EZCORP INC-CL A (EZPW) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:EZPW • US3023011063

26.53 USD
+0.13 (+0.49%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
26.65 USD
+0.12 (+0.45%)
After Hours: 2/27/2026, 8:00:02 PM
Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10 to EZPW. EZPW was compared to 54 industry peers in the Consumer Finance industry. While EZPW has a great health rating, its profitability is only average at the moment. EZPW is valued quite expensive, but it does show an excellent growth. These ratings would make EZPW suitable for growth investing!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year EZPW was profitable.
  • In the past year EZPW had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years EZPW has always been profitable.
  • EZPW had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
EZPW Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFEZPW Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M 100M 150M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 6.18%, EZPW is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
  • EZPW's Return On Equity of 11.48% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. EZPW outperforms 42.59% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of EZPW (6.89%) is better than 64.81% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for EZPW is significantly below the industry average of 12.27%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (6.89%) for EZPW is above the 3 year average (6.16%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 6.18%
ROE 11.48%
ROIC 6.89%
ROA(3y)4.6%
ROA(5y)3.64%
ROE(3y)8.73%
ROE(5y)6.94%
ROIC(3y)6.16%
ROIC(5y)5.06%
EZPW Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICEZPW Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 -5 10 -10

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 9.20%, EZPW is in line with its industry, outperforming 40.74% of the companies in the same industry.
  • EZPW's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • EZPW has a Operating Margin (12.64%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • EZPW's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • EZPW's Gross Margin of 58.65% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. EZPW outperforms 57.41% of its industry peers.
  • EZPW's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 12.64%
PM (TTM) 9.2%
GM 58.65%
OM growth 3Y10.89%
OM growth 5Y28.67%
PM growth 3Y14.94%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.59%
GM growth 5Y1.41%
EZPW Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsEZPW Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), EZPW is destroying value.
  • EZPW has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for EZPW has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, EZPW has a worse debt to assets ratio.
EZPW Yearly Shares OutstandingEZPW Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M
EZPW Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsEZPW Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 3.06 indicates that EZPW is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 3.06, EZPW belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 90.74% of the companies in the same industry.
  • EZPW has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.27. This is a neutral value as EZPW would need 4.27 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 4.27, EZPW is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 75.93% of the companies in the same industry.
  • EZPW has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.48. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • EZPW has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.48. This is in the better half of the industry: EZPW outperforms 75.93% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.48
Debt/FCF 4.27
Altman-Z 3.06
ROIC/WACC0.95
WACC7.23%
EZPW Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFEZPW Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 6.03 indicates that EZPW has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • EZPW's Current ratio of 6.03 is amongst the best of the industry. EZPW outperforms 90.74% of its industry peers.
  • EZPW has a Quick Ratio of 4.69. This indicates that EZPW is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of EZPW (4.69) is better than 87.04% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 6.03
Quick Ratio 4.69
EZPW Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesEZPW Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • EZPW shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 31.09%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 29.67% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • Looking at the last year, EZPW shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 13.06% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 9.14% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)31.09%
EPS 3Y24%
EPS 5Y29.67%
EPS Q2Q%30.95%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.06%
Revenue growth 3Y12.87%
Revenue growth 5Y9.14%
Sales Q2Q%19.32%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, EZPW will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 15.16% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, EZPW will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 11.78% on average per year.
EPS Next Y4.91%
EPS Next 2Y10.39%
EPS Next 3Y12.85%
EPS Next 5Y15.16%
Revenue Next Year22.64%
Revenue Next 2Y16.61%
Revenue Next 3Y13.76%
Revenue Next 5Y11.78%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
EZPW Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesEZPW Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
EZPW Yearly EPS VS EstimatesEZPW Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 1 -1 2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 17.01, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of EZPW.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of EZPW indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: EZPW is more expensive than 68.52% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.07, EZPW is valued a bit cheaper.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 15.23, the valuation of EZPW can be described as correct.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, EZPW is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 62.96% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of EZPW to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.05), we can say EZPW is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.01
Fwd PE 15.23
EZPW Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsEZPW Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, EZPW is valued a bit cheaper than 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of EZPW is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 13.45
EV/EBITDA 8.38
EZPW Per share dataEZPW EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates EZPW does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • The decent profitability rating of EZPW may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as EZPW's earnings are expected to grow with 12.85% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)3.46
PEG (5Y)0.57
EPS Next 2Y10.39%
EPS Next 3Y12.85%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • EZPW does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

