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FirstCash

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American pawnshop company

FirstCash Holdings, Inc. is an American pawnshop company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas which operates retail pawn stores in the U.S. and Latin America. It is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. In September 2016, the company merged with Cash America International, Inc. and in December 2021, the company acquired American First Finance.3 Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol FCFS.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerFCFS on Nasdaq1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersFort Worth1
  • Websitefirstcash.com
  • Legal formFor-Profit Corporation1
  • Incorporated inTX6
  • Business address1600 West 7Th Street, Fort Worth, Tx 761026
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6
  • LEIUUXX4RIBMMSULMU5KV644
  • StatusInactive4
  • LEI statusRetired4
  • Registered addressC/O J Curtis Linscott, 76102 Fort Worth, United States4
  • Registered withCorporations Section (Texas Secretary of State), 00723289004

FirstCash Holdings, Inc. is an American pawnshop company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas which operates retail pawn stores in the U.S. and Latin America. It is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

110.3%Gross margin9
19.8%Net margin9
10.7%Revenue growth, 20259
14.5%Return on equity9
0.97×Debt to equity9

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue80¢$1.8B
  • Income tax5¢$117.2M
  • Profit15¢$330.4M

Out of $1.7B in revenue.9

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Dividends paid12¢$70.9M
  • Share buybacks20¢$115.8M
  • Kept or used elsewhere68¢$399.2M

Out of $585.9M of cash from operations.9

Financial statements

Revenue101112139$1.7B in 2025+42% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2019: $1.2B$1.2B20192020: $1.1B$1.1B2020−9%2021: $1.1B$1.1B2021+5%2022: $1.3B$1.3B2022+11%2023: $1.4B$1.4B2023+10%2024: $1.5B$1.5B2024+9%2025: $1.7B$1.7B2025+11%
Gross profit101112139$1.8B in 2025+81% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2019: $1.0B$1.0B20192020: $911.1M$911.1M2020−11%2021: $919.2M$919.2M2021+1%2022: $1.3B$1.3B2022+38%2023: $1.5B$1.5B2023+19%2024: $1.6B$1.6B2024+8%2025: $1.8B$1.8B2025+13%
Net income101112139$330.4M in 2025+101% since 2019
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M$400.0M2019: $164.6M$164.6M20192020: $106.6M$106.6M2020−35%2021: $124.9M$124.9M2021+17%2022: $253.5M$253.5M2022+103%2023: $219.3M$219.3M2023−13%2024: $258.8M$258.8M2024+18%2025: $330.4M$330.4M2025+28%
Fiscal year2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue$1.2B10$1.1B11$1.1B12$1.3B13$1.4B9$1.5B9$1.7B9
Cost of revenue$846.1M10$720.1M11$779.8M12$1.5B13$1.6B9$1.8B9$1.8B9
Gross profit$1.0B10$911.1M11$919.2M12$1.3B13$1.5B9$1.6B9$1.8B9
Operating expenses$752.6M12$941.0M13$1.2B9$1.3B9$1.4B9
Interest$34.0M10$29.3M11$32.4M12$70.7M12$93.2M12
Income before tax$166.5M12$323.6M13$292.8M9$342.8M9$447.6M9
Income tax$60.0M10$37.1M11$41.6M12$70.1M13$73.5M9$84.0M9$117.2M9
Net income$164.6M10$106.6M11$124.9M12$253.5M13$219.3M9$258.8M9$330.4M9
Earnings per share$3.8310$2.5711$3.0512$5.3713$4.829$5.769$7.469
Earnings per share (diluted)$3.8110$2.5611$3.0412$5.3613$4.809$5.739$7.429
Shares (weighted, basic)41.0M shares1247.2M shares1345.5M shares945.0M shares944.3M shares9
Shares (weighted, diluted)41.0M shares1247.3M shares1345.7M shares945.2M shares944.5M shares9

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Corporate structure

FirstCash sits at the top of its group. 66 entities, 8 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of FirstCash

