CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 446,881	$ 306,316	$ 828,900	$ 626,486
Gross profit	260,038	178,452	483,004	363,856
Operating expenses:
Store expenses	148,119	111,067	274,891	222,003
General and administrative	34,488	25,100	61,231	49,284
Depreciation and amortization	9,588	8,020	18,344	16,355
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other	0	17	87	25
Total operating expenses	192,195	144,204	354,553	287,667
Operating income	67,843	34,248	128,451	76,189
Interest expense	8,354	3,281	16,520	6,428
Interest income	(2,587)	(1,875)	(7,401)	(3,968)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,166)	(1,505)	(2,989)	(2,980)
Other (income) expense	(2,244)	(65)	(2,336)	913
Income before income taxes	65,486	34,412	124,657	75,796
Income tax expense	15,902	9,022	30,769	19,390
Consolidated net income	49,584	25,390	93,888	56,406
Consolidated net (income) attributable to non-controlling interest	(481)	0	(481)	0
Consolidated net income attributable to EZCORP	$ 49,103	$ 25,390	$ 93,407	$ 56,406
Basic earnings per share attributable to EZCORP (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.46	$ 1.52	$ 1.03
Diluted earnings per share attributable to EZCORP (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.33	$ 1.17	$ 0.74
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	61,653	54,965	61,446	54,895
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	83,410	83,140	83,354	83,247
Merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 214,465	$ 169,467	$ 424,612	$ 355,810
Cost of revenues	136,788	111,555	269,544	233,379
Jewelry scrap sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	81,240	20,938	121,149	37,670
Cost of revenues	50,055	16,309	76,352	29,251
Pawn service charges
Revenues:
Total revenues	151,128	115,871	283,045	232,923
Other revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 48	$ 40	$ 94	$ 83