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World Acceptance Corp had $585M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 3.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +2.1% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
$167.04
1.5%Hi! I read World Acceptance Corpβs latest annual report (fiscal 2026). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+3.7%
Only a little. Sales grew 3.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
5.9%
A little. It keeps 5.9% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
43.7%
Yes. 43.7% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 7
Mixed. It passes 4 of 7 health tests.
How is the share priced?
20.1x
One share costs 20.1 times its yearly profit per share.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days World Acceptance Corp did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
January 26, 2027
Tuesday Β· in 92 days
Estimated from the same quarter last year. It will be replaced by the announced date once there is one.
See who else reports that week β| Date | Results for | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Period ended Sep 30, 2026 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Q1 '27 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Q4 '26 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Q3 '26 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Q2 '26 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Q1 '26 | Time not announced | 8-K β |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Q4 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Q3 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
KIRA Β· World Acceptance Corp had $585M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 3.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +2.1% a year on average.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· World Acceptance Corp made $34.6M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew β2.2% a year.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $255M in fiscal 2026, 43.7% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· World Acceptance Corp returned $132M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 52% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 8.7%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
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.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· World Acceptance Corp owes $581M more than it holds in cash.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably World Acceptance Corp can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $19.2M | $16.5M | $5.2M | $4.7M | $6.1M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $697M | $599M | $498M | $448M | $587M |
| Debt / equity | 1.9x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.7x |
| Total assets | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Total liabilities | $845M | $732M | $632M | $571M | $703M |
| Shareholders' equity | $373M | $384M | $422M | $437M | $351M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $678M | $582M | $493M | $443M | $581M |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· World Acceptance Corp passes 4 of 7 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 6 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 6 / 7 | 6 / 7 | 7 / 7 | 4 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β18.2% | β20.0% | β24.5% | β26.8% | β14.0% | β20.1% | β23.1% | β17.4% | β16.0% | β21.8% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $491M | $503M | $545M | $590M | $528M | $585M | $617M | $573M | $564M | $585M |
| Noninterest income | $63.0M | $67.0M | $75.4M | $81.7M | $76.9M | $99.5M | $108M | $104M | $99.1M | $100M |
| Provision for credit losses | $119M | $118M | $148M | $182M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest expense | $21.5M | $19.1M | $17.9M | $25.9M | $25.7M | $33.4M | $50.5M | $48.2M | $42.7M | $49.4M |
| Pretax income | $106M | $49.1M | $73.9M | $34.9M | $111M | $65.6M | $27.1M | $99.0M | $111M | $45.2M |
| Income tax | $38.2M | $47.8M | $16.0M | $6.8M | $23.1M | $11.7M | $5.9M | $22.0M | $22.1M | $10.7M |
| Net income | $73.6M | $53.7M | $37.2M | $28.2M | $88.3M | $53.9M | $21.2M | $77.0M | $89.2M | $34.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $8.38 | $5.99 | $4.05 | $3.54 | $13.23 | $8.47 | $3.60 | $13.14 | $16.21 | $6.88 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $219M | $218M | $245M | $281M | $227M | $272M | $292M | $266M | $254M | $259M |
| Capital expenditure | $6.8M | $9.2M | $9.8M | $11.3M | $11.7M | $6.1M | $5.8M | $5.9M | $3.7M | $3.9M |
| Free cash flow | $213M | $209M | $235M | $270M | $215M | $266M | $286M | $260M | $250M | $255M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $6.9M | $7.3M | $6.6M | $6.8M | $6.5M | $6.3M | $6.2M | $6.7M | $6.3M | $5.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $4.8M | $5.4M | $17.6M | $29.0M | $19.3M | $17.6M | $9.1M | β$1.7M | β$19.7M | β |
| Share buybacks | $5.0M | $4.6M | $74.5M | $197M | $102M | $111M | $14.3M | $36.2M | $54.2M | $132M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $5.0M | $4.6M | $74.5M | $197M | $102M | $111M | $14.3M | $36.2M | $54.2M | $132M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $11.6M | $12.5M | $9.3M | $11.6M | $15.7M | $19.2M | $16.5M | $5.2M | $4.7M | $6.1M |
| Total debt | $295M | $245M | $252M | $451M | $405M | $697M | $599M | $498M | $448M | $587M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.0M | β | β | β |
| Loans, net | $696M | $679M | $756M | $804M | $734M | $986M | β | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $24.2M | $22.8M | $25.4M | $24.8M | $25.3M | $24.5M | $23.9M | $22.9M | $19.8M | $17.4M |
| Goodwill | $6.1M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.4M | $7.4M | $7.4M | $7.4M | $7.4M | $7.4M | $7.4M |
| Intangible assets | $6.6M | $6.6M | $15.3M | $24.4M | $23.5M | $19.8M | $15.3M | $11.1M | $7.4M | $4.2M |
| Total assets | $801M | $841M | $855M | $1.0B | $954M | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Total liabilities | $340M | $300M | $303M | $618M | $549M | $845M | $732M | $632M | $571M | $703M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $461M | $541M | $552M | $412M | $405M | $373M | $384M | $422M | $437M | $351M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Net margin | 15.0% | 10.7% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 16.7% | 9.2% | 3.4% | 13.5% | 15.8% | 5.9% |
| FCF margin | 43.3% | 41.5% | 43.1% | 45.7% | 40.8% | 45.5% | 46.3% | 45.4% | 44.4% | 43.7% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on equity | 16.0% | 10.7% | 6.8% | 5.8% | 21.6% | 13.9% | 5.6% | 19.1% | 20.8% | 8.8% |
| Return on assets | 9.2% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 8.9% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 3.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 16.4% | 10.2% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 23.6% | 15.6% | 5.9% | 19.1% | 21.1% | 10.2% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 2.4% | 8.3% | 8.4% | β10.5% | 10.8% | 5.4% | β7.1% | β1.5% | 3.7% |
| Net income growth | β | β27.1% | β30.6% | β24.4% | 213.5% | β38.9% | β60.6% | 262.9% | 15.8% | β61.2% |
| EPS growth | β | β28.5% | β32.4% | β12.6% | 273.7% | β36.0% | β57.5% | 265.0% | 23.4% | β57.6% |
| FCF growth | β | β1.7% | 12.5% | 14.8% | β20.2% | 23.7% | 7.3% | β9.1% | β3.6% | 2.0% |
| Share count change | β | 2.1% | 2.7% | β13.6% | β16.1% | β4.6% | β7.3% | β0.6% | β6.1% | β8.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.9x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.7x |
| Provision / loans | 17.1% | 17.3% | 19.6% | 22.6% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 1.5% | β0.3% | β3.5% | β |
| Payouts / FCF | 2.4% | 2.2% | 31.7% | 73.2% | 47.6% | 41.7% | 5.0% | 13.9% | 21.6% | 51.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β18.2% | β20.0% | β24.5% | β26.8% | β14.0% | β20.1% | β23.1% | β17.4% | β16.0% | β21.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000108385). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
