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Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 · Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 60% year over year to $776M · 12¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 15.6%

Atlanticus Holdings made $776M in Q3 2026 (+60% Y/Y). Operating margin 15.6%, net earnings $95.4M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026.

Revenue$776M
Year over year+60%
Operating margin15.6%
Net earnings$95.4M
Operating cash flow$253M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $775.8M in Q3 2026, up 60% year over year and up 4% from the previous quarter.

Operating profit was $120.7M, a 15.6% margin (up 9.0 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 31% reached operating profit, above the 7% margin then. Total costs grew 45% against revenue growth of 60%. The fastest-growing cost line was Sales & marketing (+63%). Net earnings were $95.3M, up 282% year over year. The effective tax rate was 20.9%.

Operating cash flow was $253.3M (up 136% year over year), 265% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $4.5M of depreciation and amortization and $2.4M of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $150.9M.

Quarterly history

Atlanticus Holdings revenue by quarterAtlanticus Holdings revenue by quarter$345MQ1 2025$394MQ2 2025$495MQ3 2025$734MQ4 2025$680MQ1 2026$744MQ2 2026$776MQ3 2026
Atlanticus Holdings net earnings by quarterAtlanticus Holdings net earnings by quarter$31.5MQ1 2025$30.6MQ2 2025$25.0MQ3 2025$34.6MQ4 2025$44.2MQ1 2026$49.7MQ2 2026$95.4MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 5, 2026$776M+60%15.6%$95.4M$253M
Q2 202610-QAug 6, 2026$744M+89%8.9%$49.7M$277M
Q1 202610-QMay 7, 2026$680M+97%8.7%$44.2M$286M
Q4 202510-KMar 12, 2026$734M+108%6.3%$34.6M$266M
Q3 202510-QNov 10, 2025$495M+41%6.6%$25.0M$107M
Q2 202510-QAug 7, 2025$394M+25%10.2%$30.6M$133M
Q1 202510-QMay 8, 2025$345M+19%11.8%$31.5M$132M

Charts

Atlanticus Holdings: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterAtlanticus Holdings: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+19%Q1 2025+25%+14%Q2 2025+41%+26%Q3 2025+108%+48%Q4 2025+97%-7%Q1 2026+89%+10%Q2 2026+60%+4%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +60%, Q/Q +4%.
Atlanticus Holdings: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Atlanticus Holdings: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Other financing$4.4BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$4.0BOther investing−$1.3BOperating cash flow$1.1BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$210MBuybacks−$20.7MShares issued$18.7MPartners$253K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Atlanticus Holdings: profit against cash, quarter by quarterAtlanticus Holdings: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$31.0M$123MQ4 2024$31.1M$132MQ1 2025$30.3M$133MQ2 2025$24.6M$107MQ3 2025$34.6M$266MQ4 2025$44.6M$286MQ1 2026$49.7M$277MQ2 2026$95.4M$253MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $95.4M, Operating cash flow $253M.
Atlanticus Holdings: diluted shares by fiscal yearAtlanticus Holdings: diluted shares by fiscal year20MFY202021MFY202119MFY202219MFY202319MFY202419MFY2025
-4.6% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Atlanticus Holdings: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)Atlanticus Holdings: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$829M2026$2.0B2027$1.4B2028$1.4B2029$893M2030
Cash $619M, short-term investments —, long-term debt — at 2025-12-31.
Atlanticus Holdings in its industry: growth against margin (9 companies, SIC 6141)Atlanticus Holdings in its industry: growth against margin (9 companies, SIC 6141)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +8%median 16%OMFAFRMBFHENVACACCHAPNRMWRLDATLC (+60%, 16%)
Personal Credit Institutions; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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Atlanticus Holdings against its Personal Credit Institutions peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +60% against the peers' median +8%. Operating margin: 15.6% against the peers' median 15.6%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
ATLC Atlanticus HoldingsQ3 2026$776M+60%15.6%
OMF OneMain HoldingsQ3 2026$1.4B+10%17.2%
AFRM Affirm HoldingsQ1 FY27$1.3B+35%14.8%
BFH Bread Financial HoldingsQ3 2026$1.0B+5%20.6%
ENVA Enova InternationalQ3 2026$1.0B+26%24.5%
CACC Credit AcceptanceQ3 2026$595M+2%-12.4%
HAPN HappenQ3 2026$263M-1%29.2%
RM Regional ManagementQ3 2026$179M+8%11.1%
WRLD World AcceptanceQ2 FY27$139M+3%8.4%

Source: Atlanticus Holdings 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1464343 · Personal Credit Institutions

Guidance and outlook

Atlanticus Holdings: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Atlanticus Holdings: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Other20Margins9Deals9Costs8Financing4Supply chain4The economy2Demand1
57 statements; tone +0.35 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 8 hedged.
Atlanticus Holdings: outlook statements against the filing beforeAtlanticus Holdings: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident30Cautious10

13F: who owns ATLC and who is buying

Largest holders of ATLC (13F)Largest holders of ATLC (13F)Wellington Management Group LLP$53.4MDimensional Fund Advisors LP$46.5MBlackRock$43.5MVanguard Capital Management LLC$24.1MAmerican Century Companies$22.6MVanguard Group$21.4MGeode Capital Management, LLC$14.7MHB Wealth Management, LLC$12.2MArrowstreet Capital, Limited Part…$12.1MState Street$12.1M
Funds' net buying of ATLC by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of ATLC by quarter (13F)−$4.6M2024-09$3.0M2024-12$20.5M2025-03$12.9M2025-06$12.9M2025-09$10.7M2025-12−$280K2026-03$30.0M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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