CPS Announces Second Quarter 2026 Earnings

  • Revenues of $121.4 million compared to $109.8 million in the prior year period
  • Net income for the second quarter of 2026 increased 30% to $6.2 million
  • Total portfolio balance eclipsed $4 billion, finishing the second quarter at $4.31 billion
  • New contract purchases of $758 million in the second quarter, a 75% increase from the prior year second quarter

LAS VEGAS, NV, Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) (“CPS” or the “Company”) today announced earnings of $6.2 million, or $0.27 per diluted share for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026. This represents a 30% increase in net income compared to $4.8 million in the second quarter of 2025. Earnings per diluted share increased by 35% compared to $0.20 in the second quarter of 2025.

Revenues for the second quarter of 2026 were $121.4 million, an increase of $11.6 million, or 10.6%, compared to $109.8 million for the second quarter of 2025. Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2026 were $112.4 million compared to $102.8 million for the 2025 period.   Pretax income for the second quarter of 2026 was $9.0 million compared to pretax income of $7.0 million, an increase of $2.0 million or 30% from the second quarter of 2025.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, total revenues were $233.7 million, an increase of approximately $17.1 million, or 8% compared to $216.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026, were $216.7 million, compared to $202.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Pretax income for the six months ended June 30, 2026, increased 24% to $17.1 million, compared to $13.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Net income and earnings per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2026, increased to $11.8 million and $0.50, respectively from the prior year period. This represents a 24% increase in net income and a 28% increase in earnings per diluted share over the six months ended June 30, 2025.

During the second quarter of 2026, CPS purchased $757.7 million of new contracts. This stands as a 75% increase over the $433.0 million purchased during the second quarter of 2025. The Company’s receivables totaled $4.307 billion as of June 30, 2026, an increase from $3.708 billion as of June 30, 2025.

Delinquencies greater than 30 days (including repossession inventory) decreased to 12.16% of the total portfolio as of June 30, 2026, compared to 13.14% as of June 30, 2025. Annualized net charge-offs for the second quarter of 2026 were 7.28% of the average portfolio as compared to 7.45% for the second quarter of 2025.

“We achieved our highest volume of loan originations ever in the second quarter,” said Charles E. Bradley, Chief Executive Officer. “The increase in volume delivers strong revenue and earnings growth without compromising our credit underwriting standards.”


Conference Call

CPS announced that it will hold a conference call on August 5, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2026 operating results.

Those wishing to participate can pre-register for the conference call at the following link https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI6cf5cc4ebbd04b06973dad16be4d5d43. Registered participants will receive an email containing conference call details for dial-in options. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the schedule start time. A replay will be available beginning two hours after conclusion of the call for 12 months via the Company’s website at https://ir.consumerportfolio.com/investor-relations.


About Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. is an independent specialty finance company that provides indirect automobile financing to individuals with past credit problems or limited credit histories. We purchase retail installment sales contracts primarily from franchised automobile dealerships secured by late model used vehicles and, to a lesser extent, new vehicles. We fund these contract purchases on a long-term basis primarily through the securitization markets and service the contracts over their lives.

Forward-looking statements in this news release include the Company’s recorded figures representing allowances for remaining expected lifetime credit losses, its estimates of fair value (most significantly for its receivables accounted for at fair value), its provision for credit losses, its entries offsetting the preceding, and figures derived from any of the preceding. In each case, such figures are forward-looking statements because they are dependent on the Company’s estimates of losses to be incurred in the future. The accuracy of such estimates may be adversely affected by various factors, which include the following: possible increased delinquencies; repossessions and losses on retail installment contracts; incorrect prepayment speed and/or discount rate assumptions; possible unavailability of qualified personnel, which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to service its portfolio; possible increases in the rate of consumer bankruptcy filings, which could adversely affect the Company’s rights to collect payments from its portfolio; other changes in government regulations affecting consumer credit; possible declines in the market price for used vehicles, which could adversely affect the Company’s realization upon repossessed vehicles; and economic conditions in geographic areas in which the Company’s business is concentrated. Any or all of such factors also may affect the Company’s future financial results, as to which there can be no assurance. Any implication that the results of the most recently completed quarter are indicative of future results is disclaimed, and the reader should draw no such inference. Factors such as those identified above in relation to losses to be incurred in the future may affect future performance.


