The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how consumer finance stocks fared in Q2, starting with Credit Acceptance (NASDAQ: CACC).

Consumer finance companies provide loans and credit products to individuals. Growth drivers include increasing consumer spending, financial inclusion initiatives in developing markets, and digital lending platforms reducing distribution costs. Challenges include credit risk during economic downturns, regulatory scrutiny of lending practices, and intensifying competition from traditional banks and fintech firms offering innovative credit solutions.

The 20 consumer finance stocks we track reported a strong Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2.1% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 3.6% above.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 6.9% since the latest earnings results.

Credit Acceptance (NASDAQ: CACC)

Founded in 1972 by Donald Foss to serve customers overlooked by traditional lenders, Credit Acceptance (NASDAQ: CACC) provides auto financing solutions that enable car dealers to sell vehicles to consumers with limited or impaired credit histories.

Credit Acceptance reported revenues of $415 million, up 1.7% year on year. This print fell short of analysts’ expectations by 12%. Overall, it was a softer quarter for the company with a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

The market seems disappointed with the results as the stock is down 7.6% since reporting and currently trades at $542.99.

Read our full report on Credit Acceptance here, it’s free.

Best Q2: Nubank (NYSE: NU)

With well over one hundred million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia through its viral member-get-member referral program, Nubank (NYSE: NU) is a digital banking platform that offers financial services including spending, saving, investing, borrowing, and protection products to millions of customers across Latin America.

Nubank reported revenues of $5.88 billion, up 55.8% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 29.8%. The business had an incredible quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Nubank scored the biggest analyst estimate beat of the whole group. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 10.3% since reporting. It currently trades at $15.37.

Is now the time to buy Nubank? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q2: Nelnet (NYSE: NNI)

Starting as a student loan servicer in the 1970s and evolving through the changing landscape of education finance, Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) provides student loan servicing, education technology, payment processing, and banking services while managing a portfolio of education loans.

Nelnet reported revenues of $358.7 million, down 30.5% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 14.6%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ net interest income estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Nelnet delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates and slowest revenue growth among its peers. As expected, the stock is down 6.6% since the results and currently trades at $125.96.

Read our full analysis of Nelnet’s results here.

FirstCash (NASDAQ: FCFS)

Offering a financial lifeline to the unbanked and credit-constrained since 1988, FirstCash (NASDAQ: FCFS) operates pawn stores across the U.S. and Latin America while also providing retail point-of-sale payment solutions for credit-constrained consumers.

FirstCash reported revenues of $1.07 billion, up 29.4% year on year. This print surpassed analysts’ expectations by 4.1%. It was a strong quarter as it also logged a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

The stock is up 4.4% since reporting and currently trades at $217.83.

Read our full, actionable report on FirstCash here, it’s free.

Visa (NYSE: V)

Processing over 829 million transactions daily and connecting billions of cards to 150 million merchant locations worldwide, Visa (NYSE: V) operates one of the world's largest electronic payments networks, facilitating secure money movement across more than 200 countries through its VisaNet processing platform.

Visa reported revenues of $11.63 billion, up 14.4% year on year. This number beat analysts’ expectations by 2.2%. Overall, it was a strong quarter as it also recorded a decent beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

The stock is up 2.8% since reporting and currently trades at $376.83.

Read our full, actionable report on Visa here, it’s free.

Market Update

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Late in 2025 and early 2026, artificial intelligence became the market’s primary uncertainty. Investors questioned whether AI would erode software pricing power and weaken competitive moats as AI made it easier to replicate once-differentiated products.

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