SRCO vs OR vs UPBD Stock Comparison

Sparta Commercial Services, OR Royalties and Upbound Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OR OR Royalties Inc.
$34.08 -4.8% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$362.74M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
7 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.95 +5.3% 1M -27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$983.67M
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSRCOORUPBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.82M $6.35B $983.67M OR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 22.4x 10.9x UPBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.2x 3.9x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +69.5% +5.9% OR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -974.8% 78.0% 1.9% OR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 0.8x OR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% +7.5% -27.2% OR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +21.6%/yr -20.6%/yr OR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 131.8% 46.5% 45.0% UPBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 67/100 63/100 OR

Percentile Scorecard

SRCOORUPBD

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

AxisSRCOORUPBD
Valuation 3 #164 of 169 35 #111 of 169 96 #8 of 169
Growth 32 #109 of 160 96 #8 of 160 71 #47 of 160
Profitability 14 #129 of 149 100 #1 of 149 62 #57 of 149
Financial Health 0 #157 of 158 98 #4 of 158 53 #75 of 158
Shareholder Returns 5 #129 of 136 6 #128 of 136 31 #94 of 136
Overall 11 67 63
  • SRCO ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • OR 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

PeriodSRCOORUPBDSPY
1 month -12.5%-4.8%+5.3% -0.2%
3 months -22.2%+15.8%-21.5% +3.9%
6 months -22.2%-9.3%-11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -41.7%-3.7%-3.5% +12.9%
1 year -53.3%+7.5%-27.2% +12.3%
3 years -30.0%+176.0%-32.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.2%+40.3%-12.5% +23.3%
5 years -12.5%+165.4%-68.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.6%+21.6%-20.6% +10.9%
10 years -58.8%+225.8%+74.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.5%+12.5%+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSRCOORUPBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 131.8%46.5%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 225.5%50.3%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.641.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.16-0.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.7%-41.2%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-28.6%-28.2% -1.2%
52-week high $0.18$47.73$23.60 $779.14
52-week low $0.06$28.05$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.

MultipleSRCOORUPBD
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 11.1x 22.6xmedian 11.1x 10.9xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 2.6x 17.6xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 20.1xmedian 13.5x 1.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 7.0x 21.0xmedian 7.0x 2.8xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.32 0.36median 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 monthsSRCOORUPBD
Revenue $296.32K $362.74M $4.74B
Gross profit $269.77K $307.80M $2.33B
Operating income -$2.29M $279.97M $241.70M
Net income -$2.91M $283.06M $90.34M
Free cash flow -$666.29K $303.17M $355.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $1.50 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $54.74K $75.61M $105.30M
Total debt $39.10M $384.77M $5.98B
Shares (diluted) 54.14M 189.15M 58.71M
Enterprise value $4.55M $5.98B $552.40M

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
MetricSRCOORUPBD
P/E -1.3x 22.6x 10.9x
P/FCF -5.7x 21.0x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow -5.7x 21.0x 2.3x
P/S 12.9x 17.6x 0.2x
P/B -0.3x – 1.3x
P/Tangible book -0.3x – 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 20.1x 1.4x
EV/EBIT -6.1x 23.3x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 47.0x 18.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF -20.9x 21.5x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.9x 21.5x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.36 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSRCOORUPBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 69.5% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 27.3% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% 76.6% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 36.1% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -97.2% 91.4% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 44.0% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -79.4% 260.5% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -115.0% 61.8% 303.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.3% 260.4% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.7% 62.7% 295.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% 82.0% 94.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 31.3% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% 82.0% 123.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 31.3% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSRCOORUPBD
Gross margin 91.0% 84.9% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 89.6% 35.5%
Operating margin -772.6% 77.2% 5.1%
Pretax margin -1,069% 91.1% 2.7%
Net margin -974.8% 78.0% 1.9%
FCF margin -224.9% 83.6% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin -224.9% 83.6% 9.0%
Return on equity – – 12.5%
Return on assets -2,283% – 2.9%
Return on invested capital – – 7.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 2.3x – 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.1x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 53.5% 2.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSRCOORUPBD
Debt / assets 10,856% – 45.9%
Debt / equity -0.7x – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -15.2x 0.7x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 14,623% – 76.4%
Equity / assets -14,523% – 23.6%
Interest coverage -2.6x 50.0x 2.2x
Current ratio 0.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score -1,311 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSRCOORUPBD
Dividend yield – 0.8% 9.2%
Net buyback yield -6.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -6.0% 0.8% 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.

ConsensusSRCOORUPBD
Forward P/E – 28.2xFY2026 3.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.21FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.2% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $404.61MFY2026 $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +45.9%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +6.8% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSRCOORUPBD
Held by institutions – 68.0% 99.3%
Institutions holding – 244 256
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.1% +3.3%
Institutions buying – 116 146
Institutions selling – 84 69
Buyers to sellers – 1.38 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.

SRCOORUPBD
SRCO 1.00 -0.02 0.11
OR -0.02 1.00 0.05
UPBD 0.11 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SRCO, OR and UPBD?

OR Royalties (OR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.82M, OR Royalties (OR) $6.35B, Upbound (UPBD) $983.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, SRCO, OR and UPBD?

Upbound (UPBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.3x, OR Royalties (OR) 22.4x, Upbound (UPBD) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (OR Royalties (OR) 28.2x, 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?

OR Royalties (OR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%, OR Royalties (OR) +69.5%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

OR Royalties (OR) has the highest net margin (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%, OR Royalties (OR) 78.0%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year OR Royalties (OR) returned the most: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -53.3%, OR Royalties (OR) +7.5%, Upbound (UPBD) -27.2%. Over five years, OR Royalties (OR) compounded fastest (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr, OR Royalties (OR) +21.6%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Upbound (UPBD) has been the steadiest (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.8%, OR Royalties (OR) 46.5%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SRCO, OR 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, OR Royalties (OR) 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.