximately 17,000 active retail merchant partner locations. This compares to the active door count of approximately 15,800 locations at September 30, 2025.
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
The Company uses certain financial calculations such as adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, adjusted free cash flow, adjusted return on equity, adjusted return on assets and constant currency results as factors in the measurement and evaluation of the Company’s operating performance and period-over-period growth. The Company derives these financial calculations on the basis of methodologies other than generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), primarily by excluding from a comparable GAAP measure certain items the Company does not consider to be representative of its actual operating performance. These financial calculations are “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined under the SEC rules. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures in operating its business because management believes they are less susceptible to variances in actual operating performance that can result from the excluded items, other infrequent charges and currency fluctuations. The Company presents these financial measures to investors because management believes they are useful to investors in evaluating the primary factors that drive the Company’s core operating performance and provide greater transparency into the Company’s results of operations. However, items that are excluded and other adjustments and assumptions that are made in calculating these non-GAAP financial measures are significant components in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, the Company’s GAAP financial measures. Further, because these non-GAAP financial measures are not determined in accordance with GAAP, and are thus susceptible to varying calculations, the non-GAAP financial measures, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies.
The Company has adjusted the applicable financial calculations to exclude merger and acquisition expenses, amortization of acquired intangible assets, the CFPB litigation settlement and certain other income and expenses. The Company does not consider these items to be related to the organic operations of the Company’s businesses or its continuing operations and are generally not relevant to assessing or estimating the long-term performance of the Company. In addition, excluding these items allows for more accurate comparisons of the financial results to prior periods. Merger and acquisition expenses include incremental costs directly associated with merger and acquisition activities, including professional fees, legal expenses, severance, retention and other employee-related costs, contract breakage costs, costs related to the consolidation of technology systems and corporate facilities and other integration costs, among others.
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
Management believes the presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share provides investors with greater transparency and provides a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial performance and prospects for the future by excluding items that management believes are non-operating in nature and are not representative of the Company’s core operating performance. In addition, management believes the adjustments shown below are useful to investors in order to allow them to compare the Company’s financial results for the current periods presented with the prior periods presented.
The following tables provide a reconciliation between net income and diluted earnings per share calculated in accordance with GAAP to adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, which are shown net of tax (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Trailing Twelve | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
2026 |
2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In Thousands | In Thousands | In Thousands | In Thousands | In Thousands | In Thousands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income, as reported | $ | 101,152 | $ | 82,807 | $ | 302,321 | $ | 226,203 | $ | 406,493 | $ | 309,750 | |||||||||||
| Adjustments, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merger and acquisition expenses | 2,837 | 8,513 | 8,254 | 11,001 | 9,524 | 11,032 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 11,423 | 10,613 | 34,531 | 29,129 | 46,457 | 38,701 | |||||||||||||||||
| CFPB litigation settlement | — | — | — | 9,390 | — | 9,390 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 769 | (1,300 | ) | 237 | (2,691 | ) | (21 | ) | (427 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 116,181 | $ | 100,633 | $ | 345,343 | $ | 273,032 | $ | 462,453 | $ | 368,446 | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
|
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 | ||||||||||||
| Per Share | Per Share | Per Share | Per Share | ||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share, as reported | $ | 2.33 | $ | 1.86 | $ | 6.89 | $ | 5.07 | |||||||
| Adjustments, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||
| Merger and acquisition expenses | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.25 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.79 | 0.65 | |||||||||||
| CFPB litigation settlement | — | — | — | 0.21 | |||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 0.02 | (0.03 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share | $ | 2.68 | $ | 2.26 | $ | 7.87 | $ | 6.12 | |||||||
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA
The Company defines EBITDA as net income before income taxes, depreciation and amortization, interest expense and interest income and adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted for certain items, as listed below, that management considers to be non-operating in nature and not representative of its actual operating performance. The Company believes EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are commonly used by investors to assess a company’s financial performance, and adjusted EBITDA is used as a starting point in the calculation of the consolidated Total Fina Elf debt ratio as defined in the Company’s Senior unsecured notes. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
| Trailing Twelve | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 101,152 | $ | 82,807 | $ | 302,321 | $ | 226,203 | $ | 406,493 | $ | 309,750 | |||||||||||
| Income taxes | 37,515 | 29,672 | 108,476 | 78,572 | 147,092 | 104,558 | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 32,283 | 29,034 | 96,239 | 80,400 | 127,645 | 106,834 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 37,678 | 32,216 | 107,908 | 86,024 | 143,177 | 113,221 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (434 | ) | (908 | ) | (1,078 | ) | (2,664 | ) | (1,349 | ) | (3,192 | ) | |||||||||||
| EBITDA | 208,194 | 172,821 | 613,866 | 468,535 | 823,058 | 631,171 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merger and acquisition expenses | 3,760 | 9,472 | 10,983 | 12,711 | 12,641 | 12,753 | |||||||||||||||||
| CFPB litigation settlement | — | — | — | 11,000 | — | 11,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 1,054 | (1,739 | ) | 221 | (3,683 | ) | (803 | ) | (676 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 213,008 | $ | 180,554 | $ | 625,070 | $ | 488,563 | $ | 834,896 | $ | 654,248 | |||||||||||
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow
For purposes of its internal liquidity assessments, the Company considers free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow. The Company defines free cash flow as cash flow from operating activities less purchases of furniture, fixtures, equipment and improvements and net fundings/repayments of pawn loan and finance receivables, which are considered to be operating in nature by the Company but are included in cash flow from investing activities. Adjusted free cash flow is defined as free cash flow adjusted for merger and acquisition expenses paid that management considers to be non-operating in nature.
