AEM vs AU vs CE Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, AngloGold Ashanti and Celanese Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$183.26 -0.4% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$91.64B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
0.95%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$87.30 -5.9% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.09B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
5.18%
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
CE Celanese Corp
$48.83 +6.4% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.25%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 7, Agnico Eagle Mines 4, Celanese 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMAUCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.64B $44.09B $5.36B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 11.7x -4.6x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 10.2x 7.7x CE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +54.6% -2.2% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 32.2% -12.0% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 40.5% -4.1% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 63.7x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.95% 5.18% 0.25% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% +32.4% +18.5% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +36.4%/yr -21.3%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 60.1% 51.3% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 81/100 30/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AEMAUCE

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

AxisAEMAUCE
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 75 #42 of 162 59 #39 of 94
Growth 73 #41 of 147 88 #18 of 147 23 #70 of 91
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 97 #5 of 122 34 #56 of 84
Financial Health 77 #39 of 164 49 #84 of 164 13 #82 of 94
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 107 97 #4 of 107 22 #54 of 69
Overall 78 81 30
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEMAUCESPY
1 month -0.4%-5.9%+6.4% +0.9%
3 months +27.1%+12.0%+11.1% +5.9%
6 months -0.2%-3.5%-25.0% +8.5%
Year to date +8.1%+2.4%+15.5% +13.3%
1 year +16.9%+32.4%+18.5% +12.4%
3 years +275.6%+355.2%-57.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +55.5%+65.8%-24.5% +23.5%
5 years +245.4%+372.4%-69.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.2%+36.4%-21.3% +11.0%
10 years +271.0%+545.7%-32.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.0%+20.5%-3.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAEMAUCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%60.1%51.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%62.2%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.200.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.540.36 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-52.8%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-31.9%-29.5% -0.9%
52-week high $252.19$128.26$69.24 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$63.61$35.53 $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.

MultipleAEMAUCE
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.4x 11.7xmedian 13.4x -4.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.2x 3.7xmedian 3.2x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 95.8xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.8x 7.0xmedian 14.8x 7.6xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.11median 1.84

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 monthsAEMAUCE
Revenue $15.05B $11.83B $9.71B
Gross profit $9.92B $6.48B $2.03B
Operating income $9.17B $4.91B -$692.00M
Net income $6.17B $4.48B -$1.16B
Free cash flow $5.65B $6.34B $708.00M
R&D $501.74M $259.00M $120.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $7.48 $-10.60
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $2.78B $1.36B
Total debt $197.10M $1.57B $12.01B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 509.09M 110.25M
Enterprise value $78.58B $33.76B -$44.96M

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
MetricAEMAUCE
P/E 14.9x 11.7x -4.6x
P/FCF 16.2x 7.0x 7.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 7.1x 5.4x
P/S 6.1x 3.7x 0.6x
P/B 3.1x 4.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 4.9x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x – 95.8x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 8.7x -23.1x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 3.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF 15.6x 6.7x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 6.9x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 – 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMAUCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 54.6% -2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% – -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% 97.4% -5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – -3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.4% 165.2% 11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.7% – -39.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 115.8% 29.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% – -42.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% 78.5% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – -42.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 103.4% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% – -16.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% 108.6% 12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – -13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMAUCE
Gross margin 65.9% 54.8% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 72.4% – 1.7%
Operating margin 60.9% 41.5% -7.1%
Pretax margin 60.9% 51.7% -11.6%
Net margin 41.0% 32.2% -12.0%
FCF margin 37.5% 53.6% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% 52.3% 10.1%
Return on equity 21.2% 46.3% -25.4%
Return on assets 16.0% 28.7% -5.3%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 40.5% -4.1%
Return on capital employed 25.3% 35.2% -3.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMAUCE
Debt / assets 0.5% 10.1% 56.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 63.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.2x 17.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 42.4% 78.6%
Equity / assets 75.7% 57.6% 21.4%
Interest coverage 143.3x – -1.0x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.38 – 1.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMAUCE
Dividend yield 1.0% 5.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 5.2% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -1.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 1.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -91.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -65.0%

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.

ConsensusAEMAUCE
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $6.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026 +59.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +9.9% -0.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026 $9.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +4.0% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMAUCE
Held by institutions 62.5% 45.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,053 563 458
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.0% +10.8%
Institutions buying 467 323 246
Institutions selling 396 166 138
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.95 1.78

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.

AEMAUCE
AEM 1.00 0.87 0.06
AU 0.87 1.00 0.06
CE 0.06 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, AU and CE?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $91.64B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.09B, Celanese (CE) $5.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, AU and CE?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.9x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.7x, Celanese (CE) -4.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Celanese (CE) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.8x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x, Celanese (CE) 7.7x). 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) +42.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Celanese (CE) -2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Celanese (CE) -12.0%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Celanese (CE) -4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +32.4%, Celanese (CE) +18.5%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +28.2%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.4%/yr, Celanese (CE) -21.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.95%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.18%, Celanese (CE) 0.25%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.1%, Celanese (CE) 51.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.