FirstCash Q4 revenue beats estimates on store expansion

Reuters02-05
FirstCash Q4 revenue beats estimates on store expansion 

Overview

  • Pawn store operator's Q4 revenue grew 20%, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Company added 344 pawn locations in 2025, boosting global presence

Outlook

  • FirstCash expects 2026 pawn segment income to be 90% of total net revenue

  • Company forecasts 2026 U.S. pawn fee revenue growth in low double digits

  • FirstCash anticipates 2026 Latin America pawn fees to grow mid-teens

Result Drivers

  • PAWN RECEIVABLES GROWTH - Co reported record growth in pawn receivables, with U.S. and LatAm segments showing strong double-digit increases

  • EXPANSION STRATEGY - Co added 344 pawn locations in 2025, including H&T acquisition in U.K., boosting global presence

  • AFF SEGMENT CHALLENGES - AFF segment faced decreased revenues due to merchant bankruptcies but remained profitable and cut operating expenses

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Beat

$1.06 bln

$1.02 bln (6 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$2.64

$2.51 (7 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

$2.35

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$117.11 mln

$109.18 mln (7 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income

$104.17 mln

Q4 Dividend

$0.42

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the consumer lending peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Firstcash Holdings Inc is $181.50, about 5.6% above its February 4 closing price of $171.92

  • The stock recently traded at 17 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago

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