Free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow are commonly used by investors as additional measures of cash generated by business operations that may be used to repay scheduled debt maturities and debt service or, following payment of such debt obligations and other non-discretionary items, that may be available to invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions, repurchase stock, pay cash dividends or repay debt obligations prior to their maturities. These metrics can also be used to evaluate the Company’s ability to generate cash flow from business operations and the impact that this cash flow has on the Company’s liquidity. However, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash flow from operating activities or other income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles cash flow from operating activities to free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow (in thousands):
| Trailing Twelve | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | $ | 141,988 | $ | 135,803 | $ | 472,393 | $ | 379,297 | $ | 679,038 | $ | 577,446 | |||||||||||
| Cash flow from certain investing activities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pawn loans made | (666,476 | ) | (523,115 | ) | (1,995,764 | ) | (1,416,821 | ) | (2,673,171 | ) | (1,851,035 | ) | |||||||||||
| Pawn loans repaid | 366,958 | 269,868 | 1,143,076 | 800,966 | 1,539,148 | 1,055,542 | |||||||||||||||||
| Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral | 306,785 | 185,106 | 711,909 | 517,122 | 954,120 | 694,484 | |||||||||||||||||
| Investments in finance receivables | (87,180 | ) | (103,343 | ) | (283,490 | ) | (338,295 | ) | (385,771 | ) | (473,397 | ) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from finance receivables | 82,491 | 84,164 | 264,339 | 263,139 | 343,472 | 345,113 | |||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of furniture, fixtures, equipment and improvements | (18,090 | ) | (11,553 | ) | (55,954 | ) | (37,419 | ) | (73,441 | ) | (49,632 | ) | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow | 126,476 | 36,930 | 256,509 | 167,989 | 383,395 | 298,521 | |||||||||||||||||
| Merger and acquisition expenses paid, net of tax Benefit | 2,837 | 8,513 | 8,254 | 11,001 | 9,524 | 11,032 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted free cash flow | $ | 129,313 | $ | 45,443 | $ | 264,763 | $ | 178,990 | $ | 392,919 | $ | 309,553 | |||||||||||
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
Adjusted Return on Equity and Adjusted Return on Assets
Management believes the presentation of adjusted return on equity and adjusted return on assets provides investors with greater transparency and provides a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial performance by excluding items that management believes are non-operating in nature and not representative of the Company’s core operating performance.
Adjusted return on equity and adjusted return on assets for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2026 are calculated as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Trailing Twelve | |||
| Months Ended | |||
| September 30, 2026 | |||
| Adjusted net income (1) | $ | 462,453 | |
| Average stockholders’ equity (average of five most recent quarter-end balances) | $ | 2,273,922 | |
| Adjusted return on equity (trailing twelve months adjusted net income divided by average equity) | 20 | % | |
| Average Total Fina Elf assets (average of five most recent quarter-end balances) | $ | 5,377,829 | |
| Adjusted return on assets (trailing twelve months adjusted net income divided by average Total Fina Elf assets) | 9 | % | |
| (1) | See detail of adjustments to net income in the “Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share” section above. |
Constant Currency Results
The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, however, certain performance metrics discussed in this release are presented on a “constant currency” basis, which is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company’s management uses constant currency results to evaluate operating results of business operations in Latin America and the U.K., which are transacted in local currencies in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and the U.K. The Company also has operations in El Salvador, where the reporting and functional currency is the U.S. dollar.
The Company believes constant currency results provide valuable supplemental information regarding the underlying performance of its business operations in Latin America and the U.K., consistent with how the Company’s management evaluates such performance and operating results. Constant currency results reported herein are calculated by translating certain balance sheet and income statement items denominated in local currencies using the exchange rate from the prior-year comparable period, as opposed to the current comparable period, in order to exclude the effects of foreign currency rate fluctuations for purposes of evaluating period-over-period comparisons.
