IX vs JCAP vs RPRX Stock Comparison

Orix, Jefferson Capital and Royalty Pharma Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IX Orix Corp
$36.91 -5.9% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$41.49B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
1.06%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$65.28 +12.1% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.54B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
1.39%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIXJCAPRPRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.49B $1.15B $37.54B IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 6.9x 35.6x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 7.1x 11.6x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +30.8% +10.0% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 25.4% 32.1% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 13.2% — JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% 4.79% 1.39% JCAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.2% +2.9% +75.2% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr — +11.3%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 35.6% 23.7% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 53/100 58/100 RPRX

Percentile Scorecard

IXJCAPRPRX

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

AxisIXJCAPRPRX
Valuation 57 #73 of 169 60 #69 of 169 20 #135 of 169
Growth 76 #39 of 160 57 #70 of 160 67 #54 of 160
Profitability 60 #61 of 149 97 #6 of 149 99 #3 of 149
Financial Health 52 #77 of 158 36 #102 of 158 83 #28 of 158
Shareholder Returns 10 #123 of 136 18 #112 of 136 19 #110 of 136
Overall 51 53 58
  • IX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX 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

PeriodIXJCAPRPRXSPY
1 month -5.9%+3.0%+12.1% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%-2.4%+8.9% +3.9%
6 months +13.5%-4.0%+31.8% +8.2%
Year to date +26.3%-10.3%+68.9% +12.9%
1 year +48.2%+2.9%+75.2% +12.3%
3 years +106.0%—+149.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.3%—+35.6% +23.3%
5 years +86.6%—+70.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.3%—+11.3% +10.9%
10 years +138.6%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIXJCAPRPRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%35.6%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%34.3%22.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.730.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.680.083.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-33.6%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-16.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $41.31$24.00$65.28 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$15.52$36.41 $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.

MultipleIXJCAPRPRX
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 11.1x 6.9xmedian 11.1x 35.6xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 14.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 8.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 7.0x —median 7.0x 12.6xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.32 —median 0.32 0.69median 0.32

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 monthsIXJCAPRPRX
Revenue $55.33B $635.89M $2.54B
Gross profit $13.35B – –
Operating income $3.05B $308.67M $1.51B
Net income $4.10B $165.04M $1.35B
Free cash flow – – $2.98B
R&D – – $238.70M
EPS (diluted) $3.58 $2.90 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $5.98B $20.41M $811.99M
Total debt $38.96B $1.41B $8.96B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 55.52M 556.90M
Enterprise value $10.71B $1.01B $37.45B

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
MetricIXJCAPRPRX
P/E 10.3x 6.9x 35.6x
P/FCF – – 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 12.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.8x 14.8x
P/B 1.4x 2.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 24.4x 8.2x 30.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.0x 18.0x
EV/FCF – – 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 – 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIXJCAPRPRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 30.8% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,837% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% 21.1% -17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 51.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.7% 14.9% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% – 42.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.4% -94.3% -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.9% – 51.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIXJCAPRPRX
Gross margin 24.1% – –
EBITDA margin – 49.8% –
Operating margin 5.5% 48.5% 59.6%
Pretax margin 11.1% 32.2% 53.2%
Net margin 7.3% 25.4% 32.1%
FCF margin – – 117.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 117.4%
Return on equity 14.1% 34.7% 13.7%
Return on assets 3.6% 7.9% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 13.2% –
Return on capital employed – – 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIXJCAPRPRX
Debt / assets 34.6% 67.5% 45.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.4x –
Debt / FCF – – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 77.1% 50.6%
Equity / assets 26.2% 22.9% 49.4%
Interest coverage 2.4x 2.8x 4.2x
Current ratio – – 2.8x
Quick ratio – – 1.3x
Cash ratio – – 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIXJCAPRPRX
Dividend yield 1.1% 4.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 4.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusIXJCAPRPRX
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $2.81FY2026 $5.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.7%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.7% +1.4% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.87BFY2026 $755.54MFY2026 $3.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +2.0% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIXJCAPRPRX
Held by institutions 3.3% 38.5% 82.3%
Institutions holding 318 113 642
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +1.3% +2.7%
Institutions buying 209 73 395
Institutions selling 57 24 178
Buyers to sellers 3.67 3.04 2.22

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.

IXJCAPRPRX
IX 1.00 0.03 0.16
JCAP 0.03 1.00 0.00
RPRX 0.16 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IX, JCAP and RPRX?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Orix (IX) $41.49B, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.15B, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $37.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, IX, JCAP and RPRX?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Orix (IX) 10.3x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.9x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 8.0x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.1x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +48.2%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +2.9%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +75.2%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +13.3%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest dividend yield: Orix (IX) 1.06%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 4.79%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 1.39%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Orix (IX) 28.7%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.6%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IX, JCAP and RPRX?

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