World Acceptance Corporation WRLD
165.66 USD +0.23 (+0.14%)
At closeNov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
165.66 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Nov 3, 4:00 PM ET
165.62 Day range 170.17
110.00 52-week range 227.68
- YTD
- +18.00%
- 1 year
- +24.65%
- Market cap
- 772.04M
- Revenue (ttm)
- 584.79M
- Profit margin
- 5.91%
- EPS (ttm)
- 10.18
- Shares out
- 4.64M
- P/E ratio
- 16.27
- Forward P/E
- 15.54
- YTD return
- +18.00%
- 1-year return
- +24.65%
- Volume
- 74.26K
- Avg volume
- 65.46K
- Open
- 166.76
- Previous close
- 165.43
- Day's range
- 165.62 – 170.17
- 52-week range
- 110.00 – 227.68
- Beta
- 1.20
- Price target
- 141.00 (-14.9%)
- Earnings date
- Oct 22, 2026
1Y +35.28 (+26.74%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 1.66B
- PEG ratio
- 0.70
- Price / sales
- 1.74
- Price / book
- 2.97
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Revenue growth
- 7.30%
- Free cash flow
- 14.78M
- Total cash
- 6.07M
- Total debt
- 661.19M
- Return on equity
- 8.78%
- Short % of float
- 289.62%
- 50-day average
- 165.20
- 200-day average
- 150.16
Analyst view
Price target (mean) 141.00
Ratings (0m) 1 0 buy · 1 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy0
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Oct 22, 2026
Expected Oct 22, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.58.
Financials — quick view
WRLD Revenue — quarterly 139.21M
WRLD Net income — quarterly 6.11M
WRLD EPS — quarterly 1.36
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.79 | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.58 | 2.12 | +1.54 | +265.52% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 7.74 | 7.70 | -0.04 | -0.52% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.58 | -0.19 | -0.77 | -132.76% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.87 | -0.38 | -2.25 | -120.32% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 2.44 | 0.25 | -2.19 | -89.75% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2023 | BMO Capital | main | Underperform | Underperform |
| Jul 24, 2023 | BMO Capital | main | Underperform | Underperform |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Stephens & Co. | reit | Underweight | Underweight |
| Jan 27, 2023 | BMO Capital | main | — | Underperform |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Stephens & Co. | main | — | Underweight |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Stephens & Co. | main | — | Underweight |
About World Acceptance Corporation
World Acceptance Corporation engages in consumer finance business in the United States. The company offers short-term small installment loans, medium-term larger installment loans, related credit insurance, and ancillary products and services to individuals. It also provides income tax return preparation and electronic filing services; and automobile club memberships. The company serves individuals with limited access to other sources of consumer credit, such as banks, credit unions, other consumer finance businesses, and credit card lenders. World Acceptance Corporation was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Credit Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- loansbyworld.com
News
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World Acceptance Corporation (WRLD) Q2 2027 Earnings Call Transcript 
World Acceptance Q2 Earnings Call Highlights 
World Acceptance Q2 2027 Earnings Call Transcript 
World Acceptance Q2 EPS $1.92 Beats $0.79 Estimate, Sales $139.207M Miss $140.700M Estimate 
World Acceptance Corporation Reports Fiscal 2027 Second Quarter Results 
World Acceptance Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2027 Conference Call on the Internet 
World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average – Here’s Why 
PRIVACY ALERT: AWKO Law Investigates World Acceptance Corporation for Data Breach of Over 232,000 Records
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMLETT KEN R JR | Director | Sale | Sep 9, 2025 | 32,205 |
| CALMES JOHN L JR. | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | Mar 9, 2026 | 50,334 |
| CAULDER ALICE LINDSAY | Officer | Sale | Jun 14, 2026 | 14,682 |
| CHILDERS JASON E | Officer | Sale | Sep 14, 2025 | 16,023 |
| DYER DANIEL CLINTON | Officer | Sale | Dec 15, 2025 | 33,640 |
| MCINTYRE SCOTT | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 9, 2025 | 17,184 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott General Partners LLC | 32.59% | 1,512,424 | 331.92M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 9.75% | 452,411 | 99.29M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.84% | 224,602 | 49.29M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| AQR Capital Management, LLC | 3.34% | 154,966 | 34.01M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| UBS Group AG | 2.88% | 133,469 | 29.29M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.55% | 118,364 | 25.98M | Mar 30, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 3.73% | 173,056 | 37.98M | May 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 1.81% | 84,008 | 18.44M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 1.60% | 74,057 | 16.25M | May 30, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1.25% | 58,029 | 12.74M | Apr 29, 2026 |
| DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Small Cap Portfolio | 0.81% | 37,631 | 8.26M | Apr 29, 2026 |
| DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio | 0.76% | 35,228 | 7.73M | Apr 29, 2026 |