GROY vs ATLC vs UPBD Stock Comparison

Gold Royalty, Atlanticus Holdings and Upbound Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GROY Gold Royalty Corp.
$2.71 -9.1% 1M -26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$496.16M
P/E
329.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.56M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$93.13 +1.3% 1M +69.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
7 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$22.84 +43.6% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 7, Upbound 3, Gold Royalty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGROYATLCUPBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $496.16M $1.42B $1.38B ATLC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 329.0x 9.6x 15.3x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 65.8x 9.6x 5.2x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +82.3% +83.7% +5.9% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 5.5% 1.9% GROY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.9% 7.8% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 0.8x UPBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.6% +69.0% +17.9% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr +1.3%/yr -16.2%/yr ATLC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.4% 52.3% 45.7% UPBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 61/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

GROYATLCUPBD

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

AxisGROYATLCUPBD
Valuation 20 #136 of 169 88 #21 of 169 90 #18 of 169
Growth 98 #4 of 164 92 #14 of 164 72 #46 of 164
Profitability 56 #68 of 154 95 #8 of 154 61 #60 of 154
Financial Health 96 #7 of 163 26 #121 of 163 54 #75 of 163
Shareholder Returns 2 #134 of 137 35 #90 of 137 27 #101 of 137
Overall 55 67 61
  • GROY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD 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

PeriodGROYATLCUPBDSPY
1 month -9.1%+1.3%+43.6% -2.3%
3 months +4.2%-13.8%+12.5% -0.7%
6 months -21.2%+23.1%+23.6% +4.8%
Year to date -32.9%+39.1%+30.1% +10.3%
1 year -26.6%+69.0%+17.9% +10.3%
3 years +96.4%+210.4%-20.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +25.2%+45.9%-7.2% +20.1%
5 years -44.4%+6.6%-58.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -11.1%+1.3%-16.2% +10.1%
10 years —+2,696.7%+119.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+39.5%+8.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGROYATLCUPBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.4%52.3%45.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%57.0%39.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.541.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.501.320.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-74.9%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.0%-16.7%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $5.21$111.79$22.84 $779.14
52-week low $2.52$47.96$15.36 $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.

MultipleGROYATLCUPBD
P/E now vs peer median 314.5xmedian 11.6x 9.6xmedian 11.6x 14.7xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.7x 0.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 57.5xmedian 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x 1.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.3xmedian 6.0x 1.5xmedian 6.0x 3.7xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 0.49median 0.34 0.05median 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 monthsGROYATLCUPBD
Revenue $22.56M $2.65B $4.74B
Gross profit $16.06M $2.46B $2.33B
Operating income $5.94M $1.93B $241.70M
Net income $1.50M $153.50M $90.34M
Free cash flow $10.81M $936.46M $355.95M
EPS (diluted) – $7.68 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $11.33M $555.22M $105.30M
Total debt – $6.27B $1.42B
Shares (diluted) – 19.17M 58.71M
Enterprise value $446.20M -$740.70M $951.00M

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
MetricGROYATLCUPBD
P/E 314.5x 9.6x 14.7x
P/FCF 56.3x 1.5x 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 56.3x 1.5x 3.1x
P/S 27.0x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 0.8x 2.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.1x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 57.5x 3.6x 1.6x
EV/EBIT 100.1x 3.7x 11.0x
EV/Revenue 26.3x 2.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 55.0x 7.6x 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.0x 7.6x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.49 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGROYATLCUPBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 82.3% 83.7% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 103.3% 34.1% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.8% 86.9% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 93.9% 34.8% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 390.3% 90.3% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 34.8% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 181.3% 26.3% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 12.9% 303.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 36.1% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% 295.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 126.4% 87.7% 94.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.4% 32.3% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.4% 90.0% 123.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 33.1% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGROYATLCUPBD
Gross margin 71.2% 92.6% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 45.9% 74.2% 35.5%
Operating margin 26.3% 72.7% 5.1%
Pretax margin 51.7% 7.7% 2.7%
Net margin 6.7% 5.5% 1.9%
FCF margin 47.9% 35.3% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 35.3% 9.0%
Return on equity 1.1% 22.8% 12.5%
Return on assets 0.9% 2.1% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 20.9% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 0.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.2x 6.1x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 12.7% 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGROYATLCUPBD
Debt / assets – 83.7% 45.9%
Debt / equity – 8.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 6.7x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 14.8% 90.6% 76.4%
Equity / assets 85.2% 9.4% 23.6%
Interest coverage 10.3x 4.3x 2.2x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 4.2x – –
Cash ratio 2.9x – –
Altman Z-score 2.86 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGROYATLCUPBD
Dividend yield – – 6.8%
Net buyback yield -18.5% 0.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -18.5% 0.9% 6.8%
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.

ConsensusGROYATLCUPBD
Forward P/E 65.8xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 5.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $9.61FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +61.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +125.0% +45.4% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.65MFY2026 $3.18BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +102.8%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.8% +13.4% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGROYATLCUPBD
Held by institutions 32.9% 26.0% 99.3%
Institutions holding 113 146 256
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.0% +7.9% +3.3%
Institutions buying 49 93 146
Institutions selling 33 36 69
Buyers to sellers 1.48 2.58 2.12

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.

GROYATLCUPBD
GROY 1.00 0.14 0.07
ATLC 0.14 1.00 0.38
UPBD 0.07 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GROY, ATLC and UPBD?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gold Royalty (GROY) $496.16M, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.42B, Upbound (UPBD) $1.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, GROY, ATLC and UPBD?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gold Royalty (GROY) 329.0x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.6x, Upbound (UPBD) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Gold Royalty (GROY) 65.8x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.6x, Upbound (UPBD) 5.2x). 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: Gold Royalty (GROY) +82.3%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gold Royalty (GROY) has the highest net margin (Gold Royalty (GROY) 6.7%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Gold Royalty (GROY) -26.6%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +69.0%, Upbound (UPBD) +17.9%. Over five years, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) compounded fastest (Gold Royalty (GROY) -11.1%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +1.3%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Upbound (UPBD) has been the steadiest (Gold Royalty (GROY) 53.4%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 52.3%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GROY, ATLC and UPBD?

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 7. 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.