RTO Legislative Activity - Rent-to-own vs. Other Public Companies

The Truth about Rent-to-Own Profits

Rent-to-own’s supposedly “exorbitant” profits have been a primary point of criticism from the industry’s detractors—but the numbers show that RTO profits are in fact lower than many corporations in the U.S. This chart represents a sampling of public companies and their profit margins as reported in their SEC public filings. Included are two public rent-to-own companies—Rent-A-Center and Aaron’s.

Note that the profit margins for both rent-to-own companies on the list are much lower than the profits earned by such public corporations as Microsoft, McDonald’s and General Electric.

Click here to download a PDF of this profit-comparison chart.

Please review the following website - Rent-to-Own Congressional Web Site - for the current legislative context, issues and history for the rent-to-own industry and the U.S. Congress.

APRO: The Association of Progressive Rental Organizations— the official voice of the rent-to-own industry

Founded in 1980, APRO is the national, non-profit trade association advocating and representing the rent-to-own industry before the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, courts, media, Wall Street and the public. Click here to contact an APRO representative.