ALUB vs IX vs JCAP Stock Comparison

Alussa Energy Acquisition, Orix and Jefferson Capital Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IX Orix Corp
$36.59 -6.7% 1M +47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$41.26B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Jefferson Capital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Jefferson Capital 6, Orix 2, Alussa Energy Acquisition 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALUBIXJCAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $364.41M $41.26B $1.11B IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -123.8x 10.3x 6.9x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.0x 7.2x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.8% +30.8% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.3% 25.4% JCAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% 13.2% JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +47.1% +7.1% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.4%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 2.7% 28.7% 35.7% ALUB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 53/100 JCAP

Percentile Scorecard

ALUBIXJCAP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALUBIXJCAP
Valuation 27 #125 of 170 57 #74 of 170 59 #70 of 170
Growth – 76 #40 of 160 58 #68 of 160
Profitability – 60 #60 of 149 97 #6 of 149
Financial Health 41 #94 of 158 51 #78 of 158 35 #103 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 10 #122 of 135 16 #113 of 135
Overall – 51 53
  • ALUB ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALUBIXJCAPSPY
1 month +0.3%-6.7%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months +1.1%-9.1%-1.4% +3.5%
6 months +1.4%+16.0%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date —+25.2%-9.8% +12.2%
1 year —+47.1%+7.1% +13.0%
3 years —+104.2%— +86.3%
3 years, per year —+26.9%— +23.1%
5 years —+87.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —+13.4%— +11.0%
10 years —+143.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALUBIXJCAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 2.7%28.7%35.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 3.7%28.1%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.011.010.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.640.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -1.0%-39.0%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-11.4%-16.1% -1.8%
52-week high $10.18$41.31$24.00 $779.14
52-week low $9.92$24.22$15.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALUBIXJCAP
P/E now vs peer median -123.9xmedian 11.0x 10.2xmedian 11.0x 6.9xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x 8.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -581.2xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.39median 0.32 —median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALUBIXJCAP
Revenue – $55.33B $635.89M
Gross profit – $13.35B –
Operating income -$655.14K $3.05B $308.67M
Net income -$2.94M $4.10B $165.04M
Free cash flow -$627.60K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $3.58 $2.90
Cash & equivalents $604.76K $5.98B $20.41M
Total debt – $38.96B $1.41B
Shares (diluted) 28.75M 1.12B 55.52M
Enterprise value $361.81M $9.98B $974.41M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALUBIXJCAP
P/E -123.9x 10.2x 6.9x
P/FCF -581.2x – –
P/Operating cash flow -581.2x – –
P/S – 0.7x 1.8x
P/B -20.2x 1.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -20.2x 1.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.0x
EV/EBIT -555.9x 24.3x 8.2x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x 4.0x
EV/FCF -580.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -580.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALUBIXJCAP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.8% 30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,837% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.1% 21.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 62.7% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 23.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 64.4% -94.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALUBIXJCAP
Gross margin – 24.1% –
EBITDA margin – – 49.8%
Operating margin – 5.5% 48.5%
Pretax margin – 11.1% 32.2%
Net margin – 7.3% 25.4%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – 14.1% 34.7%
Return on assets 1.5% 3.6% 7.9%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% 13.2%
Return on capital employed -0.2% – –
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALUBIXJCAP
Debt / assets – 34.6% 67.5%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.4x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 106.1% 73.8% 77.1%
Equity / assets -6.1% 26.2% 22.9%
Interest coverage – 2.4x 2.8x
Current ratio 2.0x – –
Quick ratio 1.7x – –
Cash ratio 1.7x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALUBIXJCAP
Dividend yield – 1.1% 4.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.1% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALUBIXJCAP
Forward P/E – 8.0xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.59FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.7%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -27.7% +1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.87BFY2026 $755.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.2%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.2% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALUBIXJCAP
Held by institutions 70.1% 3.3% 38.5%
Institutions holding 54 318 113
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +9.5% +1.3%
Institutions buying 13 209 73
Institutions selling 10 57 24
Buyers to sellers 1.30 3.67 3.04

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALUBIXJCAP
ALUB 1.00 -0.04 0.04
IX -0.04 1.00 0.04
JCAP 0.04 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALUB, IX and JCAP?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alussa Energy Acquisition (ALUB) $364.41M, Orix (IX) $41.26B, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALUB, IX and JCAP?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alussa Energy Acquisition (ALUB) -123.8x, Orix (IX) 10.3x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 8.0x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +47.1%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +7.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alussa Energy Acquisition (ALUB) has been the steadiest (Alussa Energy Acquisition (ALUB) 2.7%, Orix (IX) 28.7%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALUB, IX and JCAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.