LU vs RGLD vs VMET Stock Comparison

Lufax Holding, Royal Gold and Versamet Royalties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$8.49 +584.7% 1M +156.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$239.66 -5.1% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.29B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.79%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
7 wins
VMET Versamet Royalties Corp
$8.83 -3.5% 1M
Market cap
$824.83M
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 7, Versamet Royalties 3, Lufax Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLURGLDVMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.36B $20.29B $824.83M RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.8x 27.5x 24.2x VMET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.1x 35.3x RGLD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +93.5% — RGLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -34.1% 47.7% 47.8% VMET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% 9.7% 16.9% VMET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 0.7x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.79% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +156.5% +35.0% — LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.8%/yr +18.7%/yr — RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 235.4% 41.1% 64.4% RGLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 68/100 67/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

LURGLDVMET

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

AxisLURGLDVMET
Valuation 41 #100 of 169 19 #138 of 169 19 #137 of 169
Growth 26 #118 of 160 92 #14 of 160 –
Profitability 24 #114 of 149 95 #9 of 149 88 #19 of 149
Financial Health 40 #95 of 158 92 #13 of 158 95 #9 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 43 #78 of 136 –
Overall 33 68 67
  • LU ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VMET ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLURGLDVMETSPY
1 month +584.7%-5.1%-3.5% -0.2%
3 months +447.7%+22.2%+0.2% +3.9%
6 months +346.8%+1.2%-27.1% +8.2%
Year to date +231.6%+7.8%— +12.9%
1 year +156.5%+35.0%— +12.3%
3 years +123.4%+124.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +30.8%+31.0%— +23.3%
5 years -66.9%+135.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.8%+18.7%— +10.9%
10 years —+260.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLURGLDVMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 235.4%41.1%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%41.4%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.071.491.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.85— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-40.9%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-21.2%-34.7% -1.2%
52-week high $8.50$304.29$13.53 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$169.08$8.02 $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.

MultipleLURGLDVMET
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 11.1x 27.5xmedian 11.1x 24.2xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.6x 13.1xmedian 2.6x 11.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 16.4xmedian 13.5x 15.3xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 7.0x 34,688xmedian 7.0x 5,536xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.32 0.78median 0.32 —median 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 monthsLURGLDVMET
Revenue $1.29B $1.55B $70.89M
Gross profit – $1.34B $28.92M
Operating income – $950.24M $72.41M
Net income -$381.02M $739.81M $33.88M
Free cash flow $747.06M $585.00K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.51 $8.68 $0.35
Cash & equivalents – $182.47M $13.24M
Total debt $9.62B $395.89M $125.61M
Shares (diluted) 866.69M 85.05M 95.51M
Enterprise value $2.04B $19.52B $800.32M

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
MetricLURGLDVMET
P/E -16.8x 27.5x 24.2x
P/FCF 9.8x 34,688x 5,536x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 19.4x –
P/S 5.7x 13.1x 11.6x
P/B 0.6x 2.7x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 16.4x 15.3x
EV/EBIT -60.5x 21.6x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 12.3x 13.3x 12.2x
EV/FCF 21.2x 35,053x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 19.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.78 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLURGLDVMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 93.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -41.4% 36.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 92.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 37.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 83.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 48.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.8% 64.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.3% 47.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 27.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.7% 35.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% 84.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.2% 36.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% -99.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.2% 26.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLURGLDVMET
Gross margin – 86.9% 40.8%
EBITDA margin – 80.8% 79.4%
Operating margin – 61.4% 102.1%
Pretax margin -20.4% 58.8% 56.3%
Net margin -34.1% 47.7% 47.8%
FCF margin 58.1% 0.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 58.1% 67.5% –
Return on equity -3.3% 9.9% 8.9%
Return on assets -1.3% 7.9% 5.5%
Return on invested capital -1.1% 9.7% 16.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.0x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLURGLDVMET
Debt / assets 32.3% 4.2% 6.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 676.7x –
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 19.2% 49.9%
Equity / assets 40.2% 80.8% 50.1%
Interest coverage -707.1x 19.2x 4.5x
Current ratio – 2.9x –
Quick ratio – 2.5x –
Cash ratio – 1.4x –
Altman Z-score – 7.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLURGLDVMET
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusLURGLDVMET
Forward P/E – 22.1xFY2026 35.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.19FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +48.0%FY2026 +19.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.1% +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.01BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026 $92.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026 +166.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +4.5% +44.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLURGLDVMET
Held by institutions 8.1% 83.5% –
Institutions holding 75 762 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.0% +1.2% –
Institutions buying 31 378 –
Institutions selling 29 264 –
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.43 –

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.

LURGLDVMET
LU 1.00 -0.07 0.04
RGLD -0.07 1.00 0.49
VMET 0.04 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LU, RGLD and VMET?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lufax Holding (LU) $7.36B, Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.29B, Versamet Royalties (VMET) $824.83M.

Which stock is cheaper, LU, RGLD and VMET?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lufax Holding (LU) -16.8x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 27.5x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 24.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Royal Gold (RGLD) is cheapest (Royal Gold (RGLD) 22.1x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 35.3x). 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: Lufax Holding (LU) +7.7%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) has the highest net margin (Lufax Holding (LU) -34.1%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 47.8%). On return on invested capital, Versamet Royalties (VMET) leads (Lufax Holding (LU) -1.1%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Lufax Holding (LU) +156.5%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +35.0%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Lufax Holding (LU) -19.8%/yr, Royal Gold (RGLD) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lufax Holding (LU) 0.00%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.79%. Lufax Holding (LU) and Versamet Royalties (VMET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Gold (RGLD) has been the steadiest (Lufax Holding (LU) 235.4%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.1%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LU, RGLD and VMET?

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 7. 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.