  • FMR LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on FirstCash, latest Aug 6, 2026 (9 filings since Feb 9, 2022)
  • VANGUARD GROUP INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on FirstCash, latest Mar 26, 2026 (4 filings since Feb 10, 2022)
  • EARNEST PARTNERS LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on FirstCash, latest Feb 12, 2026 (10 filings since Feb 11, 2022)
  • BlackRock Filed SC 13G/A on FirstCash, latest Nov 8, 2024 (2 filings since Oct 23, 2024)
  • COOKE & BIELER LP Filed SC 13G/A on FirstCash, latest Feb 14, 2023 (2 filings since Feb 11, 2022)
  • WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Filed SC 13G/A on FirstCash, latest Feb 10, 2022
  • Douglas Richard Rippel Filed SC 13D on FirstCash, latest Dec 27, 2021
  • FirstCash Fort Worth, Texas, United States
    • AFF Latam, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Almacenaje PRO., Ltda de C.V. Subsidiary · El Salvador
    • American First Finance, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cash America East, Inc. Subsidiary · Florida, United States
    • Cash America Holding, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cash America Management L.P. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cash America of Mexico, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cash America of Missouri, Inc. Subsidiary · Missouri, United States
    • Cash America Pawn L.P. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cash America West, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Cash America, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cash America, Inc. of Alaska Subsidiary · Alaska, United States
    • Cash America, Inc. of Illinois Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • Cash America, Inc. of Louisiana Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cash America, Inc. of North Carolina Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
    • Chess Bidco Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Chess Holdco Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Comercializadora Maxi, S.A. Subsidiary · Guatemala
    • Creazione Estilo, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Empenos Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Famous Pawn, Inc. Subsidiary · Maryland, United States
    • FC International, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • FCFS AL, Inc. Subsidiary · Alabama, United States
    • FCFS CO, Inc. Subsidiary · Colorado, United States
    • FCFS Global, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 40 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What FirstCash reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$1.3B9 Dec 31, 2025$1.1B9 Dec 31, 2024+14.0%
Accumulated depreciation$496.2M9 Dec 31, 2025$426.1M9 Dec 31, 2024+16.5%
Property and equipment, net$808.0M9 Dec 31, 2025$717.9M9 Dec 31, 2024+12.6%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$365.6M9 Dec 31, 2025$324.6M9 Dec 31, 2024+12.6%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$125.2M9 Dec 31, 2025$175.1M9 Dec 31, 2024−28.5%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$2.0B9 Dec 31, 2025$1.8B9 Dec 31, 2024+13.2%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$231.1M9 Dec 31, 2025$228.9M9 Dec 31, 2024+1.0%
Indefinite-lived intangibles (excluding goodwill)$109.7M9 Dec 31, 2025$87.6M9 Dec 31, 2024+25.3%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$355.4M9 Dec 31, 2025$321.1M9 Dec 31, 2024+10.7%
Accumulated amortization$234.0M9 Dec 31, 2025$179.8M9 Dec 31, 2024+30.1%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$121.4M9 Dec 31, 2025$141.3M9 Dec 31, 2024−14.1%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$487.2M9 Dec 31, 2025$334.6M9 Dec 31, 2024+45.6%

Properties, in its own words

While the Company generally leases its pawnshop locations, the Company also purchases real estate for its pawnshop locations as opportunities arise at prices that the Company believes are attractive, whether through new store acquisitions or through purchases from its landlords at existing stores. As of December 31, 2025, the Company owned the real estate and buildings for 443 of its pawn stores and its Company’s corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company leased 2,900 pawn store locations that were open or were in the process of opening. Leased facilities are generally leased for a term of three to five years with one or more options to renew. A majority of the store leases can be terminated early upon an adverse change in law which negatively affects the store’s profitability. The Company’s leases expire on dates ranging from 2026 to 2084. All store leases provide for specified periodic rental payments ranging from approximately $1,000 to $40,000 per month as of December 31, 2025. In addition, the Company leases call center space in Jamaica and Mexico to support the AFF customer service operations. For more information about the Company’s pawn store locations, see “Item 1. Business—Pawn Store Locations.”

