Upbound Group, Inc. (UPBD) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.46BP/E 13.2Yield 6.22%
About Upbound
Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC, SIC 7359
Upbound Group, Inc. provides accessible financial solutions and lease-purchase options primarily targeting underserved consumers who may lack access to traditional credit. The company operates through four main segments: Acima, Rent-A-Center, Brigit, and Mexico. Through Acima and Rent-A-Center, it enables customers to lease durable brand-name goods—such as furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances, and computers—under flexible agreements without incurring long-term debt obligations. Furthermore, its Brigit segment delivers financial wellness tools via web and mobile applications, offering earned wage access, budgeting tools, credit building services, and identity protection.
The company delivers its lease-to-own services across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico through company-owned retail stores, franchised locations, e-commerce platforms, and kiosks situated within third-party retail partner locations. Upbound Group, Inc. maintains its principal executive offices in Plano, Texas.
Summary of the business section of Upbound's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Upbound Group, Inc.
- Founded
- 1986
- Headquarters
- Plano, TX
- Address
- 5501 Headquarters Drive 75024
- Phone
- (972) 801-1100
- Website
- upbound.com
- Employees
- 14,500, Dec 31, 2019
- Industry
- Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Dallas, TX
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- UPBD
- Former tickers
- RCII until May 4, 2023
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jan 25, 1995
- Shares outstanding
- 58M, Oct 22, 2026
- Public float
- $1.41B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 5-for-2, Sep 2, 2003; 2-for-1, Oct 10, 1995; 3-for-2, Jun 21, 1995
- SEC CIK
- 933036
- CUSIP
- 76009N100
- ISIN
- US76009N1000
- FIGI
- BBG000BHQJX3
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001S6BR38
- LEI
- 529900QUHE15UQNCCJ63
- EIN
- 45-0491516
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Fahmi Karam | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 271,077 |
| Mitchell E. Fadel | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 830,841 |
| Scott A. Young | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | 6,015 |
| Halim Khouri | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | 114,854 |
| Rebecca Wooters | EVP, Chief Growth Officer | 22,235 |
| Balaji Kumar | EVP, Chief Technology Officer | 16,949 |
| Devpratim Chakraborty | SVP, Brigit | 22,104 |
| Christopher Keith Pfirrman | EVP, General Counsel | 0 |
| Anthony J. Blasquez | EVP-RAC | 77,851 |
| Transient C. Taylor | EVP, CHRO | 66,412 |
| Ralph T. Montrone | EVP, Acima | 100,175 |
| Bryan J. Pechersky | EVP, GC and Corp Secretary | 43,924 |
| Ann L. Davids | EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | 84,387 |
| Glenn P. Marino | Director | 17,400 |
| Jeffrey J. Brown | Director | 160,943 |
| Molly Langenstein | Director | 2,186 |
| Carol A. McFate | Director | 0 |
| Charu Jain | Director | 0 |
| Harold G. Lewis | Director | – |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Fahmi Karam | $7.36M | $1.07M | $1.60M | $82 | $139 |
| FY2025 Mitchell Fadel | $6.98M | -$5.12M | $1.60M | $82 | $139 |
| FY2024 | $9.51M | $3.38M | $2.00M | $128 | $199 |
| FY2023 | $9.79M | $15.60M | $2.83M | $142 | $163 |
| FY2022 | $6.28M | -$3.79M | $1.74M | $90 | $145 |
| FY2021 | $12.34M | $25.62M | $2.41M | $179 | $177 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Fadel Former Chief Executive Officer | $507.06K | $6.45M | – | $23.95K | $6.98M | -27% |
| Fahmi Karam Chief Executive Officer; former Executive Vice President − Chief Financial Officer | $1.08M | $5.02M | $1.22M | $37.04K | $7.36M | +140% |
| Hal Khouri Executive Vice President − Chief Financial Officer | $77.89K | $1.50M | $224.78K | $200.98K | $2.00M | – |
| Tyler Montrone Executive Vice President − Acima | $486.15K | $844.58K | $217.34K | $32.50K | $1.58M | -6% |
| Anthony Blasquez Executive Vice President − Rent-A-Center | $482.31K | $835.95K | $215.12K | $39.38K | $1.57M | -6% |
| Bryan Pechersky Executive Vice President− General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $453.08K | $560.23K | $204.24K | $38.76K | $1.26M | – |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of February 21, 2020 , we had approximately 14,500 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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