ATLC vs IX vs MTA Stock Comparison

Atlanticus Holdings, Orix and Metalla Royalty & Streaming Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$88.28 -4.6% 1M +50.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.39B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
IX Orix Corp
$36.91 -5.9% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$41.15B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Orix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Orix 5, Atlanticus Holdings 5, Metalla Royalty & Streaming 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATLCIXMTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.39B $41.15B $714.64M IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.4x 10.3x -413.8x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 8.0x 154.2x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.7% +2.8% — ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 7.3% — IX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 3.0% 1.0% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 0.3x MTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.1% +48.2% +13.2% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +13.3%/yr -0.1%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 28.7% 55.0% IX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 51/100 51/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

ATLCIXMTA

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

AxisATLCIXMTA
Valuation 88 #21 of 169 57 #73 of 169 15 #144 of 169
Growth 90 #17 of 160 76 #39 of 160 99 #2 of 160
Profitability 94 #10 of 149 60 #61 of 149 28 #108 of 149
Financial Health 26 #118 of 158 52 #77 of 158 96 #7 of 158
Shareholder Returns 35 #89 of 136 10 #123 of 136 17 #113 of 136
Overall 66 51 51
  • ATLC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • MTA 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

PeriodATLCIXMTASPY
1 month -4.6%-5.9%-23.4% -0.2%
3 months -15.8%-5.8%+4.3% +3.9%
6 months +11.5%+13.5%+16.5% +8.2%
Year to date +31.9%+26.3%-0.9% +12.9%
1 year +50.1%+48.2%+13.2% +12.3%
3 years +208.2%+106.0%+166.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.6%+27.3%+38.7% +23.3%
5 years +20.1%+86.6%-0.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.7%+13.3%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years +2,429.5%+138.6%+888.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +38.1%+9.1%+25.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATLCIXMTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%28.7%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%28.1%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.012.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.971.680.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.9%-39.0%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-10.7%-32.1% -1.2%
52-week high $111.79$41.31$11.35 $779.14
52-week low $47.96$24.22$6.06 $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.

MultipleATLCIXMTA
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 11.1x 10.3xmedian 11.1x -413.0xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 154.6xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 132.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.32 0.40median 0.32 -6.93median 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 monthsATLCIXMTA
Revenue $2.65B $55.33B –
Gross profit $2.46B $13.35B $13.59M
Operating income $1.93B $3.05B $2.62M
Net income $153.50M $4.10B -$440.00K
Free cash flow $936.46M – $5.42M
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $3.58 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $555.22M $5.98B $10.67M
Total debt $25.15B $38.96B $49.93M
Shares (diluted) 19.17M 1.12B 92.51M
Enterprise value -$770.63M $9.87B $671.78M

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
MetricATLCIXMTA
P/E 9.1x 10.3x -413.0x
P/FCF 1.4x – 132.2x
P/Operating cash flow 1.4x – 132.2x
P/S 0.5x 0.7x –
P/B 1.9x 1.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.4x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.6x – 154.6x
EV/EBIT 3.7x 24.4x 273.6x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 7.5x – 132.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x – 132.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.40 -6.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATLCIXMTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.7% 2.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 7.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.9% 1,837% 130.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% -24.8% 114.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 90.3% 24.1% 237.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 7.6% 31.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.3% 62.7% 90.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 23.4% 70.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.1% 64.4% 63.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 25.9% 59.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.7% – 280.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.3% – 70.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 90.0% – 280.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.1% – 70.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATLCIXMTA
Gross margin 92.6% 24.1% –
EBITDA margin 74.2% – –
Operating margin 72.7% 5.5% –
Pretax margin 7.7% 11.1% –
Net margin 5.5% 7.3% –
FCF margin 35.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% – –
Return on equity 22.8% 14.1% -0.7%
Return on assets 2.1% 3.6% -0.6%
Return on invested capital 20.9% 3.0% 1.0%
Return on capital employed – – 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x – -12.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATLCIXMTA
Debt / assets 83.7% 34.6% 4.5%
Debt / equity 8.9x 1.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 6.7x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 90.6% 73.8% 6.3%
Equity / assets 9.4% 26.2% 93.7%
Interest coverage 4.3x 2.4x 1.9x
Current ratio – – 4.5x
Quick ratio – – 4.4x
Cash ratio – – 3.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATLCIXMTA
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusATLCIXMTA
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 154.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.61FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +80.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% -27.7% +240.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.18BFY2026 $22.87BFY2026 $18.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +61.3%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +54.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% -3.2% +85.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATLCIXMTA
Held by institutions 26.0% 3.3% 31.2%
Institutions holding 146 318 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% +9.5% +4.5%
Institutions buying 93 209 41
Institutions selling 36 57 36
Buyers to sellers 2.58 3.67 1.14

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.

ATLCIXMTA
ATLC 1.00 0.16 0.21
IX 0.16 1.00 0.32
MTA 0.21 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATLC, IX and MTA?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.39B, Orix (IX) $41.15B, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $714.64M.

Which stock is cheaper, ATLC, IX and MTA?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.4x, Orix (IX) 10.3x, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -413.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.2x, Orix (IX) 8.0x, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 154.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%, Orix (IX) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Orix (IX) has the highest net margin (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Orix (IX) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Orix (IX) 3.0%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +50.1%, Orix (IX) +48.2%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +13.2%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +3.7%/yr, Orix (IX) +13.3%/yr, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Orix (IX) has been the steadiest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 51.8%, Orix (IX) 28.7%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATLC, IX and MTA?

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.