The rest of Item 2

The following table details material corporate office locations leased by the Company (dollars in thousands):

Description · Location · Square Footage · Lease Expiration Date · Monthly Rental Payment

Administrative offices · Monterrey, Mexico · 50,000 · July 31, 2027 · 56

Administrative offices · Coppell, Texas · 26,000 · June 30, 2029 · 46

Administrative offices · Mexico City, Mexico · 8,000 · August 31, 2030 · 23

Administrative offices · Sutton, England · 7,000 · April 30, 2030 · 14

Most leases require the Company to maintain the property and pay the cost of insurance and property taxes. The Company believes termination of any particular lease would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations. The Company believes the facilities currently owned and leased by it as pawn stores are suitable for such purpose and considers its equipment, furniture and fixtures to be in good condition.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 9, 2026.17

The story

Jack Daugherty founded Cash America in 1983 (possibly 1984), after prior experience running a pawn shop and a failed venture hunting for oil. He reinvested his earnings into acquiring more pawn shops, growing his business to 36 locations by 1987 and 101 at the end of 1988. Daugherty resigned as CEO in 1999 in favor of company president Daniel R. Feehan, though he remained with the company as chairman of the board. Feehan similarly retired in 2015 and assumed the chairmanship; Daugherty stepped down but continued to serve on the board.

John R. Payne, Sr. founded First Cash in 1988, following his experiences owning a series of pawn shops in Dallas and Fort Worth. By 1991, Payne had expanded the company to six pawn shops and reincorporated in Delaware, taking the company public to raise funds for expansion. Payne would step down as chief executive in favor of company president Rick Powell in 1992, before departing to pursue other interests the following year. The company would continue to grow by purchasing smaller pawn shop chains, and in 1998 became the first major pawnbroker to sell merchandise via the Internet. Powell remained CEO until 2004, and chairman of the board until stepping down in 2010.

Notable Acquisitions

In 1998, First Cash purchased California-based Miraglia Inc, a provider of check-cashing software and owner of 11 check-cashing stores.

In 2010, Cash America acquired Maxit Financial for $70 million in cash and stock.

In September 2016, Cash America International and First Cash Financial Services completed a "merger of equals", producing a new company with the name of FirstCash, Inc.

In 2021, FirstCash entered the "buy now, pay later" payments industry with the acquisition of American First Finance. The deal was announced on October 28 with a value of $1.17 billion, and closed on December 16 with a final value of $916 million.

Controversies and Lawsuits

In 2010, First Cash board chairman and former CEO Rick Powell resigned his position in the company following a Wells notice of an insider trading investigation. The SEC accused him of purchasing 100,000 shares of company stock, the day before the company announced a 3-million-share buyback. According to the SEC's complaint, this trade led First Cash to overpay for its shares by approximately $36,000 and earned Powell $124,000 in profit due to a rise in stock price. A court dismissed the claim in October 2012, as First Cash had already disclosed the existence of the buyback program, if not its timing, and ruled that Powell's knowledge and actions did not rise to the standard of material nonpublic information.

In November 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against FirstCash and its subsidiary, Cash America West, for alleged violations of the Military Lending Act and a 2013 CFPB order against the same. While the Military Lending Act prohibits loans to servicemembers and their families with annual interest above 36%, the CFPB accused the company of making thousands of loans with interest rates as high as 200%.

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In September 2022, the company paid $379,125.73 to 253 workers in Seattle, Washington, in order to settle claims that it violated the city's minimum wage, break time, and leave laws. As part of the settlement, it also paid $4,746.96 to the city of Seattle.

From Wikipedia’s article on FirstCash, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Leadership

