JCAP vs LU vs SRCO Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Lufax Holding and Sparta Commercial Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$8.49 +584.7% 1M +156.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Jefferson Capital leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jefferson Capital 5, Lufax Holding 2, Sparta Commercial Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCAPLUSRCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $7.36B $3.82M LU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x -16.8x -1.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% +7.7% +1.9% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.4% -34.1% -974.8% JCAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% -1.1% — JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.79% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% +156.5% -53.3% LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -19.8%/yr -2.6%/yr SRCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 235.4% 131.8% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 33/100 11/100 JCAP

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPLUSRCO

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

AxisJCAPLUSRCO
Valuation 60 #69 of 169 41 #100 of 169 3 #164 of 169
Growth 57 #70 of 160 26 #118 of 160 32 #109 of 160
Profitability 97 #6 of 149 24 #114 of 149 14 #129 of 149
Financial Health 36 #102 of 158 40 #95 of 158 0 #157 of 158
Shareholder Returns 18 #112 of 136 – 5 #129 of 136
Overall 53 33 11
  • JCAP ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LU ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SRCO 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

PeriodJCAPLUSRCOSPY
1 month +3.0%+584.7%-12.5% -0.2%
3 months -2.4%+447.7%-22.2% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%+346.8%-22.2% +8.2%
Year to date -10.3%+231.6%-41.7% +12.9%
1 year +2.9%+156.5%-53.3% +12.3%
3 years —+123.4%-30.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+30.8%-11.2% +23.3%
5 years —-66.9%-12.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-19.8%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years ——-58.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCAPLUSRCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%235.4%131.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%59.0%225.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.071.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.66-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-97.2%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-0.1%-61.1% -1.2%
52-week high $24.00$8.50$0.18 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$0.83$0.06 $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.

MultipleJCAPLUSRCO
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.1x -16.8xmedian 11.1x -1.3xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 2.6x 12.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 7.0x 9.8xmedian 7.0x -5.7xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x -0.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.38median 0.32 0.02median 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 monthsJCAPLUSRCO
Revenue $635.89M $1.29B $296.32K
Gross profit – – $269.77K
Operating income $308.67M – -$2.29M
Net income $165.04M -$381.02M -$2.91M
Free cash flow – $747.06M -$666.29K
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $-0.51 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $20.41M – $54.74K
Total debt $1.41B $9.62B $39.10M
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 866.69M 54.14M
Enterprise value $1.01B $2.04B $4.55M

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
MetricJCAPLUSRCO
P/E 6.9x -16.8x -1.3x
P/FCF – 9.8x -5.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.8x -5.7x
P/S 1.8x 5.7x 12.9x
P/B 2.4x 0.6x -0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 0.6x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – –
EV/EBIT 8.2x -60.5x -6.1x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 12.3x 47.0x
EV/FCF – 21.2x -20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.2x -20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.38 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPLUSRCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% 7.7% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -41.4% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% – -97.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 18.8% -79.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -47.3% -115.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -94.3% 31.9% -32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -43.7% -61.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.6% 40.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.2% 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.6% 40.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.2% 40.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPLUSRCO
Gross margin – – 91.0%
EBITDA margin 49.8% – –
Operating margin 48.5% – -772.6%
Pretax margin 32.2% -20.4% -1,069%
Net margin 25.4% -34.1% -974.8%
FCF margin – 58.1% -224.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 58.1% -224.9%
Return on equity 34.7% -3.3% –
Return on assets 7.9% -1.3% -2,283%
Return on invested capital 13.2% -1.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 53.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPLUSRCO
Debt / assets 67.5% 32.3% 10,856%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.8x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x – –
Debt / FCF – 12.9x -15.2x
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 59.8% 14,623%
Equity / assets 22.9% 40.2% -14,523%
Interest coverage 2.8x -707.1x -2.6x
Current ratio – – 0.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.0x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – -1,311

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPLUSRCO
Dividend yield 4.8% – –
Net buyback yield – – -6.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.0% -6.0%
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.

ConsensusJCAPLUSRCO
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $-3.19FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $4.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% -9.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPLUSRCO
Held by institutions 38.5% 8.1% –
Institutions holding 113 75 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -12.0% –
Institutions buying 73 31 –
Institutions selling 24 29 –
Buyers to sellers 3.04 1.07 –

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.

JCAPLUSRCO
JCAP 1.00 0.00 0.04
LU 0.00 1.00 0.01
SRCO 0.04 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, LU and SRCO?

Lufax Holding (LU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.15B, Lufax Holding (LU) $7.36B, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.82M.

Which company is growing faster?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%, Lufax Holding (LU) +7.7%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Lufax Holding (LU) -34.1%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%, Lufax Holding (LU) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +2.9%, Lufax Holding (LU) +156.5%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -53.3%. Over five years, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) compounded fastest (Lufax Holding (LU) -19.8%/yr, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 4.79%, Lufax Holding (LU) 0.00%. Lufax Holding (LU) and Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.6%, Lufax Holding (LU) 235.4%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, LU and SRCO?

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