ALUB vs IX Stock Comparison

Alussa Energy Acquisition and Orix 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
1 win

Head to Head

2 decided of 12

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

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

Percentile Scorecard

ALUBIX

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

AxisALUBIX
Valuation 27 #125 of 170 57 #74 of 170
Growth – 76 #40 of 160
Profitability – 60 #60 of 149
Financial Health 41 #94 of 158 51 #78 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 10 #122 of 135
Overall – 51
  • ALUB ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX 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

PeriodALUBIXSPY
1 month +0.3%-6.7% -0.8%
3 months +1.1%-9.1% +3.5%
6 months +1.4%+16.0% +7.0%
Year to date —+25.2% +12.2%
1 year —+47.1% +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

MeasureALUBIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 2.7%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 3.7%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.011.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -1.0%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-11.4% -1.8%
52-week high $10.18$41.31 $779.14
52-week low $9.92$24.22 $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.

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

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
MetricALUBIX
P/E -123.9x 10.2x
P/FCF -581.2x –
P/Operating cash flow -581.2x –
P/S – 0.7x
P/B -20.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -20.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – –
EV/EBIT -555.9x 24.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x
EV/FCF -580.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -580.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALUBIX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,837%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 62.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 64.4%
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
MetricALUBIX
Gross margin – 24.1%
EBITDA margin – –
Operating margin – 5.5%
Pretax margin – 11.1%
Net margin – 7.3%
FCF margin – –
Operating cash flow margin – –
Return on equity – 14.1%
Return on assets 1.5% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 3.0%
Return on capital employed -0.2% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALUBIX
Dividend yield – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield – 1.1%
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.

ConsensusALUBIX
Forward P/E – 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -27.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ALUBIX
ALUB 1.00 -0.04
IX -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALUB and IX?

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

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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ALUB and IX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of -0.04, a negative relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ALUB and IX?

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 1. 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.