Investor Relations Contact

Danny Bharwani, Chief Financial Officer

949-753-6811

 
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
                             
      Three months ended     Six months ended    
      June 30,     June 30,    
        2026         2025         2026         2025      
Revenues:                            
Interest income     $ 118,112       $ 105,362       $ 226,833       $ 207,295      
Mark to finance receivables measured at fair value             3,000                 6,500      
Other income       3,277         1,402         6,890         2,843      
        121,389         109,764         233,723         216,638      
Expenses:                            
Employee costs       23,418         24,362         46,464         49,395      
General and administrative       14,673         12,402         27,581         24,966      
Interest       64,253         58,704         124,314         113,622      
Other expenses       10,010         7,344         18,301         14,901      
        112,354         102,812         216,660         202,884      
Income before income taxes       9,035         6,952         17,063         13,754      
Income tax expense       2,801         2,155         5,290         4,263      
Net income     $ 6,234       $ 4,797       $ 11,773       $ 9,491      
                             
Earnings per share:                            
Basic     $ 0.29       $ 0.22       $ 0.54       $ 0.44      
Diluted     $ 0.27       $ 0.20       $ 0.50       $ 0.39      
                             
                             
Number of shares used in computing earnings per share:                            
Basic       21,633         21,893         21,704         21,670      
Diluted       23,485         24,180         23,509         24,254      
                             

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets  
(In thousands)  
(Unaudited)  
                 
                 
      June 30,     December 31,  
        2026         2025      
Assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents     $ 7,501       $ 6,322      
Restricted cash and equivalents       172,703         165,885      
Finance receivables measured at fair value       4,212,167         3,655,855      
Other assets       29,850         30,131      
      $ 4,422,221       $ 3,858,193      
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     $ 94,698       $ 65,244      
Warehouse lines of credit       679,900         324,871      
Residual interest financing       168,809         142,982      
Securitization trust debt       3,131,105         2,986,574      
Subordinated renewable notes       28,461         28,986      
        4,102,973         3,548,657      
                 
Shareholders’ equity       319,248         309,536      
      $ 4,422,221       $ 3,858,193      
                         

Operating and Performance Data ($ in millions)    
                 
      At and for the     At and for the    
      Three months ended     Six months ended    
      June 30,     June 30,    
        2026         2025         2026         2025      
                             
Contracts purchased     $ 757.67       $ 433.02       $ 1,290.89       $ 884.24      
Contracts securitized     $ 526.17       $ 439.29         878.83         901.83      
                             
Total portfolio balance (1)     $ 4,306.66       $ 3,708.38       $ 4,306.66       $ 3,708.38      
Average portfolio balance (1)     $ 4,185.95       $ 3,682.96         4,019.85         3,627.80      
                             
                             
Delinquencies (1)                            
31+ Days       9.97 %       10.50 %                
Repossession Inventory       2.19 %       2.64 %                
Total Delinquencies and Repo. Inventory       12.16 %       13.14 %                
                             
Annualized Net Charge-offs as % of Average Portfolio (1)       7.28 %       7.45 %       7.90 %       7.49 %    
                             
Recovery rates (1), (2)       33.3 %       30.4 %       32.1 %       29.0 %    
                             

  For the   For the
  Three months ended   Six months ended
  June 30,   June 30,
    2026       2025       2026       2025  
  $
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)
  % (4)   $
(3
)
  % (4)   $
(3
)
  % (4)   $
(3
)
  % (4)
Interest income $ 118.11     11.3 %   $ 105.36     11.4 %   $ 226.83     11.3 %   $ 207.30     11.4 %
Interest expense   (64.25 )   -6.1 %     (58.70 )   -6.4 %     (124.31 )   -6.2 %     (113.62 )   -6.3 %
Net interest margin   53.86     5.1 %     46.66     5.1 %     102.52     5.1 %     93.67     5.2 %
Mark to finance receivables measured at fair value       0.0 %     3.00     0.3 %         0.0 %     6.50     0.4 %
Other income   3.28     0.3 %     1.40     0.2 %     6.89     0.3 %     2.84     0.2 %
Operating expenses (5)   (48.10 )   -4.6 %     (44.11 )   -4.8 %     (92.35 )   -4.6 %     (89.26 )   -4.9 %
Pre-tax income $ 9.03     0.9 %   $ 6.95     0.8 %   $ 17.06     0.8 %   $ 13.75     0.8 %
                               
                               
                               
(1) Excludes third party portfolios.
(2) Wholesale auction liquidation amounts (net of expenses) as a percentage of the account balance at the time of sale.
(3) Numbers may not add due to rounding.
(4) Annualized percentage of the average portfolio balance. Percentages may not add due to rounding.
(5) Total pre-tax expenses less interest expense.