JCAP vs RGLD vs OR Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Royal Gold and OR Royalties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$234.11 -7.3% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$20.30B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
OR OR Royalties Inc.
$33.39 -6.7% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.40B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$362.74M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCAPRGLDORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.11B $20.30B $6.40B RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 27.5x 22.6x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 21.6x 27.6x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.8% +93.5% +69.5% RGLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.4% 47.7% 78.0% OR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 9.7% — JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.2x 0.4x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.1% +28.3% +0.1% RGLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +18.3%/yr +21.1%/yr OR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 41.1% 46.5% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 68/100 67/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPRGLDOR

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

AxisJCAPRGLDOR
Valuation 59 #70 of 170 20 #136 of 170 36 #109 of 170
Growth 58 #68 of 160 92 #14 of 160 96 #8 of 160
Profitability 97 #6 of 149 95 #9 of 149 100 #1 of 149
Financial Health 35 #103 of 158 92 #13 of 158 99 #2 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #113 of 135 42 #79 of 135 6 #127 of 135
Overall 53 68 67
  • JCAP ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • OR 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

PeriodJCAPRGLDORSPY
1 month +3.5%-7.3%-6.7% -0.8%
3 months -1.4%+16.5%+13.0% +3.5%
6 months -3.2%-4.9%-14.1% +7.0%
Year to date -9.8%+5.3%-5.7% +12.2%
1 year +7.1%+28.3%+0.1% +13.0%
3 years —+119.7%+170.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+30.0%+39.3% +23.1%
5 years —+131.1%+160.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+18.3%+21.1% +11.0%
10 years —+243.6%+216.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.1%+12.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJCAPRGLDORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%41.1%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%41.4%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.491.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.690.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-40.9%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-23.1%-30.0% -1.8%
52-week high $24.00$304.29$47.73 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$169.08$28.05 $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.

MultipleJCAPRGLDOR
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.0x 26.9xmedian 11.0x 22.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 12.8xmedian 2.6x 17.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.1x 16.0xmedian 13.1x 19.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 33,885xmedian 6.9x 20.6xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.76median 0.32 0.35median 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 monthsJCAPRGLDOR
Revenue $635.89M $1.55B $362.74M
Gross profit – $1.34B $307.80M
Operating income $308.67M $950.24M $279.97M
Net income $165.04M $739.81M $283.06M
Free cash flow – $585.00K $303.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $8.68 $1.50
Cash & equivalents $20.41M $182.47M $75.61M
Total debt $1.41B $395.89M $384.77M
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 85.05M 189.15M
Enterprise value $974.41M $19.48B $6.03B

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
MetricJCAPRGLDOR
P/E 6.9x 26.9x 22.1x
P/FCF – 33,885x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.0x 20.6x
P/S 1.8x 12.8x 17.2x
P/B 2.4x 2.6x –
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.6x –
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 16.0x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 21.1x 22.8x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 13.0x 17.6x
EV/FCF – 34,250x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.2x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.76 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPRGLDOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.8% 93.5% 69.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 36.5% 27.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 92.3% 76.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 37.9% 36.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% 83.7% 91.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 48.0% 44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.9% 64.5% 260.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 47.6% 61.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -94.3% 27.1% 260.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 35.5% 62.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 84.2% 82.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.3% 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -99.8% 82.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 31.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPRGLDOR
Gross margin – 86.9% 84.9%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 80.8% 89.6%
Operating margin 48.5% 61.4% 77.2%
Pretax margin 32.2% 58.8% 91.1%
Net margin 25.4% 47.7% 78.0%
FCF margin – 0.0% 83.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 67.5% 83.6%
Return on equity 34.7% 9.9% –
Return on assets 7.9% 7.9% –
Return on invested capital 13.2% 9.7% –
Return on capital employed – 10.2% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 0.8% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPRGLDOR
Debt / assets 67.5% 4.2% –
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 676.7x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 19.2% –
Equity / assets 22.9% 80.8% –
Interest coverage 2.8x 19.2x 50.0x
Current ratio – 2.9x –
Quick ratio – 2.5x –
Cash ratio – 1.4x –
Altman Z-score – 7.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPRGLDOR
Dividend yield 4.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.9% 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.

ConsensusJCAPRGLDOR
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026 +37.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% +24.1% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $1.96BFY2026 $404.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +4.5% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPRGLDOR
Held by institutions 38.5% 83.5% 68.0%
Institutions holding 113 762 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.2% -2.1%
Institutions buying 73 378 116
Institutions selling 24 264 84
Buyers to sellers 3.04 1.43 1.38

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.

JCAPRGLDOR
JCAP 1.00 0.11 0.11
RGLD 0.11 1.00 0.87
OR 0.11 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, RGLD and OR?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.11B, Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.30B, OR Royalties (OR) $6.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCAP, RGLD and OR?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.9x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 27.5x, OR Royalties (OR) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.2x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 21.6x, OR Royalties (OR) 27.6x). 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%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%, OR Royalties (OR) +69.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

OR Royalties (OR) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%, OR Royalties (OR) 78.0%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Gold (RGLD) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +7.1%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +28.3%, OR Royalties (OR) +0.1%. Over five years, OR Royalties (OR) compounded fastest (Royal Gold (RGLD) +18.3%/yr, OR Royalties (OR) +21.1%/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%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.01%, OR Royalties (OR) 0.00%. Jefferson Capital (JCAP) and OR Royalties (OR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.7%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.1%, OR Royalties (OR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, RGLD and OR?

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.