Upbound Group (UPBD) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.07
- Estimate
- $1.06
- Surprise
- +1.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $1.16B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 6.4/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Upbound Group (UPBD) beat the $1.06 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.07 — a modest 1.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.3/10) to Sell at 6.4/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates UPBD Sell at 6.0/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.4% surprise compares with a +1.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: United States
- Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5
- Earnings estimates trending DOWN
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $18.75
- Price target
- $24.58
- Stop
- $17.68
- Upside to target
- +31.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 4.7:1
The stock trades at 12.1× trailing but 4.1× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
UPBD at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Market cap
- $1.10B
- P/E (fwd)
- 4.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 12.1
- 52-week range
- $15.82–$28.03
- Off 52-week high
- 33.1%
- RSI (14)
- 35
- Volume vs avg
- 0.69×
- Score today
- 6.0/10