RPRX vs MTA vs ATLC Stock Comparison

Royalty Pharma, Metalla Royalty & Streaming and Atlanticus Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$67.57 +19.7% 1M +67.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.02B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$96.62 +3.8% 1M +67.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.37B
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.96B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 6, Royalty Pharma 4, Metalla Royalty & Streaming 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPRXMTAATLCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.02B $749.33M $1.37B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.6x -433.9x 6.3x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 154.8x 10.1x ATLC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% — +87.9% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.7% — 7.4% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.0% 22.7% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 2.7x MTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.2% +21.7% +67.5% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr 0.0%/yr +2.5%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 55.9% 52.7% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 50/100 68/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

RPRXMTAATLC

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

AxisRPRXMTAATLC
Valuation 20 #134 of 168 16 #142 of 168 94 #11 of 168
Growth 69 #52 of 163 99 #3 of 163 96 #8 of 163
Profitability 96 #7 of 154 22 #120 of 154 97 #5 of 154
Financial Health 73 #44 of 161 96 #7 of 161 30 #113 of 161
Shareholder Returns 18 #112 of 136 16 #115 of 136 24 #103 of 136
Overall 55 50 68
  • RPRX ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • MTA ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC 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

PeriodRPRXMTAATLCSPY
1 month +19.7%-15.5%+3.8% -5.9%
3 months +18.0%-8.0%-13.6% -4.6%
6 months +34.6%+8.7%+23.3% +0.2%
Year to date +74.9%-0.5%+44.3% +7.5%
1 year +67.2%+21.7%+67.5% +8.2%
3 years +143.2%+158.0%+212.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +34.5%+37.2%+46.3% +19.0%
5 years +71.0%-0.1%+13.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +11.3%0.0%+2.5% +9.4%
10 years —+900.0%+2,910.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+25.9%+40.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRPRXMTAATLCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%55.9%52.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%58.4%56.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.192.101.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.950.391.28 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-71.6%-74.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-31.8%-13.6% -5.9%
52-week high $67.57$11.35$111.79 $779.14
52-week low $38.09$6.06$47.96 $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.

MultipleRPRXMTAATLC
P/E now vs peer median 44.8xmedian 11.9x -414.6xmedian 11.9x 6.7xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 2.7x —median 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.1x 155.2xmedian 12.1x 3.4xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 5.4x 132.7xmedian 5.4x 1.4xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 0.7x 2.8xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.34 -6.96median 0.34 0.17median 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 monthsRPRXMTAATLC
Revenue $2.62B – $2.96B
Gross profit – $13.59M $2.74B
Operating income $1.50B $2.62M $2.14B
Net income $1.17B -$440.00K $224.33M
Free cash flow $2.96B $5.42M $1.08B
R&D $251.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.21 $-0.02 $11.38
Cash & equivalents $513.66M $10.67M $600.50M
Total debt $8.59B $12.35M $6.45B
Shares (diluted) 557.00M 92.51M 19.22M
Enterprise value $27.40B $706.47M -$1.06B

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
MetricRPRXMTAATLC
P/E 44.8x -414.6x 6.7x
P/FCF 13.1x 132.7x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 132.7x 1.4x
P/S 14.8x – 0.5x
P/B 4.0x 2.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 2.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 155.2x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 31.3x 274.6x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 17.9x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 15.8x 132.9x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 132.9x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 -6.96 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPRXMTAATLC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% – 87.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – 38.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 130.8% 90.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 114.8% 39.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.4% 237.2% 94.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.6% 31.1% 38.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% 90.7% 91.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.6% 70.8% 31.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.6% 63.4% 104.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 57.9% 59.6% 40.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.1% 280.4% 119.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 70.1% 36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.1% 280.4% 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 70.1% 37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPRXMTAATLC
Gross margin – – 92.4%
EBITDA margin – – 73.7%
Operating margin 57.1% – 72.2%
Pretax margin 44.8% – 9.5%
Net margin 25.7% – 7.4%
FCF margin 113.1% – 36.5%
Operating cash flow margin 113.1% – 36.5%
Return on equity 12.0% -0.7% 29.7%
Return on assets 6.0% -0.6% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 1.0% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 8.1% 1.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -12.3x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPRXMTAATLC
Debt / assets 44.1% 4.5% 82.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 7.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 2.3x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 49.7% 6.3% 89.6%
Equity / assets 50.3% 93.7% 10.4%
Interest coverage 4.0x 1.9x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 4.5x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 4.4x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.00 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPRXMTAATLC
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -0.1% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusRPRXMTAATLC
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 154.8xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $9.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 – +61.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% +240.0% +45.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.75BFY2026 $18.29MFY2026 $3.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 +54.5%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +85.2% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPRXMTAATLC
Held by institutions 82.3% 31.2% 26.0%
Institutions holding 643 94 146
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +4.5% +7.9%
Institutions buying 395 41 93
Institutions selling 179 36 36
Buyers to sellers 2.21 1.14 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.

RPRXMTAATLC
RPRX 1.00 0.11 0.07
MTA 0.11 1.00 0.24
ATLC 0.07 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPRX, MTA and ATLC?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $30.02B, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $749.33M, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPRX, MTA and ATLC?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 44.6x, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -433.9x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 12.0x, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 154.8x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 10.1x). 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) +11.4%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +87.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 25.7%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 7.4%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 1.0%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +67.2%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +21.7%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +67.5%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.3%/yr, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 0.0%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +2.5%/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) 22.8%, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 55.9%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.