SRCO vs JCAP vs UPBD Stock Comparison

Sparta Commercial Services, Jefferson Capital and Upbound Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.95 +5.3% 1M -27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$986.58M
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jefferson Capital leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Jefferson Capital 7, Upbound 3, Sparta Commercial Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSRCOJCAPUPBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.82M $1.09B $986.58M JCAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 6.8x 10.9x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.1x 3.9x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +30.8% +5.9% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -974.8% 25.4% 1.9% JCAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% 7.8% JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.4x 0.8x UPBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% +2.9% -27.2% JCAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr — -20.6%/yr SRCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 131.8% 35.6% 45.0% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 53/100 63/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

SRCOJCAPUPBD

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

AxisSRCOJCAPUPBD
Valuation 3 #164 of 169 60 #69 of 169 96 #8 of 169
Growth 32 #109 of 160 57 #70 of 160 71 #47 of 160
Profitability 14 #129 of 149 97 #6 of 149 62 #57 of 149
Financial Health 0 #157 of 158 36 #102 of 158 53 #75 of 158
Shareholder Returns 5 #129 of 136 18 #112 of 136 31 #94 of 136
Overall 11 53 63
  • SRCO ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD 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

PeriodSRCOJCAPUPBDSPY
1 month -12.5%+3.0%+5.3% -0.2%
3 months -22.2%-2.4%-21.5% +3.9%
6 months -22.2%-4.0%-11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -41.7%-10.3%-3.5% +12.9%
1 year -53.3%+2.9%-27.2% +12.3%
3 years -30.0%—-32.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.2%—-12.5% +23.3%
5 years -12.5%—-68.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.6%—-20.6% +10.9%
10 years -58.8%—+74.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.5%—+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSRCOJCAPUPBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 131.8%35.6%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 225.5%34.3%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.731.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.08-0.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.7%-33.6%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-16.5%-28.2% -1.2%
52-week high $0.18$24.00$23.60 $779.14
52-week low $0.06$15.52$15.36 $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.

MultipleSRCOJCAPUPBD
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 11.1x 6.9xmedian 11.1x 10.9xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 8.0xmedian 13.5x 1.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 2.8xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.32 —median 0.32 0.04median 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 monthsSRCOJCAPUPBD
Revenue $296.32K $635.89M $4.74B
Gross profit $269.77K – $2.33B
Operating income -$2.29M $308.67M $241.70M
Net income -$2.91M $165.04M $90.34M
Free cash flow -$666.29K – $355.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $2.90 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $54.74K $20.41M $105.30M
Total debt $39.10M $1.41B $5.98B
Shares (diluted) 54.14M 55.52M 58.71M
Enterprise value $4.55M $955.53M $555.32M

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
MetricSRCOJCAPUPBD
P/E -1.3x 6.9x 10.9x
P/FCF -5.7x – 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow -5.7x – 2.3x
P/S 12.9x 1.8x 0.2x
P/B -0.3x 2.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 2.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x 1.4x
EV/EBIT -6.1x 8.2x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 47.0x 4.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF -20.9x – 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.9x – 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 – 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSRCOJCAPUPBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 30.8% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% – 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -97.2% 21.1% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% – 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -79.4% 14.9% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -115.0% – 303.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.3% -94.3% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.7% – 295.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% – 94.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% – 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% – 123.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% – 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSRCOJCAPUPBD
Gross margin 91.0% – 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 49.8% 35.5%
Operating margin -772.6% 48.5% 5.1%
Pretax margin -1,069% 32.2% 2.7%
Net margin -974.8% 25.4% 1.9%
FCF margin -224.9% – 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin -224.9% – 9.0%
Return on equity – 34.7% 12.5%
Return on assets -2,283% 7.9% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 13.2% 7.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 2.3x 0.3x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 53.5% 2.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSRCOJCAPUPBD
Debt / assets 10,856% 67.5% 45.9%
Debt / equity -0.7x 3.0x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -15.2x – 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 14,623% 77.1% 76.4%
Equity / assets -14,523% 22.9% 23.6%
Interest coverage -2.6x 2.8x 2.2x
Current ratio 0.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score -1,311 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSRCOJCAPUPBD
Dividend yield – 4.8% 9.2%
Net buyback yield -6.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -6.0% 4.8% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusSRCOJCAPUPBD
Forward P/E – 7.1xFY2026 3.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.81FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -19.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.4% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $755.54MFY2026 $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +23.2%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.0% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSRCOJCAPUPBD
Held by institutions – 38.5% 99.3%
Institutions holding – 113 256
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% +3.3%
Institutions buying – 73 146
Institutions selling – 24 69
Buyers to sellers – 3.04 2.12

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.

SRCOJCAPUPBD
SRCO 1.00 0.04 0.11
JCAP 0.04 1.00 0.27
UPBD 0.11 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SRCO, JCAP and UPBD?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.82M, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.09B, Upbound (UPBD) $986.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, SRCO, JCAP and UPBD?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.3x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.8x, Upbound (UPBD) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.1x, 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?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest net margin (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%, Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jefferson Capital (JCAP) returned the most: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -53.3%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +2.9%, Upbound (UPBD) -27.2%. Over five years, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) compounded fastest (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.8%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.6%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SRCO, JCAP and UPBD?

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 7. 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.