ATLC vs SRCO vs RPRX Stock Comparison

Atlanticus Holdings, Sparta Commercial Services and Royalty Pharma Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$96.62 +3.8% 1M +67.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.48B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.96B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$67.57 +19.7% 1M +67.2% 1Y
Market cap
$38.80B
P/E
44.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
1.35%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 5, Royalty Pharma 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATLCSRCORPRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.48B $3.28M $38.80B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x -1.1x 44.8x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x — 12.0x ATLC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.9% +1.9% +11.4% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% -974.8% 25.7% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 1.35% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.5% -62.5% +67.2% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr -3.0%/yr +11.3%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.7% 137.9% 22.8% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 10/100 55/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

ATLCSRCORPRX

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

AxisATLCSRCORPRX
Valuation 94 #11 of 168 2 #164 of 168 20 #134 of 168
Growth 96 #8 of 163 30 #114 of 163 69 #52 of 163
Profitability 97 #5 of 154 14 #133 of 154 96 #7 of 154
Financial Health 30 #113 of 161 1 #160 of 161 73 #44 of 161
Shareholder Returns 24 #103 of 136 4 #130 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Overall 68 10 55
  • ATLC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SRCO ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATLCSRCORPRXSPY
1 month +3.8%-25.0%+19.7% -5.9%
3 months -13.6%-33.3%+18.0% -4.6%
6 months +23.3%-40.0%+34.6% +0.2%
Year to date +44.3%-50.0%+74.9% +7.5%
1 year +67.5%-62.5%+67.2% +8.2%
3 years +212.8%-40.0%+143.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +46.3%-15.7%+34.5% +19.0%
5 years +13.1%-14.3%+71.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.5%-3.0%+11.3% +9.4%
10 years +2,910.0%-60.0%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +40.6%-8.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureATLCSRCORPRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.7%137.9%22.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%234.5%22.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.481.050.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.28-0.452.95 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.2%-85.7%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-64.7%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $111.79$0.17$67.57 $779.14
52-week low $47.96$0.06$38.09 $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.

MultipleATLCSRCORPRX
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 11.9x -1.1xmedian 11.9x 44.8xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.7x 11.1xmedian 2.7x 14.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 5.4x -4.9xmedian 5.4x 13.1xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.7x -0.2xmedian 0.7x 4.0xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.34 0.02median 0.34 0.77median 0.34

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 monthsATLCSRCORPRX
Revenue $2.96B $296.32K $2.62B
Gross profit $2.74B $269.77K –
Operating income $2.14B -$2.29M $1.50B
Net income $224.33M -$2.91M $1.17B
Free cash flow $1.08B -$666.29K $2.96B
R&D – – $251.40M
EPS (diluted) $11.38 $-0.05 $1.21
Cash & equivalents $600.50M $54.74K $513.66M
Total debt $6.45B $10.16M $8.59B
Shares (diluted) 19.22M 54.14M 557.00M
Enterprise value -$946.89M $4.00M $39.13B

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
MetricATLCSRCORPRX
P/E 6.7x -1.1x 44.8x
P/FCF 1.4x -4.9x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 1.4x -4.9x 13.1x
P/S 0.5x 11.1x 14.8x
P/B 1.8x -0.2x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -0.2x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x – –
EV/EBIT 3.4x -5.8x 31.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 45.2x 17.9x
EV/FCF 6.8x -20.1x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x -20.1x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.02 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATLCSRCORPRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.9% 1.9% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.5% 5.8% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.1% 2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 8.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.6% -97.2% -2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% -26.3% 55.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.8% -79.4% -9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -115.0% 46.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.0% -32.3% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -61.7% 57.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 119.0% 40.9% 23.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 40.0% 2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.8% 40.9% 23.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.0% 40.0% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATLCSRCORPRX
Gross margin 92.4% 91.0% –
EBITDA margin 73.7% – –
Operating margin 72.2% -772.6% 57.1%
Pretax margin 9.5% -1,069% 44.8%
Net margin 7.4% -974.8% 25.7%
FCF margin 36.5% -224.9% 113.1%
Operating cash flow margin 36.5% -224.9% 113.1%
Return on equity 29.7% – 12.0%
Return on assets 2.9% -2,283% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 22.7% – –
Return on capital employed – – 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 2.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 0.2x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 53.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATLCSRCORPRX
Debt / assets 82.9% 10,856% 44.1%
Debt / equity 7.9x -0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x – –
Debt / FCF 6.0x -15.2x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.6% 14,623% 49.7%
Equity / assets 10.4% -14,523% 50.3%
Interest coverage 4.4x -2.6x 4.0x
Current ratio – 0.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 0.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – -1,311 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATLCSRCORPRX
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -7.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.1% -7.0% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusATLCSRCORPRX
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 – 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.61FY2026 – $5.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 – +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.18BFY2026 – $3.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +61.3%FY2026 – +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% – +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATLCSRCORPRX
Held by institutions 26.0% – 82.3%
Institutions holding 146 – 643
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% – +2.7%
Institutions buying 93 – 395
Institutions selling 36 – 179
Buyers to sellers 2.58 – 2.21

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.

ATLCSRCORPRX
ATLC 1.00 0.02 0.08
SRCO 0.02 1.00 -0.09
RPRX 0.08 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATLC, SRCO and RPRX?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.48B, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.28M, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $38.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATLC, SRCO and RPRX?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 6.7x, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.1x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 44.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is cheapest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 10.1x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 12.0x). 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) +87.9%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 7.4%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +67.5%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -62.5%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +67.2%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +2.5%/yr, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -3.0%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 0.00%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 1.35%. Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) and Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 52.7%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 137.9%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATLC, SRCO 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, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 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.