RGLD vs SRCO vs TRU Stock Comparison

Royal Gold, Sparta Commercial Services and TransUnion Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$236.83 -0.9% 1M +33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.05B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.80%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
10 wins
TRU TransUnion
$75.49 +17.4% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.40B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.67%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 10, TransUnion 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRGLDSRCOTRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.05B $3.82M $14.40B RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x -1.3x 18.1x TRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x — 14.6x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +93.5% +1.9% +13.4% RGLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.7% -974.8% 15.8% RGLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — 7.7% RGLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 2.9x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.80% — 0.67% RGLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.9% -56.3% -6.1% RGLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr -2.6%/yr -8.1%/yr RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 131.6% 43.1% RGLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 11/100 66/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

RGLDSRCOTRU

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

AxisRGLDSRCOTRU
Valuation 19 #137 of 169 4 #163 of 169 47 #499 of 941
Growth 94 #11 of 159 29 #113 of 159 91 #58 of 615
Profitability 95 #9 of 146 15 #124 of 146 68 #187 of 586
Financial Health 92 #13 of 153 1 #152 of 153 57 #289 of 667
Shareholder Returns 45 #75 of 135 5 #128 of 135 68 #223 of 704
Overall 69 11 66
  • RGLD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SRCO ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRGLDSRCOTRUSPY
1 month -0.9%-12.5%+17.4% +0.7%
3 months +16.6%-22.2%-5.9% +3.7%
6 months +1.5%-22.2%+6.3% +7.1%
Year to date +6.5%-41.7%-12.0% +12.8%
1 year +33.9%-56.3%-6.1% +11.9%
3 years +123.0%-30.0%+74.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.7%-11.2%+20.4% +22.8%
5 years +139.2%-12.5%-34.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.1%-2.6%-8.1% +10.9%
10 years +258.5%-58.8%+143.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.6%-8.5%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRGLDSRCOTRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%131.6%43.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.5%225.5%43.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.501.080.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.43-0.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.9%-85.7%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-61.1%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $304.29$0.18$87.97 $779.14
52-week low $169.08$0.06$61.15 $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.

MultipleRGLDSRCOTRU
P/E now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 11.7x -1.3xmedian 11.7x 18.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 2.7x 12.9xmedian 2.7x 2.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 11.9xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34,279xmedian 6.5x -5.7xmedian 6.5x 15.8xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.7x -0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.33 0.02median 0.33 0.20median 0.90

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 monthsRGLDSRCOTRU
Revenue $1.55B $296.32K $5.04B
Gross profit $1.34B $269.77K –
Operating income $950.24M -$2.29M $973.60M
Net income $739.81M -$2.91M $812.20M
Free cash flow $585.00K -$666.29K $910.10M
EPS (diluted) $8.68 $-0.05 $4.14
Cash & equivalents $182.47M $54.74K $883.10M
Total debt $395.89M $39.10M $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 85.05M 54.14M 192.60M
Enterprise value $19.28B $4.55M $11.24B

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
MetricRGLDSRCOTRU
P/E 27.2x -1.3x 18.1x
P/FCF 34,279x -5.7x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x -5.7x 11.9x
P/S 13.0x 12.9x 2.9x
P/B 2.6x -0.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x -0.3x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x – 11.9x
EV/EBIT 21.3x -6.1x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 13.1x 47.0x 3.8x
EV/FCF 34,644x -20.9x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x -20.9x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 0.02 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRGLDSRCOTRU
Revenue growth (1Y) 93.5% 1.9% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 5.8% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.3% 2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.9% 8.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.7% -97.2% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -26.3% 66.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 64.5% -79.4% 86.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% -115.0% 93.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.1% -32.3% 94.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% -61.7% 89.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.2% 40.9% 31.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 40.0% 21.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -99.8% 40.9% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 40.0% 36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRGLDSRCOTRU
Gross margin 86.9% 91.0% –
EBITDA margin 80.8% – 31.7%
Operating margin 61.4% -772.6% 19.3%
Pretax margin 58.8% -1,069% 19.5%
Net margin 47.7% -974.8% 15.8%
FCF margin 0.0% -224.9% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 67.5% -224.9% 24.0%
Return on equity 9.9% – 16.2%
Return on assets 7.9% -2,283% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 9.7% – 7.7%
Return on capital employed 10.2% – 8.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 2.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 53.5% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRGLDSRCOTRU
Debt / assets 4.2% 10,856% 45.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x -0.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 676.7x -15.2x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 19.2% 14,623% 58.6%
Equity / assets 80.8% -14,523% 41.4%
Interest coverage 19.2x -2.6x 3.8x
Current ratio 2.9x 0.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.40 -1,311 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRGLDSRCOTRU
Dividend yield 0.8% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -6.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.8% -6.0% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23,897% – 10.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 25.0% – 8.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 5.7%

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.

ConsensusRGLDSRCOTRU
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 – 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 – $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.0%FY2026 – +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% – +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.96BFY2026 – $4.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +90.4%FY2026 – +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% – +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRGLDSRCOTRU
Held by institutions 83.5% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 763 – 525
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% – +0.0%
Institutions buying 378 – 242
Institutions selling 265 – 212
Buyers to sellers 1.43 – 1.14

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.

RGLDSRCOTRU
RGLD 1.00 -0.02 0.12
SRCO -0.02 1.00 0.09
TRU 0.12 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RGLD, SRCO and TRU?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.05B, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.82M, TransUnion (TRU) $14.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, RGLD, SRCO and TRU?

TransUnion (TRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royal Gold (RGLD) 27.2x, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.3x, TransUnion (TRU) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (Royal Gold (RGLD) 21.8x, TransUnion (TRU) 14.6x). 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%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%, TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Gold (RGLD) has the highest net margin (Royal Gold (RGLD) 47.7%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%, TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Royal Gold (RGLD) leads (Royal Gold (RGLD) 9.7%, TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Gold (RGLD) returned the most: Royal Gold (RGLD) +33.9%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -56.3%, TransUnion (TRU) -6.1%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Royal Gold (RGLD) +19.1%/yr, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Gold (RGLD) has the highest dividend yield: Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.80%, TransUnion (TRU) 0.67%. Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 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%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.6%, TransUnion (TRU) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RGLD, SRCO and TRU?

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 10. 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.