EZCORP INC-CL A

NASDAQ:EZPW (2/27/2026, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 26.65 +0.12 (+0.45%)

26.53

+0.13 (+0.49%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryConsumer Finance
Earnings (Last)02-04
Earnings (Next)04-27
Inst Owners114.86%
Inst Owner Change4.96%
Ins Owners5.23%
Ins Owner Change7.96%
Market Cap1.64B
Revenue(TTM)1.34B
Net Income(TTM)122.90M
Analysts80
Price Target32.98 (24.31%)
Short Float %24.36%
Short Ratio11.92
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)22.12%
Min EPS beat(2)13.27%
Max EPS beat(2)30.97%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)20.55%
Min EPS beat(4)7.53%
Max EPS beat(4)30.97%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)12.78%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)18.38%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)33.83%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)3.04%
Min Revenue beat(2)1.76%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.31%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.91%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.23%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.31%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.14%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.05%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.49%
PT rev (1m)30.2%
PT rev (3m)36.62%
EPS NQ rev (1m)20.76%
EPS NQ rev (3m)21.76%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.3%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)14.66%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)14.66%
Revenue NY rev (1m)9.71%
Revenue NY rev (3m)15.26%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.01
Fwd PE 15.23
P/S 1.23
P/FCF 13.45
P/OCF 10.1
P/B 1.53
P/tB 2.41
EV/EBITDA 8.38
EPS(TTM)1.56
EY5.88%
EPS(NY)1.74
Fwd EY6.57%
FCF(TTM)1.97
FCFY7.44%
OCF(TTM)2.63
OCFY9.91%
SpS21.66
BVpS17.35
TBVpS11.02
PEG (NY)3.46
PEG (5Y)0.57
Graham Number24.68
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 6.18%
ROE 11.48%
ROCE 9.4%
ROIC 6.89%
ROICexc 9.3%
ROICexgc 13.16%
OM 12.64%
PM (TTM) 9.2%
GM 58.65%
FCFM 9.11%
ROA(3y)4.6%
ROA(5y)3.64%
ROE(3y)8.73%
ROE(5y)6.94%
ROIC(3y)6.16%
ROIC(5y)5.06%
ROICexc(3y)7.67%
ROICexc(5y)6.29%
ROICexgc(3y)11.42%
ROICexgc(5y)9.52%
ROCE(3y)8.41%
ROCE(5y)6.91%
ROICexgc growth 3Y12.14%
ROICexgc growth 5Y21.98%
ROICexc growth 3Y14.81%
ROICexc growth 5Y26.5%
OM growth 3Y10.89%
OM growth 5Y28.67%
PM growth 3Y14.94%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.59%
GM growth 5Y1.41%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.67
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.48
Debt/FCF 4.27
Debt/EBITDA 2.57
Cap/Depr 122.6%
Cap/Sales 3.02%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 80.31%
Profit Quality 99.05%
Current Ratio 6.03
Quick Ratio 4.69
Altman-Z 3.06
F-Score6
WACC7.23%
ROIC/WACC0.95
Cap/Depr(3y)117.51%
Cap/Depr(5y)105.75%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.32%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.36%
Profit Quality(3y)117.96%
Profit Quality(5y)137.59%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)31.09%
EPS 3Y24%
EPS 5Y29.67%
EPS Q2Q%30.95%
EPS Next Y4.91%
EPS Next 2Y10.39%
EPS Next 3Y12.85%
EPS Next 5Y15.16%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.06%
Revenue growth 3Y12.87%
Revenue growth 5Y9.14%
Sales Q2Q%19.32%
Revenue Next Year22.64%
Revenue Next 2Y16.61%
Revenue Next 3Y13.76%
Revenue Next 5Y11.78%
EBIT growth 1Y42.68%
EBIT growth 3Y25.16%
EBIT growth 5Y40.43%
EBIT Next Year63.71%
EBIT Next 3Y25.33%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y70.98%
FCF growth 3Y47.23%
FCF growth 5Y39.91%
OCF growth 1Y45.31%
OCF growth 3Y30.85%
OCF growth 5Y24.86%

EZCORP INC-CL A / EZPW FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for EZPW stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to EZPW.


What is the valuation status for EZPW stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to EZCORP INC-CL A (EZPW). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is EZCORP INC-CL A (EZPW) stock?

EZCORP INC-CL A (EZPW) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for EZPW stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for EZCORP INC-CL A (EZPW) is 17.01 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.53.