World Acceptance (WRLD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
World Acceptance's Operating Expenses was $127.54 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 6.3% from $136.15 million a year earlier and down 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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World Acceptance (WRLD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, World Acceptance's Operating Expenses was $532.12 million through Sep 30, 2026, up 6.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it was $539.92 million, up 19.2% from FY2025.
- Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Expenses was $452.86 million in FY2025 (-4.4%), $473.81 million in FY2024 (-19.6%), $589.4 million in FY2023 (+13.4%) and $519.61 million in FY2022 (+24.7%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since fiscal Q4 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 57.8%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 24.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, WRLD's Operating Expenses in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $131.31 million (Q1 2027), $131 million (Q4 2026) and $142.27 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 40.96 Bn | 29.78 Bn | - | 2.33 Bn |
| 2 | Orix | 36.82 Bn | 3.63 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 30.51 Bn | 27.88 Bn | - | 279.27 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.64 Bn | 26.64 Bn | - | 2.12 Bn |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.60 Bn | 22.77 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 173.18 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.18 Bn | -44.45 Bn | - | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 23.17 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 1.08 Bn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.38 Bn | 5.33 Bn | - | 53.21 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.91 Bn | 11.66 Bn | - | 429.00 Mn |
| 10 | World Acceptance | 650.31 Mn | 608.93 Mn | - | 131.31 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 131.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 131.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 142.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 136.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 130.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 110.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 122.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 103.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 116.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 112.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 118.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 115.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 126.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 130.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 138.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 151.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 168.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 145.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 140.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 123.75 Mn |
API Access
World Acceptance Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=operating-expenses&ticker=WRLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "WRLD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=WRLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();