JCAP vs RPRX vs SRCO Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Royalty Pharma and Sparta Commercial Services Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$67.56 +19.2% 1M +78.5% 1Y
Market cap
$38.85B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
1.35%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCAPRPRXSRCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.19B $38.85B $4.37M RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 36.9x -1.5x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 12.0x — JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +10.0% +1.9% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.9% 32.1% -974.8% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.65% 1.35% — JCAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +78.5% -50.0% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.3%/yr +5.9%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 23.7% 134.9% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 57/100 10/100 RPRX

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPRPRXSRCO

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

AxisJCAPRPRXSRCO
Valuation 70 #51 of 167 21 #132 of 167 1 #165 of 167
Growth 39 #99 of 162 66 #56 of 162 30 #114 of 162
Profitability 88 #20 of 153 99 #3 of 153 13 #133 of 153
Financial Health 37 #102 of 160 82 #30 of 160 1 #159 of 160
Shareholder Returns 50 #70 of 138 19 #112 of 138 6 #130 of 138
Overall 57 57 10
  • JCAP ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SRCO ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodJCAPRPRXSRCOSPY
1 month +4.9%+19.2%0.0% -1.0%
3 months +1.0%+17.0%-11.1% -0.4%
6 months +1.3%+33.2%-20.0% +4.5%
Year to date -7.6%+74.8%-33.3% +12.4%
1 year +6.3%+78.5%-50.0% +13.6%
3 years —+141.7%-20.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+34.2%-7.2% +20.8%
5 years —+71.0%+33.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+11.3%+5.9% +10.4%
10 years ——-46.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——-6.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureJCAPRPRXSRCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%23.7%134.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%22.6%226.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.221.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.183.32-0.37 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-45.6%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%0.0%-52.9% -1.6%
52-week high $24.00$67.56$0.17 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$37.84$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.

MultipleJCAPRPRXSRCO
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 12.0x 36.9xmedian 12.0x -1.5xmedian 12.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 15.3xmedian 2.6x 14.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x —median 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 5.5x 13.1xmedian 5.5x -6.6xmedian 5.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.7x 4.0xmedian 0.7x -0.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 0.72median 0.34 0.02median 0.34

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 monthsJCAPRPRXSRCO
Revenue $659.62M $2.54B $296.32K
Gross profit – – $269.77K
Operating income $302.21M $1.51B -$2.29M
Net income $155.02M $1.35B -$2.91M
Free cash flow $221.04M $2.98B -$666.29K
R&D – $238.70M –
EPS (diluted) $2.72 $1.46 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $20.41M $811.99M $54.74K
Total debt $1.41B $8.96B $10.16M
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 556.90M 54.14M
Enterprise value $1.07B $38.76B $5.09M

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
MetricJCAPRPRXSRCO
P/E 7.6x 36.9x -1.5x
P/FCF 5.4x 13.1x -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 13.1x -6.6x
P/S 1.8x 15.3x 14.8x
P/B 2.5x 4.0x -0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 4.0x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x – –
EV/EBIT 8.5x 31.1x -6.3x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 18.5x 48.8x
EV/FCF 11.6x 15.8x -21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 15.8x -21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.72 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPRPRXSRCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 10.0% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% -17.9% -97.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 51.2% -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.8% -19.1% -79.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 42.1% -115.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -95.6% -19.6% -32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 51.5% -61.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 23.7% 40.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 23.7% 40.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 40.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPRPRXSRCO
Gross margin – – 91.0%
EBITDA margin 47.5% – –
Operating margin 45.8% 59.6% -772.6%
Pretax margin 29.4% 53.2% -1,069%
Net margin 22.9% 32.1% -974.8%
FCF margin 33.5% 117.4% -224.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.5% 117.4% -224.9%
Return on equity 33.7% 13.7% –
Return on assets 7.4% 6.8% -2,283%
Return on invested capital 12.9% – –
Return on capital employed – 7.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% – 53.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPRPRXSRCO
Debt / assets 67.5% 45.2% 10,856%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.9x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x – –
Debt / FCF 6.4x 3.0x -15.2x
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 50.6% 14,623%
Equity / assets 22.9% 49.4% -14,523%
Interest coverage 2.6x 4.2x -2.6x
Current ratio – 2.8x 0.0x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 0.0x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.94 -1,311

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPRPRXSRCO
Dividend yield 4.7% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 5.0% 0.8% -5.3%
Shareholder yield 9.6% 2.2% -5.3%
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.

ConsensusJCAPRPRXSRCO
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $5.62FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% +8.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $3.74BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +7.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPRPRXSRCO
Held by institutions 38.5% 82.3% –
Institutions holding 113 643 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.7% –
Institutions buying 73 395 –
Institutions selling 24 179 –
Buyers to sellers 3.04 2.21 –

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.

JCAPRPRXSRCO
JCAP 1.00 0.00 0.04
RPRX 0.00 1.00 -0.08
SRCO 0.04 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, RPRX and SRCO?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.19B, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $38.85B, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $4.37M.

Which stock is cheaper, JCAP, RPRX and SRCO?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.6x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 36.9x, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.3x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 12.0x). 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) +22.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 22.9%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +6.3%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +78.5%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -50.0%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.3%/yr, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest dividend yield: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 4.65%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 1.35%. Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 134.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, RPRX 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, 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.