---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028583"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UPBD"
cik: "0000933036"
company_name: "UPBOUND GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:29:15.889449+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Upbound Q1 revenue $1.22B (+3.7% YoY), non-GAAP EPS $1.08 vs $1.00; reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Consolidated revenue $1,219.7M, up 3.7% YoY; GAAP diluted EPS $0.61 vs $0.42; non-GAAP diluted EPS $1.08 vs $1.00.
- Adjusted EBITDA $136.1M (+7.9% YoY); operating cash flow $170.7M; free cash flow $135.9M.
- Acima revenue $648.7M (+1.8% YoY); lease charge-off rate improved to 8.8% (down 130 bps sequentially).
- Brigit revenue up >40% YoY; paying subscribers 1.56M (+26.7% YoY); ARPU $14.41 (+11.9% YoY).
- FY2026 guidance reaffirmed: revenue $4.70B–$4.95B, Adj. EBITDA $500M–$535M. Q2 guidance provided: revenue $1.1B–$1.2B, non-GAAP EPS $1.00–$1.10.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028583
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UPBD
- cik: 0000933036
- company_name: UPBOUND GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933036/000162828026028583/0001628280-26-028583-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933036/000162828026028583/upbd-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  UPBOUND GROUP, INC. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1,219.7 million, net income $35.8 million, EPS $0.61. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1,219.7 million
  - Net income: $35.8 million
  - EPS: $0.61
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: concluded Mr. Karam. Upbound Group, Inc. Earnings Release April 30, 2026 First Quarter 2026 Results & Key Metrics First Quarter Consolidated Results • Consolidated revenue of $1,219.7 million increased $43.4 million, or 3.7%, year-over-year. • GAAP operating profit of $77.4 million and non-GAAP operating profit1 of $115.9 million, compared to $62.6 million of GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933036/000162828026028583/0001628280-26-028583-index.htm

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