RPRX vs JCAP vs VMET Stock Comparison

Royalty Pharma, Jefferson Capital and Versamet Royalties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$65.28 +12.1% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.54B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
1.39%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins
VMET Versamet Royalties Corp
$8.83 -3.5% 1M
Market cap
$824.83M
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jefferson Capital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Jefferson Capital 4, Versamet Royalties 4, Royalty Pharma 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPRXJCAPVMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.54B $1.15B $824.83M RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.6x 6.9x 24.2x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 7.1x 35.3x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +30.8% — JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 25.4% 47.8% VMET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% 16.9% VMET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.4x 0.7x VMET
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.39% 4.79% — JCAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.2% +2.9% — RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 35.6% 64.4% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 67/100 VMET

Percentile Scorecard

RPRXJCAPVMET

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

AxisRPRXJCAPVMET
Valuation 20 #135 of 169 60 #69 of 169 19 #137 of 169
Growth 67 #54 of 160 57 #70 of 160 –
Profitability 99 #3 of 149 97 #6 of 149 88 #19 of 149
Financial Health 83 #28 of 158 36 #102 of 158 95 #9 of 158
Shareholder Returns 19 #110 of 136 18 #112 of 136 –
Overall 58 53 67
  • RPRX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP 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

PeriodRPRXJCAPVMETSPY
1 month +12.1%+3.0%-3.5% -0.2%
3 months +8.9%-2.4%+0.2% +3.9%
6 months +31.8%-4.0%-27.1% +8.2%
Year to date +68.9%-10.3%— +12.9%
1 year +75.2%+2.9%— +12.3%
3 years +149.1%—— +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.6%—— +23.3%
5 years +70.9%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.3%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureRPRXJCAPVMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%35.6%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%34.3%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.731.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.170.08— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-33.6%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.5%-34.7% -1.2%
52-week high $65.28$24.00$13.53 $779.14
52-week low $36.41$15.52$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.

MultipleRPRXJCAPVMET
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 11.1x 6.9xmedian 11.1x 24.2xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 11.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 8.0xmedian 13.5x 15.3xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 5,536xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.32 —median 0.32 —median 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 monthsRPRXJCAPVMET
Revenue $2.54B $635.89M $70.89M
Gross profit – – $28.92M
Operating income $1.51B $308.67M $72.41M
Net income $1.35B $165.04M $33.88M
Free cash flow $2.98B – –
R&D $238.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $2.90 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $811.99M $20.41M $13.24M
Total debt $8.96B $1.41B $125.61M
Shares (diluted) 556.90M 55.52M 95.51M
Enterprise value $37.45B $1.01B $800.32M

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
MetricRPRXJCAPVMET
P/E 35.6x 6.9x 24.2x
P/FCF 12.6x – 5,536x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x – –
P/S 14.8x 1.8x 11.6x
P/B 3.8x 2.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 30.2x 8.2x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 18.0x 4.0x 12.2x
EV/FCF 15.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPRXJCAPVMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 30.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% 21.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% 14.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.1% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% -94.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPRXJCAPVMET
Gross margin – – 40.8%
EBITDA margin – 49.8% 79.4%
Operating margin 59.6% 48.5% 102.1%
Pretax margin 53.2% 32.2% 56.3%
Net margin 32.1% 25.4% 47.8%
FCF margin 117.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 117.4% – –
Return on equity 13.7% 34.7% 8.9%
Return on assets 6.8% 7.9% 5.5%
Return on invested capital – 13.2% 16.9%
Return on capital employed 7.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPRXJCAPVMET
Debt / assets 45.2% 67.5% 6.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 3.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 77.1% 49.9%
Equity / assets 49.4% 22.9% 50.1%
Interest coverage 4.2x 2.8x 4.5x
Current ratio 2.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 2.87 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPRXJCAPVMET
Dividend yield 1.4% 4.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 4.8% –
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.

ConsensusRPRXJCAPVMET
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 35.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $2.81FY2026 $0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026 +19.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +1.4% +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2026 $755.54MFY2026 $92.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +166.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +2.0% +44.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPRXJCAPVMET
Held by institutions 82.3% 38.5% –
Institutions holding 642 113 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.3% –
Institutions buying 395 73 –
Institutions selling 178 24 –
Buyers to sellers 2.22 3.04 –

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.

RPRXJCAPVMET
RPRX 1.00 0.00 -0.01
JCAP 0.00 1.00 0.23
VMET -0.01 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPRX, JCAP and VMET?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $37.54B, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.15B, Versamet Royalties (VMET) $824.83M.

Which stock is cheaper, RPRX, JCAP and VMET?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.6x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.9x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 24.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.6x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.1x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 35.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) has the highest net margin (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 47.8%). On return on invested capital, Versamet Royalties (VMET) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +75.2%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +2.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest dividend yield: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 1.39%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 4.79%. Versamet Royalties (VMET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.6%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPRX, JCAP 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, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads on 4. 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.