JCAP vs UPBD vs OR Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Upbound and OR Royalties Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$24.88 +62.0% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.45B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins
OR OR Royalties Inc.
$35.22 +2.2% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.69B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$362.74M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

OR Royalties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (OR Royalties 6, Jefferson Capital 3, Upbound 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCAPUPBDORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.10B $1.45B $6.69B OR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.3x 13.0x 23.6x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 5.6x 29.1x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +3.2% +69.5% OR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.9% 2.4% 78.0% OR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 8.7% — JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.7x 0.4x OR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +25.4% +12.6% UPBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.6%/yr +22.9%/yr OR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 46.3% 47.2% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 65/100 67/100 OR

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPUPBDOR

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

AxisJCAPUPBDOR
Valuation 67 #57 of 168 90 #17 of 168 32 #114 of 168
Growth 40 #99 of 163 82 #31 of 163 95 #9 of 163
Profitability 88 #20 of 154 67 #51 of 154 99 #2 of 154
Financial Health 36 #103 of 161 58 #68 of 161 99 #2 of 161
Shareholder Returns 49 #70 of 136 25 #102 of 136 7 #127 of 136
Overall 56 65 67
  • JCAP ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • OR ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCAPUPBDORSPY
1 month +4.8%+62.0%+2.2% -5.9%
3 months -0.4%+27.5%+9.5% -4.6%
6 months +2.1%+32.6%-6.0% +0.2%
Year to date -6.8%+41.7%-0.5% +7.5%
1 year +6.0%+25.4%+12.6% +8.2%
3 years —-13.9%+174.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-4.9%+40.0% +19.0%
5 years —-42.8%+180.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-10.6%+22.9% +9.4%
10 years —+139.9%+238.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+9.1%+13.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureJCAPUPBDORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%46.3%47.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%39.6%50.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.871.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.550.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-69.8%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%0.0%-26.2% -5.9%
52-week high $24.00$24.88$47.73 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$15.36$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.

MultipleJCAPUPBDOR
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 11.9x 13.0xmedian 11.9x 23.4xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.7x 0.3xmedian 2.7x 18.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 12.1x 1.6xmedian 12.1x 20.7xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 5.4x 3.3xmedian 5.4x 21.7xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 0.10median 0.34 0.36median 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 monthsJCAPUPBDOR
Revenue $659.62M $4.73B $362.74M
Gross profit – $2.35B $307.80M
Operating income $302.21M $260.12M $279.97M
Net income $155.02M $111.39M $283.06M
Free cash flow $221.04M $433.56M $303.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.72 $1.90 $1.50
Cash & equivalents $20.41M $125.10M $75.61M
Total debt $1.41B $1.35B $215.00M
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 58.77M 189.15M
Enterprise value $985.93M $1.00B $6.32B

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
MetricJCAPUPBDOR
P/E 7.6x 13.0x 23.4x
P/FCF 5.4x 3.3x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 2.9x 21.7x
P/S 1.8x 0.3x 18.2x
P/B 2.5x 1.9x –
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.3x –
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 1.6x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 8.5x 10.3x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 0.6x 18.6x
EV/FCF 11.7x 6.2x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 5.4x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.10 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPUPBDOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 3.2% 69.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 27.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.1% 76.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 36.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% 6.1% 91.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% 44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.8% 31.8% 260.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 133.7% 61.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -95.6% 32.1% 260.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 131.2% 64.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 146.8% 82.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.8% 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 208.3% 82.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 31.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPUPBDOR
Gross margin – 49.7% 84.9%
EBITDA margin 47.5% 35.7% 89.6%
Operating margin 45.8% 5.5% 77.2%
Pretax margin 29.4% 3.3% 91.1%
Net margin 22.9% 2.4% 78.0%
FCF margin 33.5% 9.2% 83.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.5% 10.6% 83.6%
Return on equity 33.7% 15.0% –
Return on assets 7.4% 3.6% –
Return on invested capital 12.9% 8.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 4.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 1.0% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPUPBDOR
Debt / assets 67.5% 44.1% –
Debt / equity 3.0x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 3.1x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 75.4% –
Equity / assets 22.9% 24.6% –
Interest coverage 2.6x 2.5x 50.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPUPBDOR
Dividend yield 4.6% 6.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 4.9% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 9.5% 6.2% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusJCAPUPBDOR
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 5.6xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $4.43FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +37.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% +7.0% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $4.98BFY2026 $404.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% -5.6% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPUPBDOR
Held by institutions 38.5% 99.3% 68.0%
Institutions holding 113 256 245
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +3.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying 73 146 117
Institutions selling 24 69 84
Buyers to sellers 3.04 2.12 1.39

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.

JCAPUPBDOR
JCAP 1.00 0.28 0.13
UPBD 0.28 1.00 0.08
OR 0.13 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, UPBD and OR?

OR Royalties (OR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.10B, Upbound (UPBD) $1.45B, OR Royalties (OR) $6.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCAP, UPBD and OR?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.3x, Upbound (UPBD) 13.0x, OR Royalties (OR) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.4x, Upbound (UPBD) 5.6x, OR Royalties (OR) 29.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

OR Royalties (OR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +22.8%, Upbound (UPBD) +3.2%, OR Royalties (OR) +69.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

OR Royalties (OR) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 22.9%, Upbound (UPBD) 2.4%, OR Royalties (OR) 78.0%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 12.9%, Upbound (UPBD) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Upbound (UPBD) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +6.0%, Upbound (UPBD) +25.4%, OR Royalties (OR) +12.6%. Over five years, OR Royalties (OR) compounded fastest (Upbound (UPBD) -10.6%/yr, OR Royalties (OR) +22.9%/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) 35.8%, Upbound (UPBD) 46.3%, OR Royalties (OR) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, UPBD 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, OR Royalties (OR) 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.