BUR vs RGLD vs JCAP Stock Comparison

Burford Capital, Royal Gold and Jefferson Capital Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BUR Burford Capital Ltd
$3.81 +4.4% 1M -61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$906.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$230.92 -1.6% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.83B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 6, Jefferson Capital 4, Burford Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURRGLDJCAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $906.37M $20.83B $1.15B RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 28.2x 7.6x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.3x 7.1x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +196.5% +93.5% +22.8% BUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -87.2% 47.7% 22.9% RGLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.4% 9.7% 12.9% JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 4.4x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.3% +32.2% +4.6% RGLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr +17.3%/yr — RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 41.4% 35.8% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 68/100 57/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

BURRGLDJCAP

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

AxisBURRGLDJCAP
Valuation 33 #113 of 168 21 #133 of 168 73 #47 of 168
Growth 8 #150 of 163 93 #12 of 163 40 #99 of 163
Profitability 19 #125 of 154 95 #9 of 154 88 #20 of 154
Financial Health 24 #123 of 162 93 #13 of 162 37 #103 of 162
Shareholder Returns 18 #113 of 137 40 #82 of 137 49 #70 of 137
Overall 20 68 57
  • BUR ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP 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

PeriodBURRGLDJCAPSPY
1 month +4.4%-1.6%+4.3% -2.0%
3 months -12.4%+12.1%-1.9% -2.2%
6 months -26.9%+2.2%-2.2% +4.2%
Year to date -57.3%+3.9%-10.1% +10.6%
1 year -61.3%+32.2%+4.6% +10.4%
3 years -71.2%+108.3%— +73.6%
3 years, per year -34.0%+27.7%— +20.2%
5 years -67.1%+122.1%— +61.6%
5 years, per year -20.0%+17.3%— +10.1%
10 years -35.0%+210.4%— +261.3%
10 years, per year -4.2%+12.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBURRGLDJCAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%41.4%35.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.9%41.8%34.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.211.510.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.740.780.13 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-40.9%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.4%-24.1%-16.3% -3.2%
52-week high $9.87$304.29$24.00 $779.14
52-week low $2.99$169.08$15.52 $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.

MultipleBURRGLDJCAP
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 11.8x 26.5xmedian 11.8x 7.4xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.7x 12.6xmedian 2.7x 1.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 15.8xmedian 13.1x 8.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 6.0x 33,423xmedian 6.0x 5.2xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 0.75median 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 monthsBURRGLDJCAP
Revenue $1.93B $1.55B $659.62M
Gross profit – $1.34B –
Operating income -$1.49B $950.24M $302.21M
Net income -$1.69B $739.81M $155.02M
Free cash flow -$184.86M $585.00K $221.04M
EPS (diluted) $-7.49 $8.68 $2.72
Cash & equivalents $696.90M $182.47M $20.41M
Total debt $2.40B $395.89M $1.41B
Shares (diluted) 225.09M 85.05M 55.52M
Enterprise value -$1.74B $20.01B $1.03B

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
MetricBURRGLDJCAP
P/E -0.5x 26.5x 7.4x
P/FCF -4.5x 33,423x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow -4.5x 18.7x 5.2x
P/S 0.4x 12.6x 1.7x
P/B 0.6x 2.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 15.8x 8.1x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 20.8x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 12.8x 3.8x
EV/FCF -13.8x 33,788x 11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.8x 18.9x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURRGLDJCAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 196.5% 93.5% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 36.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 92.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 37.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -414.8% 83.7% 4.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 48.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -639.6% 64.5% -11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 47.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -793.8% 27.1% -95.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 35.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -155.6% 84.2% 2.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -155.8% -99.8% 2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURRGLDJCAP
Gross margin – 86.9% –
EBITDA margin – 80.8% 47.5%
Operating margin -77.3% 61.4% 45.8%
Pretax margin -87.5% 58.8% 29.4%
Net margin -87.2% 47.7% 22.9%
FCF margin -9.6% 0.0% 33.5%
Operating cash flow margin -9.5% 67.5% 33.5%
Return on equity -113.6% 9.9% 33.7%
Return on assets -39.7% 7.9% 7.4%
Return on invested capital -38.4% 9.7% 12.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.8% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURRGLDJCAP
Debt / assets 56.3% 4.2% 67.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 4.4x
Debt / FCF -13.0x 676.7x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 19.2% 77.1%
Equity / assets 34.4% 80.8% 22.9%
Interest coverage -8.2x 19.2x 2.6x
Current ratio – 2.9x –
Quick ratio – 2.5x –
Cash ratio – 1.4x –
Altman Z-score – 7.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURRGLDJCAP
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.8% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.0% 5.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.9% 9.9%
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.

ConsensusBURRGLDJCAP
Forward P/E – 21.3xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.29FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2,703.6%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.1% +1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year -$1.34BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026 $755.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -424.6%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +4.5% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

BURRGLDJCAP
BUR 1.00 0.07 0.20
RGLD 0.07 1.00 0.11
JCAP 0.20 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUR, RGLD and JCAP?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burford Capital (BUR) $906.37M, Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.83B, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, BUR, RGLD and JCAP?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burford Capital (BUR) -0.5x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 28.2x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Royal Gold (RGLD) 21.3x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.1x). 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%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Gold (RGLD) has the highest net margin (Burford Capital (BUR) -87.2%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 22.9%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Burford Capital (BUR) -38.4%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Gold (RGLD) returned the most: Burford Capital (BUR) -61.3%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +32.2%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +4.6%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Burford Capital (BUR) -20.0%/yr, Royal Gold (RGLD) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Burford Capital (BUR) 0.00%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.01%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 0.00%. Burford Capital (BUR) and Jefferson Capital (JCAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Burford Capital (BUR) 82.7%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.4%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.