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World Acceptance Corporation
WRLD Financial Credit Services
World Acceptance Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $585.2 million, up 3.72% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 4.85%, EPS grew 432.0%, free cash flow grew 9.97% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to March
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 42.01 | 80.35 | 84.56 | 43.16 | 100.71 | 58.44 | 63.75 | 101.85 | 104.99 | 110.00 |
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| High | 88.26 | 125.14 | 175.78 | 124.02 | 265.75 | 243.24 | 160.07 | 149.31 | 185.48 | 227.68 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 4,851 | 3,419 | 3,624 | 3,744 | 3,175 | 3,121 | 3,075 | 2,872 | 2,838 | 2,907 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 491 | 503 | 545 | 590 | 528 | 585 | 617 | 573 | 564 | 585 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||||
| EBT | 106 | 97 | 90 | 35 | 111 | 66 | 27 | 99 | 111 | 45 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 21.59 | 19.27 | 16.51 | 5.92 | 21.10 | 11.21 | 4.40 | 17.28 | 19.73 | 7.73 | |||||
| Net income | 74 | 54 | 37 | 28 | 88 | 54 | 21 | 77 | 89 | 35 | |||||
| Depreciation | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 56.38 | 57.18 | 60.55 | 76.75 | 81.30 | 96.37 | 107.24 | 99.64 | 103.99 | 118.43 | ||||
| Earnings | 8.38 | 5.99 | 4.05 | 3.86 | 13.23 | 8.47 | 3.60 | 13.19 | 16.30 | 6.97 | |||||
| Cash flow | 25.20 | 24.80 | 27.20 | 36.55 | 34.95 | 44.87 | 50.71 | 46.23 | 46.85 | 52.49 | |||||
| Capex | (1.17) | (1.23) | (2.17) | (3.31) | (2.45) | (1.16) | (0.92) | (0.97) | (0.58) | (0.63) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 24.03 | 23.57 | 25.03 | 33.24 | 32.50 | 43.71 | 49.79 | 45.26 | 46.27 | 51.87 | |||||
| Book value | 52.96 | 61.55 | 61.39 | 53.59 | 62.35 | 61.43 | 67.01 | 73.83 | 80.55 | 71.04 | |||||
| Shares, m | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 6.17 | 17.42 | 29.10 | 14.56 | 9.68 | 22.60 | 22.46 | 10.48 | 7.74 | 18.30 | ||||
| P/S | 0.92 | 1.81 | 1.98 | 0.71 | 1.60 | 1.99 | 0.78 | 1.39 | 1.22 | 1.14 | |||||
| P/B | 0.98 | 1.68 | 1.96 | 1.02 | 2.08 | 3.12 | 1.24 | 1.88 | 1.57 | 1.90 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.49 | 2.28 | 2.43 | 1.46 | 2.33 | 3.14 | 1.72 | 2.24 | 1.99 | 1.85 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 3.49 | 5.52 | 5.88 | 3.36 | 5.84 | 6.99 | 3.74 | 5.00 | 4.54 | 4.28 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 219 | 218 | 245 | 281 | 227 | 272 | 292 | 266 | 254 | 259 | ||||
| Capex | (10) | (11) | (20) | (25) | (16) | (7) | (5) | (6) | (3) | (3) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 209 | 207 | 225 | 256 | 211 | 265 | 286 | 260 | 251 | 256 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 667 | 644 | 714 | 752 | 697 | 939 | 851 | 808 | 780 | 836 | ||||
| Total debt | 295 | 245 | 252 | 451 | 405 | 692 | 595 | 496 | 447 | 444 | |||||
| Net debt | 280 | 232 | 243 | 439 | 389 | 673 | 579 | 484 | 437 | 415 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 461 | 541 | 552 | 412 | 405 | 373 | 385 | 424 | 437 | 351 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 9.16 | 6.54 | 4.39 | 2.99 | 8.90 | 4.96 | 1.82 | 7.09 | 8.64 | 3.35 | ||||
| ROIC | 8.94 | 7.83 | 7.07 | 2.56 | 8.77 | 3.92 | 1.76 | 6.81 | 7.96 | 3.69 | |||||
| ROE | 17.26 | 10.71 | 6.81 | 5.84 | 21.61 | 13.86 | 5.60 | 19.03 | 20.72 | 8.78 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Mar 2026 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
World Acceptance Corporation vs peers in Credit Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corporation | $1.4B | 9.6× | 8.8× | +88.84% (above 0%: growing) | +67.38% (above 0%: growing) | +112.08% (above 0%: growing) | 83.42% | 0.00% | Compare |
| JCAP Jefferson Capital, Inc. | $1.2B | 8.4× | 6.3× | +16.26% (above 0%: growing) | −96.40% (below 0%: shrinking) | −45.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | 63.06% | 45.87% | Compare |
| NAVI Navient Corporation | $896.6M | — (loss-making) | 10.6× | −11.91% (below 0%: shrinking) | +92.86% (above 0%: growing) | +13.49% (above 0%: growing) | 21.13% | 0.00% | Compare |
| WRLD World Acceptance Corporation | $803.8M | 20.3× | 15.2× | +4.85% (above 0%: growing) | +432.00% (above 0%: growing) | +9.97% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 13.88% | |
| PRAA PRA Group, Inc. | $751.1M | — (loss-making) | 6.0× | +29.37% (above 0%: growing) | +40.74% (above 0%: growing) | −172.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 41.19% | Compare |
| LU Lufax Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | $740.9M | — (loss-making) | 2.4× | −4.84% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −225.59% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 68.30% | Compare |
| QFIN Qfin Holdings Inc. - Sponsored ADR | $709.5M | 1.3× | 3.6× | −27.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | −72.53% (below 0%: shrinking) | −55.53% (below 0%: shrinking) | 81.04% | 36.17% | Compare |
| GDOT Green Dot Corporation | $698.6M | — (loss-making) | 11.6× | +18.19% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +61.21% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | (0.13%) | Compare |
| OPFI OppFi Inc. | $491.7M | 1.7× | 4.3× | −14.04% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −3.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | 86.77% | 37.69% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $746.0M | 5.0× | 6.1× | +5.71% | +40.74% | −24.74% | 85.10% | 36.93% |
World Acceptance Corporation (WRLD) key facts
- Strength: World Acceptance Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $585.2 million, up 3.72% from fiscal 2025.
- World Acceptance Corporation (WRLD) is a Credit Services company in the Financial sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, WRLD traded at $171.66, a market capitalization of $803.8 million.
- Return on equity was 8.78% and debt-to-equity 1.29.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 for fiscal 2026.