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World Acceptance Stock Price History

NASDAQ: WRLDFinanceFinance: Consumer ServicesUSD

175.48-4.72 (-2.62%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

WRLD price history at a glance

The price history for World Acceptance (WRLD) on this page begins on November 25, 1991, when the stock closed at $2.25; it most recently closed at $175.48 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $265.75, reached on December 20, 2021; the latest close is 34.0% below that peak. Across the 34 complete calendar years in the table, WRLD finished higher in 24 and lower in 10. Its best year was 2003 (+182.7%) and its worst was 2022 (-73.1%).

Over roughly 35 years the share price changed +7699.1%, a 13.3% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, WRLD has gained 0.2%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

Key price levels

High since 1991
$265.75
Date of high
Dec 20, 2021
Low since 1991
$2.17
Date of low
Dec 30, 1991
IPO year
1991
Last close
$175.48

WRLD returns

1 week

+0.60%

1 month

-7.36%

3 months

-12.16%

6 months

+17.93%

Year to date

+24.99%

1 year

+0.17%

3 years

+41.76%

5 years

-9.78%

WRLD price return, excluding dividends.

WRLD annual returns

Calendar-year price returns
YearYear-end closeReturn
2026175.48+23.75%
2025141.80+24.15%
2024114.22-12.50%
2023130.53+97.95%
202265.94-73.13%
2021245.43+140.10%
2020102.22+16.29%
201987.90-18.99%
2018108.50+34.42%
201780.72+25.58%
201664.28+73.26%
201537.10-52.26%
201477.72-11.27%
201387.59+15.48%
201275.85+3.20%
201173.50+39.20%
201052.80+47.36%
200935.83+76.16%
200820.34-10.08%
200722.62-51.82%
200646.95+64.74%
200528.50+3.60%
200427.51+23.64%
200322.25+182.72%
20027.87+4.10%
20017.56+37.45%
20005.50+14.29%
19994.81-25.96%
19986.50+25.30%
19975.19-28.45%
19967.25-35.56%
199511.25+43.62%
19947.83+19.74%
19936.54+42.73%
19924.58+103.70%
1991*2.250.00%

* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1991; return measured from the first available close.

2026 return is year to date.

WRLD daily prices (past year)

