FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 21.61% for Q1 2026, up 1250.0% year-over-year from 1.6% in Q1 2025, and down 7.57% on a QoQ basis from 23.38% in Q4 2025.

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 21.61% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1250.0% year-over-year to 21.61%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.61% (up 1250.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 20.24%, up 1176.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 21.61% for Q1 2026 at FirstCash Holdings, down from 23.38% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 23.38% in Q4 2025, with the low at 5.98% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 12.51%, with a median of 12.99% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Capital Employed was 1501 bps in 2025 against a maximum downside of 1006 bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.93% in 2022, then tumbled by 31 bps to 10.32% in 2023, then fell by 19 bps to 8.37% in 2024, then surged by 179 bps to 23.38% in 2025, then declined by 8 bps to 21.61% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 21.61%, 23.38%, and 7.78% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 39.33%
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 64.72%
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn -
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 18.41%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn -
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn -
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 FirstCash Holdings 125.59 Mn -856.28 Mn 542.38 Mn 21.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.61%
Dec 31, 2025 23.38%
Sep 30, 2025 7.78%
Jun 30, 2025 7.04%
Mar 31, 2025 9.10%
Dec 31, 2024 8.37%
Sep 30, 2024 17.84%
Jun 30, 2024 15.63%
Mar 31, 2024 12.99%
Dec 31, 2023 10.32%
Sep 30, 2023 13.73%
Jun 30, 2023 14.24%
Mar 31, 2023 15.69%
Dec 31, 2022 14.93%
Sep 30, 2022 7.41%
Jun 30, 2022 6.67%
Mar 31, 2022 5.98%
Dec 31, 2021 7.62%
Sep 30, 2021 9.63%
Jun 30, 2021 8.97%