ALUB vs IX vs UPBD Stock Comparison

Alussa Energy Acquisition, Orix and Upbound 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
5 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.99 +5.6% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$988.04M
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Orix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Orix 5, Upbound 4, Alussa Energy Acquisition 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALUBIXUPBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $364.41M $41.26B $988.04M IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -123.8x 10.3x 10.9x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.0x 3.9x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.8% +5.9% UPBD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.3% 1.9% IX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% 7.8% UPBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +47.1% -25.3% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.4%/yr -20.1%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 2.7% 28.7% 45.1% ALUB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 63/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

ALUBIXUPBD

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

AxisALUBIXUPBD
Valuation 27 #125 of 170 57 #74 of 170 96 #8 of 170
Growth – 76 #40 of 160 70 #48 of 160
Profitability – 60 #60 of 149 64 #55 of 149
Financial Health 41 #94 of 158 51 #78 of 158 53 #75 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 10 #122 of 135 31 #94 of 135
Overall – 51 63
  • ALUB ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD 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

PeriodALUBIXUPBDSPY
1 month +0.3%-6.7%+5.6% -0.8%
3 months +1.1%-9.1%-17.6% +3.5%
6 months +1.4%+16.0%-11.4% +7.0%
Year to date —+25.2%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year —+47.1%-25.3% +13.0%
3 years —+104.2%-32.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+26.9%-12.4% +23.1%
5 years —+87.4%-67.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+13.4%-20.1% +11.0%
10 years —+143.8%+78.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.3%+6.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALUBIXUPBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 2.7%28.7%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 3.7%28.1%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.011.011.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.64-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -1.0%-39.0%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-11.4%-28.0% -1.8%
52-week high $10.18$41.31$23.60 $779.14
52-week low $9.92$24.22$15.36 $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.

MultipleALUBIXUPBD
P/E now vs peer median -123.9xmedian 11.0x 10.2xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x 1.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -581.2xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x 2.8xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.39median 0.32 0.04median 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 monthsALUBIXUPBD
Revenue – $55.33B $4.74B
Gross profit – $13.35B $2.33B
Operating income -$655.14K $3.05B $241.70M
Net income -$2.94M $4.10B $90.34M
Free cash flow -$627.60K – $355.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $3.58 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $604.76K $5.98B $105.30M
Total debt – $38.96B $5.98B
Shares (diluted) 28.75M 1.12B 58.71M
Enterprise value $361.81M $9.98B $556.77M

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
MetricALUBIXUPBD
P/E -123.9x 10.2x 11.0x
P/FCF -581.2x – 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow -581.2x – 2.3x
P/S – 0.7x 0.2x
P/B -20.2x 1.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -20.2x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 1.4x
EV/EBIT -555.9x 24.3x 9.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF -580.2x – 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -580.2x – 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.39 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALUBIXUPBD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.8% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,837% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.8% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.1% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 62.7% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 23.4% 303.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 64.4% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% 295.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 94.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 123.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALUBIXUPBD
Gross margin – 24.1% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – – 35.5%
Operating margin – 5.5% 5.1%
Pretax margin – 11.1% 2.7%
Net margin – 7.3% 1.9%
FCF margin – – 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 9.0%
Return on equity – 14.1% 12.5%
Return on assets 1.5% 3.6% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% 7.8%
Return on capital employed -0.2% – –
Asset turnover – 0.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALUBIXUPBD
Debt / assets – 34.6% 45.9%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 106.1% 73.8% 76.4%
Equity / assets -6.1% 26.2% 23.6%
Interest coverage – 2.4x 2.2x
Current ratio 2.0x – –
Quick ratio 1.7x – –
Cash ratio 1.7x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALUBIXUPBD
Dividend yield – 1.1% 9.2%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.1% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusALUBIXUPBD
Forward P/E – 8.0xFY2026 3.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.59FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -27.7% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.87BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.2%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.2% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALUBIXUPBD
Held by institutions 70.1% 3.3% 99.3%
Institutions holding 54 318 256
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +9.5% +3.3%
Institutions buying 13 209 146
Institutions selling 10 57 69
Buyers to sellers 1.30 3.67 2.12

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.

ALUBIXUPBD
ALUB 1.00 -0.04 0.07
IX -0.04 1.00 0.09
UPBD 0.07 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALUB, IX and UPBD?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alussa Energy Acquisition (ALUB) $364.41M, Orix (IX) $41.26B, Upbound (UPBD) $988.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALUB, IX and UPBD?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alussa Energy Acquisition (ALUB) -123.8x, Orix (IX) 10.3x, Upbound (UPBD) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 8.0x, Upbound (UPBD) 3.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upbound (UPBD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Orix (IX) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Upbound (UPBD) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +47.1%, Upbound (UPBD) -25.3%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +13.4%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.1%/yr). 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%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Orix (IX) leads on 5. 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.