World Acceptance Cash Flow Statement
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World Acceptance free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, World Acceptance generated $259.4 million of operating cash flow and spent $3.9 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $255.5 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 43.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 2.0% from the prior year's $250.5 million.
World Acceptance returned $132.4 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 52% of free cash flow.
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World Acceptance cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-03-31 | FY 20252025-03-31 | FY 20242024-03-31 | FY 20232023-03-31 | FY 20222022-03-31 | FY 20212021-03-31 | FY 20192020-03-31 | FY 20182019-03-31 | FY 20172018-03-31 | FY 20162017-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 34.59M | 89.24M | 77.05M | 21.23M | 53.92M | 88.28M | 28.16M | 37.24M | 53.69M | 73.60M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -61.24% | +15.83% | +262.88% | -60.62% | -38.92% | +213.53% | -24.38% | -30.65% | -27.05% | -15.78% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 5.80M | 6.33M | 6.67M | 6.24M | 6.25M | 6.54M | 6.80M | 6.61M | 7.34M | 6.92M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | -19.69M | -1.68M | 9.05M | 17.58M | 19.28M | 28.95M | 17.64M | 5.43M | 4.81M |
| Change in Working Capital | 555.83K | -10.36M | 4.73M | -16.63M | 8.81M | -22.49M | 10.96M | 370.85K | 7.72M | -412.09K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 259.36M | 254.16M | 265.78M | 291.55M | 272.45M | 226.95M | 280.98M | 244.66M | 218.03M | 219.36M |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.88M | -3.68M | -5.93M | -5.83M | -6.07M | -11.68M | -11.28M | -9.81M | -9.17M | -6.81M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -232.88M | -152.75M | -135.14M | -180.58M | -451.89M | -82.00M | -279.09M | -206.97M | -169.81M | -131.61M |
| Share Repurchases | -132.42M | -54.20M | -36.20M | -14.31M | -111.14M | -102.45M | -197.40M | -74.52M | -4.61M | -5.00M |
| Debt Issued | 232.90M | 416.60M | 305.70M | 313.86M | 515.32M | 310.98M | 540.69M | 364.29M | 294.96M | 274.90M |
| Debt Repaid | -89.61M | -377.57M | -390.19M | -402.92M | -523.35M | -357.08M | -341.53M | -357.25M | -345.20M | -354.45M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -6.83M | -103.52M | -135.32M | -113.70M | 182.93M | -140.83M | 394.49K | -63.12M | -31.46M | -84.15M |
| Net Change in Cash | 19.64M | -2.11M | -4.67M | -2.73M | 3.49M | 4.13M | 2.28M | -22.75M | 16.89M | 2.82M |
| Free Cash Flow | 255.48M | 250.48M | 259.85M | 285.73M | 266.38M | 215.27M | 269.70M | 234.86M | 208.85M | 212.55M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of World Acceptance's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow WRLD's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?