AEM vs AU vs B Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, AngloGold Ashanti and Barrick Mining Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$173.89 -11.1% 1M +5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$88.25B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$83.57 -15.4% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.27B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.13 -10.3% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$65.26B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 6, Agnico Eagle Mines 3, Barrick Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMAUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.25B $43.27B $65.26B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 11.4x 10.0x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 9.6x 10.1x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% +54.6% +49.4% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 32.2% 31.6% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 40.5% 24.8% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — -0.1x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.6% +21.8% +19.4% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.0%/yr +33.8%/yr +14.4%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 60.4% 46.8% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 81/100 79/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AEMAUB

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

AxisAEMAUB
Valuation 66 #56 of 162 76 #40 of 162 87 #22 of 162
Growth 75 #38 of 147 88 #18 of 147 90 #15 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 97 #5 of 122 93 #9 of 122
Financial Health 77 #39 of 166 49 #85 of 166 53 #78 of 166
Shareholder Returns 79 #23 of 107 97 #4 of 107 73 #30 of 107
Overall 78 81 79
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEMAUBSPY
1 month -11.1%-15.4%-10.3% -1.0%
3 months +19.8%+4.9%+2.7% +2.9%
6 months -13.2%-15.8%-7.2% +6.4%
Year to date +2.6%-2.0%-12.4% +11.4%
1 year +5.6%+21.8%+19.4% +13.1%
3 years +251.7%+347.1%+130.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +52.1%+64.8%+32.1% +21.5%
5 years +204.4%+328.1%+95.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +25.0%+33.8%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years +254.5%+502.1%+125.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.5%+19.7%+8.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAEMAUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%60.4%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%62.1%50.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.672.131.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.360.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-52.8%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-34.8%-28.0% -2.5%
52-week high $252.19$128.26$52.98 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$63.61$31.67 $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.

MultipleAEMAUB
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 12.7x 11.2xmedian 12.7x 10.0xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x 4.8xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 15.1x 6.7xmedian 15.1x 5.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.1x 4.7xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.27 —median 0.27 0.03median 0.27

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 monthsAEMAUB
Revenue $14.53B $11.83B $20.66B
Gross profit $9.99B $6.48B $11.56B
Operating income $9.64B $4.91B $10.94B
Net income $5.87B $4.48B $9.49B
Free cash flow $5.43B $6.34B $11.25B
R&D $226.87M $259.00M $481.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.67 $7.48 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $3.46B $2.78B $5.93B
Total debt $785.64M $1.57B $18.98B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 509.09M 1.71B
Enterprise value $77.88B $31.16B $40.46B

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
MetricAEMAUB
P/E 14.9x 11.2x 10.0x
P/FCF 16.0x 6.7x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 6.8x 6.8x
P/S 6.0x 3.6x 3.1x
P/B 3.0x 4.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 4.7x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – 4.8x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 8.3x 5.7x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 3.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF 15.4x 6.4x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 6.6x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMAUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% 54.6% 49.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.8% – 24.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 72.8% 97.4% 89.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.0% – 56.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% 165.2% 111.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.3% – 62.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.5% 115.8% 137.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% – 196.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.4% 78.5% 142.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% – 332.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.3% 103.4% 84.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% – 43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 108.6% 69.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMAUB
Gross margin 68.8% 54.8% 56.0%
EBITDA margin 78.0% – 63.2%
Operating margin 66.3% 41.5% 53.0%
Pretax margin 60.4% 51.7% 58.9%
Net margin 40.4% 32.2% 31.6%
FCF margin 37.4% 53.6% 54.4%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 52.3% 45.5%
Return on equity 21.4% 46.3% 29.6%
Return on assets 16.1% 28.7% 18.1%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 40.5% 24.8%
Return on capital employed 27.9% 35.2% 22.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMAUB
Debt / assets 0.5% 10.1% 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 42.4% 47.8%
Equity / assets 75.7% 57.6% 52.2%
Interest coverage 131.9x – 63.6x
Current ratio 2.9x 2.7x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.1x 2.1x
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.8x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 7.32 – 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMAUB
Dividend yield 1.0% 5.4% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 5.4% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 7.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -7.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.1%

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.

ConsensusAEMAUB
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.91FY2026 $8.67FY2026 $3.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 +61.5%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% +11.0% +14.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.34BFY2026 $11.91BFY2026 $20.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +4.2% +25.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMAUB
Held by institutions 62.5% 45.9% 58.0%
Institutions holding 1,053 563 1,005
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.0% -4.7%
Institutions buying 467 323 486
Institutions selling 396 166 337
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.95 1.44

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.

AEMAUB
AEM 1.00 0.87 0.89
AU 0.87 1.00 0.85
B 0.89 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, AU and B?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $88.25B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $43.27B, Barrick Mining (B) $65.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, AU and B?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.0x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.4x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.9x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 9.6x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +5.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +21.8%, Barrick Mining (B) +19.4%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.0%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +33.8%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.00%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.3%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.4%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEM, AU and B?

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