RPRX vs UPBD vs LU Stock Comparison

Royalty Pharma, Upbound and Lufax Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$64.82 +11.1% 1M +78.0% 1Y
Market cap
$37.27B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
1.40%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.91 +7.1% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$985.84M
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
9.23%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$8.15 +552.0% 1M +173.5% 1Y
Market cap
$706.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Upbound leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Upbound 5, Royalty Pharma 4, Lufax Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPRXUPBDLULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.27B $985.84M $706.35M RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 10.9x -1.7x UPBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 3.9x — UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +5.9% +194.2% LU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 1.9% -11.1% RPRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% 0.0% UPBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.40% 9.23% 0.00% UPBD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.0% -28.3% +173.5% LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr -20.5%/yr -20.2%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 45.0% 235.2% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 63/100 51/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

RPRXUPBDLU

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

AxisRPRXUPBDLU
Valuation 20 #135 of 169 96 #8 of 169 88 #21 of 169
Growth 67 #54 of 162 73 #45 of 162 46 #88 of 162
Profitability 99 #3 of 149 62 #58 of 149 31 #103 of 149
Financial Health 83 #28 of 158 52 #76 of 158 40 #96 of 158
Shareholder Returns 19 #110 of 136 31 #94 of 136 –
Overall 58 63 51
  • RPRX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LU 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

PeriodRPRXUPBDLUSPY
1 month +11.1%+7.1%+552.0% +0.9%
3 months +9.5%-19.3%+429.2% +5.9%
6 months +31.0%-10.7%+338.2% +8.5%
Year to date +67.8%-3.7%+218.4% +13.3%
1 year +78.0%-28.3%+173.5% +12.4%
3 years +147.3%-33.1%+114.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.3%-12.5%+29.0% +23.5%
5 years +64.0%-68.3%-67.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.4%-20.5%-20.2% +11.0%
10 years —+69.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRPRXUPBDLUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%45.0%235.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%46.4%57.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.280.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.31-0.630.74 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-72.2%-97.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-28.3%-4.1% -0.9%
52-week high $65.28$23.60$8.50 $779.14
52-week low $36.41$15.36$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.

MultipleRPRXUPBDLU
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 11.4x 10.9xmedian 11.4x -1.7xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 2.7x 0.2xmedian 2.7x 0.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 1.4xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 6.9x 2.8xmedian 6.9x 0.5xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.34 0.04median 0.34 0.03median 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 monthsRPRXUPBDLU
Revenue $2.54B $4.74B $3.75B
Gross profit – $2.33B –
Operating income $1.51B $241.70M –
Net income $1.35B $90.34M -$368.79M
Free cash flow $2.98B $355.95M $1.38B
R&D $238.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $1.54 $-4.79
Cash & equivalents $811.99M $105.30M –
Total debt $8.96B $5.98B $10.83B
Shares (diluted) 556.90M 58.71M 86.67M
Enterprise value $37.19B $554.58M -$3.66B

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
MetricRPRXUPBDLU
P/E 35.4x 10.9x -1.7x
P/FCF 12.5x 2.8x 0.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 2.3x 0.5x
P/S 14.7x 0.2x 0.2x
P/B 3.8x 1.3x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.4x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – 1.4x –
EV/EBIT 30.0x 9.5x -67.8x
EV/Revenue 17.9x 0.5x 2.9x
EV/FCF 15.3x 6.5x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 5.4x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.04 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDLU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 5.9% 194.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.8% -12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% -7.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 23.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% -11.5% 12.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.1% 303.4% -65.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% -11.6% 28.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.5% 295.6% -61.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 94.9% 114.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 9.6% -13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 123.2% 114.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 9.5% -13.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDLU
Gross margin – 49.1% –
EBITDA margin – 35.5% –
Operating margin 59.6% 5.1% –
Pretax margin 53.2% 2.7% -2.9%
Net margin 32.1% 1.9% -11.1%
FCF margin 117.4% 7.5% 36.7%
Operating cash flow margin 117.4% 9.0% 36.7%
Return on equity 13.7% 12.5% -3.1%
Return on assets 6.8% 2.9% -1.2%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 7.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 4.7x -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDLU
Debt / assets 45.2% 45.9% 35.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.9x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 4.0x 7.9x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 76.4% 61.5%
Equity / assets 49.4% 23.6% 38.5%
Interest coverage 4.2x 2.2x -3.2x
Current ratio 2.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 2.85 – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusRPRXUPBDLU
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $-3.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +8.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026 $4.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% -4.8% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPRXUPBDLU
Held by institutions 82.3% 99.3% 8.1%
Institutions holding 642 256 75
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +3.3% -12.0%
Institutions buying 395 146 31
Institutions selling 178 69 29
Buyers to sellers 2.22 2.12 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.

RPRXUPBDLU
RPRX 1.00 0.13 0.02
UPBD 0.13 1.00 -0.04
LU 0.02 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPRX, UPBD and LU?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $37.27B, Upbound (UPBD) $985.84M, Lufax Holding (LU) $706.35M.

Which stock is cheaper, RPRX, UPBD and LU?

Upbound (UPBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.4x, Upbound (UPBD) 10.9x, Lufax Holding (LU) -1.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.5x, Upbound (UPBD) 3.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lufax Holding (LU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%, Lufax Holding (LU) +194.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has the highest net margin (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%, Lufax Holding (LU) -11.1%). On return on invested capital, Upbound (UPBD) leads (Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%, Lufax Holding (LU) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +78.0%, Upbound (UPBD) -28.3%, Lufax Holding (LU) +173.5%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.4%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.5%/yr, Lufax Holding (LU) -20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Upbound (UPBD) has the highest dividend yield: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 1.40%, Upbound (UPBD) 9.23%, Lufax Holding (LU) 0.00%. Lufax Holding (LU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.6%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.0%, Lufax Holding (LU) 235.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPRX, UPBD 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, Upbound (UPBD) 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.