MTA vs RPRX vs UPBD Stock Comparison

Metalla Royalty & Streaming, Royalty Pharma and Upbound Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$64.76 +11.3% 1M +73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.09B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.99 +5.6% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$988.04M
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royalty Pharma leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royalty Pharma 6, Upbound 4, Metalla Royalty & Streaming 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTARPRXUPBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $717.88M $29.09B $988.04M RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -415.7x 35.7x 10.9x UPBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 146.0x 11.5x 3.9x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.0% +5.9% RPRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 32.1% 1.9% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% — 7.8% UPBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 0.8x MTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +73.8% -25.3% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +12.0%/yr -20.1%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 23.7% 45.1% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 63/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

MTARPRXUPBD

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

AxisMTARPRXUPBD
Valuation 16 #143 of 170 22 #133 of 170 96 #8 of 170
Growth 99 #2 of 160 66 #55 of 160 70 #48 of 160
Profitability 28 #107 of 149 99 #3 of 149 64 #55 of 149
Financial Health 96 #7 of 158 83 #28 of 158 53 #75 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #114 of 135 18 #111 of 135 31 #94 of 135
Overall 51 57 63
  • MTA ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD 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

PeriodMTARPRXUPBDSPY
1 month -27.5%+11.3%+5.6% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%+10.3%-17.6% +3.5%
6 months +6.4%+30.4%-11.4% +7.0%
Year to date -6.2%+67.6%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year +5.3%+73.8%-25.3% +13.0%
3 years +152.6%+147.1%-32.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.2%+35.2%-12.4% +23.1%
5 years -4.6%+75.9%-67.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.9%+12.0%-20.1% +11.0%
10 years +835.9%—+78.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.1%—+6.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTARPRXUPBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%23.7%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%22.9%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.211.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.103.11-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-45.6%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%0.0%-28.0% -1.8%
52-week high $11.35$64.76$23.60 $779.14
52-week low $6.06$36.41$15.36 $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.

MultipleMTARPRXUPBD
P/E now vs peer median -391.0xmedian 11.0x 35.4xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 14.7xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 146.4xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 1.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 125.1xmedian 6.9x 12.5xmedian 6.9x 2.8xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -6.56median 0.32 0.69median 0.32 0.04median 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 monthsMTARPRXUPBD
Revenue – $2.54B $4.74B
Gross profit $13.59M – $2.33B
Operating income $2.62M $1.51B $241.70M
Net income -$440.00K $1.35B $90.34M
Free cash flow $5.42M $2.98B $355.95M
R&D – $238.70M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $1.46 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $10.67M $811.99M $105.30M
Total debt $49.93M $8.96B $5.98B
Shares (diluted) 92.51M 556.90M 58.71M
Enterprise value $675.02M $26.05B $556.77M

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
MetricMTARPRXUPBD
P/E -391.0x 35.4x 11.0x
P/FCF 125.1x 12.5x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 125.1x 12.5x 2.3x
P/S – 14.7x 0.2x
P/B 2.7x 3.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 146.4x – 1.4x
EV/EBIT 259.0x 30.0x 9.6x
EV/Revenue – 17.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF 125.4x 15.2x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 125.4x 15.2x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.56 0.69 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTARPRXUPBD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.0% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.8% – 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 114.8% – 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 237.2% -17.9% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 51.2% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 90.7% -19.1% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 70.8% 42.1% 303.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.4% -19.6% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 51.5% 295.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% 23.7% 94.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 2.7% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% 23.7% 123.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 2.7% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTARPRXUPBD
Gross margin – – 49.1%
EBITDA margin – – 35.5%
Operating margin – 59.6% 5.1%
Pretax margin – 53.2% 2.7%
Net margin – 32.1% 1.9%
FCF margin – 117.4% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 117.4% 9.0%
Return on equity -0.7% 13.7% 12.5%
Return on assets -0.6% 6.8% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 1.0% – 7.8%
Return on capital employed 1.0% 7.9% –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -12.3x 2.2x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTARPRXUPBD
Debt / assets 4.5% 45.2% 45.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 3.0x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 6.3% 50.6% 76.4%
Equity / assets 93.7% 49.4% 23.6%
Interest coverage 1.9x 4.2x 2.2x
Current ratio 4.5x 2.8x –
Quick ratio 4.4x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 3.0x 1.3x –
Altman Z-score – 2.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTARPRXUPBD
Dividend yield – 1.4% 9.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.3% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusMTARPRXUPBD
Forward P/E 146.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 3.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $5.62FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +240.0% +8.7% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.29MFY2026 $3.74BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.2% +7.9% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTARPRXUPBD
Held by institutions 31.2% 82.3% 99.3%
Institutions holding 94 642 256
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +2.7% +3.3%
Institutions buying 41 395 146
Institutions selling 36 178 69
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.22 2.12

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.

MTARPRXUPBD
MTA 1.00 0.09 0.09
RPRX 0.09 1.00 0.12
UPBD 0.09 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTA, RPRX and UPBD?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $717.88M, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $29.09B, Upbound (UPBD) $988.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, MTA, RPRX and UPBD?

Upbound (UPBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -415.7x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.7x, Upbound (UPBD) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 146.0x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.5x, Upbound (UPBD) 3.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Upbound (UPBD) leads (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 1.0%, Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +5.3%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +73.8%, Upbound (UPBD) -25.3%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -0.9%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +12.0%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 54.9%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTA, RPRX and UPBD?

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 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.