JCAP vs ATLC vs VMET Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Atlanticus Holdings and Versamet Royalties Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$92.49 +0.7% 1M +64.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
VMET Versamet Royalties Corp
$8.59 +0.9% 1M
Market cap
$843.29M
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 4, Jefferson Capital 3, Versamet Royalties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCAPATLCVMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $1.51B $843.29M ATLC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 10.2x 24.9x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 9.6x 34.4x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +83.7% — ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.9% 5.5% 47.8% VMET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 20.9% 16.9% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 2.9x 0.7x VMET
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.6% +64.2% — ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 52.2% 63.9% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 67/100 68/100 VMET

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPATLCVMET

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

AxisJCAPATLCVMET
Valuation 73 #47 of 168 89 #20 of 168 19 #137 of 168
Growth 40 #99 of 163 91 #15 of 163 –
Profitability 88 #20 of 154 96 #7 of 154 91 #15 of 154
Financial Health 37 #103 of 162 26 #120 of 162 95 #9 of 162
Shareholder Returns 49 #70 of 137 32 #93 of 137 –
Overall 57 67 68
  • JCAP ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VMET ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCAPATLCVMETSPY
1 month +4.3%+0.7%+0.9% -2.0%
3 months -1.9%-16.2%-10.7% -2.2%
6 months -2.2%+19.2%-21.8% +4.2%
Year to date -10.1%+38.1%— +10.6%
1 year +4.6%+64.2%— +10.4%
3 years —+208.3%— +73.6%
3 years, per year —+45.6%— +20.2%
5 years —+13.6%— +61.6%
5 years, per year —+2.6%— +10.1%
10 years —+2,781.3%— +261.3%
10 years, per year —+40.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCAPATLCVMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%52.2%63.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%56.8%59.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.541.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.131.23— 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-74.3%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-17.3%-36.5% -3.2%
52-week high $24.00$111.79$13.53 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$47.96$8.02 $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.

MultipleJCAPATLCVMET
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.8x 9.5xmedian 11.8x 23.5xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.7x 11.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x 14.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 6.0x 1.5xmedian 6.0x 5,385xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 0.49median 0.33 —median 0.33

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 monthsJCAPATLCVMET
Revenue $659.62M $2.65B $70.89M
Gross profit – $2.46B $28.92M
Operating income $302.21M $1.93B $72.41M
Net income $155.02M $153.50M $33.88M
Free cash flow $221.04M $936.46M –
EPS (diluted) $2.72 $7.68 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $20.41M $555.22M $13.24M
Total debt $1.41B $6.27B $50.00M
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 19.17M 95.51M
Enterprise value $1.03B -$651.66M $818.79M

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
MetricJCAPATLCVMET
P/E 7.4x 9.5x 23.5x
P/FCF 5.2x 1.5x 5,385x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 1.5x –
P/S 1.7x 0.5x 11.3x
P/B 2.4x 2.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 3.6x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 3.7x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.7x 11.8x
EV/FCF 11.5x 7.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 7.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.49 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPATLCVMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 83.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 34.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 86.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% 90.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.8% 26.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -95.6% 36.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 87.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 90.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPATLCVMET
Gross margin – 92.6% 40.8%
EBITDA margin 47.5% 74.2% 79.4%
Operating margin 45.8% 72.7% 102.1%
Pretax margin 29.4% 7.7% 56.3%
Net margin 22.9% 5.5% 47.8%
FCF margin 33.5% 35.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 33.5% 35.3% –
Return on equity 33.7% 22.8% 8.9%
Return on assets 7.4% 2.1% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 20.9% 16.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 6.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 0.3% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPATLCVMET
Debt / assets 67.5% 83.7% 6.3%
Debt / equity 3.0x 8.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 2.9x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 6.7x –
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 90.6% 49.9%
Equity / assets 22.9% 9.4% 50.1%
Interest coverage 2.6x 4.3x 4.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPATLCVMET
Dividend yield 4.8% – –
Net buyback yield 5.1% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 9.9% 0.9% –
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.

ConsensusJCAPATLCVMET
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $9.61FY2026 $0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +19.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% +45.4% +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $3.18BFY2026 $92.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +166.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +13.4% +44.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPATLCVMET
Held by institutions 38.5% 26.0% –
Institutions holding 113 146 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +7.9% –
Institutions buying 73 93 –
Institutions selling 24 36 –
Buyers to sellers 3.04 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.

JCAPATLCVMET
JCAP 1.00 0.39 0.23
ATLC 0.39 1.00 0.19
VMET 0.23 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, ATLC and VMET?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.15B, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.51B, Versamet Royalties (VMET) $843.29M.

Which stock is cheaper, JCAP, ATLC and VMET?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.6x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 10.2x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.1x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.6x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 34.4x). 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: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +22.8%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 22.9%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 47.8%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 12.9%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +4.6%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +64.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.8%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 52.2%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 63.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, ATLC and VMET?

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