SRCO vs VMET vs RPRX Stock Comparison

Sparta Commercial Services, Versamet Royalties and Royalty Pharma Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VMET Versamet Royalties Corp
$8.51 -7.0% 1M
Market cap
$806.18M
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins
RPRX Royalty Pharma plc
$64.76 +11.3% 1M +73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$28.93B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Royalty Pharma leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royalty Pharma 6, Versamet Royalties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSRCOVMETRPRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.22M $806.18M $28.93B RPRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x 23.8x 35.5x VMET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.0x 11.5x RPRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% — +10.0% RPRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -974.8% 47.8% 32.1% VMET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% — +73.8% RPRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr — +12.0%/yr RPRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 132.1% 64.4% 23.7% RPRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 67/100 57/100 VMET

Percentile Scorecard

SRCOVMETRPRX

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

AxisSRCOVMETRPRX
Valuation 4 #164 of 170 20 #137 of 170 22 #133 of 170
Growth 33 #108 of 160 – 66 #55 of 160
Profitability 14 #129 of 149 87 #20 of 149 99 #3 of 149
Financial Health 0 #158 of 158 95 #9 of 158 83 #28 of 158
Shareholder Returns 4 #130 of 135 – 18 #111 of 135
Overall 11 67 57
  • SRCO ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VMET ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RPRX 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

PeriodSRCOVMETRPRXSPY
1 month -22.2%-7.0%+11.3% -0.8%
3 months -22.2%-7.1%+10.3% +3.5%
6 months -22.2%-32.4%+30.4% +7.0%
Year to date -41.7%—+67.6% +12.2%
1 year -53.3%—+73.8% +13.0%
3 years 0.0%—+147.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year 0.0%—+35.2% +23.1%
5 years -12.5%—+75.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.6%—+12.0% +11.0%
10 years -46.2%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSRCOVMETRPRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 132.1%64.4%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 223.4%59.7%22.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.960.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40—3.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.7%-40.7%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-37.1%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $0.18$13.53$64.76 $779.14
52-week low $0.06$8.02$36.41 $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.

MultipleSRCOVMETRPRX
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 11.0x 23.3xmedian 11.0x 35.4xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 2.6x 11.2xmedian 2.6x 14.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 14.8xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 6.9x 5,335xmedian 6.9x 12.5xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 3.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.32 —median 0.32 0.69median 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 monthsSRCOVMETRPRX
Revenue $296.32K $70.89M $2.54B
Gross profit $269.77K $28.92M –
Operating income -$2.29M $72.41M $1.51B
Net income -$2.91M $33.88M $1.35B
Free cash flow -$666.29K – $2.98B
R&D – – $238.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $0.35 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $54.74K $13.24M $811.99M
Total debt $39.10M $125.61M $8.96B
Shares (diluted) 54.14M 95.51M 556.90M
Enterprise value $3.94M $781.68M $25.89B

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
MetricSRCOVMETRPRX
P/E -1.3x 23.3x 35.4x
P/FCF -5.7x 5,335x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow -5.7x – 12.5x
P/S 12.9x 11.2x 14.7x
P/B -0.3x 2.0x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 2.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 14.8x –
EV/EBIT -6.1x 11.5x 30.0x
EV/Revenue 47.0x 11.7x 17.9x
EV/FCF -20.9x – 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.9x – 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 – 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSRCOVMETRPRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% – 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -97.2% – -17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% – 51.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -79.4% – -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -115.0% – 42.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.3% – -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.7% – 51.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% – 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% – 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% – 23.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSRCOVMETRPRX
Gross margin 91.0% 40.8% –
EBITDA margin – 79.4% –
Operating margin -772.6% 102.1% 59.6%
Pretax margin -1,069% 56.3% 53.2%
Net margin -974.8% 47.8% 32.1%
FCF margin -224.9% – 117.4%
Operating cash flow margin -224.9% – 117.4%
Return on equity – 8.9% 13.7%
Return on assets -2,283% 5.5% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 16.9% –
Return on capital employed – – 7.9%
Asset turnover 2.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 53.5% 3.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSRCOVMETRPRX
Debt / assets 10,856% 6.3% 45.2%
Debt / equity -0.7x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF -15.2x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 14,623% 49.9% 50.6%
Equity / assets -14,523% 50.1% 49.4%
Interest coverage -2.6x 4.5x 4.2x
Current ratio 0.0x – 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score -1,311 – 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSRCOVMETRPRX
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield -6.0% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield -6.0% – 2.3%
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.

ConsensusSRCOVMETRPRX
Forward P/E – 34.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.25FY2026 $5.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.0%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +32.0% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $92.75MFY2026 $3.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +166.8%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +44.2% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSRCOVMETRPRX
Held by institutions – – 82.3%
Institutions holding – – 642
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +2.7%
Institutions buying – – 395
Institutions selling – – 178
Buyers to sellers – – 2.22

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.

SRCOVMETRPRX
SRCO 1.00 -0.09 -0.05
VMET -0.09 1.00 -0.01
RPRX -0.05 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SRCO, VMET and RPRX?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $4.22M, Versamet Royalties (VMET) $806.18M, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) $28.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, SRCO, VMET and RPRX?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.5x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 23.8x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 35.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) is cheapest (Versamet Royalties (VMET) 34.0x, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) has the highest net margin (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 47.8%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royalty Pharma (RPRX) returned the most: Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -53.3%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +73.8%. Over five years, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) compounded fastest (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) has been the steadiest (Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 132.1%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 64.4%, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SRCO, VMET and RPRX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royalty Pharma (RPRX) leads on 6. 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.