Headquartered in Plano, TX Fiscal year ends December NASDAQ: UPBD upbound.com
Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD) provides technology- and data-driven financial solutions for underserved consumers through three core brands.
- **Acima:** A virtual lease-to-own platform offered at more than 35,000 retailer locations and through a growing direct-to-consumer marketplace. Its leases span furniture, wheel and tire, jewelry, electronics and other categories. Acima recently agreed to serve as a preferred lease-to-own solution across about 5,000 Boost Mobile stores.
- **Brigit:** A subscription-based financial wellness app acquired in January 2025. It uses AI-powered cash flow insights to offer earned wage access and cash advances, credit building, budgeting and financial literacy tools. Revenue comes mainly from subscriptions, along with expedited transfers and marketplace offers.
- **Rent-A-Center:** A store-based and e-commerce rent-to-own business with over 2,000 stores in the U.S. and Mexico. It leases furniture, appliances and electronics, and generates cash that funds investment across the group.
The company reports Acima, Rent-A-Center, Brigit, Mexico and Corporate segments and serves customers in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Updated
Upbound's tighter credit at Acima is already funding the balance sheet: operating cash flow rose 81% to $163.1 million. Management raised the midpoint of full-year non-GAAP EPS guidance to a $4.15 to $4.30 range.
Upbound Group leads today's dividend payers, sending shareholders $22.7 million at 39 cents a share on October 27. Shoe Station Group, First Bancorp and Escalade round out the group, with checks going out as soon as October 13.
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Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD) provides technology- and data-driven financial solutions for underserved consumers through three core brands. - **Acima:** A virtual lease-to-own platform offered at more than 35,000 retailer locations and through a growing direct-to-consumer marketplace.
The Wall Street consensus 12-month price target for UPBD is $27.33.
