ATLC vs IX vs XEL Stock Comparison

Atlanticus Holdings, Orix and Xcel Energy 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
6 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
2 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$78.14 +11.9% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.15B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 6, Xcel Energy 3, Orix 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATLCIXXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.39B $41.15B $48.15B XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.4x 10.3x 21.6x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 8.0x 18.2x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.7% +2.8% +4.7% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 7.3% 15.3% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 3.0% 4.5% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 6.4x ATLC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.1% +48.2% -3.2% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +13.3%/yr +4.0%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 28.7% 19.2% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 51/100 16/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

ATLCIXXEL

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

AxisATLCIXXEL
Valuation 88 #21 of 169 57 #73 of 169 5 #64 of 67
Growth 90 #17 of 160 76 #39 of 160 17 #54 of 65
Profitability 94 #10 of 149 60 #61 of 149 27 #46 of 63
Financial Health 26 #118 of 158 52 #77 of 158 31 #44 of 63
Shareholder Returns 35 #89 of 136 10 #123 of 136 0 #67 of 67
Overall 66 51 16
  • ATLC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATLCIXXELSPY
1 month -4.6%-5.9%+11.9% -0.2%
3 months -15.8%-5.8%-2.7% +3.9%
6 months +11.5%+13.5%-1.7% +8.2%
Year to date +31.9%+26.3%+5.8% +12.9%
1 year +50.1%+48.2%-3.2% +12.3%
3 years +208.2%+106.0%+34.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.6%+27.3%+10.3% +23.3%
5 years +20.1%+86.6%+21.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.7%+13.3%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +2,429.5%+138.6%+93.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +38.1%+9.1%+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATLCIXXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%28.7%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%28.1%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.01-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.971.68-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.9%-39.0%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-10.7%-6.9% -1.2%
52-week high $111.79$41.31$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $47.96$24.22$69.39 $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.

MultipleATLCIXXEL
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 11.1x 10.3xmedian 11.1x 21.9xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 14.8xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x -6.3xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.32 0.40median 0.32 5.12median 2.31

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 monthsATLCIXXEL
Revenue $2.65B $55.33B $14.62B
Gross profit $2.46B $13.35B –
Operating income $1.93B $3.05B $2.79B
Net income $153.50M $4.10B $2.23B
Free cash flow $936.46M – -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $3.58 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $555.22M $5.98B $2.01B
Total debt $25.15B $38.96B $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 19.17M 1.12B 627.00M
Enterprise value -$770.63M $9.87B $43.05B

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
MetricATLCIXXEL
P/E 9.1x 10.3x 21.9x
P/FCF 1.4x – -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 1.4x – 10.2x
P/S 0.5x 0.7x 3.3x
P/B 1.9x 1.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.6x – 14.8x
EV/EBIT 3.7x 24.4x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.3x 5.9x
EV/FCF 7.5x – -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x – 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.40 5.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATLCIXXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.7% 2.8% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 7.3% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.9% 1,837% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% -24.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 90.3% 24.1% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 7.6% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.3% 62.7% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 23.4% 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.1% 64.4% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 25.9% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.7% – 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.3% – 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 90.0% – -97.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.1% – -112.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATLCIXXEL
Gross margin 92.6% 24.1% –
EBITDA margin 74.2% – 39.9%
Operating margin 72.7% 5.5% 19.1%
Pretax margin 7.7% 11.1% 13.7%
Net margin 5.5% 7.3% 15.3%
FCF margin 35.3% – -52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% – 32.6%
Return on equity 22.8% 14.1% 9.3%
Return on assets 2.1% 3.6% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 20.9% 3.0% 4.5%
Return on capital employed – – 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATLCIXXEL
Debt / assets 83.7% 34.6% 45.3%
Debt / equity 8.9x 1.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 6.4x
Debt / FCF 6.7x – -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 90.6% 73.8% 72.4%
Equity / assets 9.4% 26.2% 27.6%
Interest coverage 4.3x 2.4x 1.7x
Current ratio – – 0.7x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATLCIXXEL
Dividend yield – 1.1% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – -4.5%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.1% -1.5%
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.

ConsensusATLCIXXEL
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.61FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +80.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% -27.7% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.18BFY2026 $22.87BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +61.3%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% -3.2% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATLCIXXEL
Held by institutions 26.0% 3.3% 95.4%
Institutions holding 146 318 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% +9.5% +7.3%
Institutions buying 93 209 663
Institutions selling 36 57 386
Buyers to sellers 2.58 3.67 1.72

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.

ATLCIXXEL
ATLC 1.00 0.16 -0.02
IX 0.16 1.00 0.09
XEL -0.02 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATLC, IX and XEL?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.39B, Orix (IX) $41.15B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATLC, IX and XEL?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.4x, Orix (IX) 10.3x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.2x, Orix (IX) 8.0x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.2x). 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%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Orix (IX) 7.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Orix (IX) 3.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +50.1%, Orix (IX) +48.2%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.2%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +3.7%/yr, Orix (IX) +13.3%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 51.8%, Orix (IX) 28.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 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.