RPRX vs UPBD vs IX Stock Comparison

Royalty Pharma, Upbound and Orix 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
4 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.95 +5.3% 1M -27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$988.17M
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
9.20%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
IX Orix Corp
$36.91 -5.9% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$41.49B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
1.06%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionRPRXUPBDIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.54B $988.17M $41.49B IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.6x 10.9x 10.3x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 3.9x 8.0x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +5.9% +2.8% RPRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 1.9% 7.3% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% 3.0% UPBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.39% 9.20% 1.06% UPBD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.2% -27.2% +48.2% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr -20.6%/yr +13.3%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 45.0% 28.7% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 63/100 51/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

RPRXUPBDIX

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

AxisRPRXUPBDIX
Valuation 20 #135 of 169 96 #8 of 169 57 #73 of 169
Growth 67 #54 of 160 71 #47 of 160 76 #39 of 160
Profitability 99 #3 of 149 62 #57 of 149 60 #61 of 149
Financial Health 83 #28 of 158 53 #75 of 158 52 #77 of 158
Shareholder Returns 19 #110 of 136 31 #94 of 136 10 #123 of 136
Overall 58 63 51
  • RPRX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IX 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

PeriodRPRXUPBDIXSPY
1 month +12.1%+5.3%-5.9% -0.2%
3 months +8.9%-21.5%-5.8% +3.9%
6 months +31.8%-11.1%+13.5% +8.2%
Year to date +68.9%-3.5%+26.3% +12.9%
1 year +75.2%-27.2%+48.2% +12.3%
3 years +149.1%-32.9%+106.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.6%-12.5%+27.3% +23.3%
5 years +70.9%-68.4%+86.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.3%-20.6%+13.3% +10.9%
10 years —+74.6%+138.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.7%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRPRXUPBDIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%45.0%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%46.6%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.281.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.17-0.601.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-72.2%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-28.2%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $65.28$23.60$41.31 $779.14
52-week low $36.41$15.36$24.22 $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.

MultipleRPRXUPBDIX
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 11.1x 10.9xmedian 11.1x 10.3xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 1.4xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 7.0x 2.8xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.32 0.04median 0.32 0.40median 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 monthsRPRXUPBDIX
Revenue $2.54B $4.74B $55.33B
Gross profit – $2.33B $13.35B
Operating income $1.51B $241.70M $3.05B
Net income $1.35B $90.34M $4.10B
Free cash flow $2.98B $355.95M –
R&D $238.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $1.54 $3.58
Cash & equivalents $811.99M $105.30M $5.98B
Total debt $8.96B $5.98B $38.96B
Shares (diluted) 556.90M 58.71M 1.12B
Enterprise value $37.45B $556.91M $10.71B

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
MetricRPRXUPBDIX
P/E 35.6x 10.9x 10.3x
P/FCF 12.6x 2.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 2.3x –
P/S 14.8x 0.2x 0.7x
P/B 3.8x 1.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 1.4x –
EV/EBIT 30.2x 9.5x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 18.0x 0.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF 15.3x 6.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 5.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.04 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 5.9% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.8% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.9% 1,837%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% -24.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% -7.9% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 23.5% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% -11.5% 62.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.1% 303.4% 23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% -11.6% 64.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.5% 295.6% 25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 94.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 9.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 123.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDIX
Gross margin – 49.1% 24.1%
EBITDA margin – 35.5% –
Operating margin 59.6% 5.1% 5.5%
Pretax margin 53.2% 2.7% 11.1%
Net margin 32.1% 1.9% 7.3%
FCF margin 117.4% 7.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 117.4% 9.0% –
Return on equity 13.7% 12.5% 14.1%
Return on assets 6.8% 2.9% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 7.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 4.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDIX
Debt / assets 45.2% 45.9% 34.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.9x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 76.4% 73.8%
Equity / assets 49.4% 23.6% 26.2%
Interest coverage 4.2x 2.2x 2.4x
Current ratio 2.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 2.87 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDIX
Dividend yield 1.4% 9.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 9.1% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusRPRXUPBDIX
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +80.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +8.9% -27.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026 $22.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% -4.8% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPRXUPBDIX
Held by institutions 82.3% 99.3% 3.3%
Institutions holding 642 256 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +3.3% +9.5%
Institutions buying 395 146 209
Institutions selling 178 69 57
Buyers to sellers 2.22 2.12 3.67

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.

RPRXUPBDIX
RPRX 1.00 0.12 0.16
UPBD 0.12 1.00 0.09
IX 0.16 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPRX, UPBD and IX?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $37.54B, Upbound (UPBD) $988.17M, Orix (IX) $41.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPRX, UPBD and IX?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.6x, Upbound (UPBD) 10.9x, Orix (IX) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.6x, Upbound (UPBD) 3.9x, Orix (IX) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%, Orix (IX) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%, Orix (IX) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Upbound (UPBD) leads (Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%, Orix (IX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +75.2%, Upbound (UPBD) -27.2%, Orix (IX) +48.2%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +11.3%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.6%/yr, Orix (IX) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Upbound (UPBD) has the highest dividend yield: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 1.39%, Upbound (UPBD) 9.20%, Orix (IX) 1.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.0%, Orix (IX) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPRX, UPBD and IX?

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