RPRX vs ATLC vs LU Stock Comparison

Royalty Pharma, Atlanticus Holdings and Lufax Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$64.76 +11.3% 1M +73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$28.87B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$87.39 -5.5% 1M +42.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$8.50 +585.5% 1M +157.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 5, Royalty Pharma 4, Lufax Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPRXATLCLULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.87B $1.32B $6.96B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 9.0x -15.9x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 9.1x — ATLC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +83.7% +7.7% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 5.5% -34.1% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.9% -1.1% ATLC
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 +73.8% +42.7% +157.6% LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +4.4%/yr -20.8%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 51.9% 235.8% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 67/100 33/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

RPRXATLCLU

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

AxisRPRXATLCLU
Valuation 22 #133 of 170 89 #20 of 170 41 #101 of 170
Growth 66 #55 of 160 90 #17 of 160 27 #117 of 160
Profitability 99 #3 of 149 94 #10 of 149 24 #113 of 149
Financial Health 83 #28 of 158 25 #119 of 158 40 #96 of 158
Shareholder Returns 18 #111 of 135 35 #88 of 135 –
Overall 57 67 33
  • RPRX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LU ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPRXATLCLUSPY
1 month +11.3%-5.5%+585.5% -0.8%
3 months +10.3%-16.1%+482.2% +3.5%
6 months +30.4%+10.1%+347.4% +7.0%
Year to date +67.6%+30.5%+232.0% +12.2%
1 year +73.8%+42.7%+157.6% +13.0%
3 years +147.1%+205.1%+123.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.2%+45.1%+30.8% +23.1%
5 years +75.9%+23.8%-68.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%+4.4%-20.8% +11.0%
10 years —+2,404.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+38.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRPRXATLCLUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%51.9%235.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%56.9%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.211.540.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.110.820.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-74.9%-97.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-21.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $64.76$111.79$8.50 $779.14
52-week low $36.41$47.96$0.83 $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.

MultipleRPRXATLCLU
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 11.0x 9.0xmedian 11.0x -16.8xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 6.9x 1.4xmedian 6.9x 9.9xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.32 0.46median 0.32 0.38median 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 monthsRPRXATLCLU
Revenue $2.54B $2.65B $1.29B
Gross profit – $2.46B –
Operating income $1.51B $1.93B –
Net income $1.35B $153.50M -$381.02M
Free cash flow $2.98B $936.46M $747.06M
R&D $238.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $7.68 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $811.99M $555.22M –
Total debt $8.96B $25.15B $9.62B
Shares (diluted) 556.90M 19.17M 866.69M
Enterprise value $25.83B -$836.55M $1.28B

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
MetricRPRXATLCLU
P/E 35.4x 9.0x -16.8x
P/FCF 12.5x 1.4x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 1.4x 9.9x
P/S 14.7x 0.5x 5.7x
P/B 3.8x 1.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.0x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 3.6x –
EV/EBIT 30.0x 3.6x -60.5x
EV/Revenue 17.9x 2.7x 12.3x
EV/FCF 15.2x 7.5x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 7.5x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.46 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPRXATLCLU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 83.7% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 34.1% -41.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 86.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% 90.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 34.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% 26.3% 18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.1% 12.9% -47.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% 36.1% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.5% 19.6% -43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 87.7% 19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 32.3% -25.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 90.0% 19.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 33.1% -25.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPRXATLCLU
Gross margin – 92.6% –
EBITDA margin – 74.2% –
Operating margin 59.6% 72.7% –
Pretax margin 53.2% 7.7% -20.4%
Net margin 32.1% 5.5% -34.1%
FCF margin 117.4% 35.3% 58.1%
Operating cash flow margin 117.4% 35.3% 58.1%
Return on equity 13.7% 22.8% -3.3%
Return on assets 6.8% 2.1% -1.3%
Return on invested capital – 20.9% -1.1%
Return on capital employed 7.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 6.1x -2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPRXATLCLU
Debt / assets 45.2% 83.7% 32.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 8.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 6.7x 12.9x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 90.6% 59.8%
Equity / assets 49.4% 9.4% 40.2%
Interest coverage 4.2x 4.3x -707.1x
Current ratio 2.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 2.85 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPRXATLCLU
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusRPRXATLCLU
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $9.61FY2026 $-0.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +45.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2026 $3.18BFY2026 $4.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +13.4% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPRXATLCLU
Held by institutions 82.3% 26.0% 8.1%
Institutions holding 642 146 76
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +7.9% -12.0%
Institutions buying 395 93 31
Institutions selling 178 36 29
Buyers to sellers 2.22 2.58 1.07

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.

RPRXATLCLU
RPRX 1.00 0.09 0.03
ATLC 0.09 1.00 -0.11
LU 0.03 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPRX, ATLC and LU?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $28.87B, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.32B, Lufax Holding (LU) $6.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPRX, ATLC and LU?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.4x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.0x, Lufax Holding (LU) -15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.5x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.1x). 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%, Lufax Holding (LU) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Lufax Holding (LU) -34.1%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Lufax Holding (LU) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +73.8%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +42.7%, Lufax Holding (LU) +157.6%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +12.0%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +4.4%/yr, Lufax Holding (LU) -20.8%/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) 51.9%, Lufax Holding (LU) 235.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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