FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.36 in Q1 2026, up 845.47% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04 in Q4 2025, and up 142.59% on a YoY basis from 0.15 in Q1 2025.

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

FirstCash Holdings' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.36 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 142.59% year-over-year to 0.36; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.16 (up 10.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.14, down 6.67% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.36 for Q1 2026 at FirstCash Holdings, up from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.36 in Q1 2026 to a low of 0.13 in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.13 across 5 years, with a median of 0.16 in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 175.62% in 2024, then soared 142.59% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.17 in 2022, then advanced by 9.88% to 0.18 in 2023, then sank by 77.04% to 0.04 in 2024, then decreased by 9.66% to 0.04 in 2025, then jumped by 845.47% to 0.36 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.36 (Q1 2026), 0.04 (Q4 2025), and 0.11 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 0.49
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 0.28
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 0.22
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 0.09
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 0.14
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 0.01
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn -
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.02
10 FirstCash Holdings - - 542.38 Mn 0.36

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.36
Dec 31, 2025 0.04
Sep 30, 2025 -0.11
Jun 30, 2025 0.16
Mar 31, 2025 0.15
Dec 31, 2024 0.04
Sep 30, 2024 -0.13
Jun 30, 2024 0.18
Mar 31, 2024 0.16
Dec 31, 2023 0.18
Sep 30, 2023 0.17
Jun 30, 2023 0.19
Mar 31, 2023 0.16
Dec 31, 2022 0.17
Sep 30, 2022 0.18
Jun 30, 2022 0.15
Mar 31, 2022 0.13
Dec 31, 2021 0.32
Sep 30, 2021 0.89
Jun 30, 2021 0.37