Who has led FirstCash, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (22)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • AFF Latam, S.A. de C.V. Mexico8
  • Almacenaje PRO., Ltda de C.V. El Salvador8
  • American First Finance, LLC Delaware8
  • Cash America East, Inc. Florida8
  • Cash America Holding, Inc. Delaware8
  • Cash America Management L.P. Delaware8
  • Cash America Pawn L.P. Delaware8
  • Cash America West, Inc. Nevada8
  • Cash America of Mexico, Inc. Delaware8
  • Cash America of Missouri, Inc. Missouri8
  • Cash America, Inc. Delaware8
  • Cash America, Inc. of Alaska Alaska8
  • Cash America, Inc. of Illinois Illinois8
  • Cash America, Inc. of Louisiana Delaware8
  • Cash America, Inc. of North Carolina North Carolina8
  • Chess Bidco Limited England and Wales8
  • Chess Holdco Limited England and Wales8
  • Comercializadora Maxi, S.A. Guatemala8
  • Creazione Estilo, S.A. de C.V. Mexico8
  • Empenos Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Mexico8
  • FC International, LLC Delaware8
  • FCFS AL, Inc. Alabama8
  • FCFS CO, Inc. Colorado8
  • FCFS Global, Inc. Delaware8
All 66 listed subsidiaries
  • FCFS IN, Inc. Indiana8
  • FCFS KY, Inc. Kentucky8
  • FCFS MO, Inc. Missouri8
  • FCFS MT, Inc. Montana8
  • FCFS NC, Inc. North Carolina8
  • FCFS OH, Inc. Ohio8
  • FCFS OK, Inc. Oklahoma8
  • FCFS SC, Inc. South Carolina8
  • FCFS TN, Inc. Tennessee8
  • FCFS VA, Inc. Virginia8
  • Famous Pawn, Inc. Maryland8
  • First Cash Colombia, S.A.S. Colombia8
  • First Cash SV, Limitada de C.V. El Salvador8
  • First Cash, Inc. Nevada8
  • First Cash, S.A. de C.V. Mexico8
  • FirstCash, Inc. Delaware8
  • FortressShield, LLC Texas8
  • Frontier Merger Sub, LLC Texas8
  • Georgia Cash America, Inc. Georgia8
  • H&T Group Limited England and Wales8
  • Harvey & Thompson Limited England and Wales8
  • LTS, Incorporated Colorado8
  • Maxi Prenda Guatemala, S.A. Guatemala8
  • Maxi Prenda Honduras, S.A. de C.V. Honduras8
  • Maxi Realice Guatemala S.A. Guatemala8
  • Mr. Payroll Corporation Delaware8
  • Ohio Neighborhood Credit Solutions, LLC Delaware8
  • Ohio Neighborhood Finance, Inc. Delaware8
  • Omni Nearshore Limited, LLC Jamaica8
  • Pawn TX, Inc. Texas8
  • SMART Financial Intermediate, LLC Delaware8
  • SMART Financial Investors, LLC Delaware8
  • SMART Financial Operations, LLC Delaware8
  • SMART Pawn Dakotas, LLC Delaware8
  • SMART Pawn First, LLC Delaware8
  • SMART Pawn North Carolina, LLC Delaware8
  • SMART Pawn Oklahoma, LLC Delaware8
  • SMART Pawn and Jewelry of Texas, LLC Delaware8
  • Soluciones Administrativas de Guatemala, S.A. Guatemala8
  • Soluciones Prima Guatemala, S.A. Guatemala8
  • Soluciones Prima, S.A. de C.V. Mexico8
  • Swiss Time Services Limited England and Wales8

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Former names

  • FIRSTCASH, INCSep 1, 2016 to Dec 13, 20216
  • FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES INCFeb 16, 1999 to Aug 30, 20166
  • FIRST CASH INCDec 12, 1996 to Jan 20, 19996

Timeline

  1. Aug 31, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Regulation FD disclosure47
  2. Aug 6, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure48
  3. Jul 23, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events49
  4. Jul 22, 20268-K Executive or director change50
  5. Jul 16, 20268-K Other events51
  6. Jun 23, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure; Other events52
  7. Jun 18, 20268-K Change to shareholders' rights; Bylaws or fiscal year changed53
  8. Jun 9, 20268-K Shareholder vote54
  9. May 12, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure55
  10. May 1, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation56
  11. Apr 29, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure57
  12. Apr 27, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure58
  13. Mar 7, 2007New chief executive Rick L. Wessel becomes CEO18
  14. Jan 30, 2006New chief executive Alan Barron becomes CEO19
  15. 1984Founded Founded1

Filings

376 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 75 major events, 150 insider forms, 34 large holders, 97 other. The latest 20:

