Technology
Upbound Group, Inc.(UPBD)
Live Price
Offline$18.32
+4.93% today
1Y Change
-21.61%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 8, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.12B
- Revenue Growth
- +8.7%
- EPS Growth
- -42.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 8.1%
Coverage: 242 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 8, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Upbound Group, Inc. (UPBD) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $1.12B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $18.32 and down 21.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 8, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.7%, EPS growth of -42.5%, a dividend yield of 8.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.7%, EPS -42.5%, free cash flow +392.7% with operating margin 5.4% and ROIC 14.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 8.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 12.9 and price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines UPBD price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+8.7% vs +11.9% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+5.4% vs +22.0% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
12.9 vs 18.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on Apr 30, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +1.9% and a revenue surprise of -0.6%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +8.7% and EPS is at -42.5%, with operating margin around 5.4%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 30, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -3.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 30, 2026 | +1.9% | -2.9% | -5.1% | -2.8% |
2026 Feb 19, 2026 | +4.1% | +2.6% | -0.8% | -22.4% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | +2.0% | +0.2% | -4.0% | -7.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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UPBD Max Drawdown
-41.13%
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Company Overview
Upbound Group, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Upbound Group, Inc., an omni-channel platform company, leases household durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The company operates in four segments: Rent-A-Center Business, Acima, Mexico, and Franchising. The company's brands, such as Rent-A-Center and Acima that facilitate consumer transactions across a range of store-based and virtual channels. It offers furniture comprising mattresses, tires, consumer electronics, appliances, tools, handbags, computers, smartphones, and accessories. The company also provides merchandise on an installment sales basis; and the lease-to-own transaction to consumers who do not qualify for financing from the traditional retailer through kiosks located within retailer's locations. It operates retail installment sales stores under the Get It Now and Home Choice names; lease-to-own and franchised lease-to-own stores under the Rent-A-Centre, ColorTyme, and RimTyme names; and company-owned stores and e-commerce platform through rentacenter.com. The company was formerly known as Rent-A-Center, Inc. and changed its name to Upbound Group, Inc. in February 2023. Upbound Group, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
- Leadership
- Fahmi Karam
- IPO Date
- Jan 25, 1995
- Employees
- 12.0k
- Street Address
- 5501 Headquarters Drive
- Mailing
- Plano, TX, 75024
- Region
- Plano, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 972 801 1100
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 12.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 2.6
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- 1.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +8.7%
- EPS
- -42.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- +392.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 41.3%
- Operating Margin
- 5.4%
- Net Margin
- 1.8%
- ROE
- 12.1%
- ROIC
- 14.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.41
- Current Ratio
- 0.52
Earnings Reports
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Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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