RPRX vs UPBD vs OR Stock Comparison

Royalty Pharma, Upbound and OR Royalties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$64.76 +11.3% 1M +73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.09B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.99 +5.6% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$988.04M
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins
OR OR Royalties Inc.
$33.39 -6.7% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.40B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$362.74M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

OR Royalties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (OR Royalties 5, Royalty Pharma 3, Upbound 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPRXUPBDORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.09B $988.04M $6.40B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.7x 10.9x 22.6x UPBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 3.9x 27.6x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +5.9% +69.5% OR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 1.9% 78.0% OR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 0.4x OR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +73.8% -25.3% +0.1% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr -20.1%/yr +21.1%/yr OR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 45.1% 46.5% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 63/100 67/100 OR

Percentile Scorecard

RPRXUPBDOR

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

AxisRPRXUPBDOR
Valuation 22 #133 of 170 96 #8 of 170 36 #109 of 170
Growth 66 #55 of 160 70 #48 of 160 96 #8 of 160
Profitability 99 #3 of 149 64 #55 of 149 100 #1 of 149
Financial Health 83 #28 of 158 53 #75 of 158 99 #2 of 158
Shareholder Returns 18 #111 of 135 31 #94 of 135 6 #127 of 135
Overall 57 63 67
  • RPRX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • OR 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

PeriodRPRXUPBDORSPY
1 month +11.3%+5.6%-6.7% -0.8%
3 months +10.3%-17.6%+13.0% +3.5%
6 months +30.4%-11.4%-14.1% +7.0%
Year to date +67.6%-3.2%-5.7% +12.2%
1 year +73.8%-25.3%+0.1% +13.0%
3 years +147.1%-32.8%+170.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.2%-12.4%+39.3% +23.1%
5 years +75.9%-67.5%+160.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%-20.1%+21.1% +11.0%
10 years —+78.3%+216.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+6.0%+12.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRPRXUPBDORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%45.1%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%46.7%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.211.281.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.11-0.560.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-72.2%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-28.0%-30.0% -1.8%
52-week high $64.76$23.60$47.73 $779.14
52-week low $36.41$15.36$28.05 $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.

MultipleRPRXUPBDOR
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x 22.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x 17.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 1.4xmedian 13.1x 19.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 6.9x 2.8xmedian 6.9x 20.6xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.32 0.04median 0.32 0.35median 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 monthsRPRXUPBDOR
Revenue $2.54B $4.74B $362.74M
Gross profit – $2.33B $307.80M
Operating income $1.51B $241.70M $279.97M
Net income $1.35B $90.34M $283.06M
Free cash flow $2.98B $355.95M $303.17M
R&D $238.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $1.54 $1.50
Cash & equivalents $811.99M $105.30M $75.61M
Total debt $8.96B $5.98B $384.77M
Shares (diluted) 556.90M 58.71M 189.15M
Enterprise value $26.05B $556.77M $6.03B

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
MetricRPRXUPBDOR
P/E 35.4x 11.0x 22.1x
P/FCF 12.5x 2.8x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 2.3x 20.6x
P/S 14.7x 0.2x 17.2x
P/B 3.8x 1.4x –
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.4x –
EV/EBITDA – 1.4x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 30.0x 9.6x 22.8x
EV/Revenue 17.9x 0.5x 17.6x
EV/FCF 15.2x 6.5x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 5.4x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.04 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 5.9% 69.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.8% 27.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.9% 76.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 36.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% -7.9% 91.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 23.5% 44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% -11.5% 260.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.1% 303.4% 61.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% -11.6% 260.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.5% 295.6% 62.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 94.9% 82.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 9.6% 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 123.2% 82.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 9.5% 31.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDOR
Gross margin – 49.1% 84.9%
EBITDA margin – 35.5% 89.6%
Operating margin 59.6% 5.1% 77.2%
Pretax margin 53.2% 2.7% 91.1%
Net margin 32.1% 1.9% 78.0%
FCF margin 117.4% 7.5% 83.6%
Operating cash flow margin 117.4% 9.0% 83.6%
Return on equity 13.7% 12.5% –
Return on assets 6.8% 2.9% –
Return on invested capital – 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 4.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDOR
Debt / assets 45.2% 45.9% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 4.0x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 76.4% –
Equity / assets 49.4% 23.6% –
Interest coverage 4.2x 2.2x 50.0x
Current ratio 2.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 2.85 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPRXUPBDOR
Dividend yield 1.4% 9.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 9.1% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusRPRXUPBDOR
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +37.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +8.9% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026 $404.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% -4.8% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPRXUPBDOR
Held by institutions 82.3% 99.3% 68.0%
Institutions holding 642 256 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +3.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying 395 146 116
Institutions selling 178 69 84
Buyers to sellers 2.22 2.12 1.38

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.

RPRXUPBDOR
RPRX 1.00 0.12 0.10
UPBD 0.12 1.00 0.05
OR 0.10 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPRX, UPBD and OR?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $29.09B, Upbound (UPBD) $988.04M, OR Royalties (OR) $6.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPRX, UPBD and OR?

Upbound (UPBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.7x, Upbound (UPBD) 10.9x, OR Royalties (OR) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.5x, Upbound (UPBD) 3.9x, OR Royalties (OR) 27.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

OR Royalties (OR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%, OR Royalties (OR) +69.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

OR Royalties (OR) has the highest net margin (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%, OR Royalties (OR) 78.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +73.8%, Upbound (UPBD) -25.3%, OR Royalties (OR) +0.1%. Over five years, OR Royalties (OR) compounded fastest (Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +12.0%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.1%/yr, OR Royalties (OR) +21.1%/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%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.1%, OR Royalties (OR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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