  1. Sep 3, 2026144 EDGAR
  2. Sep 3, 20264 EDGAR
  3. Aug 31, 20268-K EDGAR
  4. Aug 18, 2026144 EDGAR
  5. Aug 18, 20264 EDGAR
  6. Aug 18, 20264 EDGAR
  7. Aug 18, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Aug 17, 2026144 EDGAR
  9. Aug 6, 20268-K EDGAR
  10. Aug 6, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  11. Jul 27, 202610-Q EDGAR
  12. Jul 23, 20268-K EDGAR
  13. Jul 22, 20268-K EDGAR
  14. Jul 16, 20268-K EDGAR
  15. Jun 24, 202611-K EDGAR
  16. Jun 23, 20268-K EDGAR
  17. Jun 18, 20268-K EDGAR
  18. Jun 9, 20268-K EDGAR
  19. Jun 8, 20264 EDGAR
  20. Jun 1, 20264 EDGAR

The 376 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

148 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 2 buys and 146 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 3, 2026GRAVES JAMES HDirectorSale3,750$221.20$829.5KForm 4
Aug 18, 2026Hambleton Howard FAFF PresidentSale2,000$212.98$426.0KForm 4
Aug 17, 2026Stuart Thomas BrentPresident and COOSale5,348$214.63$1.1MForm 4
Aug 17, 2026ORR R DOUGLASEVP & Chief Financial OfficerSale3,000$216.00$648.0KForm 4
Jun 5, 2026Ramos RaulSVP Latin American OperationsSale6,835$225.23$1.5MForm 4
May 28, 2026Ramos RaulSVP Latin American OperationsSale3,165$231.13$731.5KForm 4
May 19, 2026Hambleton Howard FAFF PresidentSale3,000$226.41$679.2KForm 4
May 18, 2026Stuart Thomas BrentPresident and COOSale10,000$228.49$2.3MForm 4
May 18, 2026ORR R DOUGLASEVP & Chief Financial OfficerSale3,000$227.30$681.9KForm 4
May 1, 2026Garrett Paula KDirectorSale1,500$217.40$326.1KForm 4
Feb 18, 2026Hambleton Howard FAFF PresidentSale4,000$185.12$740.5KForm 4
Feb 17, 2026ORR R DOUGLASEVP & Chief Financial OfficerSale3,000$182.98$549.0KForm 4
Feb 17, 2026Stuart Thomas BrentPresident and COOSale10,000$182.53$1.8MForm 4
Feb 5, 2026ORR R DOUGLASEVP & Chief Financial OfficerSale7,500$175.19$1.3MForm 4
Feb 5, 2026Hambleton Howard FAFF PresidentSale2,000$177.65$355.3KForm 4
Dec 15, 2025Hambleton Howard FAFF PresidentSale4,000$163.74$655.0KForm 4
Nov 20, 2025Owen Randel GDirectorSale1,500$152.20$228.3KForm 4
Nov 19, 2025WESSEL RICK LVice-Chairman & CEOSale20,000$156.39$3.1MForm 4
Nov 17, 2025ORR R DOUGLASEVP & Chief Financial OfficerSale5,500$158.30$870.6KForm 4
Nov 17, 2025Stuart Thomas BrentPresident and COOSale10,000$159.97$1.6MForm 4

All 148 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How FirstCash is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARFirstCash Holdings, Inc.2
  • CIK0000840489
  • Employer ID (EIN)87-392073217
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company17
  • Incorporated inDelaware17
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)5900 Retail-Miscellaneous Retail2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address1600 West 7Th Street, Fort Worth, TX 761022
  • Phone817-258-26502
  • Shares outstanding43,371,800 as of Jul 22, 202615
  • Public float$5.2B as of Jun 30, 202517
  • AuditorRSM US LLP, Dallas, Texas PCAOB ID 49; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting17
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 5, 19962
  • Filings1,277 in all: 4 (491), 8-K (278), 10-Q (92), SC 13G/A (74), 144 (62), 10-K (30), DEF 14A (30), SC 13G (28)2
    All 43 form types

