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Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. had return on equity of 12.5%, a net margin of 4.4% and debt equal to 1069.6% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin−21.4%−10.1%37.1%8.2%9.8%9.5%6.9%0.9%3.8%1.6%8.0%17.7%26.1%12.9%4.9%4.4%5.0%
Free-cash-flow margin27.5%7.3%18.5%38.7%45.0%51.2%46.2%49.5%55.2%62.5%88.0%73.3%64.8%67.4%59.3%66.4%75.5%
Return on equity———26.9%26.6%24.0%16.9%2.0%7.8%3.5%17.8%31.3%43.1%18.0%14.0%12.5%7.5%
Return on assets−4.5%−1.8%7.2%1.7%1.8%1.8%1.3%0.2%0.6%0.2%0.9%2.2%3.5%1.6%0.6%0.5%0.5%
Asset turnover0.210.180.190.210.190.180.190.180.160.140.120.120.130.120.120.120.11
Debt to equity>999%—>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%982.2%880.1%—>999%>999%
Effective tax rate———43.5%43.5%43.5%41.0%88.3%20.5%41.0%−7.7%27.7%26.0%25.8%30.0%31.0%31.0%
Capital spending as % of revenue0.2%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.0%0.7%0.7%0.2%0.1%0.2%0.3%
Free cash flow ÷ net income——49.8%470.8%457.4%537.4%666.4%>999%>999%>999%>999%412.9%248.6%523.6%>999%>999%>999%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow3.4%5.0%1.3%0.0%0.0%3.2%5.4%5.7%2.5%0.7%0.5%13.1%21.6%8.5%5.5%3.0%3.2%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

44 /100

Weak moat

How hard Consumer Portfolio Services's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.7% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 5.3%; its worst year was -0.1%.

  • Cash conversion 20 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 64.8% of revenue.

  • Discipline 19 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 7.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.8% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (49 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.