Sezzle Keeps Leverage Low: Can Liquidity Support Expansion?

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Sezzle SEZL entered the second half of 2026 with a solid liquidity position and modest leverage, providing financial flexibility as it expands gross merchandise value (GMV), subscriptions and newer products. As of June 30, liquidity exceeded $205 million, while debt-to-trailing-12-month adjusted EBITDA stood at 0.5X. Cash and cash equivalents increased to $79.8 million from $64.1 million at year-end, while unused borrowing capacity rose to $126.3 million from $73.5 million.

A key advantage is Sezzle’s new $300 million secured revolving credit facility, completed in May 2026. The facility replaced its previous $225 million arrangement and carries an option to increase capacity by another $75 million. It also reduced the interest-rate spread, helping lower borrowing costs. The effective annual interest rate on its credit facility declined to 9% in the second quarter from 13.05% a year earlier.

Sezzle is also not heavily drawing on its available capacity. Credit-facility principal outstanding declined to $123.5 million from $141.3 million at year-end, even as notes receivable increased to $321.2 million. Its short-duration receivables allow the company to recycle capital relatively quickly. Net cash from operations reached $141.2 million in the first half, up from $75.5 million a year earlier.

This financial flexibility could support Sezzle’s expanding business. The second-quarter GMV increased 37.9% year over year to $1.3 billion, while subscribers rose 76.4% to 854,000.

However, newer products like SezzleCash and Sezzle Send could increase funding needs as adoption grows. Rising receivables and credit losses remain key risks as Sezzle scales.

SEZL’s Competitors With Strong Liquidity

Affirm Holdings AFRM had about $2.6 billion in cash, cash equivalents and securities as of June 30, 2026, along with substantial available funding capacity. Its diversified funding base supports continued BNPL growth, loan originations and product expansion while providing the flexibility to manage receivable growth.

Block XYZ, through Afterpay, reported roughly $8.8 billion of total liquidity at the end of the second quarter of 2026, including cash, securities and revolver availability. It also had additional warehouse funding capacity, providing significant flexibility to fund BNPL receivables, support transaction growth and invest in new products.

SEZL’s Price Performance, Valuation & Estimates

Shares of Sezzle have outperformed both the broader industry and the S&P 500 Index over the past six months.

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From a valuation standpoint, Sezzle shares have a Value Score of C. In terms of forward 12-month Price/Sales, SEZL stock is trading at 5.01X, which is at a premium to the Zacks Financial Transaction Services Market industry’s 4.73X.

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Sezzle’s estimate revisions reflect a positive trend. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for full-year 2026 EPS has been revised upward to $5.24 in the past two months. The consensus estimate for the metric indicates a year-over-year increase of 46%.

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Sezzle currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.

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