Ezcorp Inc
EZPW Nasdaq Retail-Miscellaneous Retail Financials FY2016–FY2025
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$28.70
2.2%What Ezcorp Inc does
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- Legal name
- EZCORP INC
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Nov 13, 2025
- Accession · CIK
- 0000876523-25-000094
0000876523
Revenue and margins
Ezcorp Inc had $1.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 9.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $110M in fiscal 2025, 8.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Ezcorp Inc returned $7.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 6% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.3%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Ezcorp Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $254M | $206M | $221M | $171M | $470M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $311M | $313M | $362M | $329M | $519M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.1x | 0.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 1.4x | 7.5x | 5.6x | 8.3x | 6.5x |
| Current ratio | 3.9x | 4.2x | 3.7x | 2.7x | 5.6x |
| Quick ratio | 3.2x | 3.2x | 2.9x | 2.0x | 4.4x |
| Total assets | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $2.0B |
| Total liabilities | $595M | $656M | $722M | $689M | $926M |
| Shareholders' equity | $672M | $692M | $746M | $805M | $1.0B |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | $57.8M | $107M | $142M | $158M | $49.8M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. “Plan” marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Return on assets rose | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Current ratio rose | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Share count didn't rise | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Gross margin rose | — | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| F-score | — / 3 | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −15.1% | −1.9% | −4.6% | −8.7% | −10.3% | −3.1% | −1.3% | −4.5% | −2.1% | −2.3% |
| Altman Z'' | 5.45 | 6.63 | 5.52 | 6.89 | 4.36 | 4.62 | 4.85 | 4.82 | 4.86 | 5.81 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratio’s name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $731M | $748M | $812M | $847M | $823M | $730M | $886M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| Provision for credit losses | $2.0M | $2.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | $428M | $436M | $482M | $494M | $449M | $449M | $528M | $610M | $682M | $746M |
| Operating income | $29.2M | $53.0M | $67.1M | $47.0M | −$48.4M | $31.2M | $74.9M | $92.2M | $113M | $149M |
| Interest expense | $16.5M | $27.8M | $27.8M | $32.6M | $22.5M | $22.2M | $10.0M | $16.5M | $13.6M | $23.0M |
| Pretax income | $0.4M | $42.7M | $55.5M | $4.2M | −$70.1M | $16.1M | $67.7M | $51.6M | $116M | $147M |
| Income tax | $9.4M | $11.1M | $18.4M | $2.4M | −$1.6M | $7.5M | $17.6M | $13.2M | $32.5M | $37.2M |
| Net income | −$80.7M | $31.4M | $37.3M | $2.5M | −$68.5M | $8.6M | $50.2M | $38.5M | $83.1M | $110M |
| Net income to common | — | — | — | — | −$68.5M | $8.6M | $50.2M | $38.5M | $83.1M | $110M |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.49 | $0.58 | $0.64 | $0.05 | −$1.24 | $0.15 | $0.70 | $0.53 | $1.10 | $1.42 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $68.1M | $50.7M | $89.0M | $104M | $49.1M | $46.4M | $66.5M | $102M | $114M | $149M |
| Capital expenditure | $13.3M | $25.0M | $40.5M | $38.8M | $28.5M | $23.6M | $31.9M | $40.4M | $35.8M | $38.6M |
| Free cash flow | $54.9M | $25.7M | $48.5M | $64.7M | $20.6M | $22.8M | $34.6M | $61.4M | $77.8M | $110M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $28.7M | $23.7M | $25.5M | $28.8M | $30.8M | $30.7M | $32.1M | $32.1M | $33.1M | $32.5M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.3M | $5.9M | $10.8M | $9.8M | −$5.1M | $3.9M | $5.1M | $9.5M | $10.4M | $12.5M |
| Acquisitions | $6.0M | $2.3M | $93.2M | $8.1M | $0.0M | $19.0M | $1.9M | $14.9M | $12.1M | $20.7M |
| Share buybacks | $11.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $5.2M | $0.0M | $2.0M | $17.0M | $12.0M | $7.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $11.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $5.2M | $0.0M | $2.0M | $17.0M | $12.0M | $7.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $65.7M | $164M | $285M | $158M | $305M | $254M | $206M | $221M | $171M | $470M |
