IX vs MTA vs ATLC Stock Comparison

Orix, Metalla Royalty & Streaming and Atlanticus Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IX Orix Corp
$36.59 -6.7% 1M +47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$41.26B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$87.39 -5.5% 1M +42.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Orix leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Orix 6, Atlanticus Holdings 4, Metalla Royalty & Streaming 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIXMTAATLCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.26B $717.88M $1.34B IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x -415.7x 9.1x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 146.0x 9.1x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% — +83.7% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% — 5.5% IX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 1.0% 20.9% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 2.9x MTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.1% +5.3% +42.7% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr -0.9%/yr +4.4%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 54.9% 51.9% IX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 51/100 67/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

IXMTAATLC

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

AxisIXMTAATLC
Valuation 57 #74 of 170 16 #143 of 170 89 #20 of 170
Growth 76 #40 of 160 99 #2 of 160 90 #17 of 160
Profitability 60 #60 of 149 28 #107 of 149 94 #10 of 149
Financial Health 51 #78 of 158 96 #7 of 158 25 #119 of 158
Shareholder Returns 10 #122 of 135 16 #114 of 135 35 #88 of 135
Overall 51 51 67
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • MTA ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIXMTAATLCSPY
1 month -6.7%-27.5%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months -9.1%-4.5%-16.1% +3.5%
6 months +16.0%+6.4%+10.1% +7.0%
Year to date +25.2%-6.2%+30.5% +12.2%
1 year +47.1%+5.3%+42.7% +13.0%
3 years +104.2%+152.6%+205.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.9%+36.2%+45.1% +23.1%
5 years +87.4%-4.6%+23.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%-0.9%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years +143.8%+835.9%+2,404.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.3%+25.1%+38.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIXMTAATLCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%54.9%51.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%58.5%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.012.221.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.640.100.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-71.6%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-35.7%-21.8% -1.8%
52-week high $41.31$11.35$111.79 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$6.06$47.96 $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.

MultipleIXMTAATLC
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 11.0x -391.0xmedian 11.0x 9.0xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 146.4xmedian 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 125.1xmedian 6.9x 1.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.32 -6.56median 0.32 0.46median 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 monthsIXMTAATLC
Revenue $55.33B – $2.65B
Gross profit $13.35B $13.59M $2.46B
Operating income $3.05B $2.62M $1.93B
Net income $4.10B -$440.00K $153.50M
Free cash flow – $5.42M $936.46M
EPS (diluted) $3.58 $-0.02 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $5.98B $10.67M $555.22M
Total debt $38.96B $49.93M $25.15B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 92.51M 19.17M
Enterprise value $9.98B $675.02M -$816.55M

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
MetricIXMTAATLC
P/E 10.2x -391.0x 9.0x
P/FCF – 125.1x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 125.1x 1.4x
P/S 0.7x – 0.5x
P/B 1.4x 2.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 146.4x 3.6x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 259.0x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x – 2.7x
EV/FCF – 125.4x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 125.4x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -6.56 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIXMTAATLC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% – 83.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – 34.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,837% 130.8% 86.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.8% 114.8% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% 237.2% 90.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 31.1% 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.7% 90.7% 26.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 70.8% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.4% 63.4% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 59.6% 19.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 280.4% 87.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 70.1% 32.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 280.4% 90.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 70.1% 33.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIXMTAATLC
Gross margin 24.1% – 92.6%
EBITDA margin – – 74.2%
Operating margin 5.5% – 72.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% – 7.7%
Net margin 7.3% – 5.5%
FCF margin – – 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 35.3%
Return on equity 14.1% -0.7% 22.8%
Return on assets 3.6% -0.6% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 1.0% 20.9%
Return on capital employed – 1.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -12.3x 6.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIXMTAATLC
Debt / assets 34.6% 4.5% 83.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.0x 8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 6.3% 90.6%
Equity / assets 26.2% 93.7% 9.4%
Interest coverage 2.4x 1.9x 4.3x
Current ratio – 4.5x –
Quick ratio – 4.4x –
Cash ratio – 3.0x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIXMTAATLC
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -0.1% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusIXMTAATLC
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 146.0xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $9.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.7%FY2026 – +61.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.7% +240.0% +45.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.87BFY2026 $18.29MFY2026 $3.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +54.5%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +85.2% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIXMTAATLC
Held by institutions 3.3% 31.2% 26.0%
Institutions holding 318 94 146
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +4.5% +7.9%
Institutions buying 209 41 93
Institutions selling 57 36 36
Buyers to sellers 3.67 1.14 2.58

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.

IXMTAATLC
IX 1.00 0.32 0.17
MTA 0.32 1.00 0.21
ATLC 0.17 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IX, MTA and ATLC?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Orix (IX) $41.26B, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $717.88M, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, IX, MTA and ATLC?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Orix (IX) 10.3x, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -415.7x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 8.0x, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 146.0x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.1x). 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: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Orix (IX) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 1.0%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +47.1%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +5.3%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +42.7%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +13.4%/yr, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -0.9%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Orix (IX) has been the steadiest (Orix (IX) 28.7%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 54.9%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 51.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IX, MTA and ATLC?

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