BUR vs JCAP vs RGLD Stock Comparison

Burford Capital, Jefferson Capital and Royal Gold Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BUR Burford Capital Ltd
$3.76 +3.0% 1M -62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$825.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
1.60%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$235.99 +0.6% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$19.98B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.80%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 6, Jefferson Capital 5, Burford Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURJCAPRGLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $825.64M $1.16B $19.98B RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 7.0x 27.1x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.2x 21.8x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +196.5% +30.8% +93.5% BUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -87.2% 25.4% 47.7% RGLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.4% 13.2% 9.7% JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.4x 0.2x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.60% 4.73% 0.80% JCAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.2% +7.4% +35.0% RGLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr — +18.1%/yr RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.8% 35.8% 41.4% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 54/100 68/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

BURJCAPRGLD

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

AxisBURJCAPRGLD
Valuation 33 #114 of 169 60 #68 of 169 19 #138 of 169
Growth 8 #151 of 164 60 #67 of 164 94 #11 of 164
Profitability 18 #126 of 154 97 #5 of 154 95 #9 of 154
Financial Health 24 #125 of 163 36 #105 of 163 93 #13 of 163
Shareholder Returns 18 #112 of 137 17 #114 of 137 43 #79 of 137
Overall 20 54 68
  • BUR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD 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

PeriodBURJCAPRGLDSPY
1 month +3.0%+5.4%+0.6% -2.3%
3 months -11.7%-1.7%+16.8% -0.7%
6 months -28.5%+0.8%+3.3% +4.8%
Year to date -57.8%-9.2%+6.2% +10.3%
1 year -62.2%+7.4%+35.0% +10.3%
3 years -71.6%—+112.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -34.3%—+28.7% +20.1%
5 years -67.2%—+130.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -20.0%—+18.1% +10.1%
10 years -35.8%—+241.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year -4.3%—+13.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBURJCAPRGLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.8%35.8%41.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.9%34.5%41.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.210.701.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.750.210.85 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-33.6%-40.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.9%-15.5%-22.4% -3.5%
52-week high $9.87$24.00$304.29 $779.14
52-week low $2.99$15.52$169.08 $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.

MultipleBURJCAPRGLD
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 11.6x 7.0xmedian 11.6x 27.1xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.7x 1.8xmedian 2.7x 12.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 8.0xmedian 13.1x 16.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 6.0x —median 6.0x 34,157xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 —median 0.34 0.76median 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 monthsBURJCAPRGLD
Revenue $1.93B $635.89M $1.55B
Gross profit – – $1.34B
Operating income -$1.49B $308.67M $950.24M
Net income -$1.69B $165.04M $739.81M
Free cash flow -$184.86M – $585.00K
EPS (diluted) $-7.49 $2.90 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $696.90M $20.41M $182.47M
Total debt $2.40B $1.41B $395.89M
Shares (diluted) 225.09M 55.52M 85.05M
Enterprise value -$1.17B $1.03B $19.21B

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
MetricBURJCAPRGLD
P/E -0.5x 7.0x 27.1x
P/FCF -4.5x – 34,157x
P/Operating cash flow -4.5x – 19.1x
P/S 0.4x 1.8x 12.9x
P/B 0.6x 2.4x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x 16.2x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 8.3x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.0x 13.1x
EV/FCF -13.7x – 34,522x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.7x – 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURJCAPRGLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 196.5% 30.8% 93.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 92.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 37.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -414.8% 21.1% 83.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 48.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -639.6% 14.9% 64.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -793.8% -94.3% 27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -155.6% – 84.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -155.8% – -99.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURJCAPRGLD
Gross margin – – 86.9%
EBITDA margin – 49.8% 80.8%
Operating margin -77.3% 48.5% 61.4%
Pretax margin -87.5% 32.2% 58.8%
Net margin -87.2% 25.4% 47.7%
FCF margin -9.6% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin -9.5% – 67.5%
Return on equity -113.6% 34.7% 9.9%
Return on assets -39.7% 7.9% 7.9%
Return on invested capital -38.4% 13.2% 9.7%
Return on capital employed – – 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 2.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURJCAPRGLD
Debt / assets 56.3% 67.5% 4.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x 3.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF -13.0x – 676.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 77.1% 19.2%
Equity / assets 34.4% 22.9% 80.8%
Interest coverage -8.2x 2.8x 19.2x
Current ratio – – 2.9x
Quick ratio – – 2.5x
Cash ratio – – 1.4x
Altman Z-score – – 7.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURJCAPRGLD
Dividend yield 1.6% 4.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 4.7% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23,897%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 25.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.6%

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.

ConsensusBURJCAPRGLD
Forward P/E – 7.2xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.29FY2026 $2.81FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2,703.6%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.4% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year -$1.34BFY2026 $755.54MFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -424.6%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.0% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURJCAPRGLD
Held by institutions 69.4% 38.5% 83.5%
Institutions holding 233 113 764
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +1.3% +1.2%
Institutions buying 150 73 379
Institutions selling 47 24 265
Buyers to sellers 3.19 3.04 1.43

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.

BURJCAPRGLD
BUR 1.00 0.20 0.07
JCAP 0.20 1.00 0.11
RGLD 0.07 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUR, JCAP and RGLD?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burford Capital (BUR) $825.64M, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.16B, Royal Gold (RGLD) $19.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, BUR, JCAP and RGLD?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burford Capital (BUR) -0.5x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.0x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.2x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 21.8x). 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%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Gold (RGLD) has the highest net margin (Burford Capital (BUR) -87.2%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Burford Capital (BUR) -38.4%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Gold (RGLD) returned the most: Burford Capital (BUR) -62.2%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +7.4%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +35.0%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Burford Capital (BUR) -20.0%/yr, Royal Gold (RGLD) +18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest dividend yield: Burford Capital (BUR) 1.60%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 4.73%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Burford Capital (BUR) 82.8%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.8%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BUR, JCAP and RGLD?

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