GROY vs IX vs XEL Stock Comparison

Gold Royalty, Orix and Xcel Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GROY Gold Royalty Corp.
$2.81 -7.9% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$483.84M
P/E
320.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.56M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins
IX Orix Corp
$37.35 -2.3% 1M +53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$41.17B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$79.04 +11.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$49.58B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.87B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionGROYIXXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $483.84M $41.17B $49.58B XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 320.8x 10.3x 18.6x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.2x 8.1x 18.4x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +82.3% +2.8% +4.5% GROY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 7.3% 17.9% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% 5.0% XEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 6.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% +53.6% -0.8% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr +13.5%/yr +4.1%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.1% 28.6% 19.3% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 51/100 30/100 GROY

Percentile Scorecard

GROYIXXEL

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

AxisGROYIXXEL
Valuation 20 #135 of 169 57 #73 of 169 18 #55 of 67
Growth 98 #4 of 159 79 #35 of 159 50 #33 of 65
Profitability 53 #69 of 146 58 #62 of 146 48 #33 of 63
Financial Health 97 #6 of 153 50 #77 of 153 31 #43 of 62
Shareholder Returns 3 #131 of 135 9 #123 of 135 0 #67 of 67
Overall 54 51 30
  • GROY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGROYIXXELSPY
1 month -7.9%-2.3%+11.8% +0.7%
3 months +4.5%-7.6%+1.0% +3.7%
6 months -18.1%+11.1%-4.7% +7.1%
Year to date -30.4%+27.8%+7.0% +12.8%
1 year -22.8%+53.6%-0.8% +11.9%
3 years +116.2%+106.9%+34.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.3%+27.5%+10.4% +22.8%
5 years -44.5%+88.6%+22.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.1%+13.5%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years —+133.6%+94.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+8.9%+6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGROYIXXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.1%28.6%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.0%28.0%19.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.681.01-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.431.88-0.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-39.0%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.1%-9.6%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $5.21$41.31$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $2.52$24.22$69.39 $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.

MultipleGROYIXXEL
P/E now vs peer median 326.1xmedian 11.7x 10.4xmedian 11.7x 18.6xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 102.5xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 13.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.4xmedian 6.5x —median 6.5x -6.6xmedian 40.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 0.40median 0.33 1.82median 2.14

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 monthsGROYIXXEL
Revenue $22.56M $55.33B $14.87B
Gross profit $16.06M $13.35B –
Operating income $5.94M $3.05B $3.23B
Net income $1.50M $4.10B $2.67B
Free cash flow $10.81M – -$7.62B
EPS (diluted) – $3.58 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $11.33M $5.98B $2.48B
Total debt – $38.96B $40.60B
Shares (diluted) – 1.12B 632.00M
Enterprise value $433.88M $9.89B $43.05B

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
MetricGROYIXXEL
P/E 326.1x 10.4x 18.6x
P/FCF 58.4x – -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow 58.4x – 9.9x
P/S 28.0x 0.8x 3.4x
P/B 0.9x 1.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 102.5x – 13.9x
EV/EBIT 103.9x 24.6x 27.3x
EV/Revenue 27.3x 1.4x 5.9x
EV/FCF 57.1x – -11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 57.1x – 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.40 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGROYIXXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 82.3% 2.8% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 103.3% 7.3% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.8% 1,837% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 93.9% -24.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 390.3% 24.1% 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 7.6% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 181.3% 62.7% 39.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 23.4% 15.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 64.4% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 126.4% – 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.4% – -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.4% – -47.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% – -159.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGROYIXXEL
Gross margin 71.2% 24.1% –
EBITDA margin 26.7% – 42.7%
Operating margin 26.3% 5.5% 21.7%
Pretax margin 51.7% 11.1% 16.8%
Net margin 6.7% 7.3% 17.9%
FCF margin 47.9% – -51.2%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% – 34.1%
Return on equity 1.1% 14.1% 10.8%
Return on assets 0.9% 3.6% 3.0%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 0.7% – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.2x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 12.7% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGROYIXXEL
Debt / assets – 34.6% 44.8%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 6.0x
Debt / FCF – – -5.3x
Liabilities / assets 14.8% 73.8% 71.9%
Equity / assets 85.2% 26.2% 28.1%
Interest coverage 10.3x 2.4x 1.9x
Current ratio 4.8x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 4.2x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 2.9x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.97 – 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGROYIXXEL
Dividend yield – 1.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -17.8% – -6.0%
Shareholder yield -17.8% 1.0% -3.1%
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.

ConsensusGROYIXXEL
Forward P/E 70.2xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +125.0% -27.7% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.65MFY2026 $22.87BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +102.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.8% -3.2% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGROYIXXEL
Held by institutions 32.9% 3.3% 95.4%
Institutions holding 113 319 1,286
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.0% +9.5% +7.3%
Institutions buying 49 210 665
Institutions selling 33 57 386
Buyers to sellers 1.48 3.68 1.72

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.

GROYIXXEL
GROY 1.00 0.35 0.14
IX 0.35 1.00 0.10
XEL 0.14 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GROY, IX and XEL?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gold Royalty (GROY) $483.84M, Orix (IX) $41.17B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $49.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, GROY, IX and XEL?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gold Royalty (GROY) 320.8x, Orix (IX) 10.3x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Gold Royalty (GROY) 70.2x, Orix (IX) 8.1x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gold Royalty (GROY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gold Royalty (GROY) +82.3%, Orix (IX) +2.8%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Gold Royalty (GROY) 6.7%, Orix (IX) 7.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Xcel Energy (XEL) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Gold Royalty (GROY) -22.8%, Orix (IX) +53.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -0.8%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Gold Royalty (GROY) -11.1%/yr, Orix (IX) +13.5%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Gold Royalty (GROY) 53.1%, Orix (IX) 28.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GROY, IX and XEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Xcel Energy (XEL) leads on 4. 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.