OR vs ATLC vs RGLD Stock Comparison

OR Royalties, Atlanticus Holdings and Royal Gold Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OR OR Royalties Inc.
$34.08 -4.8% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$362.74M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 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
4 wins
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$239.66 -5.1% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.38B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 5, Atlanticus Holdings 4, OR Royalties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionORATLCRGLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.35B $1.39B $20.38B RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 9.4x 27.6x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 9.2x 22.1x ATLC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +69.5% +83.7% +93.5% RGLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 78.0% 5.5% 47.7% OR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.9% 9.7% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.9x 0.2x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% +50.1% +35.0% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.6%/yr +3.7%/yr +18.7%/yr OR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 51.8% 41.1% RGLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 66/100 68/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

ORATLCRGLD

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

AxisORATLCRGLD
Valuation 35 #111 of 169 88 #21 of 169 19 #138 of 169
Growth 96 #8 of 160 90 #17 of 160 92 #14 of 160
Profitability 100 #1 of 149 94 #10 of 149 95 #9 of 149
Financial Health 98 #4 of 158 26 #118 of 158 92 #13 of 158
Shareholder Returns 6 #128 of 136 35 #89 of 136 43 #78 of 136
Overall 67 66 68
  • OR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD 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

PeriodORATLCRGLDSPY
1 month -4.8%-4.6%-5.1% -0.2%
3 months +15.8%-15.8%+22.2% +3.9%
6 months -9.3%+11.5%+1.2% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%+31.9%+7.8% +12.9%
1 year +7.5%+50.1%+35.0% +12.3%
3 years +176.0%+208.2%+124.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.3%+45.6%+31.0% +23.3%
5 years +165.4%+20.1%+135.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.6%+3.7%+18.7% +10.9%
10 years +225.8%+2,429.5%+260.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.5%+38.1%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureORATLCRGLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%51.8%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%56.9%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.541.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.970.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-74.9%-40.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-21.0%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $47.73$111.79$304.29 $779.14
52-week low $28.05$47.96$169.08 $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.

MultipleORATLCRGLD
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 11.1x 9.1xmedian 11.1x 27.5xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x 13.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 13.5x 3.6xmedian 13.5x 16.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 7.0x 1.4xmedian 7.0x 34,688xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.32 0.46median 0.32 0.78median 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 monthsORATLCRGLD
Revenue $362.74M $2.65B $1.55B
Gross profit $307.80M $2.46B $1.34B
Operating income $279.97M $1.93B $950.24M
Net income $283.06M $153.50M $739.81M
Free cash flow $303.17M $936.46M $585.00K
EPS (diluted) $1.50 $7.68 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $75.61M $555.22M $182.47M
Total debt $384.77M $25.15B $395.89M
Shares (diluted) 189.15M 19.17M 85.05M
Enterprise value $5.98B -$770.63M $19.56B

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
MetricORATLCRGLD
P/E 22.6x 9.1x 27.5x
P/FCF 21.0x 1.4x 34,688x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 1.4x 19.4x
P/S 17.6x 0.5x 13.1x
P/B – 1.9x 2.7x
P/Tangible book – 2.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x 3.6x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 3.7x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 18.0x 2.7x 13.3x
EV/FCF 21.5x 7.5x 35,053x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 7.5x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.46 0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORATLCRGLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 69.5% 83.7% 93.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 34.1% 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 76.6% 86.9% 92.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 34.8% 37.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 91.4% 90.3% 83.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 34.8% 48.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 260.5% 26.3% 64.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.8% 12.9% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 260.4% 36.1% 27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 19.6% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.0% 87.7% 84.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 32.3% 36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.0% 90.0% -99.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 33.1% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORATLCRGLD
Gross margin 84.9% 92.6% 86.9%
EBITDA margin 89.6% 74.2% 80.8%
Operating margin 77.2% 72.7% 61.4%
Pretax margin 91.1% 7.7% 58.8%
Net margin 78.0% 5.5% 47.7%
FCF margin 83.6% 35.3% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 83.6% 35.3% 67.5%
Return on equity – 22.8% 9.9%
Return on assets – 2.1% 7.9%
Return on invested capital – 20.9% 9.7%
Return on capital employed – – 10.2%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 6.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORATLCRGLD
Debt / assets – 83.7% 4.2%
Debt / equity – 8.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.9x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 6.7x 676.7x
Liabilities / assets – 90.6% 19.2%
Equity / assets – 9.4% 80.8%
Interest coverage 50.0x 4.3x 19.2x
Current ratio – – 2.9x
Quick ratio – – 2.5x
Cash ratio – – 1.4x
Altman Z-score – – 7.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORATLCRGLD
Dividend yield 0.8% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 1.0% 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.

ConsensusORATLCRGLD
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.21FY2026 $9.61FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.5%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +45.4% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $404.61MFY2026 $3.18BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.9%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +13.4% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORATLCRGLD
Held by institutions 68.0% 26.0% 83.5%
Institutions holding 244 146 762
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +7.9% +1.2%
Institutions buying 116 93 378
Institutions selling 84 36 264
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.58 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.

ORATLCRGLD
OR 1.00 0.17 0.87
ATLC 0.17 1.00 0.15
RGLD 0.87 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OR, ATLC and RGLD?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: OR Royalties (OR) $6.35B, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.39B, Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, OR, ATLC and RGLD?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (OR Royalties (OR) 22.4x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.4x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 27.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is cheapest (OR Royalties (OR) 28.2x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.2x, Royal Gold (RGLD) 22.1x). 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: OR Royalties (OR) +69.5%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

OR Royalties (OR) has the highest net margin (OR Royalties (OR) 78.0%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: OR Royalties (OR) +7.5%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +50.1%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +35.0%. Over five years, OR Royalties (OR) compounded fastest (OR Royalties (OR) +21.6%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +3.7%/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: OR Royalties (OR) 0.00%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 0.00%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.01%. OR Royalties (OR) and Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Gold (RGLD) has been the steadiest (OR Royalties (OR) 46.5%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 51.8%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OR, ATLC and RGLD?

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 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.