BUR vs RPRX vs RGLD Stock Comparison

Burford Capital, Royalty Pharma and Royal Gold Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BUR Burford Capital Ltd
$3.48 -11.0% 1M -65.4% 1Y
Market cap
$764.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
3.45%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$65.93 +13.2% 1M +79.8% 1Y
Market cap
$37.91B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
1.38%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$236.83 -0.9% 1M +33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.05B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.80%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 5, Royalty Pharma 4, Burford Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURRPRXRGLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $764.15M $37.91B $20.05B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 36.0x 27.2x RGLD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.7x 21.8x RPRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +196.5% +10.0% +93.5% BUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -87.2% 32.1% 47.7% RGLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.4% — 9.7% RGLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.45% 1.38% 0.80% BUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.4% +79.8% +33.9% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.8%/yr +10.8%/yr +19.1%/yr RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 23.6% 41.1% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 58/100 69/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

BURRPRXRGLD

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

AxisBURRPRXRGLD
Valuation 35 #111 of 169 21 #133 of 169 19 #137 of 169
Growth 8 #146 of 159 67 #53 of 159 94 #11 of 159
Profitability 19 #118 of 146 99 #3 of 146 95 #9 of 146
Financial Health 24 #117 of 153 83 #27 of 153 92 #13 of 153
Shareholder Returns 25 #102 of 135 21 #107 of 135 45 #75 of 135
Overall 22 58 69
  • BUR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX 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

PeriodBURRPRXRGLDSPY
1 month -11.0%+13.2%-0.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.1%+11.7%+16.6% +3.7%
6 months -29.3%+31.6%+1.5% +7.1%
Year to date -61.0%+70.6%+6.5% +12.8%
1 year -65.4%+79.8%+33.9% +11.9%
3 years -71.8%+146.9%+123.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -34.5%+35.2%+30.7% +22.8%
5 years -66.9%+66.8%+139.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -19.8%+10.8%+19.1% +10.9%
10 years -28.1%—+258.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.2%—+13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBURRPRXRGLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%23.6%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.8%22.6%41.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.310.211.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.793.380.83 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-45.6%-40.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.4%0.0%-22.2% -1.2%
52-week high $10.06$65.93$304.29 $779.14
52-week low $2.99$36.67$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.

MultipleBURRPRXRGLD
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 11.7x 36.0xmedian 11.7x 27.2xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.7x 14.9xmedian 2.7x 13.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x 16.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 6.5x 12.7xmedian 6.5x 34,279xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 3.9xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 0.70median 0.33 0.77median 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 monthsBURRPRXRGLD
Revenue $1.93B $2.54B $1.55B
Gross profit – – $1.34B
Operating income -$1.49B $1.51B $950.24M
Net income -$1.69B $1.35B $739.81M
Free cash flow -$184.86M $2.98B $585.00K
R&D – $238.70M –
EPS (diluted) $-7.49 $1.46 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $696.90M $811.99M $182.47M
Total debt $2.40B $8.96B $395.89M
Shares (diluted) 225.09M 556.90M 85.05M
Enterprise value -$1.23B $37.82B $19.28B

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
MetricBURRPRXRGLD
P/E -0.5x 36.0x 27.2x
P/FCF -4.1x 12.7x 34,279x
P/Operating cash flow -4.1x 12.7x 19.2x
P/S 0.4x 14.9x 13.0x
P/B 0.5x 3.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 3.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.2x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 30.5x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 18.2x 13.1x
EV/FCF -13.4x 15.5x 34,644x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.4x 15.5x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.70 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURRPRXRGLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 196.5% 10.0% 93.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 92.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 37.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -414.8% -17.9% 83.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 51.2% 48.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -639.6% -19.1% 64.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 42.1% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -793.8% -19.6% 27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 51.5% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -155.6% 23.7% 84.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -155.8% 23.7% -99.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURRPRXRGLD
Gross margin – – 86.9%
EBITDA margin – – 80.8%
Operating margin -77.3% 59.6% 61.4%
Pretax margin -87.5% 53.2% 58.8%
Net margin -87.2% 32.1% 47.7%
FCF margin -9.6% 117.4% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin -9.5% 117.4% 67.5%
Return on equity -113.6% 13.7% 9.9%
Return on assets -39.7% 6.8% 7.9%
Return on invested capital -38.4% – 9.7%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 2.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURRPRXRGLD
Debt / assets 56.3% 45.2% 4.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF -13.0x 3.0x 676.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 50.6% 19.2%
Equity / assets 34.4% 49.4% 80.8%
Interest coverage -8.2x 4.2x 19.2x
Current ratio – 2.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 2.5x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.89 7.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURRPRXRGLD
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.4% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 2.2% 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.

ConsensusBURRPRXRGLD
Forward P/E – 11.7xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.29FY2026 $5.62FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2,703.6%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.7% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year -$1.34BFY2026 $3.74BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -424.6%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.9% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURRPRXRGLD
Held by institutions 69.4% 82.3% 83.5%
Institutions holding 233 642 763
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +2.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 150 395 378
Institutions selling 47 178 265
Buyers to sellers 3.19 2.22 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.

BURRPRXRGLD
BUR 1.00 0.11 0.06
RPRX 0.11 1.00 0.14
RGLD 0.06 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUR, RPRX and RGLD?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burford Capital (BUR) $764.15M, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $37.91B, Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, BUR, RPRX and RGLD?

Royal Gold (RGLD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burford Capital (BUR) -0.5x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 36.0x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.7x, 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%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Gold (RGLD) has the highest net margin (Burford Capital (BUR) -87.2%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Royal Gold (RGLD) leads (Burford Capital (BUR) -38.4%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Burford Capital (BUR) -65.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +79.8%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +33.9%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Burford Capital (BUR) -19.8%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.8%/yr, Royal Gold (RGLD) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Burford Capital (BUR) has the highest dividend yield: Burford Capital (BUR) 3.45%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 1.38%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Burford Capital (BUR) 82.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.6%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BUR, RPRX 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 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.