    11-K (25), UPLOAD (20), 3 (17), CORRESP (17), DEFA14A (13), 425 (11), SC 13D/A (10), 5 (8), SCHEDULE 13G/A (8), S-8 (7), 8-K/A (6), SC 13D (6), S-8 POS (5), ARS (4), PRE 14A (4), 424B3 (3), EFFECT (3), S-3 (3), 10-K/A (2), 25 (2), 8-A12B (2), S-4 (2), S-4/A (2), 10-Q/A (1), 11-K/A (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 4/A (1), 424B5 (1), 8-K12B (1), CERT (1), CERTNYS (1), POS AM (1), PRER14A (1), S-1/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 9, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 27, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 28, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 31, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareFCFSThe Nasdaq Stock Market

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 9, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).17

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks FirstCash names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 9, 2026: 46 risks under these headings, as written.17

  • Risks Related to the Company’s Strategy, Business and Operations
  • Risks Related to the Company’s Regulatory, Legislative and Legal Environment
  • Risks Related to Financial and Tax Matters
  • Risks Related to Economic and Market Environment
  • Risks Related to the AFF Business
  • Strategic and Business Risks
  • Competition from other pawnshops, POS consumer finance and BNPL companies, other short-term consumer lenders, other LTO companies, governmental entities and other organizations offering similar financial services and retail products offered by the Company could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.
  • A decrease in demand for the Company’s products and services and the failure of the Company to adapt to such decreases could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.
  • The Company’s organic growth is subject to external factors and other circumstances over which it has limited control or that are beyond its control. These factors and circumstances could adversely affect the Company’s ability to grow.
  • The inability to successfully identify attractive acquisition targets, realize anticipated benefits from and integrate completed acquisitions could adversely affect results.
  • The Company’s future success is largely dependent upon the ability of its management team to successfully execute its business strategy.
  • Operational Risks
The other 41 risks
  • The Company depends on its senior management and may not be able to retain those employees or recruit additional qualified personnel.
  • The Company depends on hiring, training and retaining an adequate number of qualified employees to run its businesses.
  • The Company’s business depends on the uninterrupted operation of the Company’s facilities, systems and business functions, including its information technology and other business systems, and reliance on other companies to provide key components of its business systems.
  • Security breaches, cyber attacks or fraudulent activity could result in damage to the Company’s operations or lead to reputational damage and expose the Company to significant liabilities.
  • The Company’s future growth is dependent on its ability to keep pace with the adoption of technological advances, including generative artificial intelligence and other machine learning technologies, to remain competitive.
  • Because the Company maintains a significant supply of cash, pawn loan collateral and retail inventories in its pawn stores and certain processing centers, the Company may be subject to employee and third-party robberies, riots, looting, burglaries and thefts. The Company may also be subject to liability as a result of crimes at its pawn stores.
  • If the Company is unable to protect its intellectual property rights, its ability to compete could be negatively impacted.
  • The Company’s businesses are typically subject to seasonality, which causes the Company’s revenues and operating cash flows to fluctuate and may adversely affect the Company’s ability to borrow on its unsecured credit facilities, service its debt obligations and fund its operations.
  • The failure or inability of third parties who provide products, services or support to the Company to maintain such products, services or support could disrupt Company operations or result in a loss of revenue.
  • The Company’s risk management efforts may not be effective.
  • Regulatory, Legislative and Legal Risks
  • The Company’s products and services are subject to extensive regulation and supervision under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations in the U.S., Latin America and the U.K. If changes in regulations affecting the Company’s pawn business or the AFF business create increased restrictions, or have the effect of prohibiting pawn loans or POS payment products in the jurisdictions where the Company currently operates, such regulations could materially impair or reduce the Company’s business and limit its expansion into new markets.
  • The FTC and the CFPB have regulatory, supervisory and enforcement powers over providers of consumer financial products and services in the U.S., and each could exercise its enforcement powers in ways that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial results.
  • The adoption of new laws or regulations or adverse changes in, or the interpretation or enforcement of, existing laws or regulations affecting the Company’s products and services could adversely affect its financial condition and operating results.
  • Media reports, statements made by regulators and elected officials and the general public perception that pawnshops, LTO and retail finance products for credit-constrained consumers are predatory or abusive could materially adversely affect the Company’s businesses. In recent years, consumer advocacy groups and some media reports, in the U.S., Latin America and the U.K., have advocated governmental action to prohibit or place severe restrictions on the Company’s products and services.
