ALUB vs JCAP vs RPRX Stock Comparison

Alussa Energy Acquisition, Jefferson Capital and Royalty Pharma Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$65.28 +12.1% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.76B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Royalty Pharma leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Royalty Pharma 4, Jefferson Capital 3, Alussa Energy Acquisition 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALUBJCAPRPRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $364.77M $1.08B $28.76B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -123.9x 6.7x 35.3x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.1x 11.6x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.8% +10.0% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 25.4% 32.1% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% — –
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 — +2.9% +75.2% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +11.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 2.7% 35.6% 23.7% ALUB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 53/100 58/100 RPRX

Percentile Scorecard

ALUBJCAPRPRX

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

AxisALUBJCAPRPRX
Valuation 25 #127 of 169 60 #69 of 169 20 #135 of 169
Growth – 57 #70 of 160 67 #54 of 160
Profitability – 97 #6 of 149 99 #3 of 149
Financial Health 41 #94 of 158 36 #102 of 158 83 #28 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 18 #112 of 136 19 #110 of 136
Overall – 53 58
  • ALUB ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALUBJCAPRPRXSPY
1 month +0.2%+3.0%+12.1% -0.2%
3 months +0.4%-2.4%+8.9% +3.9%
6 months +1.4%-4.0%+31.8% +8.2%
Year to date —-10.3%+68.9% +12.9%
1 year —+2.9%+75.2% +12.3%
3 years ——+149.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+35.6% +23.3%
5 years ——+70.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+11.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureALUBJCAPRPRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 2.7%35.6%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 3.6%34.3%22.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.730.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.083.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -1.0%-33.6%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-16.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $10.18$24.00$65.28 $779.14
52-week low $9.92$15.52$36.41 $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.

MultipleALUBJCAPRPRX
P/E now vs peer median -123.8xmedian 11.1x 6.9xmedian 11.1x 35.6xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 14.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 8.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -580.6xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 12.6xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 —median 0.32 0.69median 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 monthsALUBJCAPRPRX
Revenue – $635.89M $2.54B
Operating income -$655.14K $308.67M $1.51B
Net income -$2.94M $165.04M $1.35B
Free cash flow -$627.60K – $2.98B
R&D – – $238.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $2.90 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $604.76K $20.41M $811.99M
Total debt – $1.41B $8.96B
Shares (diluted) 28.75M 55.52M 556.90M
Enterprise value $362.17M $943.60M $25.72B

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
MetricALUBJCAPRPRX
P/E -123.8x 6.9x 35.6x
P/FCF -580.6x – 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow -580.6x – 12.6x
P/S – 1.8x 14.8x
P/B -20.2x 2.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -20.2x 2.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x –
EV/EBIT -555.3x 8.2x 30.2x
EV/Revenue – 4.0x 18.0x
EV/FCF -579.7x – 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -579.7x – 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALUBJCAPRPRX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.8% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.1% -17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 51.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 14.9% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 42.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -94.3% -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 51.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALUBJCAPRPRX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 49.8% –
Operating margin – 48.5% 59.6%
Pretax margin – 32.2% 53.2%
Net margin – 25.4% 32.1%
FCF margin – – 117.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 117.4%
Return on equity – 34.7% 13.7%
Return on assets 1.5% 7.9% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 13.2% –
Return on capital employed -0.2% – 7.9%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALUBJCAPRPRX
Debt / assets – 67.5% 45.2%
Debt / equity – 3.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.4x –
Debt / FCF – – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 106.1% 77.1% 50.6%
Equity / assets -6.1% 22.9% 49.4%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 4.2x
Current ratio 2.0x – 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALUBJCAPRPRX
Dividend yield – 4.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.9%
Shareholder yield – 4.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusALUBJCAPRPRX
Forward P/E – 7.1xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.81FY2026 $5.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -19.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.4% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $755.54MFY2026 $3.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +23.2%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.0% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALUBJCAPRPRX
Held by institutions 70.1% 38.5% 82.3%
Institutions holding 54 113 642
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +1.3% +2.7%
Institutions buying 13 73 395
Institutions selling 10 24 178
Buyers to sellers 1.30 3.04 2.22

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.

ALUBJCAPRPRX
ALUB 1.00 0.04 0.02
JCAP 0.04 1.00 0.00
RPRX 0.02 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALUB, JCAP and RPRX?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alussa Energy Acquisition (ALUB) $364.77M, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.08B, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $28.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALUB, JCAP and RPRX?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alussa Energy Acquisition (ALUB) -123.9x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.7x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.1x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.6x). 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: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +2.9%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +75.2%. 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%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.6%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) leads on 4. 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.