FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
FirstCash Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.87% in Q3 2026, up 1.64 percentage points from 9.23% a year earlier and up 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at FirstCash Holdings came in at 9.99%, up 1.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +3.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.48% in FY2024 (+0.69 pp), 7.78% in FY2023 (-1.27 pp), 9.05% in FY2022 (+2.91 pp) and 6.14% in FY2021 (-0.39 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 5.15 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 2.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FCFS's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.53% (Q2 2026), 9.76% (Q1 2026) and 9.26% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 42.82 Bn | 31.64 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Orix | 38.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 12.74 Bn | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 30.02 Bn | 27.40 Bn | - | 8.10% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.05 Bn | 26.05 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 23.55 Bn | -44.08 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 23.27 Bn | 16.32 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 22.53 Bn | 21.71 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 10.17% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.32 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.77 Bn | 11.52 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | FirstCash Holdings | 7.99 Bn | 7.36 Bn | 545.54 Mn | 10.87% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.96% |
API Access
FirstCash Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=FCFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "FCFS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=FCFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();