JCAP vs UPBD vs RPRX Stock Comparison

Jefferson Capital, Upbound and Royalty Pharma 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
3 wins
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$67.57 +19.7% 1M +67.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.26B
P/E
45.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royalty Pharma leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Royalty Pharma 5, Jefferson Capital 3, Upbound 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCAPUPBDRPRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.10B $1.45B $30.26B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.3x 13.0x 45.0x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 5.6x 12.0x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +3.2% +11.4% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.9% 2.4% 25.7% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 8.7% — JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.7x — UPBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +25.4% +67.2% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.6%/yr +11.3%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 46.3% 22.8% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 65/100 55/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

JCAPUPBDRPRX

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

AxisJCAPUPBDRPRX
Valuation 67 #57 of 168 90 #17 of 168 20 #134 of 168
Growth 40 #99 of 163 82 #31 of 163 69 #52 of 163
Profitability 88 #20 of 154 67 #51 of 154 96 #7 of 154
Financial Health 36 #103 of 161 58 #68 of 161 73 #44 of 161
Shareholder Returns 49 #70 of 136 25 #102 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Overall 56 65 55
  • JCAP ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX 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

PeriodJCAPUPBDRPRXSPY
1 month +4.8%+62.0%+19.7% -5.9%
3 months -0.4%+27.5%+18.0% -4.6%
6 months +2.1%+32.6%+34.6% +0.2%
Year to date -6.8%+41.7%+74.9% +7.5%
1 year +6.0%+25.4%+67.2% +8.2%
3 years —-13.9%+143.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-4.9%+34.5% +19.0%
5 years —-42.8%+71.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-10.6%+11.3% +9.4%
10 years —+139.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+9.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureJCAPUPBDRPRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%46.3%22.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%39.6%22.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.870.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.552.95 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-69.8%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%0.0%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $24.00$24.88$67.57 $779.14
52-week low $15.52$15.36$38.09 $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.

MultipleJCAPUPBDRPRX
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 11.9x 13.0xmedian 11.9x 44.8xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.7x 0.3xmedian 2.7x 14.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 12.1x 1.6xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 5.4x 3.3xmedian 5.4x 13.1xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 4.0xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 0.10median 0.34 0.77median 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 monthsJCAPUPBDRPRX
Revenue $659.62M $4.73B $2.62B
Gross profit – $2.35B –
Operating income $302.21M $260.12M $1.50B
Net income $155.02M $111.39M $1.17B
Free cash flow $221.04M $433.56M $2.96B
R&D – – $251.40M
EPS (diluted) $2.72 $1.90 $1.21
Cash & equivalents $20.41M $125.10M $513.66M
Total debt $1.41B $1.35B $8.59B
Shares (diluted) 55.52M 58.77M 557.00M
Enterprise value $985.93M $1.00B $27.63B

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
MetricJCAPUPBDRPRX
P/E 7.6x 13.0x 44.8x
P/FCF 5.4x 3.3x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 2.9x 13.1x
P/S 1.8x 0.3x 14.8x
P/B 2.5x 1.9x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 1.6x –
EV/EBIT 8.5x 10.3x 31.3x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 0.6x 17.9x
EV/FCF 11.7x 6.2x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 5.4x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.10 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCAPUPBDRPRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 3.2% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% 6.1% -2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% 55.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.8% 31.8% -9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 133.7% 46.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -95.6% 32.1% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 131.2% 57.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 146.8% 23.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.8% 2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 208.3% 23.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCAPUPBDRPRX
Gross margin – 49.7% –
EBITDA margin 47.5% 35.7% –
Operating margin 45.8% 5.5% 57.1%
Pretax margin 29.4% 3.3% 44.8%
Net margin 22.9% 2.4% 25.7%
FCF margin 33.5% 9.2% 113.1%
Operating cash flow margin 33.5% 10.6% 113.1%
Return on equity 33.7% 15.0% 12.0%
Return on assets 7.4% 3.6% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 8.7% –
Return on capital employed – – 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 4.5x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCAPUPBDRPRX
Debt / assets 67.5% 44.1% 44.1%
Debt / equity 3.0x 1.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 6.4x 3.1x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 75.4% 49.7%
Equity / assets 22.9% 24.6% 50.3%
Interest coverage 2.6x 2.5x 4.0x
Current ratio – – 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.5x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCAPUPBDRPRX
Dividend yield 4.6% 6.3% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 4.9% 0.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 9.5% 6.2% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusJCAPUPBDRPRX
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 5.6xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $4.43FY2026 $5.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% +7.0% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $755.54MFY2026 $4.98BFY2026 $3.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% -5.6% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCAPUPBDRPRX
Held by institutions 38.5% 99.3% 82.3%
Institutions holding 113 256 643
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +3.3% +2.7%
Institutions buying 73 146 395
Institutions selling 24 69 179
Buyers to sellers 3.04 2.12 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.

JCAPUPBDRPRX
JCAP 1.00 0.28 0.00
UPBD 0.28 1.00 0.17
RPRX 0.00 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCAP, UPBD and RPRX?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.10B, Upbound (UPBD) $1.45B, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $30.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCAP, UPBD and RPRX?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.3x, Upbound (UPBD) 13.0x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 45.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.4x, Upbound (UPBD) 5.6x, 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%, Upbound (UPBD) +3.2%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 22.9%, Upbound (UPBD) 2.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 25.7%). 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 Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +6.0%, Upbound (UPBD) +25.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +67.2%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Upbound (UPBD) -10.6%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.3%/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) 35.8%, Upbound (UPBD) 46.3%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCAP, UPBD 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 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.