JCAP vs MTA vs RPRX Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Metalla Royalty & Streaming and Royalty Pharma Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$64.76 +11.3% 1M +73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.09B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royalty Pharma leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royalty Pharma 6, Jefferson Capital 4, Metalla Royalty & Streaming 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCAPMTARPRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.11B $717.88M $29.09B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x -415.7x 35.7x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 146.0x 11.5x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% — +10.0% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.4% — 32.1% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 1.0% — JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.3x — MTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.1% +5.3% +73.8% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.9%/yr +12.0%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 54.9% 23.7% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 51/100 57/100 RPRX

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPMTARPRX

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

AxisJCAPMTARPRX
Valuation 59 #70 of 170 16 #143 of 170 22 #133 of 170
Growth 58 #68 of 160 99 #2 of 160 66 #55 of 160
Profitability 97 #6 of 149 28 #107 of 149 99 #3 of 149
Financial Health 35 #103 of 158 96 #7 of 158 83 #28 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #113 of 135 16 #114 of 135 18 #111 of 135
Overall 53 51 57
  • JCAP ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • MTA ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX 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

PeriodJCAPMTARPRXSPY
1 month +3.5%-27.5%+11.3% -0.8%
3 months -1.4%-4.5%+10.3% +3.5%
6 months -3.2%+6.4%+30.4% +7.0%
Year to date -9.8%-6.2%+67.6% +12.2%
1 year +7.1%+5.3%+73.8% +13.0%
3 years —+152.6%+147.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+36.2%+35.2% +23.1%
5 years —-4.6%+75.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-0.9%+12.0% +11.0%
10 years —+835.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+25.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJCAPMTARPRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%54.9%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%58.5%22.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.742.220.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.103.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-71.6%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-35.7%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $24.00$11.35$64.76 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$6.06$36.41 $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.

MultipleJCAPMTARPRX
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.0x -391.0xmedian 11.0x 35.4xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 14.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.1x 146.4xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 125.1xmedian 6.9x 12.5xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 -6.56median 0.32 0.69median 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 monthsJCAPMTARPRX
Revenue $635.89M – $2.54B
Gross profit – $13.59M –
Operating income $308.67M $2.62M $1.51B
Net income $165.04M -$440.00K $1.35B
Free cash flow – $5.42M $2.98B
R&D – – $238.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $-0.02 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $20.41M $10.67M $811.99M
Total debt $1.41B $49.93M $8.96B
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 92.51M 556.90M
Enterprise value $974.41M $675.02M $26.05B

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
MetricJCAPMTARPRX
P/E 6.9x -391.0x 35.4x
P/FCF – 125.1x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 125.1x 12.5x
P/S 1.8x – 14.7x
P/B 2.4x 2.7x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.7x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 146.4x –
EV/EBIT 8.2x 259.0x 30.0x
EV/Revenue 4.0x – 17.9x
EV/FCF – 125.4x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 125.4x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -6.56 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPMTARPRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% – 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 130.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 114.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% 237.2% -17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.1% 51.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 90.7% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 70.8% 42.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -94.3% 63.4% -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 59.6% 51.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 280.4% 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 70.1% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 280.4% 23.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 70.1% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPMTARPRX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 49.8% – –
Operating margin 48.5% – 59.6%
Pretax margin 32.2% – 53.2%
Net margin 25.4% – 32.1%
FCF margin – – 117.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 117.4%
Return on equity 34.7% -0.7% 13.7%
Return on assets 7.9% -0.6% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 1.0% –
Return on capital employed – 1.0% 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -12.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPMTARPRX
Debt / assets 67.5% 4.5% 45.2%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 6.3% 50.6%
Equity / assets 22.9% 93.7% 49.4%
Interest coverage 2.8x 1.9x 4.2x
Current ratio – 4.5x 2.8x
Quick ratio – 4.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 3.0x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPMTARPRX
Dividend yield 4.8% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 4.8% -0.1% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusJCAPMTARPRX
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 146.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $5.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 – +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% +240.0% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $18.29MFY2026 $3.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +54.5%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +85.2% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPMTARPRX
Held by institutions 38.5% 31.2% 82.3%
Institutions holding 113 94 642
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +4.5% +2.7%
Institutions buying 73 41 395
Institutions selling 24 36 178
Buyers to sellers 3.04 1.14 2.22

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.

JCAPMTARPRX
JCAP 1.00 0.22 0.00
MTA 0.22 1.00 0.09
RPRX 0.00 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, MTA and RPRX?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.11B, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $717.88M, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $29.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCAP, MTA and RPRX?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.9x, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -415.7x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.2x, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 146.0x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +7.1%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +5.3%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +73.8%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -0.9%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.7%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 54.9%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, MTA and RPRX?

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 6. 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.