OR vs SRCO vs ECPG Stock Comparison

OR Royalties, Sparta Commercial Services and Encore Capital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
ECPG Encore Capital Group Inc
$99.46 +1.1% 1M +124.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.90B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionORSRCOECPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.35B $3.82M $2.20B OR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x -1.3x 7.3x ECPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x — 7.0x ECPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +69.5% +1.9% +29.5% OR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 78.0% -974.8% 15.9% OR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 5.4x OR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% -53.3% +124.0% ECPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.6%/yr -2.6%/yr +13.1%/yr OR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 131.8% 34.7% ECPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 11/100 67/100 ECPG

Percentile Scorecard

ORSRCOECPG

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

AxisORSRCOECPG
Valuation 35 #111 of 169 3 #164 of 169 69 #54 of 169
Growth 96 #8 of 160 32 #109 of 160 93 #12 of 160
Profitability 100 #1 of 149 14 #129 of 149 78 #33 of 149
Financial Health 98 #4 of 158 0 #157 of 158 25 #119 of 158
Shareholder Returns 6 #128 of 136 5 #129 of 136 73 #38 of 136
Overall 67 11 67
  • OR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SRCO ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ECPG 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

PeriodORSRCOECPGSPY
1 month -4.8%-12.5%+1.1% -0.2%
3 months +15.8%-22.2%+3.7% +3.9%
6 months -9.3%-22.2%+18.3% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%-41.7%+83.0% +12.9%
1 year +7.5%-53.3%+124.0% +12.3%
3 years +176.0%-30.0%+151.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.3%-11.2%+36.1% +23.3%
5 years +165.4%-12.5%+85.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.6%-2.6%+13.1% +10.9%
10 years +225.8%-58.8%+401.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.5%-8.5%+17.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureORSRCOECPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%131.8%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%225.5%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.090.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.403.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-85.7%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-61.1%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $47.73$0.18$105.60 $779.14
52-week low $28.05$0.06$40.90 $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.

MultipleORSRCOECPG
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 11.1x -1.3xmedian 11.1x 7.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 2.6x 12.9xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 8.2xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 7.0x -5.7xmedian 7.0x 16.9xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 0.7x -0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.32 0.02median 0.32 0.02median 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 monthsORSRCOECPG
Revenue $362.74M $296.32K $1.90B
Gross profit $307.80M $269.77K –
Operating income $279.97M -$2.29M $717.47M
Net income $283.06M -$2.91M $301.56M
Free cash flow $303.17M -$666.29K $125.14M
EPS (diluted) $1.50 $-0.05 $13.23
Cash & equivalents $75.61M $54.74K $182.93M
Total debt $384.77M $39.10M $4.18B
Shares (diluted) 189.15M 54.14M 22.79M
Enterprise value $5.98B $4.55M $1.46B

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
MetricORSRCOECPG
P/E 22.6x -1.3x 7.1x
P/FCF 21.0x -5.7x 16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x -5.7x 13.9x
P/S 17.6x 12.9x 1.1x
P/B – -0.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book – -0.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x – 8.2x
EV/EBIT 23.3x -6.1x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 18.0x 47.0x 3.2x
EV/FCF 21.5x -20.9x 48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x -20.9x 40.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.02 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORSRCOECPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 69.5% 1.9% 29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 5.8% 17.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 76.6% 2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 8.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 91.4% -97.2% 184.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -26.3% 44.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 260.5% -79.4% 438.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.8% -115.0% 350.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 260.4% -32.3% 450.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 62.7% -61.7% 359.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.0% 40.9% 21.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 40.0% -4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.0% 40.9% 30.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 40.0% -3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORSRCOECPG
Gross margin 84.9% 91.0% –
EBITDA margin 89.6% – 39.2%
Operating margin 77.2% -772.6% 37.7%
Pretax margin 91.1% -1,069% 20.6%
Net margin 78.0% -974.8% 15.9%
FCF margin 83.6% -224.9% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 83.6% -224.9% 8.0%
Return on equity – – 28.5%
Return on assets – -2,283% 5.5%
Return on invested capital – – 10.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 2.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 53.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORSRCOECPG
Debt / assets – 10,856% 75.1%
Debt / equity – -0.7x 3.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 5.4x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -15.2x 33.4x
Liabilities / assets – 14,623% 80.6%
Equity / assets – -14,523% 19.4%
Interest coverage 50.0x -2.6x 2.4x
Current ratio – 0.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – -1,311 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORSRCOECPG
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield – -6.0% 5.3%
Shareholder yield 0.8% -6.0% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusORSRCOECPG
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 – 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.21FY2026 – $14.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.5%FY2026 – +29.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $404.61MFY2026 – $1.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.9%FY2026 – +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% – +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORSRCOECPG
Held by institutions 68.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 244 – 283
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% – -3.8%
Institutions buying 116 – 159
Institutions selling 84 – 91
Buyers to sellers 1.38 – 1.75

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.

ORSRCOECPG
OR 1.00 -0.02 0.14
SRCO -0.02 1.00 0.06
ECPG 0.14 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OR, SRCO and ECPG?

OR Royalties (OR) is the largest by market capitalisation: OR Royalties (OR) $6.35B, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.82M, Encore Capital (ECPG) $2.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, OR, SRCO and ECPG?

Encore Capital (ECPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (OR Royalties (OR) 22.4x, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.3x, Encore Capital (ECPG) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Encore Capital (ECPG) is cheapest (OR Royalties (OR) 28.2x, Encore Capital (ECPG) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

OR Royalties (OR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: OR Royalties (OR) +69.5%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%, Encore Capital (ECPG) +29.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

OR Royalties (OR) has the highest net margin (OR Royalties (OR) 78.0%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%, Encore Capital (ECPG) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Encore Capital (ECPG) returned the most: OR Royalties (OR) +7.5%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -53.3%, Encore Capital (ECPG) +124.0%. Over five years, OR Royalties (OR) compounded fastest (OR Royalties (OR) +21.6%/yr, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr, Encore Capital (ECPG) +13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Encore Capital (ECPG) has been the steadiest (OR Royalties (OR) 46.5%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.8%, Encore Capital (ECPG) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OR, SRCO and ECPG?

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