World Acceptance Corporation
WRLD | NASDAQ
$171.09
-$11.05 (-6.07%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$167.10
-$3.99 (-2.33%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $848.85M
Enterprise Value $786.93M
Beta 1.14
Average Volume 128.36K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 4.58M
Shares Change YoY -13.39%
Institutional Ownership 86.75%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US9814191048
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -8.6%
Price Change 3M -7.3%
Price Change 6M 34.2%
Price Change YTD 20.7%
Price Change 1Y -2.9%
Price Change 3Y 36.6%
Price Change 5Y -13.0%
1M CAGR (ann.) -4.2%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 8.5%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -1.5%
All-Time CAGR 6.9%
Valuation
PE Ratio 20.22
Forward PE 12.81
PEG Ratio -0.50
Forward PEG 1.42
PS Ratio 1.35
Forward PS 1.30
PB Ratio 2.20
P/FCF Ratio 3.12
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 3.38
P/OCF Ratio 2.95
EV/Sales 1.33
EV/EBIT 7.61
EV/EBITDA 7.15
EV/FCF 3.08
Earnings Yield 4.9%
FCF Yield 32.0%
Adj. FCF Yield 29.6%
Financial Health
Net Cash $10.42M
Total Debt $0
Cash & Short-Term Investments $10.42M
Total Assets $1.08B
Current Ratio 0.43
Quick Ratio 0.43
Debt / Equity Ratio 1.79
Debt / EBITDA 0.00
Debt / FCF 0.00
OCF / Debt N/A
Interest Coverage 1.00
Altman Z-Score 1.53
Piotroski F-Score 7
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 60.6%
Operating Profit Margin 17.5%
EBITDA Margin 10.1%
Net Profit Margin 6.7%
FCF Margin 43.2%
Adj. FCF Margin 39.9%
SBC / Revenue 3.6%
SBC Impact (per share) -7.6%
Returns
Return on Assets 3.6%
Return on Equity 11.0%
Return on Invested Capital 3.9%
Return on Capital Employed 5.0%
Return on Tangible Assets 3.7%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y -0.4%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 2.2%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 0.8%
EPS CAGR 3Y 9.6%
EPS CAGR 5Y -8.6%
EPS CAGR 10Y -0.9%
FCF CAGR 3Y -3.7%
FCF CAGR 5Y 6.8%
FCF CAGR 10Y 2.6%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 0
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date Oct 21, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.79
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -307.9%
Revenue Est (next Q) $140.7M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 4.6%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $122.67
Graham Upside -28.3%
Lynch Fair Value $42.30
Lynch Upside -75.3%
Price Target N/A
Price Target Upside N/A
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $259.36M
Free Cash Flow $255.48M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $236.13M
FCF Per Share $56.82
OCF Per Share $57.97
OCF/S Ratio 44.9%
Income Statement
Revenue $591.92M
Gross Profit $426.04M
Operating Income $103.48M
EBITDA $110.11M
Net Income $39.35M
EPS (Diluted) $8.46
Revenue / Employee $203.62K
Profit / Employee $13.54K
Employees 2,907
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