LU vs RPRX vs ATLC Stock Comparison

Lufax Holding, Royalty Pharma and Atlanticus Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$8.49 +584.7% 1M +156.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$65.28 +12.1% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.76B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$88.28 -4.6% 1M +50.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.39B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 5, Royalty Pharma 4, Lufax Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLURPRXATLCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.06B $28.76B $1.39B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.1x 35.3x 9.4x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.6x 9.2x ATLC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +10.0% +83.7% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -34.1% 32.1% 5.5% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% — 20.9% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +156.5% +75.2% +50.1% LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.8%/yr +11.3%/yr +3.7%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 235.4% 23.7% 51.8% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 58/100 66/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

LURPRXATLC

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

AxisLURPRXATLC
Valuation 41 #100 of 169 20 #135 of 169 88 #21 of 169
Growth 26 #118 of 160 67 #54 of 160 90 #17 of 160
Profitability 24 #114 of 149 99 #3 of 149 94 #10 of 149
Financial Health 40 #95 of 158 83 #28 of 158 26 #118 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 19 #110 of 136 35 #89 of 136
Overall 33 58 66
  • LU ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC 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

PeriodLURPRXATLCSPY
1 month +584.7%+12.1%-4.6% -0.2%
3 months +447.7%+8.9%-15.8% +3.9%
6 months +346.8%+31.8%+11.5% +8.2%
Year to date +231.6%+68.9%+31.9% +12.9%
1 year +156.5%+75.2%+50.1% +12.3%
3 years +123.4%+149.1%+208.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +30.8%+35.6%+45.6% +23.3%
5 years -66.9%+70.9%+20.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.8%+11.3%+3.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+2,429.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+38.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLURPRXATLCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 235.4%23.7%51.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%22.9%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.221.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.663.170.97 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-45.6%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%0.0%-21.0% -1.2%
52-week high $8.50$65.28$111.79 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$36.41$47.96 $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.

MultipleLURPRXATLC
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 11.1x 35.6xmedian 11.1x 9.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.6x 14.8xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x 3.6xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 7.0x 12.6xmedian 7.0x 1.4xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.32 0.69median 0.32 0.46median 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 monthsLURPRXATLC
Revenue $1.29B $2.54B $2.65B
Gross profit – – $2.46B
Operating income – $1.51B $1.93B
Net income -$381.02M $1.35B $153.50M
Free cash flow $747.06M $2.98B $936.46M
R&D – $238.70M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.51 $1.46 $7.68
Cash & equivalents – $811.99M $555.22M
Total debt $9.62B $8.96B $25.15B
Shares (diluted) 866.69M 556.90M 19.17M
Enterprise value $1.39B $25.72B -$770.63M

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
MetricLURPRXATLC
P/E -16.8x 35.6x 9.1x
P/FCF 9.8x 12.6x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 12.6x 1.4x
P/S 5.7x 14.8x 0.5x
P/B 0.6x 3.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 3.8x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 3.6x
EV/EBIT -60.5x 30.2x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 12.3x 18.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF 21.2x 15.3x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 15.3x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.69 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLURPRXATLC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 10.0% 83.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -41.4% 2.4% 34.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 86.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -17.9% 90.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 51.2% 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.8% -19.1% 26.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.3% 42.1% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% -19.6% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.7% 51.5% 19.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% 23.7% 87.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.2% 2.7% 32.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% 23.7% 90.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.2% 2.7% 33.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLURPRXATLC
Gross margin – – 92.6%
EBITDA margin – – 74.2%
Operating margin – 59.6% 72.7%
Pretax margin -20.4% 53.2% 7.7%
Net margin -34.1% 32.1% 5.5%
FCF margin 58.1% 117.4% 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin 58.1% 117.4% 35.3%
Return on equity -3.3% 13.7% 22.8%
Return on assets -1.3% 6.8% 2.1%
Return on invested capital -1.1% – 20.9%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.0x 2.2x 6.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLURPRXATLC
Debt / assets 32.3% 45.2% 83.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.9x 8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 3.0x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 50.6% 90.6%
Equity / assets 40.2% 49.4% 9.4%
Interest coverage -707.1x 4.2x 4.3x
Current ratio – 2.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.3x –
Cash ratio – 1.3x –
Altman Z-score – 2.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLURPRXATLC
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusLURPRXATLC
Forward P/E – 11.6xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.19FY2026 $5.62FY2026 $9.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.4%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.7% +45.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.01BFY2026 $3.74BFY2026 $3.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +7.9% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLURPRXATLC
Held by institutions 8.1% 82.3% 26.0%
Institutions holding 75 642 146
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.0% +2.7% +7.9%
Institutions buying 31 395 93
Institutions selling 29 178 36
Buyers to sellers 1.07 2.22 2.58

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.

LURPRXATLC
LU 1.00 0.02 -0.11
RPRX 0.02 1.00 0.09
ATLC -0.11 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LU, RPRX and ATLC?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lufax Holding (LU) $7.06B, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $28.76B, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, LU, RPRX and ATLC?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lufax Holding (LU) -16.1x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.3x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.6x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lufax Holding (LU) +7.7%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Lufax Holding (LU) -34.1%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Lufax Holding (LU) -1.1%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Lufax Holding (LU) +156.5%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +75.2%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +50.1%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Lufax Holding (LU) -19.8%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.3%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Lufax Holding (LU) 235.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LU, RPRX and ATLC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 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.