  • Judicial or administrative decisions, CFPB rulemaking, amendments to the Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”) or new legislation could render the arbitration agreements the Company uses illegal or unenforceable.
  • Current and future litigation or regulatory proceedings in the U.S., Latin America and the U.K. could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
  • The sale and pawning of firearms, ammunition and certain related accessories is subject to current and potential regulation, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
  • The Company is subject to the FCPA, anti-money laundering laws and other anti-corruption laws, and the Company’s failure to comply with these laws could result in penalties that could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition.
  • Failure to maintain certain criteria required by various federal, state and local regulatory bodies could result in fines or the loss of the Company’s licenses to conduct business.
  • Foreign Operations Risks
  • The Company’s financial position and results of operations may change significantly due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates in Latin American and U.K. markets.
  • Risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s foreign operations could negatively impact the Company’s operating results.
  • Changes impacting international trade and corporate tax and other related regulatory provisions may have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
  • Accounting, Tax and Financial Risks
  • The Company’s existing and future levels of indebtedness could adversely affect its financial health, its ability to obtain financing in the future, its ability to react to changes in its business and its ability to fulfill its obligations under such indebtedness.
  • Determining the AFF business’ allowance for lease and loan losses and liability for off-balance sheet credit exposure requires many assumptions and complex analyses. If the estimates prove incorrect, the AFF business may incur net charge-offs in excess of its reserves or liabilities, or may be required to increase its provision for lease and loan losses, either of which would adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.
  • The Company is subject to goodwill impairment risk.
  • Declines in commodity market prices of gold, other precious metals and diamonds could negatively affect the Company’s profits.
  • Unexpected changes in both domestic and foreign tax laws and policies could negatively impact the Company’s operating results.
  • General Economic and Market Risks
  • General economic conditions may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business and financial results.
  • The price of the Company’s common stock may fluctuate significantly.
  • Inclement weather, natural disasters or health epidemics can adversely impact the Company’s operating results.
  • Climate change could adversely affect the Company’s business and damage its reputation.
  • Adverse real estate market fluctuations and/or the inability to renew and extend store operating leases could affect the Company’s profits.
  • A discussion of certain other market risks is covered in “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”
  • AFF’s transaction volume is dependent on sales at its merchant partners and any decline in such sales could have a material and adverse effect on AFF’s results of operations, financial condition and future prospects.
  • If AFF is unable to attract additional merchants and retain and grow its relationships with its existing merchant partners, its business, results of operations, financial condition and future prospects would be materially and adversely affected.
  • AFF’s transaction volume is dependent on the support of its platform by its merchant partners.
  • AFF’s bank loan product is offered pursuant to its agreement with the Bank, and such agreement is non-exclusive, short-term in duration and subject to termination by the Bank partner upon the occurrence of certain events. If that agreement is terminated and AFF is unable to either replace the commitments of the Bank or substitute its other products for the bank loan product, its business, results of operations, financial condition, and future prospects may be materially affected.
  • AFF’s business relies extensively on its proprietary decisioning platform, and if such platform is not effective it could have a material impact on AFF’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
  • If AFF is unable to collect on its leases, RISAs and bank loans, the performance of its lease and loan portfolio would be adversely affected.
  • If AFF’s originating bank partner model is successfully challenged or deemed impermissible, AFF could be found to be in violation of licensing, interest rate limit, lending or brokering laws and could face penalties, fines, litigation or regulatory enforcement.
  • The FDIC has issued examination guidance affecting AFF’s unaffiliated third-party lender and these or subsequent new rules and regulations could have a significant impact on AFF’s Bank-originated products.

Legal proceedings

The Company is a defendant in litigation and arbitration matters and regulatory actions encountered in the ordinary course of its business. Certain of these matters are covered to an extent by insurance. In the opinion of management, the resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

See Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part IV, Item 15 of this report, which is incorporated to this Part I, Item 3 by reference, for a further discussion of the Company’s legal proceedings.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.17

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