Daily open, high, low, close and volume
DateOpenHighLowCloseChange
179.40179.40175.25175.48-2.62%
177.25181.17175.68180.20+2.13%
172.70177.20172.63176.44-0.29%
177.80177.80174.66176.96+0.39%
173.12177.81173.12176.28+1.05%
172.10176.83172.10174.44+1.64%
172.65173.10167.39171.63+0.50%
172.39172.74169.44170.78-1.00%
170.68174.00168.55172.51+0.66%
171.87173.35170.11171.38-0.35%
172.23173.99171.20171.99+0.73%
170.10171.47168.60170.75+0.40%
170.96172.38169.43170.07-1.69%
171.95175.40170.58172.99+1.11%
179.64181.47168.17171.09-6.07%
182.55183.24181.10182.14-1.42%
188.72189.57184.26184.77-0.44%
184.63185.65181.03185.59+0.52%
191.79193.53183.78184.63-3.75%
191.00193.51189.51191.82+0.56%
192.85192.85189.20190.75+0.39%
188.36190.59187.06190.00+0.30%
190.48193.34189.01189.43-1.34%
190.42192.79187.05192.00+0.77%
189.56195.55189.29190.54-0.59%
192.49193.33189.10191.68+0.58%
181.99190.69181.96190.57+5.69%
182.60184.00180.01180.31-1.90%
186.78187.26182.28183.81-2.41%
190.30194.09188.06188.35-0.89%
190.13193.59188.67190.05-0.56%
194.66196.52189.53191.12-1.20%
190.36194.92188.79193.45+1.65%
188.52193.70187.16190.31+1.08%
185.30190.53185.30188.27+2.35%
184.87185.01178.57183.94-0.33%
189.50190.22184.44184.55-2.41%
190.12193.79187.14189.10-0.47%
192.37194.17188.49190.00-2.44%
195.53197.48190.23194.75+3.76%
190.75192.52187.26187.69-1.03%
187.43193.46186.51189.65+1.34%
187.40192.55185.93187.14+0.16%
187.26189.74186.53186.84-0.15%
189.92190.32185.70187.13-1.53%
190.76194.74189.00190.03-1.29%
193.63200.13191.16192.51-0.58%
188.57194.97188.29193.63+2.94%
180.83189.41180.83188.10+4.61%
181.60184.05175.89179.81-0.71%
187.42189.10180.68181.10-2.40%
188.21193.39184.32185.56-2.16%
196.04196.04185.90189.65-3.16%
204.67205.99192.03195.83-4.32%
186.59217.63186.59204.67+13.03%
185.38186.34179.64181.08-3.00%
186.67188.06182.01186.69-1.13%
188.40191.16182.93188.82+0.49%
192.74194.81187.70187.89-2.17%
194.40195.19188.48192.06-1.68%
194.28201.49193.37195.34+0.41%
197.33200.80194.05194.54-0.68%
196.29200.51194.40195.87-0.21%
199.10202.24193.39196.29-1.75%
203.42207.71199.57199.78-1.79%
196.10203.59195.04203.43+4.61%
198.90200.54191.81194.46-2.34%
201.61204.70194.45199.11-1.24%
206.25209.54200.00201.61-3.06%
220.25221.01206.89207.98-5.23%
225.01226.91215.86219.46-1.95%
223.55227.68221.00223.83+0.05%
212.15224.14211.01223.72+4.65%
201.84214.89200.87213.77+5.91%
195.06202.63194.73201.84+3.64%
185.15195.07184.25194.76+5.49%
180.80184.99178.57184.63+1.60%
179.14183.62170.61181.73+2.12%
176.37180.95174.26177.95+2.62%
173.12177.62172.58173.40+0.23%
173.81174.37164.83173.01-0.08%
181.13181.15172.95173.15-2.97%
176.98183.00176.19178.45+0.84%
173.90177.59168.71176.97+3.29%
170.89174.19170.00171.33+1.08%
171.95174.68168.74169.50-0.56%
167.57171.20167.10170.45+1.88%
167.80172.74164.59167.30-0.30%
166.61169.62155.08167.80+0.96%
165.08167.77164.61166.21+0.38%
166.83169.01161.00165.58-1.27%
164.40170.00164.31167.71+1.59%
161.51167.80157.73165.09+2.22%
165.77167.38159.78161.51-3.25%
168.24170.65165.22166.93+0.31%
160.41166.50160.41166.42+4.06%
159.32162.00156.55159.92+1.14%
155.40158.27153.61158.11+1.55%
157.05157.70151.83155.69-0.52%
155.70157.41151.69156.50+0.22%
151.91158.80151.90156.15+1.95%
149.59153.61147.13153.17+1.92%
150.68153.00149.23150.29+0.27%
147.48149.88145.10149.88+1.05%
149.22149.24142.29148.32+0.06%
149.28152.20146.26148.23-0.98%
149.64150.21143.97149.70+0.11%
150.00156.15149.15149.53+0.30%
143.74149.74143.74149.09+5.63%
142.68143.64139.30141.15+0.41%
152.80152.80139.73140.57-7.53%
149.19156.12149.01152.02+3.30%
156.57165.53137.48147.16-3.97%
154.17155.54149.53153.25-0.93%
154.67156.55152.27154.69+0.72%
150.60155.00150.60153.59+1.50%
151.20153.30147.28151.32-0.50%
148.64152.81145.34152.08+1.73%
149.88153.39147.85149.50+1.18%
150.47155.47147.11147.76-1.03%
140.84149.48140.84149.30+5.60%
133.81144.75133.81141.38+8.04%
134.64136.94126.00130.86-2.74%
137.83138.70132.44134.55-2.94%
141.17143.85138.26138.63-1.65%
148.63150.80129.38140.95-5.28%
