AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · FirstCash (FCFS)

FirstCash reports record Q1 revenue of $1.05 billion, raises 2026 pawn guidance

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

FirstCash reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.05 billion, up 26% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $2.43, up 30%. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance for each of its pawn segments and declared a $0.42 per share quarterly dividend.

Key points

  • Revenue of $1,051.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, up 26% from $836.4 million
  • GAAP diluted EPS of $2.43 versus $1.87, up 30%; net income of $107.7 million, up 29%
  • Full-year 2026 pawn revenue guidance raised for each segment; U.S. pawn fee growth now expected in the mid-teens versus low double digits previously
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, payable May 29, 2026 to holders of record May 15, 2026

The filing

CompanyFirstCash (FCFS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 23, 2026, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0000840489-26-000047

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 23, 2026.

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