RGLD vs ATLC vs VMET Stock Comparison

Royal Gold, Atlanticus Holdings and Versamet Royalties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$241.95 +0.7% 1M +34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.49B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.78%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$91.64 +5.2% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.39B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
VMET Versamet Royalties Corp
$8.87 -0.6% 1M
Market cap
$828.56M
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 6, Atlanticus Holdings 4, Versamet Royalties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRGLDATLCVMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.49B $1.39B $828.56M RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x 9.4x 24.3x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 9.5x 35.5x ATLC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +93.5% +83.7% — RGLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.7% 5.5% 47.8% VMET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 20.9% 16.9% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.9x 0.7x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.0% +56.0% — ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.6%/yr +3.4%/yr — RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 51.9% 64.2% RGLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 67/100 66/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

RGLDATLCVMET

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

AxisRGLDATLCVMET
Valuation 17 #140 of 169 89 #20 of 169 17 #141 of 169
Growth 93 #12 of 162 91 #15 of 162 –
Profitability 94 #10 of 149 95 #9 of 149 88 #19 of 149
Financial Health 92 #13 of 158 26 #118 of 158 95 #9 of 158
Shareholder Returns 44 #77 of 136 36 #88 of 136 –
Overall 68 67 66
  • RGLD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VMET 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

PeriodRGLDATLCVMETSPY
1 month +0.7%+5.2%-0.6% +0.9%
3 months +23.8%-12.0%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months +4.7%+19.5%-22.1% +8.5%
Year to date +8.8%+36.9%— +13.3%
1 year +34.0%+56.0%— +12.4%
3 years +127.0%+220.0%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +31.5%+47.4%— +23.5%
5 years +144.3%+18.3%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.6%+3.4%— +11.0%
10 years +266.3%+2,525.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.9%+38.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRGLDATLCVMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%51.9%64.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%57.2%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.491.551.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.831.08— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.9%-74.9%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-18.0%-34.4% -0.9%
52-week high $304.29$111.79$13.53 $779.14
52-week low $169.08$47.96$8.02 $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.

MultipleRGLDATLCVMET
P/E now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 11.4x 9.4xmedian 11.4x 24.3xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.7x 11.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 11.3x 3.6xmedian 11.3x 15.4xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35,020xmedian 6.9x 1.5xmedian 6.9x 5,561xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.34 0.48median 0.34 —median 0.34

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 monthsRGLDATLCVMET
Revenue $1.55B $2.65B $70.89M
Gross profit $1.34B $2.46B $28.92M
Operating income $950.24M $1.93B $72.41M
Net income $739.81M $153.50M $33.88M
Free cash flow $585.00K $936.46M –
EPS (diluted) $8.68 $7.68 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $182.47M $555.22M $13.24M
Total debt $395.89M $25.15B $125.61M
Shares (diluted) 85.05M 19.17M 95.51M
Enterprise value $19.71B -$771.07M $804.06M

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
MetricRGLDATLCVMET
P/E 27.8x 9.4x 24.3x
P/FCF 35,020x 1.5x 5,561x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 1.5x –
P/S 13.2x 0.5x 11.7x
P/B 2.7x 2.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 3.6x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 21.8x 3.7x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 13.4x 2.7x 12.2x
EV/FCF 35,385x 7.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 7.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 0.48 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRGLDATLCVMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 93.5% 83.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 34.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.3% 86.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.9% 34.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.7% 90.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 34.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 64.5% 26.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 12.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.1% 36.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 19.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.2% 87.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 32.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -99.8% 90.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 33.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRGLDATLCVMET
Gross margin 86.9% 92.6% 40.8%
EBITDA margin 80.8% 74.2% 79.4%
Operating margin 61.4% 72.7% 102.1%
Pretax margin 58.8% 7.7% 56.3%
Net margin 47.7% 5.5% 47.8%
FCF margin 0.0% 35.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 67.5% 35.3% –
Return on equity 9.9% 22.8% 8.9%
Return on assets 7.9% 2.1% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 20.9% 16.9%
Return on capital employed 10.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 6.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.3% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRGLDATLCVMET
Debt / assets 4.2% 83.7% 6.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 8.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.9x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 676.7x 6.7x –
Liabilities / assets 19.2% 90.6% 49.9%
Equity / assets 80.8% 9.4% 50.1%
Interest coverage 19.2x 4.3x 4.5x
Current ratio 2.9x – –
Quick ratio 2.5x – –
Cash ratio 1.4x – –
Altman Z-score 7.54 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRGLDATLCVMET
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.9% –
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.

ConsensusRGLDATLCVMET
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $9.61FY2026 $0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.0%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +19.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +45.4% +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.96BFY2026 $3.18BFY2026 $92.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +90.4%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +166.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +13.4% +44.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRGLDATLCVMET
Held by institutions 83.5% 26.0% –
Institutions holding 762 146 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +7.9% –
Institutions buying 378 93 –
Institutions selling 264 36 –
Buyers to sellers 1.43 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.

RGLDATLCVMET
RGLD 1.00 0.15 0.49
ATLC 0.15 1.00 0.19
VMET 0.49 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RGLD, ATLC and VMET?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.49B, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.39B, Versamet Royalties (VMET) $828.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, RGLD, ATLC and VMET?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royal Gold (RGLD) 27.8x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.4x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is cheapest (Royal Gold (RGLD) 22.3x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.5x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 35.5x). 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: Royal Gold (RGLD) +93.5%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) has the highest net margin (Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 47.8%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Royal Gold (RGLD) +34.0%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +56.0%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Royal Gold (RGLD) +19.6%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.78%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 0.00%. Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) and Versamet Royalties (VMET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Gold (RGLD) has been the steadiest (Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.1%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 51.9%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 64.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.