BUR vs IX vs VMET Stock Comparison

Burford Capital, Orix and Versamet Royalties Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BUR Burford Capital Ltd
$3.48 -11.0% 1M -65.4% 1Y
Market cap
$746.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
IX Orix Corp
$37.35 -2.3% 1M +53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$40.99B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins
VMET Versamet Royalties Corp
$8.74 -3.1% 1M
Market cap
$759.80M
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Orix leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Orix 6, Versamet Royalties 3, Burford Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURIXVMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $746.35M $40.99B $759.80M IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 10.2x 22.4x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.1x 35.0x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +196.5% +2.8% — BUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -87.2% 7.3% 47.8% VMET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.4% 3.0% 16.9% VMET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.4% +53.6% — IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.8%/yr +13.5%/yr — IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 28.6% 64.0% IX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 51/100 67/100 VMET

Percentile Scorecard

BURIXVMET

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

AxisBURIXVMET
Valuation 35 #111 of 169 57 #73 of 169 17 #140 of 169
Growth 8 #146 of 159 79 #35 of 159 –
Profitability 19 #118 of 146 58 #62 of 146 89 #17 of 146
Financial Health 24 #117 of 153 50 #77 of 153 95 #9 of 153
Shareholder Returns 25 #102 of 135 9 #123 of 135 –
Overall 22 51 67
  • BUR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VMET 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

PeriodBURIXVMETSPY
1 month -11.0%-2.3%-3.1% +0.7%
3 months -17.1%-7.6%-2.7% +3.7%
6 months -29.3%+11.1%-21.6% +7.1%
Year to date -61.0%+27.8%— +12.8%
1 year -65.4%+53.6%— +11.9%
3 years -71.8%+106.9%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -34.5%+27.5%— +22.8%
5 years -66.9%+88.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -19.8%+13.5%— +10.9%
10 years -28.1%+133.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.2%+8.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBURIXVMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%28.6%64.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.8%28.0%59.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.311.011.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.791.88— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-39.0%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.4%-9.6%-35.4% -1.2%
52-week high $10.06$41.31$13.53 $779.14
52-week low $2.99$24.22$8.02 $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.

MultipleBURIXVMET
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 11.7x 10.4xmedian 11.7x 23.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 2.7x 11.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x 15.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 6.5x —median 6.5x 5,479xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 0.40median 0.33 —median 0.33

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 monthsBURIXVMET
Revenue $1.93B $55.33B $70.89M
Gross profit – $13.35B $28.92M
Operating income -$1.49B $3.05B $72.41M
Net income -$1.69B $4.10B $33.88M
Free cash flow -$184.86M – –
EPS (diluted) $-7.49 $3.58 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $696.90M $5.98B $13.24M
Total debt $2.40B $38.96B $125.61M
Shares (diluted) 225.09M 1.12B 95.51M
Enterprise value -$1.90B $9.71B $735.29M

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
MetricBURIXVMET
P/E -0.5x 10.4x 23.9x
P/FCF -4.1x – 5,479x
P/Operating cash flow -4.1x – –
P/S 0.4x 0.8x 11.5x
P/B 0.5x 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.2x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 24.6x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.4x 12.0x
EV/FCF -13.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -13.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURIXVMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 196.5% 2.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,837% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -414.8% 24.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -639.6% 62.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 23.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -793.8% 64.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -155.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -155.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURIXVMET
Gross margin – 24.1% 40.8%
EBITDA margin – – 79.4%
Operating margin -77.3% 5.5% 102.1%
Pretax margin -87.5% 11.1% 56.3%
Net margin -87.2% 7.3% 47.8%
FCF margin -9.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin -9.5% – –
Return on equity -113.6% 14.1% 8.9%
Return on assets -39.7% 3.6% 5.5%
Return on invested capital -38.4% 3.0% 16.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURIXVMET
Debt / assets 56.3% 34.6% 6.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF -13.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 73.8% 49.9%
Equity / assets 34.4% 26.2% 50.1%
Interest coverage -8.2x 2.4x 4.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURIXVMET
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 3.9% 1.0% –
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.

ConsensusBURIXVMET
Forward P/E – 8.1xFY2026 35.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.29FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2,703.6%FY2026 +80.7%FY2026 +19.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -27.7% +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year -$1.34BFY2026 $22.87BFY2026 $92.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -424.6%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +166.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.2% +44.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURIXVMET
Held by institutions 69.4% 3.3% –
Institutions holding 233 319 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +9.5% –
Institutions buying 150 210 –
Institutions selling 47 57 –
Buyers to sellers 3.19 3.68 –

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.

BURIXVMET
BUR 1.00 0.11 0.11
IX 0.11 1.00 0.21
VMET 0.11 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUR, IX and VMET?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burford Capital (BUR) $746.35M, Orix (IX) $40.99B, Versamet Royalties (VMET) $759.80M.

Which stock is cheaper, BUR, IX and VMET?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burford Capital (BUR) -0.4x, Orix (IX) 10.2x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 22.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 8.1x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 35.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Burford Capital (BUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Burford Capital (BUR) +196.5%, Orix (IX) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) has the highest net margin (Burford Capital (BUR) -87.2%, Orix (IX) 7.3%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 47.8%). On return on invested capital, Versamet Royalties (VMET) leads (Burford Capital (BUR) -38.4%, Orix (IX) 3.0%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Burford Capital (BUR) -65.4%, Orix (IX) +53.6%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Burford Capital (BUR) -19.8%/yr, Orix (IX) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Orix (IX) has been the steadiest (Burford Capital (BUR) 82.4%, Orix (IX) 28.6%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 64.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BUR, IX and VMET?

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 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.