JCAP vs IX vs RGLD Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Orix and Royal Gold Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IX Orix Corp
$36.91 -5.9% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$41.15B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$239.66 -5.1% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.38B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCAPIXRGLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $41.15B $20.38B IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 10.3x 27.6x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 8.0x 22.1x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% +2.8% +93.5% RGLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.4% 7.3% 47.7% RGLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 3.0% 9.7% JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x — 0.2x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% +48.2% +35.0% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.3%/yr +18.7%/yr RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 28.7% 41.1% IX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 51/100 68/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPIXRGLD

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

AxisJCAPIXRGLD
Valuation 60 #69 of 169 57 #73 of 169 19 #138 of 169
Growth 57 #70 of 160 76 #39 of 160 92 #14 of 160
Profitability 97 #6 of 149 60 #61 of 149 95 #9 of 149
Financial Health 36 #102 of 158 52 #77 of 158 92 #13 of 158
Shareholder Returns 18 #112 of 136 10 #123 of 136 43 #78 of 136
Overall 53 51 68
  • JCAP ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD 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

PeriodJCAPIXRGLDSPY
1 month +3.0%-5.9%-5.1% -0.2%
3 months -2.4%-5.8%+22.2% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%+13.5%+1.2% +8.2%
Year to date -10.3%+26.3%+7.8% +12.9%
1 year +2.9%+48.2%+35.0% +12.3%
3 years —+106.0%+124.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+27.3%+31.0% +23.3%
5 years —+86.6%+135.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+13.3%+18.7% +10.9%
10 years —+138.6%+260.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.1%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCAPIXRGLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%28.7%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%28.1%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.011.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.081.680.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-39.0%-40.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-10.7%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $24.00$41.31$304.29 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$24.22$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.

MultipleJCAPIXRGLD
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.1x 10.3xmedian 11.1x 27.5xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x 13.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 16.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 7.0x —median 7.0x 34,688xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.40median 0.32 0.78median 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 monthsJCAPIXRGLD
Revenue $635.89M $55.33B $1.55B
Gross profit – $13.35B $1.34B
Operating income $308.67M $3.05B $950.24M
Net income $165.04M $4.10B $739.81M
Free cash flow – – $585.00K
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $3.58 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $20.41M $5.98B $182.47M
Total debt $1.41B $38.96B $395.89M
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 1.12B 85.05M
Enterprise value $943.60M $9.87B $19.56B

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
MetricJCAPIXRGLD
P/E 6.9x 10.3x 27.5x
P/FCF – – 34,688x
P/Operating cash flow – – 19.4x
P/S 1.8x 0.7x 13.1x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – 16.4x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 24.4x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 1.3x 13.3x
EV/FCF – – 35,053x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.40 0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPIXRGLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% 2.8% 93.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,837% 92.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.8% 37.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% 24.1% 83.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 48.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 62.7% 64.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 23.4% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -94.3% 64.4% 27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 84.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -99.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPIXRGLD
Gross margin – 24.1% 86.9%
EBITDA margin 49.8% – 80.8%
Operating margin 48.5% 5.5% 61.4%
Pretax margin 32.2% 11.1% 58.8%
Net margin 25.4% 7.3% 47.7%
FCF margin – – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 67.5%
Return on equity 34.7% 14.1% 9.9%
Return on assets 7.9% 3.6% 7.9%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 3.0% 9.7%
Return on capital employed – – 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPIXRGLD
Debt / assets 67.5% 34.6% 4.2%
Debt / equity 3.0x 1.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 676.7x
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 73.8% 19.2%
Equity / assets 22.9% 26.2% 80.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x 2.4x 19.2x
Current ratio – – 2.9x
Quick ratio – – 2.5x
Cash ratio – – 1.4x
Altman Z-score – – 7.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPIXRGLD
Dividend yield 4.8% 1.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 1.1% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusJCAPIXRGLD
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 +80.7%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% -27.7% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $22.87BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% -3.2% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPIXRGLD
Held by institutions 38.5% 3.3% 83.5%
Institutions holding 113 318 762
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +9.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 73 209 378
Institutions selling 24 57 264
Buyers to sellers 3.04 3.67 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.

JCAPIXRGLD
JCAP 1.00 0.03 0.10
IX 0.03 1.00 0.38
RGLD 0.10 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, IX and RGLD?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.08B, Orix (IX) $41.15B, Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCAP, IX and RGLD?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.7x, Orix (IX) 10.3x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 27.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.1x, Orix (IX) 8.0x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 22.1x). 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: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%, Orix (IX) +2.8%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Gold (RGLD) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Orix (IX) 7.3%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%, Orix (IX) 3.0%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +2.9%, Orix (IX) +48.2%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +35.0%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +13.3%/yr, Royal Gold (RGLD) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Orix (IX) has been the steadiest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.6%, Orix (IX) 28.7%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, IX 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.