World Acceptance Corporation

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176.31+0.83 (+0.47%)today
At close: Oct 12, 4:00 PM EDT · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD
After hours175.60−0.71 (−0.40%)Oct 12, 4:30 PM EDT

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Key statistics

Previous close175.48
Open176.99
Day range174.74178.28
52-week range110.00227.68
Off day high−1.11%
Off 52-week high−22.56%
Volume48.51K
Avg. volume (3M)88.35K
Market cap821.68M
EPS (TTM)7.94
Forward P/E11.65
P/E ratio (TTM)22.21
Dividend yield—
Beta (5Y)—
Shares outstanding4.66M
Short interest—
Earnings dateJul 24, 2026 (est.)
Analyst target—
Profit margin—

Against its peers

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WRLD CACC WU RM CPSS FCBC
Market cap 821.68M 5.69B 1.91B 310.08M 199.99M 905.05M
P/E (TTM) 22.2 12.1 5.0 7.1 10.0 15.1
Forward P/E 11.6 9.9 4.1 5.7 6.3 15.6
Price/book 2.2 3.6 2.1 0.8 0.6 1.7
Dividend yield — — 15.36% 3.58% — 2.66%
1-year change +4.68% +12.18% −24.82% −13.72% +21.66% +43.24%
Today +0.47% +0.09% −0.16% +0.30% −2.67% +1.10%

The closest companies by business and industry (Credit Services). Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

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The businesses closest to World Acceptance's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Credit Acceptance CorporationCACC · Credit Services 5.69B 548.12 +0.09%
The Western Union CompanyWU · Credit Services 1.91B 6.11 −0.16%
Regional Management Corp.RM · Credit Services 310.08M 33.61 +0.30%
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.CPSS · Credit Services 199.99M 9.13 −2.67%
First Community Bankshares, Inc.FCBC · Banks - Regional 905.05M 47.86 +1.10%
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.WASH · Banks - Regional 711.09M 37.28 +0.57%
Community West BancsharesCWBC · Banks - Regional 705.41M 26.00 +1.13%
WSFS Financial CorporationWSFS · Banks - Regional 3.90B 75.87 +0.64%

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Lufax Holding LtdLU · Shanghai, China 801.17M 0.9244 −5.70%
Navient CorporationNAVI · Herndon, VA 868.44M 9.26 +1.65%
PRA Group, Inc.PRAA · Norfolk, VA 752.58M 19.99 −0.20%
Qfin Holdings, Inc.QFIN · Shanghai, China 719.77M 5.92 −4.52%
Green Dot CorporationGDOT · Provo, UT 710.04M 12.46 −1.19%
FinVolution GroupFINV · Shanghai, China 708.28M 3.0000 −1.96%
Jefferson Capital, Inc.JCAP · Minneapolis, MN 1.17B 20.35 +2.11%
Stewards Inc.SWRD · Fort Lauderdale, FL 588.88M 2.6100 −0.38%

Also based in Greenville, South Carolina, then elsewhere in South Carolina.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
United Community Banks, Inc.UCB · Greenville, SC 4.02B 33.58 +0.60%
ScanSource, Inc.SCSC · Greenville, SC 1.22B 60.67 −0.43%
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.SFST · Greenville, SC 570.10M 60.19 +0.91%
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc.SUNB · Fort Mill, SC 30.96B 75.56 +0.52%
Sonoco Products CompanySON · Hartsville, SC 4.75B 48.04 +0.25%
Ingevity CorporationNGVT · North Charleston, SC 2.37B 69.07 −0.99%
Blackbaud, Inc.BLKB · Charleston, SC 2.12B 46.75 +2.79%
3D Systems CorporationDDD · Rock Hill, SC 538.32M 3.2400 −4.14%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with World Acceptance's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Capital City Bank Group, Inc.CCBG · Correlation 0.44 828.11M 48.39 +0.60%
Atlanticus Holdings CorporationATLC · Correlation 0.40 1.44B 94.60 +0.93%
South Plains Financial, Inc.SPFI · Correlation 0.39 805.37M 42.75 +1.02%
United Community Banks, Inc.UCB · Correlation 0.39 4.02B 33.58 +0.60%
SmartFinancial, Inc.SMBK · Correlation 0.36 859.20M 50.25 +0.46%
First Community CorporationFCCO · Correlation 0.36 305.59M 32.51 +0.74%
First Community Bankshares, Inc.FCBC · Correlation 0.36 905.05M 47.86 +1.10%
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.GSBC · Correlation 0.36 844.56M 77.50 +0.98%

What visitors to World Acceptance's page also look at.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Credit Acceptance CorporationCACC 5.69B 548.12 +0.09%
FirstCash Holdings, Inc.FCFS 9.38B 216.20 +1.17%
Westamerica BancorporationWABC 1.36B 59.03 +0.63%
WSFS Financial CorporationWSFS 3.90B 75.87 +0.64%
Encore Capital Group IncECPG 2.14B 100.85 +1.08%

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World Acceptance Data Breach Impacts 51k Individuals

World Acceptance Corp. (WAC), a consumer finance company headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, disclosed a data breach that involved unauthorized access to its computer network. On Aug. 24, 2026, the company discovered an unknown…

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