AEM vs AU vs BVN Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, AngloGold Ashanti and Buenaventura Mining Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$170.43 -7.3% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.22B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
1.03%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$82.21 -13.4% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$41.52B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
5.50%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 5, Buenaventura Mining 4, Agnico Eagle Mines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMAUBVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.22B $41.52B $6.82B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 11.0x 7.8x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 9.6x 6.2x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +54.6% +75.7% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 32.2% 60.4% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 40.4% — AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 5.50% 4.21% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +20.9% +18.0% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.5%/yr +34.9%/yr +29.8%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 60.9% 53.0% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 81/100 73/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AEMAUBVN

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

AxisAEMAUBVN
Valuation 64 #60 of 165 75 #42 of 165 59 #68 of 165
Growth 73 #41 of 150 89 #18 of 150 87 #20 of 150
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 97 #5 of 122 78 #28 of 122
Financial Health 78 #38 of 166 50 #84 of 166 55 #76 of 166
Shareholder Returns 77 #25 of 107 97 #4 of 107 89 #13 of 107
Overall 77 81 73
  • AEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEMAUBVNSPY
1 month -7.3%-13.4%-14.5% -2.3%
3 months +15.6%+0.7%-11.7% -0.7%
6 months -5.3%-9.4%-14.8% +4.8%
Year to date +0.5%-3.6%-3.4% +10.3%
1 year +6.0%+20.9%+18.0% +10.3%
3 years +244.6%+331.3%+218.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +51.1%+62.8%+47.1% +20.1%
5 years +224.0%+346.1%+268.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +26.5%+34.9%+29.8% +10.1%
10 years +232.7%+483.0%+106.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.8%+19.3%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEMAUBVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%60.9%53.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.3%63.2%57.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.822.271.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.340.34 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-52.8%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-35.9%-38.5% -3.5%
52-week high $252.19$128.26$43.67 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$63.61$21.16 $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.

MultipleAEMAUBVN
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.5x 11.0xmedian 12.5x 7.8xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.6x 6.5xmedian 14.6x 65.4xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 4.6xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.28 —median 0.28 0.59median 0.28

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 monthsAEMAUBVN
Revenue $15.05B $11.83B $1.45B
Gross profit $9.92B $6.48B –
Operating income $9.42B $4.91B $349.40M
Net income $6.17B $4.48B $646.41M
Free cash flow $5.65B $6.34B –
R&D $244.35M $259.00M –
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $7.48 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $2.78B $529.84M
Total debt $197.10M $1.58B $700.74M
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 509.09M 811.63M
Enterprise value $72.17B $31.19B $4.66B

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
MetricAEMAUBVN
P/E 13.9x 11.0x 7.8x
P/FCF 15.1x 6.5x 65.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 6.7x –
P/S 5.7x 3.5x 4.7x
P/B 2.9x 4.6x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 4.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x – –
EV/EBIT 8.7x 8.2x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 3.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF 14.5x 6.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 6.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 – 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMAUBVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 54.6% 75.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% – 39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% 97.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 165.2% 252.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.0% – 122.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 115.8% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% – 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% 78.5% 58.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 103.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% 108.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMAUBVN
Gross margin 65.9% 54.8% –
EBITDA margin 74.1% – –
Operating margin 62.6% 41.5% 24.1%
Pretax margin 60.9% 51.7% 55.1%
Net margin 41.0% 32.2% 60.4%
FCF margin 37.5% 53.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% 52.3% –
Return on equity 21.2% 46.3% 16.5%
Return on assets 16.0% 28.7% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 40.4% –
Return on capital employed 26.0% 35.2% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMAUBVN
Debt / assets 0.5% 10.2% 11.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 42.4% 29.1%
Equity / assets 75.7% 57.6% 70.9%
Interest coverage 147.4x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 2.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.1x 3.8x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 7.00 – 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMAUBVN
Dividend yield 1.0% 5.5% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 5.5% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusAEMAUBVN
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 6.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $4.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +9.9% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +4.0% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMAUBVN
Held by institutions 62.5% 45.9% 44.5%
Institutions holding 1,055 565 275
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.0% -0.7%
Institutions buying 468 325 143
Institutions selling 397 166 101
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.96 1.42

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.

AEMAUBVN
AEM 1.00 0.88 0.80
AU 0.88 1.00 0.77
BVN 0.80 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, AU and BVN?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $85.22B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $41.52B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $6.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, AU and BVN?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 13.9x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.0x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.6x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 9.6x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +6.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +20.9%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +18.0%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.5%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.9%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 1.03%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.50%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 4.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.9%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.