FirstCash (FCFS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) is expected to be posting its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 22nd. Analysts expect FirstCash to announce earnings of $2.63 per share and revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM ET.

FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.39 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. FirstCash had a net margin of 9.42% and a return on equity of 19.65%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.34 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect FirstCash to post $11.59 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12.74 EPS for the next fiscal year.

FirstCash Price Performance

Shares of FCFS opened at $214.92 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $217.65 and its 200-day moving average is $216.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 4.89 and a quick ratio of 3.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.32 billion, a PE ratio of 24.53 and a beta of 0.55. FirstCash has a fifty-two week low of $146.77 and a fifty-two week high of $238.93.

FirstCash Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. FirstCash’s payout ratio is presently 19.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on FCFS. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on shares of FirstCash from $252.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of FirstCash from $240.00 to $242.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Wall Street Zen cut FirstCash from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 10th. Zacks Research cut FirstCash from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised FirstCash from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, FirstCash has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.00.

Insider Transactions at FirstCash

In related news, insider Howard F. Hambleton sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $212.98, for a total value of $425,960.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,406 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,475,869.88. This represents a 6.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James H. Graves sold 3,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.20, for a total transaction of $829,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 11,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,638,694.80. This represents a 23.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 14,098 shares of company stock worth $3,051,281 over the last quarter. 2.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About FirstCash

FirstCash Holdings, Inc is a specialty financial services and retail company that operates pawn stores in the United States and Mexico. Through its pawn operations, the company provides short-term, collateral-backed loans to consumers who pledge personal property as security. Customers can reclaim their pledged items by repaying the loan and applicable fees within the required period.

The company also generates revenue by selling merchandise that has been forfeited on pawn loans or acquired through other purchasing activities.