IX vs RPRX vs XEL Stock Comparison

Orix, Royalty Pharma and Xcel Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IX Orix Corp
$37.35 -2.3% 1M +53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$40.99B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$65.93 +13.2% 1M +79.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.95B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$79.04 +11.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.30B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.87B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Royalty Pharma leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Royalty Pharma 4, Xcel Energy 3, Orix 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIXRPRXXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.99B $29.95B $50.30B XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 36.8x 18.8x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 11.7x 18.4x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +10.0% +4.5% RPRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 32.1% 17.9% RPRX
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 +53.6% +79.8% -0.8% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +10.8%/yr +4.1%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 23.6% 19.3% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 58/100 30/100 RPRX

Percentile Scorecard

IXRPRXXEL

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

AxisIXRPRXXEL
Valuation 57 #73 of 169 21 #133 of 169 18 #55 of 67
Growth 79 #35 of 159 67 #53 of 159 50 #33 of 65
Profitability 58 #62 of 146 99 #3 of 146 48 #33 of 63
Financial Health 50 #77 of 153 83 #27 of 153 31 #43 of 62
Shareholder Returns 9 #123 of 135 21 #107 of 135 0 #67 of 67
Overall 51 58 30
  • IX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX 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

PeriodIXRPRXXELSPY
1 month -2.3%+13.2%+11.8% +0.7%
3 months -7.6%+11.7%+1.0% +3.7%
6 months +11.1%+31.6%-4.7% +7.1%
Year to date +27.8%+70.6%+7.0% +12.8%
1 year +53.6%+79.8%-0.8% +11.9%
3 years +106.9%+146.9%+34.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.5%+35.2%+10.4% +22.8%
5 years +88.6%+66.8%+22.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.5%+10.8%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years +133.6%—+94.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.9%—+6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIXRPRXXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%23.6%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%22.6%19.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.21-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.883.38-0.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-45.6%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%0.0%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $41.31$65.93$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$36.67$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.

MultipleIXRPRXXEL
P/E now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 11.7x 36.0xmedian 11.7x 18.6xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.7x 14.9xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x 13.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.5x 12.7xmedian 6.5x -6.6xmedian 40.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 3.9xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.33 0.70median 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 monthsIXRPRXXEL
Revenue $55.33B $2.54B $14.87B
Gross profit $13.35B – –
Operating income $3.05B $1.51B $3.23B
Net income $4.10B $1.35B $2.67B
Free cash flow – $2.98B -$7.62B
R&D – $238.70M –
EPS (diluted) $3.58 $1.46 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $5.98B $811.99M $2.48B
Total debt $38.96B $8.96B $40.60B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 556.90M 632.00M
Enterprise value $9.71B $26.91B $43.77B

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
MetricIXRPRXXEL
P/E 10.4x 36.0x 18.6x
P/FCF – 12.7x -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.7x 9.9x
P/S 0.8x 14.9x 3.4x
P/B 1.4x 3.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.9x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 30.5x 27.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 18.2x 5.9x
EV/FCF – 15.5x -11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.5x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.70 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIXRPRXXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 10.0% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 2.4% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,837% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% -17.9% 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 51.2% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.7% -19.1% 39.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 42.1% 15.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.4% -19.6% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 51.5% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.7% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.7% -47.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% -159.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIXRPRXXEL
Gross margin 24.1% – –
EBITDA margin – – 42.7%
Operating margin 5.5% 59.6% 21.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 53.2% 16.8%
Net margin 7.3% 32.1% 17.9%
FCF margin – 117.4% -51.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 117.4% 34.1%
Return on equity 14.1% 13.7% 10.8%
Return on assets 3.6% 6.8% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 3.0% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIXRPRXXEL
Debt / assets 34.6% 45.2% 44.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.9x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 6.0x
Debt / FCF – 3.0x -5.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 50.6% 71.9%
Equity / assets 26.2% 49.4% 28.1%
Interest coverage 2.4x 4.2x 1.9x
Current ratio – 2.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.89 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIXRPRXXEL
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% -6.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.2% -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.

ConsensusIXRPRXXEL
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $5.62FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.7%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.7% +8.7% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.87BFY2026 $3.74BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +7.9% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIXRPRXXEL
Held by institutions 3.3% 82.3% 95.4%
Institutions holding 319 642 1,286
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +2.7% +7.3%
Institutions buying 210 395 665
Institutions selling 57 178 386
Buyers to sellers 3.68 2.22 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.

IXRPRXXEL
IX 1.00 0.17 0.10
RPRX 0.17 1.00 0.17
XEL 0.10 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IX, RPRX and XEL?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Orix (IX) $40.99B, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $29.95B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $50.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, IX, RPRX and XEL?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Orix (IX) 10.2x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 36.8x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 8.1x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.7x, 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?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, 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 Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +53.6%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +79.8%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -0.8%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +13.5%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.8%/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 (Orix (IX) 28.6%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IX, RPRX 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, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 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.