| Total debt | $284M | $285M | $417M | $239M | $251M | $311M | $313M | $360M | $327M | $518M |
| Finance lease liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.2M | $2.2M | $1.7M | $1.2M |
| Current assets | $482M | $581M | $749M | $606M | $593M | $611M | $644M | $720M | $729M | $1.1B |
| Current liabilities | $95.0M | $72.6M | $260M | $91.1M | $132M | $155M | $153M | $192M | $269M | $201M |
| Inventory | $140M | $154M | $167M | $179M | $95.9M | $111M | $152M | $166M | $192M | $248M |
| Property and equipment, net | $58.5M | $58.0M | $73.6M | $67.4M | $57.0M | $53.8M | $56.7M | $68.1M | $66.0M | $75.3M |
| Goodwill | $254M | $255M | $299M | $301M | $258M | $286M | $287M | $302M | $306M | $325M |
| Intangible assets | $30.7M | $32.4M | $54.9M | $68.0M | $58.6M | $62.1M | $56.8M | $58.2M | $58.5M | $58.8M |
| Total assets | $983M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $2.0B |
| Total liabilities | $389M | $364M | $502M | $339M | $548M | $595M | $656M | $722M | $689M | $926M |
| Shareholders' equity | $595M | $662M | $743M | $745M | $649M | $672M | $692M | $746M | $805M | $1.0B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 58.6% | 58.2% | 59.3% | 58.4% | 54.6% | 61.6% | 59.6% | 58.1% | 58.7% | 58.5% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 5.5% | −5.9% | 4.3% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 11.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 7.9% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 8.9% | −2.1% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 14.3% |
| Net margin | −11.1% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 0.3% | −8.3% | 1.2% | 5.7% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 8.6% |
| FCF margin | 7.5% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 8.7% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 2.3% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 3.7% | −6.4% | 2.8% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 4.7% | −4.5% | 2.8% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | −13.6% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.3% | −9.8% | 1.3% | 7.4% | 5.3% | 10.7% | 12.0% |
| Return on assets | −8.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | −6.0% | 0.7% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | −26.0% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 0.7% | −20.6% | 2.7% | 14.4% | 10.0% | 18.9% | 17.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | — | 2.4% | 8.6% | 4.3% | −2.9% | −11.3% | 21.5% | 18.4% | 10.7% | 9.7% |
| Net income growth | — | — | 18.7% | −93.2% | −2,794.3% | — | 482.4% | −23.3% | 116.0% | 31.9% |
| EPS growth | — | — | 10.3% | −92.2% | −2,580.0% | — | 366.7% | −24.3% | 107.5% | 29.1% |
| FCF growth | — | −53.2% | 89.0% | 33.3% | −68.2% | 11.1% | 51.7% | 77.2% | 26.8% | 41.9% |
| Share count change | — | −0.1% | 6.5% | −3.3% | −1.2% | 1.1% | 47.3% | −1.9% | 4.4% | −1.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.8x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.1x | — | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.1x | 0.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 1.8x | 1.9x | 2.4x | 1.4x | −2.2x | 1.4x | 7.5x | 5.6x | 8.3x | 6.5x |
| Current ratio | 5.1x | 8.0x | 2.9x | 6.7x | 4.5x | 3.9x | 4.2x | 3.7x | 2.7x | 5.6x |
| Quick ratio | 3.6x | 5.9x | 2.2x | 4.7x | 3.8x | 3.2x | 3.2x | 2.9x | 2.0x | 4.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.8% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.2% | −0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Payouts / FCF | 21.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.1% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 27.7% | 15.4% | 6.3% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | 7.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 5.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| Accruals ratio | −15.1% | −1.9% | −4.6% | −8.7% | −10.3% | −3.1% | −1.3% | −4.5% | −2.1% | −2.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000876523). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
