JCAP vs LU vs ATLC Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Lufax Holding and Atlanticus Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$8.50 +585.5% 1M +157.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 5, Jefferson Capital 4, Lufax Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCAPLUATLCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.11B $7.37B $1.34B LU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x -16.8x 9.1x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x — 9.1x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% +7.7% +83.7% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.4% -34.1% 5.5% JCAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% -1.1% 20.9% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x — 2.9x ATLC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.1% +157.6% +42.7% LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -20.8%/yr +4.4%/yr ATLC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 235.8% 51.9% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 33/100 67/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPLUATLC

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

AxisJCAPLUATLC
Valuation 59 #70 of 170 41 #101 of 170 89 #20 of 170
Growth 58 #68 of 160 27 #117 of 160 90 #17 of 160
Profitability 97 #6 of 149 24 #113 of 149 94 #10 of 149
Financial Health 35 #103 of 158 40 #96 of 158 25 #119 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #113 of 135 – 35 #88 of 135
Overall 53 33 67
  • JCAP ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LU 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

PeriodJCAPLUATLCSPY
1 month +3.5%+585.5%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months -1.4%+482.2%-16.1% +3.5%
6 months -3.2%+347.4%+10.1% +7.0%
Year to date -9.8%+232.0%+30.5% +12.2%
1 year +7.1%+157.6%+42.7% +13.0%
3 years —+123.7%+205.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+30.8%+45.1% +23.1%
5 years —-68.8%+23.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-20.8%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+2,404.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+38.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJCAPLUATLCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%235.8%51.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%59.3%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.071.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.670.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-97.2%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%0.0%-21.8% -1.8%
52-week high $24.00$8.50$111.79 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$0.83$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.

MultipleJCAPLUATLC
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.0x -16.8xmedian 11.0x 9.0xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 9.9xmedian 6.9x 1.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.38median 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 monthsJCAPLUATLC
Revenue $635.89M $1.29B $2.65B
Gross profit – – $2.46B
Operating income $308.67M – $1.93B
Net income $165.04M -$381.02M $153.50M
Free cash flow – $747.06M $936.46M
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $-0.51 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $20.41M – $555.22M
Total debt $1.41B $9.62B $25.15B
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 866.69M 19.17M
Enterprise value $974.41M $1.69B -$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
MetricJCAPLUATLC
P/E 6.9x -16.8x 9.0x
P/FCF – 9.9x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x 1.4x
P/S 1.8x 5.7x 0.5x
P/B 2.4x 0.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – 3.6x
EV/EBIT 8.2x -60.5x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 12.3x 2.7x
EV/FCF – 21.2x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.2x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.38 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPLUATLC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% 7.7% 83.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -41.4% 34.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 86.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% – 90.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 18.8% 26.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -47.3% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -94.3% 31.9% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -43.7% 19.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.6% 87.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.2% 32.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.6% 90.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.2% 33.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPLUATLC
Gross margin – – 92.6%
EBITDA margin 49.8% – 74.2%
Operating margin 48.5% – 72.7%
Pretax margin 32.2% -20.4% 7.7%
Net margin 25.4% -34.1% 5.5%
FCF margin – 58.1% 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 58.1% 35.3%
Return on equity 34.7% -3.3% 22.8%
Return on assets 7.9% -1.3% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 13.2% -1.1% 20.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.0x 6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPLUATLC
Debt / assets 67.5% 32.3% 83.7%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.8x 8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 12.9x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 59.8% 90.6%
Equity / assets 22.9% 40.2% 9.4%
Interest coverage 2.8x -707.1x 4.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPLUATLC
Dividend yield 4.8% – –
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusJCAPLUATLC
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 – 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $-3.19FY2026 $9.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 – +61.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% – +45.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $4.01BFY2026 $3.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% -9.3% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPLUATLC
Held by institutions 38.5% 8.1% 26.0%
Institutions holding 113 76 146
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -12.0% +7.9%
Institutions buying 73 31 93
Institutions selling 24 29 36
Buyers to sellers 3.04 1.07 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.

JCAPLUATLC
JCAP 1.00 0.00 0.40
LU 0.00 1.00 -0.11
ATLC 0.40 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, LU and ATLC?

Lufax Holding (LU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.11B, Lufax Holding (LU) $7.37B, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCAP, LU and ATLC?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.9x, Lufax Holding (LU) -16.8x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.2x, 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: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%, Lufax Holding (LU) +7.7%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Lufax Holding (LU) -34.1%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%, Lufax Holding (LU) -1.1%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +7.1%, Lufax Holding (LU) +157.6%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +42.7%. Over five years, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) compounded fastest (Lufax Holding (LU) -20.8%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +4.4%/yr). 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) 35.7%, Lufax Holding (LU) 235.8%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 51.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, LU 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, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 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.