SRCO vs TRU vs JCAP Stock Comparison

Sparta Commercial Services, TransUnion and Jefferson Capital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRU TransUnion
$75.40 +9.0% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.25B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSRCOTRUJCAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.82M $14.25B $1.08B TRU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 17.9x 6.7x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.6x 7.1x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +13.4% +30.8% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -974.8% 15.8% 25.4% JCAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.7% 13.2% JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 4.4x TRU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% -11.7% +2.9% JCAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -8.0%/yr — SRCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 131.8% 43.2% 35.6% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 65/100 53/100 TRU

Percentile Scorecard

SRCOTRUJCAP

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

AxisSRCOTRUJCAP
Valuation 3 #164 of 169 44 #524 of 940 60 #69 of 169
Growth 32 #109 of 160 91 #61 of 655 57 #70 of 160
Profitability 14 #129 of 149 67 #209 of 633 97 #6 of 149
Financial Health 0 #157 of 158 56 #312 of 714 36 #102 of 158
Shareholder Returns 5 #129 of 136 69 #222 of 709 18 #112 of 136
Overall 11 65 53
  • SRCO ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • JCAP 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

PeriodSRCOTRUJCAPSPY
1 month -12.5%+9.0%+3.0% -0.2%
3 months -22.2%-10.0%-2.4% +3.9%
6 months -22.2%+7.6%-4.0% +8.2%
Year to date -41.7%-12.1%-10.3% +12.9%
1 year -53.3%-11.7%+2.9% +12.3%
3 years -30.0%+72.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.2%+20.0%— +23.3%
5 years -12.5%-34.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.6%-8.0%— +10.9%
10 years -58.8%+141.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.5%+9.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSRCOTRUJCAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 131.8%43.2%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 225.5%43.7%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.850.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.270.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.7%-63.7%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-14.3%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $0.18$87.97$24.00 $779.14
52-week low $0.06$61.15$15.52 $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.

MultipleSRCOTRUJCAP
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 11.1x 18.1xmedian 13.0x 6.9xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 11.9xmedian 7.4x 8.0xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 7.0x 15.8xmedian 10.8x —median 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.32 0.20median 0.87 —median 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 monthsSRCOTRUJCAP
Revenue $296.32K $5.04B $635.89M
Gross profit $269.77K – –
Operating income -$2.29M $973.60M $308.67M
Net income -$2.91M $812.20M $165.04M
Free cash flow -$666.29K $910.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $4.14 $2.90
Cash & equivalents $54.74K $883.10M $20.41M
Total debt $39.10M $5.46B $1.41B
Shares (diluted) 54.14M 192.60M 55.52M
Enterprise value $4.55M $10.94B $943.60M

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
MetricSRCOTRUJCAP
P/E -1.3x 18.1x 6.9x
P/FCF -5.7x 15.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -5.7x 11.9x –
P/S 12.9x 2.9x 1.8x
P/B -0.3x 2.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 9.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 11.9x 8.0x
EV/EBIT -6.1x 19.5x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 47.0x 3.8x 4.0x
EV/FCF -20.9x 20.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -20.9x 15.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSRCOTRUJCAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 13.4% 30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 10.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -97.2% 18.0% 21.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 66.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -79.4% 86.3% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -115.0% 93.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -32.3% 94.3% -94.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.7% 89.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% 31.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 21.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% 58.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 36.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSRCOTRUJCAP
Gross margin 91.0% – –
EBITDA margin – 31.7% 49.8%
Operating margin -772.6% 19.3% 48.5%
Pretax margin -1,069% 19.5% 32.2%
Net margin -974.8% 15.8% 25.4%
FCF margin -224.9% 18.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -224.9% 24.0% –
Return on equity – 16.2% 34.7%
Return on assets -2,283% 6.7% 7.9%
Return on invested capital – 7.7% 13.2%
Return on capital employed – 8.8% –
Asset turnover 2.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 53.5% 3.0% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSRCOTRUJCAP
Debt / assets 10,856% 45.1% 67.5%
Debt / equity -0.7x 1.1x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 4.4x
Debt / FCF -15.2x 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 14,623% 58.6% 77.1%
Equity / assets -14,523% 41.4% 22.9%
Interest coverage -2.6x 3.8x 2.8x
Current ratio 0.0x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score -1,311 2.40 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSRCOTRUJCAP
Dividend yield – 0.7% 4.8%
Net buyback yield -6.0% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield -6.0% 3.3% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –

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.

ConsensusSRCOTRUJCAP
Forward P/E – 14.6xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.16FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.5% +1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.91BFY2026 $755.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.2%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.1% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSRCOTRUJCAP
Held by institutions – 100.0% 38.5%
Institutions holding – 524 113
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying – 242 73
Institutions selling – 211 24
Buyers to sellers – 1.15 3.04

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.

SRCOTRUJCAP
SRCO 1.00 0.09 0.04
TRU 0.09 1.00 0.33
JCAP 0.04 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SRCO, TRU and JCAP?

TransUnion (TRU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.82M, TransUnion (TRU) $14.25B, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, SRCO, TRU and JCAP?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.3x, TransUnion (TRU) 17.9x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 6.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is cheapest (TransUnion (TRU) 14.6x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.1x). 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%, TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest net margin (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%, TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jefferson Capital (JCAP) returned the most: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -53.3%, TransUnion (TRU) -11.7%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +2.9%. Over five years, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) compounded fastest (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: TransUnion (TRU) 0.01%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 0.00%. Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) and Jefferson Capital (JCAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.8%, TransUnion (TRU) 43.2%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.