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
Latin America Pawn Segment Constant Currency Results
The following table presents operating results for the Latin America pawn segment using the exchange rate from the prior-year comparable periods (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Constant | Currency | Constant | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. | Exchange | Currency | U.S. | Exchange | Currency | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar | Rate | Basis | Dollar | Rate | Basis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Basis | Fluctuations | (Non-GAAP) | Basis | Fluctuations | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail merchandise sales | $ | 179,935 | $ | (12,846 | ) | $ | 167,089 | $ | 514,092 | $ | (53,251 | ) | $ | 460,841 | |||||||||
| Pawn loan fees | 83,103 | (5,953 | ) | 77,150 | 239,321 | (24,859 | ) | 214,462 | |||||||||||||||
| Wholesale scrap jewelry sales | 47,668 | — | 47,668 | 106,454 | — | 106,454 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf revenue | 310,706 | (18,799 | ) | 291,907 | 859,867 | (78,110 | ) | 781,757 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of retail merchandise sold | 117,341 | (8,346 | ) | 108,995 | 335,170 | (34,561 | ) | 300,609 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold | 39,884 | (2,914 | ) | 36,970 | 89,691 | (9,535 | ) | 80,156 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf cost of revenue | 157,225 | (11,260 | ) | 145,965 | 424,861 | (44,096 | ) | 380,765 | |||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 153,481 | (7,539 | ) | 145,942 | 435,006 | (34,014 | ) | 400,992 | |||||||||||||||
| Segment expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 84,341 | (5,893 | ) | 78,448 | 247,249 | (24,963 | ) | 222,286 | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 4,568 | (315 | ) | 4,253 | 14,155 | (1,395 | ) | 12,760 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Fina Elf segment expenses | 88,909 | (6,208 | ) | 82,701 | 261,404 | (26,358 | ) | 235,046 | |||||||||||||||
| Segment pre-tax operating income | $ | 64,572 | $ | (1,331 | ) | $ | 63,241 | $ | 173,602 | $ | (7,656 | ) | $ | 165,946 | |||||||||
The following table presents earning assets for the Latin America pawn segment using the exchange rate from the prior-year comparable period (in thousands):
| As of September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||
| Currency | Constant | ||||||||||
| U.S. | Exchange | Currency | |||||||||
| Dollar | Rate | Basis | |||||||||
| Basis | Fluctuations | (Non-GAAP) | |||||||||
| Earning assets: | |||||||||||
| Pawn loans | $ | 205,484 | $ | (5,852 | ) | $ | 199,632 | ||||
| Inventories | 155,690 | (4,433 | ) | 151,257 | |||||||
| $ | 361,174 | $ | (10,285 | ) | $ | 350,889 | |||||
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
U.K. Pawn Segment Constant Currency Results
The following table presents earning assets for the U.K. pawn segment using the exchange rate from the prior-year comparable period (in thousands):
| As of September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||
| Currency | Constant | ||||||||||
| U.S. | Exchange | Currency | |||||||||
| Dollar | Rate | Basis | |||||||||
| Basis | Fluctuations | (Non-GAAP) | |||||||||
| Earning assets: | |||||||||||
| Pawn loans | $ | 214,941 | $ | 2,865 | $ | 217,806 | |||||
| Inventories | 106,628 | 1,421 | 108,049 | ||||||||
| $ | 321,569 | $ | 4,286 | $ | 325,855 | ||||||
Exchange Rates for the Mexican Peso, Guatemalan Quetzal, Colombian Peso and British Pound Sterling
| September 30, | Favorable / | |||||||
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2026 |
2025 | (Unfavorable) | ||||||
| U.S. dollar / Mexican peso exchange rate: | ||||||||
| End-of-period | 17.8 | 18.4 | 3 | % | ||||
| Three months ended | 17.2 | 18.6 | 8 | % | ||||
| Nine months ended | 17.4 | 19.5 | 11 | % | ||||
| U.S. dollar / Guatemalan quetzal exchange rate: | ||||||||
| End-of-period | 7.6 | 7.7 | 1 | % | ||||
| Three months ended | 7.6 | 7.7 | 1 | % | ||||
| Nine months ended | 7.6 | 7.7 | 1 | % | ||||
| U.S. dollar / Colombian peso exchange rate: | ||||||||
| End-of-period | 3,341 | 3,901 | 14 | % | ||||
| Three months ended | 3,193 | 4,003 | 20 | % | ||||
| Nine months ended | 3,501 | 4,131 | 15 | % | ||||
| British pound sterling / U.S. dollar exchange rate: | ||||||||
| End-of-period | 1.33 | 1.35 | (1 | )% | ||||
| Three months ended | 1.34 | 1.35 | (1 | )% | ||||
| Nine months ended | 1.34 | 1.31 | 2 | % | ||||
| For further information, please contact: | |
| Gar Jackson | |
| Global IR Group | |
| Phone: | (817) 886-6998 |
| Email: | gar@globalirgroup.com |
| Doug Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| Phone: | (817) 258-2650 |
| Email: | investorrelations@firstcash.com |
| Website: | investors.firstcash.com |