MTA vs RGLD vs LU Stock Comparison

Metalla Royalty & Streaming, Royal Gold and Lufax Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$234.11 -7.3% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$20.30B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
9 wins
LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$8.50 +585.5% 1M +157.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 9, Lufax Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTARGLDLULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $717.88M $20.30B $7.37B RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -415.7x 27.5x -16.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 146.0x 21.6x — RGLD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +93.5% +7.7% RGLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 47.7% -34.1% RGLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 9.7% -1.1% RGLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.2x — RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +28.3% +157.6% LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +18.3%/yr -20.8%/yr RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 41.1% 235.8% RGLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 68/100 33/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

MTARGLDLU

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

AxisMTARGLDLU
Valuation 16 #143 of 170 20 #136 of 170 41 #101 of 170
Growth 99 #2 of 160 92 #14 of 160 27 #117 of 160
Profitability 28 #107 of 149 95 #9 of 149 24 #113 of 149
Financial Health 96 #7 of 158 92 #13 of 158 40 #96 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #114 of 135 42 #79 of 135 –
Overall 51 68 33
  • MTA ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LU ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTARGLDLUSPY
1 month -27.5%-7.3%+585.5% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%+16.5%+482.2% +3.5%
6 months +6.4%-4.9%+347.4% +7.0%
Year to date -6.2%+5.3%+232.0% +12.2%
1 year +5.3%+28.3%+157.6% +13.0%
3 years +152.6%+119.7%+123.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.2%+30.0%+30.8% +23.1%
5 years -4.6%+131.1%-68.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.9%+18.3%-20.8% +11.0%
10 years +835.9%+243.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.1%+13.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTARGLDLUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%41.1%235.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%41.4%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.221.490.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.100.690.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-40.9%-97.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%-23.1%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $11.35$304.29$8.50 $779.14
52-week low $6.06$169.08$0.83 $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.

MultipleMTARGLDLU
P/E now vs peer median -391.0xmedian 11.0x 26.9xmedian 11.0x -16.8xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 12.8xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 146.4xmedian 13.1x 16.0xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 125.1xmedian 6.9x 33,885xmedian 6.9x 9.9xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -6.56median 0.32 0.76median 0.32 0.38median 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 monthsMTARGLDLU
Revenue – $1.55B $1.29B
Gross profit $13.59M $1.34B –
Operating income $2.62M $950.24M –
Net income -$440.00K $739.81M -$381.02M
Free cash flow $5.42M $585.00K $747.06M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $8.68 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $10.67M $182.47M –
Total debt $49.93M $395.89M $9.62B
Shares (diluted) 92.51M 85.05M 866.69M
Enterprise value $675.02M $19.48B $1.69B

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
MetricMTARGLDLU
P/E -391.0x 26.9x -16.8x
P/FCF 125.1x 33,885x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 125.1x 19.0x 9.9x
P/S – 12.8x 5.7x
P/B 2.7x 2.6x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.6x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 146.4x 16.0x –
EV/EBIT 259.0x 21.1x -60.5x
EV/Revenue – 13.0x 12.3x
EV/FCF 125.4x 34,250x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 125.4x 19.2x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.56 0.76 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTARGLDLU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 93.5% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 36.5% -41.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.8% 92.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 114.8% 37.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 237.2% 83.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 48.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 90.7% 64.5% 18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 70.8% 47.6% -47.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.4% 27.1% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 35.5% -43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% 84.2% 19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 36.3% -25.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% -99.8% 19.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 26.0% -25.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTARGLDLU
Gross margin – 86.9% –
EBITDA margin – 80.8% –
Operating margin – 61.4% –
Pretax margin – 58.8% -20.4%
Net margin – 47.7% -34.1%
FCF margin – 0.0% 58.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 67.5% 58.1%
Return on equity -0.7% 9.9% -3.3%
Return on assets -0.6% 7.9% -1.3%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 9.7% -1.1%
Return on capital employed 1.0% 10.2% –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -12.3x 1.4x -2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTARGLDLU
Debt / assets 4.5% 4.2% 32.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.3x 676.7x 12.9x
Liabilities / assets 6.3% 19.2% 59.8%
Equity / assets 93.7% 80.8% 40.2%
Interest coverage 1.9x 19.2x -707.1x
Current ratio 4.5x 2.9x –
Quick ratio 4.4x 2.5x –
Cash ratio 3.0x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score – 7.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTARGLDLU
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusMTARGLDLU
Forward P/E 146.0xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $-3.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +48.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +240.0% +24.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.29MFY2026 $1.96BFY2026 $4.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.2% +4.5% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTARGLDLU
Held by institutions 31.2% 83.5% 8.1%
Institutions holding 94 762 76
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.2% -12.0%
Institutions buying 41 378 31
Institutions selling 36 264 29
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.43 1.07

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.

MTARGLDLU
MTA 1.00 0.71 0.00
RGLD 0.71 1.00 -0.07
LU 0.00 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTA, RGLD and LU?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $717.88M, Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.30B, Lufax Holding (LU) $7.37B.

Which company is growing faster?

Royal Gold (RGLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%, Lufax Holding (LU) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Gold (RGLD) has the highest net margin (Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%, Lufax Holding (LU) -34.1%). On return on invested capital, Royal Gold (RGLD) leads (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 1.0%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%, Lufax Holding (LU) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +5.3%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +28.3%, Lufax Holding (LU) +157.6%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -0.9%/yr, Royal Gold (RGLD) +18.3%/yr, Lufax Holding (LU) -20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 0.00%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.01%, Lufax Holding (LU) 0.00%. Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) and Lufax Holding (LU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Gold (RGLD) has been the steadiest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 54.9%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.1%, Lufax Holding (LU) 235.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.