RPRX vs ATLC vs GROY Stock Comparison

Royalty Pharma, Atlanticus Holdings and Gold Royalty Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$66.40 +16.2% 1M +78.0% 1Y
Market cap
$30.04B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$92.49 +0.7% 1M +64.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
GROY Gold Royalty Corp.
$2.63 -11.7% 1M -27.5% 1Y
Market cap
$507.46M
P/E
336.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.56M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionRPRXATLCGROYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.04B $1.51B $507.46M RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x 10.2x 336.5x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 9.6x 65.8x ATLC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +83.7% +82.3% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 5.5% 6.7% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.0% +64.2% -27.5% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr +2.6%/yr -11.6%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 52.2% 53.4% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 67/100 54/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

RPRXATLCGROY

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

AxisRPRXATLCGROY
Valuation 22 #131 of 168 89 #20 of 168 20 #135 of 168
Growth 67 #55 of 163 91 #15 of 163 98 #5 of 163
Profitability 99 #3 of 154 96 #7 of 154 55 #70 of 154
Financial Health 84 #27 of 162 26 #120 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Shareholder Returns 18 #112 of 137 32 #93 of 137 3 #133 of 137
Overall 58 67 54
  • RPRX ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • GROY ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPRXATLCGROYSPY
1 month +16.2%+0.7%-11.7% -2.0%
3 months +15.5%-16.2%-2.2% -2.2%
6 months +31.6%+19.2%-23.5% +4.2%
Year to date +71.8%+38.1%-34.9% +10.6%
1 year +78.0%+64.2%-27.5% +10.4%
3 years +137.6%+208.3%+90.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +33.5%+45.6%+24.0% +20.2%
5 years +67.8%+13.6%-45.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +10.9%+2.6%-11.6% +10.1%
10 years —+2,781.3%— +261.3%
10 years, per year —+40.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRPRXATLCGROYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%52.2%53.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%56.8%60.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.201.541.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.301.23-0.52 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-74.3%-77.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-17.3%-49.5% -3.2%
52-week high $67.18$111.79$5.21 $779.14
52-week low $37.30$47.96$2.52 $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.

MultipleRPRXATLCGROY
P/E now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 11.8x 9.5xmedian 11.8x 305.2xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.7x 26.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x 55.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 6.0x 1.5xmedian 6.0x 54.6xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.33 0.49median 0.33 —median 0.33

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 monthsRPRXATLCGROY
Revenue $2.54B $2.65B $22.56M
Gross profit – $2.46B $16.06M
Operating income $1.51B $1.93B $5.94M
Net income $1.35B $153.50M $1.50M
Free cash flow $2.98B $936.46M $10.81M
R&D $238.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $7.68 –
Cash & equivalents $811.99M $555.22M $11.33M
Total debt $8.96B $6.27B –
Shares (diluted) 556.90M 19.17M –
Enterprise value $27.00B -$651.66M $457.51M

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
MetricRPRXATLCGROY
P/E 36.3x 9.5x 305.2x
P/FCF 12.8x 1.5x 54.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 1.5x 54.6x
P/S 15.1x 0.5x 26.2x
P/B 3.9x 2.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 3.6x 55.7x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 3.7x 97.1x
EV/Revenue 18.3x 2.7x 25.5x
EV/FCF 15.6x 7.6x 53.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 7.6x 53.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 0.49 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPRXATLCGROY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 83.7% 82.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 34.1% 103.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 86.9% 79.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% 93.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% 90.3% 390.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 34.8% 37.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% 26.3% 181.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.1% 12.9% 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% 36.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.5% 19.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 87.7% 126.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 32.3% 51.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 90.0% 126.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 33.1% 51.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPRXATLCGROY
Gross margin – 92.6% 71.2%
EBITDA margin – 74.2% 45.9%
Operating margin 59.6% 72.7% 26.3%
Pretax margin 53.2% 7.7% 51.7%
Net margin 32.1% 5.5% 6.7%
FCF margin 117.4% 35.3% 47.9%
Operating cash flow margin 117.4% 35.3% 47.9%
Return on equity 13.7% 22.8% 1.1%
Return on assets 6.8% 2.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 20.9% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% – 0.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 6.1x 7.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 12.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPRXATLCGROY
Debt / assets 45.2% 83.7% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 8.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 6.7x –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 90.6% 14.8%
Equity / assets 49.4% 9.4% 85.2%
Interest coverage 4.2x 4.3x 10.3x
Current ratio 2.8x – 4.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 4.2x
Cash ratio 1.3x – 2.9x
Altman Z-score 2.91 – 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPRXATLCGROY
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.9% -19.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.9% -19.1%
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.

ConsensusRPRXATLCGROY
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 65.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $9.61FY2026 $0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +45.4% +125.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2026 $3.18BFY2026 $31.65MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +102.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +13.4% +45.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPRXATLCGROY
Held by institutions 82.3% 26.0% 32.9%
Institutions holding 643 146 113
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +7.9% -8.0%
Institutions buying 395 93 49
Institutions selling 179 36 33
Buyers to sellers 2.21 2.58 1.48

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.

RPRXATLCGROY
RPRX 1.00 0.07 0.11
ATLC 0.07 1.00 0.13
GROY 0.11 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPRX, ATLC and GROY?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $30.04B, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.51B, Gold Royalty (GROY) $507.46M.

Which stock is cheaper, RPRX, ATLC and GROY?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 36.9x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 10.2x, Gold Royalty (GROY) 336.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.8x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.6x, Gold Royalty (GROY) 65.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%, Gold Royalty (GROY) +82.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Gold Royalty (GROY) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +78.0%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +64.2%, Gold Royalty (GROY) -27.5%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.9%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +2.6%/yr, Gold Royalty (GROY) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 52.2%, Gold Royalty (GROY) 53.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPRX, ATLC and GROY?

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 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.