155.23155.23140.90148.80-3.61%
149.75155.94149.50154.37+1.90%
150.05154.31149.46151.49+4.04%
143.14147.25142.79145.61+1.52%
139.86143.75138.97143.43+2.55%
139.48141.19134.72139.86-1.21%
135.84142.24134.89141.58+4.84%
134.95136.12132.50135.04+1.28%
132.97135.80132.16133.33+2.17%
130.66132.11126.70130.50-0.13%
124.69134.62124.69130.67+2.47%
136.12137.45122.71127.52-5.90%
135.79138.27134.52135.52-0.58%
135.38140.83133.89136.31+4.17%
133.08133.42125.80130.85-1.83%
133.06136.74130.17133.29-0.22%
137.10138.71128.63133.59-3.68%
134.79140.76130.16138.70+4.05%
134.77138.28131.82133.30-0.38%
136.12140.98132.62133.81-1.67%
132.26137.58128.39136.08+0.69%
139.07142.01132.77135.15-3.11%
137.66142.24133.97139.49+1.33%
137.73138.79131.01137.66-0.94%
141.91142.99138.81138.97-4.63%
143.59149.55143.59145.71-0.05%
140.79146.64139.16145.78+3.77%
134.01142.35133.12140.49+2.66%
132.57139.61132.09136.85+1.46%
137.29138.18131.61134.88-3.23%
134.39140.27134.14139.38+4.08%
128.92133.93126.66133.91+4.48%
127.20131.40127.00128.17+0.76%
130.72132.02126.25127.20-2.63%
132.37134.72129.55130.63-2.46%
133.77136.35132.22133.92-1.02%
133.64136.34132.74135.30+0.48%
131.15135.43131.06134.65+2.67%
127.58133.93126.78131.15+2.56%
127.44129.46123.56127.88+0.33%
122.86128.17120.97127.46+5.10%
120.27122.97119.62121.28+0.77%
123.79125.00120.31120.35-2.23%
119.86124.67119.86123.09+3.70%
119.50121.00115.65118.70+0.29%
122.27122.27118.36118.36-2.15%
122.59124.84114.99120.96-1.82%
121.25124.65120.08123.20+1.61%
117.72121.40117.72121.25+1.44%
116.33120.32116.05119.53+3.43%
118.71124.46114.00115.57-1.65%
126.50126.50110.00117.51-17.58%
139.10143.72138.42142.58+2.52%
141.58143.33138.30139.08-2.37%
140.35143.95139.56142.46+2.64%
131.91139.15131.91138.79+5.58%
137.50137.71130.98131.46-5.39%
139.86141.91138.95138.95-0.43%
143.57146.20137.27139.55-2.11%
142.84145.57139.98142.56-0.14%
138.59143.65136.04142.76+2.84%
148.37148.37136.90138.82-7.05%
150.01150.19146.90149.35-0.65%
147.93150.68145.00150.32+0.99%
150.74151.37147.30148.84-1.30%
146.87151.29144.10150.80+2.78%
141.82150.79141.82146.72+3.47%
141.35142.47137.94141.80+1.00%
145.68145.68139.10140.39-3.51%
145.86147.45140.84145.49-0.61%
147.69148.16142.66146.38-0.69%
147.11148.88144.69147.39-0.29%
144.93148.93144.70147.82+1.72%
144.86146.94143.07145.32+0.30%
144.30148.00143.77144.89+1.52%
147.55149.43142.37142.72-3.53%
148.94149.70146.30147.94+1.31%
147.28152.69145.94146.02-0.56%
145.66149.00144.49146.84+0.80%
150.00150.00141.87145.67-1.87%
147.93149.64146.41148.44-0.42%
146.86150.68144.46149.06+2.33%
141.51147.13139.77145.66+2.85%
137.93142.41137.15141.63+2.88%
145.92145.92137.34137.67-4.22%
153.58155.51142.65143.73-7.09%
161.66161.99152.64154.70-2.83%
156.63162.07156.63159.21+2.20%
155.03159.22151.04155.78+0.72%
151.10158.26150.39154.67+0.01%
154.00157.97153.10154.66-0.62%
153.54156.96152.24155.62+1.37%
148.00154.86146.81153.52+3.33%
141.78151.52140.91148.57+5.45%
135.40143.72133.75140.89+4.13%
136.98138.91131.00135.30-0.85%
133.17137.31131.76136.46+3.32%
131.41135.77131.00132.08+0.18%
136.93137.42131.67131.84-4.28%
137.42138.70135.85137.73-0.29%
137.86140.69136.60138.13+0.20%
135.82140.14134.95137.86+2.17%
132.42136.42132.42134.93+1.13%
133.54137.36119.01133.42+1.01%
128.98132.72127.43132.08+1.47%
133.72135.36129.45130.17-3.13%
131.64135.13129.24134.38+1.86%
131.35134.49129.78131.92-0.74%
128.05136.97125.34132.90+4.26%
127.24128.05124.45127.47+0.83%
129.78131.32125.99126.42-4.15%
135.02136.45128.16131.89-3.46%
141.20141.20136.26136.62-4.03%
141.35143.55138.64142.36+0.82%
156.44157.00139.13141.20-8.90%
170.18171.06148.69155.00-12.80%
178.40179.22173.66177.75-1.03%
176.53180.03176.53179.60+1.18%
174.07177.64173.26177.51+2.33%
172.52174.04171.69173.47+0.41%
179.87180.24171.62172.76-3.64%
179.57180.40174.81179.28+0.01%
165.15180.00164.30179.27+6.94%
168.88168.88165.10167.63+1.60%
175.19175.20164.81164.99-5.82%
183.11185.39175.19175.19—

Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the WRLD chart for longer ranges.