Upbound Group Q1 revenue misses estimates

Upbound Group, Inc.

Upbound Group, Inc.

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Overview

  • US financial solutions provider's Q1 revenue rose 3.7% yr/yr but missed analyst expectations

  • Brigit unit revenue grew over 40% yr/yr, driven by subscriber and ARPU gains

  • Company reaffirmed its 2026 full-year revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and non-GAAP EPS outlook


Outlook

  • Upbound reaffirms 2026 revenue guidance of $4.70 bln to $4.95 bln

  • Company expects 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $500 mln to $535 mln

  • Upbound sees Q2 2026 revenue between $1.1 bln and $1.2 bln


Result Drivers

  • BRIGIT EXPANSION - Brigit revenue rose over 40% yr/yr, supported by double-digit growth in paying subscribers and ARPU

  • ACIMA CREDIT PERFORMANCE - Acima revenue increased about 1.8% yr/yr, with lease charge-off rate improving 130 basis points sequentially

  • RENT-A-CENTER SALES - Rent-A-Center same store sales grew 0.4% yr/yr, with a 20 basis point sequential improvement in lease charge-off rate


Company press release: ID:nBw3VTF8ra


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

Miss

$1.20 bln

$1.23 bln (7 Analysts)


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the miscellaneous specialty retailers peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Upbound Group Inc is $28.00, about 47.8% above its April 29 closing price of $18.94

  • The stock recently traded at 4 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 4 three months ago


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