IX vs RPRX vs RGLD Stock Comparison

Orix, Royalty Pharma and Royal Gold Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IX Orix Corp
$36.44 -6.8% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$40.88B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$63.86 +10.8% 1M +73.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.75B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$227.42 -10.0% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$19.79B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 5, Orix 3, Royalty Pharma 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIXRPRXRGLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.88B $28.75B $19.79B IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 35.3x 26.8x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 11.4x 21.5x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +10.0% +93.5% RGLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 32.1% 47.7% RGLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% — 9.7% RGLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% +73.3% +24.0% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +11.2%/yr +18.1%/yr RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 23.7% 41.0% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 58/100 68/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

IXRPRXRGLD

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

AxisIXRPRXRGLD
Valuation 56 #75 of 170 22 #133 of 170 20 #136 of 170
Growth 74 #43 of 165 66 #57 of 165 92 #15 of 165
Profitability 58 #65 of 155 99 #3 of 155 95 #9 of 155
Financial Health 53 #77 of 163 83 #29 of 163 93 #13 of 163
Shareholder Returns 10 #124 of 137 19 #111 of 137 42 #80 of 137
Overall 50 58 68
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD 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

PeriodIXRPRXRGLDSPY
1 month -6.8%+10.8%-10.0% -1.0%
3 months -9.6%+8.6%+13.2% +2.9%
6 months +19.9%+29.3%-9.9% +6.4%
Year to date +24.7%+65.3%+2.3% +11.4%
1 year +44.8%+73.3%+24.0% +13.1%
3 years +101.7%+131.0%+108.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.4%+32.2%+27.8% +21.5%
5 years +92.2%+70.3%+129.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.0%+11.2%+18.1% +10.9%
10 years +158.8%—+232.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.0%—+12.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIXRPRXRGLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%23.7%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%22.9%41.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.211.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.563.090.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-45.6%-40.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-0.2%-25.3% -2.5%
52-week high $41.31$63.96$304.29 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$36.41$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.

MultipleIXRPRXRGLD
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.0x 34.9xmedian 11.0x 26.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.6x 14.5xmedian 2.6x 12.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x 15.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 12.3xmedian 6.9x 32,917xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.31 0.68median 0.31 0.74median 0.31

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 monthsIXRPRXRGLD
Revenue $55.33B $2.54B $1.55B
Gross profit $13.35B – $1.34B
Operating income $3.05B $1.51B $950.24M
Net income $4.10B $1.35B $739.81M
Free cash flow – $2.98B $585.00K
R&D – $238.70M –
EPS (diluted) $3.58 $1.46 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $5.98B $811.99M $182.47M
Total debt $38.96B $8.96B $2.66B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 556.90M 85.05M
Enterprise value $9.60B $25.71B $18.97B

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
MetricIXRPRXRGLD
P/E 10.1x 34.9x 26.1x
P/FCF – 12.3x 32,917x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.3x 18.4x
P/S 0.7x 14.5x 12.4x
P/B 1.4x 3.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.6x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 29.7x 20.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 17.7x 12.6x
EV/FCF – 15.1x 33,282x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.1x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.68 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIXRPRXRGLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 10.0% 93.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 2.4% 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,837% – 92.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.8% – 37.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% -17.9% 83.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 51.2% 48.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.7% -19.1% 64.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 42.1% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.4% -19.6% 27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 51.5% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.7% 84.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.7% -99.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIXRPRXRGLD
Gross margin 24.1% – 86.9%
EBITDA margin – – 80.8%
Operating margin 5.5% 59.6% 61.4%
Pretax margin 11.1% 53.2% 58.8%
Net margin 7.3% 32.1% 47.7%
FCF margin – 117.4% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 117.4% 67.5%
Return on equity 14.1% 13.7% 9.9%
Return on assets 3.6% 6.8% 7.9%
Return on invested capital 3.0% – 9.7%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIXRPRXRGLD
Debt / assets 34.6% 45.2% 4.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 3.0x 676.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 50.6% 19.2%
Equity / assets 26.2% 49.4% 80.8%
Interest coverage 2.4x 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 – 2.82 7.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIXRPRXRGLD
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.4% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.3% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusIXRPRXRGLD
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $5.62FY2026 $10.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.7%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.7% +8.7% +26.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.87BFY2026 $3.74BFY2026 $1.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +89.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +7.9% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIXRPRXRGLD
Held by institutions 3.3% 82.3% 83.5%
Institutions holding 318 642 762
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +2.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 209 395 378
Institutions selling 57 178 264
Buyers to sellers 3.67 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.

IXRPRXRGLD
IX 1.00 0.16 0.38
RPRX 0.16 1.00 0.13
RGLD 0.38 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IX, RPRX and RGLD?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Orix (IX) $40.88B, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $28.75B, Royal Gold (RGLD) $19.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, IX, RPRX and RGLD?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Orix (IX) 10.2x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.3x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 7.9x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.4x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royal Gold (RGLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Gold (RGLD) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Royal Gold (RGLD) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +44.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +73.3%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +24.0%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +14.0%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.2%/yr, Royal Gold (RGLD) +18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Orix (IX) 0.00%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 0.00%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.01%. Orix (IX) and Royalty Pharma (RPRX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Orix (IX) 28.7%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IX, 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.