# EZCORP

> EZCORP is a publicly traded pawn and secondhand-retail operator that turns personal property into short-term, non-recourse cash and then, when loans are not redeemed, into resale inventory. Through brands including EZPAWN, Value Pawn & Jewelry, Empeño Fácil, GuatePrenda and SMG's La Familia and CashWiz, the Austin-based company served the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean through 1,549 stores as of June 30, 2026. Its model sits at the intersection of specialty consumer finance, neighborhood retail and recommerce.

- **Founded:** 1989
- **Headquarters:** Rollingwood (Austin), United States
- **Founders:** Courtland L. Logue Jr. (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 8,500 team members as of September 30, 2025; a post-acquisition current total was not disclosed in the reviewed sources.
- **Products:** Pawn loans, Pre-owned merchandise retail, Direct merchandise purchasing, EZ+, EZ+ Rewards
- **Notable:** Grew from 16 pawn stores at formation in 1989 to 1,549 locations by June 30, 2026., Listed on Nasdaq under the ticker EZPW and became a constituent of the S&P SmallCap 600, S&P 1000 and Nasdaq Composite indexes., Reported record fiscal 2025 revenue of $1.2743 billion and net income of $109.6 million.

## Products & services

- **Pawn loans** — Short-term, non-recourse loans secured by tangible personal property; customers can repay charges and principal to reclaim the item.
- **Pre-owned merchandise retail** — Store and online sales of forfeited collateral and goods purchased directly from customers, including jewelry, electronics, tools, gaming equipment and musical instruments.
- **Direct merchandise purchasing** — Immediate cash offers for customer-owned items without creating a pawn loan.
- **EZ+** — A web and mobile customer service layer for eligible loan payments, extensions, layaways and loyalty rewards.
- **EZ+ Rewards** — A free loyalty program that awards points on eligible transactions for discounts on retail purchases.
- **EZPAWN Online Shop** — A location-aware ecommerce catalog for pre-owned jewelry, electronics, tools, gaming products and other merchandise held by participating stores.
- **Jewelry scrap sales** — Sale to refiners of selected precious-metal inventory that is not routed through ordinary retail sale.

## Achievements

- Grew from 16 pawn stores at formation in 1989 to 1,549 locations by June 30, 2026.
- Listed on Nasdaq under the ticker EZPW and became a constituent of the S&P SmallCap 600, S&P 1000 and Nasdaq Composite indexes.
- Reported record fiscal 2025 revenue of $1.2743 billion and net income of $109.6 million.
- Reached a record $387.2 million of pawn loans outstanding in the third quarter of fiscal 2026.
- Reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $418.7 million, up 35% year over year, and adjusted EBITDA of $65.6 million, up 48%.
- Expanded into 12 additional-country markets through control and then full acquisition of Founders One and SMG.
- Reported recycling more than 5.6 million pre-owned items across its brands in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $418.7 million, pawn loans outstanding of $387.2 million and 1,549 stores as of June 30.
- **2026-07** — Completed purchases of the remaining minority interests in SMG after increasing ownership throughout the third quarter.
- **2026-06** — Ended the quarter with 560 U.S. Pawn stores, 881 Latin America Pawn stores and 108 SMG stores.
- **2026-04** — Acquired 32 additional pawn stores in Guatemala after the close of the second fiscal quarter.
- **2026-01** — Acquired a controlling interest in Founders One for approximately $64 million, adding 105 pawn stores across 12 countries, and separately acquired 12 El Bufalo Pawn stores in Texas.
- **2025-08** — Appointed James Fugitt as chief technology officer to lead global technology strategy and delivery.
- **2025-08** — EZPAWN announced a location-aware online shop for secondhand merchandise.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ezcorp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ezcorp/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ezcorp_official/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EZPAWN/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13