FirstCash Announces $200 Million Increase to Share Repurchase Program
The expanded program leaves $222 million available for repurchases, with no time limit set for completion.
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Rhea-AI Summary
FirstCash Holdings (Nasdaq: FCFS) increased its share repurchase authorization by $200 million, expanding the capital available for stock buybacks. The increase brings the program’s total authorization to $350 million, with $222 million remaining as of the October 28 market open.
Under the program authorized in July 2026, FirstCash has repurchased 644,000 shares at an average price of $199.46, for an aggregate purchase price of $128 million. The company said its primary focus remains growing core pawn operations through acquisitions and new store openings, alongside shareholder returns. Over the past 25 years, FirstCash has repurchased almost 27 million shares at an aggregate cost of $1.7 billion, averaging $64 per share. Its cash dividends have increased every year since the dividend program began in 2016.
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Positive
- Moderate pointRepurchase authorization increased by $200 million to $350 million, leaving $222 million available. 2.5% of market cap
- Minor pointCompleted buybacks totaled $128 million: 644,000 shares at an average price of $199.46 under the July 2026 program.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Core pawn growth remains the company’s primary focus through acquisitions and new store openings.
Negative
- None.
News Explained
The expanded share-repurchase authorization gives FirstCash permission, not a purchase schedule: it may buy shares through open-market, block or privately negotiated transactions, has set no completion deadline, and may suspend or discontinue the program at any time.
Key Figures
- Authorization increase
- $200 million
- Added to the share repurchase authorization
- Total authorization
- $350 million
- Total under the amended program
- Shares repurchased
- 644,000 shares
- Under the program authorized in July 2026
- Average repurchase price
- $199.46 per share
- Average price paid for shares repurchased to date
- Aggregate repurchase price
- $128 million
- Aggregate cost of shares repurchased to date
- Remaining authorization
- $222 million
- Remaining under the current program as of the market open
Historical Context
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Reported $123 million in Q3 share repurchases; the report's 24-hour price reaction was negative.
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Authorized a new $150 million share repurchase plan; the report's 24-hour price reaction was negative.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
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rule 10b-18 regulatory
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (“FirstCash” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FCFS), the leading international operator of more than 3,300 retail pawn stores, today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the Company’s stock repurchase authorization by
Under the existing share repurchase program authorized in July 2026, FirstCash has repurchased to date 644,000 shares of its outstanding common stock at an average price of
“We have meaningfully increased our share repurchase authorization to
“Our primary strategic focus remains the global growth of core pawn operations through accretive acquisitions and new store openings, and we continue to see significant opportunities to add locations in each of our geographic segments. FirstCash’s ability to simultaneously fund store growth and increase the share repurchase program authorization reflects the continued strength of the Company’s balance sheet, its record free cash flows and the recent upsizing of our unsecured revolving credit facility.
“We are proud of FirstCash’s long-standing history of providing enhanced shareholder returns through share repurchases and dividends. Over the past 25 years, the Company has repurchased almost 27 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of
Under the amended share repurchase plan, the Company may purchase common stock in open market transactions, block or privately negotiated transactions, and may from time to time purchase shares pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act or by any combination of such methods. The number of shares to be purchased and the timing of the purchases are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the level of cash balances, liquidity needs, credit availability, debt covenant restrictions, general business and economic conditions, regulatory requirements, the market price of the Company’s stock, the Company’s dividend policy and the availability of acquisitions or other alternative investment opportunities. No time limit was set for completion of repurchases under the new authorization and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
About FirstCash
FirstCash is the leading international operator of pawn stores focused on serving cash and credit-constrained consumers. FirstCash operates more than 3,300 pawn stores in the U.S., Latin America and the U.K. Most of the stores buy and sell a wide variety of jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, musical instruments and other merchandise, and make small non-recourse pawn loans secured by pledged personal property. FirstCash’s pawn operations account for approximately
FirstCash is a component company in both the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index® and the Russell 2000 Index®. FirstCash’s common stock (ticker symbol “FCFS”) is traded on the Nasdaq, the creator of the world’s first electronic stock market. For additional information regarding FirstCash and the services it provides, visit FirstCash’s websites located at http://www.firstcash.com, http://www.americanfirstfinance.com and http://www.handt.co.uk.
Forward-Looking Information
This release contains forward-looking statements about the business, financial condition, outlook and prospects of FirstCash Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (together, the “Company”). Forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “outlook,” “believes,” “projects,” “expects,” “may,” “estimates,” “should,” “plans,” “targets,” “intends,” “could,” “would,” “anticipates,” “potential,” “confident,” “optimistic,” or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, objectives, estimates, guidance, expectations, outlook and future plans. Forward-looking statements can also be identified by the fact these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties.
These forward-looking statements are made to provide the public with management’s current expectations with regard to the share repurchase program. While the Company believes the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurances such expectations will prove to be accurate. Security holders are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements made in this release. Such factors and risks may include, without limitation, the risks, uncertainties and regulatory developments discussed and described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” thereof, and other reports filed with the SEC. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control, nor can the Company predict, in many cases, all of the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to report any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.
For further information, please contact:
Gar Jackson
Global IR Group
Phone: (817) 886-6998
Email: gar@globalirgroup.com
Doug Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (817) 258-2650
Email: investorrelations@firstcash.com
Website: investors.firstcash.com
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