AEM vs B vs EXK Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Barrick Mining and Endeavour Silver Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (BVN) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.71 -5.4% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$84.17B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.66 -6.3% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$63.24B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.76 -11.1% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAEMBEXKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.17B $63.24B $2.04B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 9.7x 31.1x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 10.3x 11.8x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +49.4% +197.5% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 31.6% 8.9% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 24.8% 16.1% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x -0.9x EXK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +20.6% -4.0% B
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.1%/yr +16.1%/yr +9.0%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 46.9% 76.3% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 79/100 70/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

AEMBEXK

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

AxisAEMBEXK
Valuation 66 #56 of 163 86 #23 of 163 70 #49 of 163
Growth 74 #40 of 148 91 #14 of 148 86 #21 of 148
Profitability 95 #7 of 123 93 #9 of 123 66 #43 of 123
Financial Health 77 #39 of 164 52 #79 of 164 66 #57 of 164
Shareholder Returns 79 #23 of 108 71 #32 of 108 62 #42 of 108
Overall 78 79 70
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EXK 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

PeriodAEMBEXKSPY
1 month -5.4%-6.3%-11.1% +0.7%
3 months +16.6%+2.6%0.0% +3.7%
6 months -6.6%-1.7%-15.9% +7.1%
Year to date +3.6%-11.2%-17.4% +12.8%
1 year +12.1%+20.6%-4.0% +11.9%
3 years +269.0%+140.0%+246.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +54.6%+33.9%+51.4% +22.8%
5 years +231.2%+110.5%+53.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +27.1%+16.1%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years +255.7%+126.3%+83.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.5%+8.5%+6.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEMBEXKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%46.9%76.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%50.3%77.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.803.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.44-0.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-48.8%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-27.0%-45.0% -1.2%
52-week high $252.19$52.98$14.12 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$31.67$7.07 $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.

MultipleAEMBEXK
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.2x 10.1xmedian 13.2x 33.5xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 7.2x 4.9xmedian 7.2x 7.3xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 15.2x 5.8xmedian 15.2x 12.3xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 0.30 0.03median 0.30 0.92median 0.30

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 monthsAEMBEXK
Revenue $15.05B $20.66B $737.30M
Gross profit $9.92B $11.56B $229.80M
Operating income $9.17B $10.94B $176.30M
Net income $6.17B $9.49B -$124.97M
Free cash flow $5.65B $11.25B $165.81M
R&D $501.74M $481.00M –
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $3.82 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $5.93B $236.60M
Total debt $197.10M $18.98B $337.87M
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 1.71B 283.08M
Enterprise value $71.11B $38.44B $1.30B

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
MetricAEMBEXK
P/E 14.3x 10.1x 33.5x
P/FCF 15.6x 5.8x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 6.9x 19.8x
P/S 5.8x 3.1x 2.8x
P/B 3.0x 2.4x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 4.9x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 5.8x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 3.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 15.0x 5.6x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 6.8x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 0.03 0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMBEXK
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 49.4% 197.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 24.2% 48.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% 89.0% 463.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 56.9% 60.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.4% 111.0% 834.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.7% 62.3% 42.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 137.0% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 196.2% -122.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% 142.2% 260.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 332.2% 36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 84.0% 261.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 43.8% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% 69.3% 1,855%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 33.2% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMBEXK
Gross margin 65.9% 56.0% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 72.4% 63.2% 33.5%
Operating margin 60.9% 53.0% 23.9%
Pretax margin 60.9% 58.9% -7.7%
Net margin 41.0% 31.6% 8.9%
FCF margin 37.5% 54.4% 22.5%
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% 45.5% 14.0%
Return on equity 21.2% 29.6% 9.7%
Return on assets 16.0% 18.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 24.8% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 25.3% 22.2% 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMBEXK
Debt / assets 0.5% 8.9% 0.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 47.8% 44.0%
Equity / assets 75.7% 52.2% 56.0%
Interest coverage 143.3x 63.6x 7.5x
Current ratio 2.7x 3.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 7.15 2.80 3.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMBEXK
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.2% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.6% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusAEMBEXK
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +14.4% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $20.23BFY2026 $813.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +88.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +24.8% +39.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMBEXK
Held by institutions 62.5% 0.0% 50.1%
Institutions holding 1,054 1 223
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% – -6.4%
Institutions buying 467 1 122
Institutions selling 397 0 55
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 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.

AEMBEXK
AEM 1.00 0.89 0.81
B 0.89 1.00 0.78
EXK 0.81 0.78 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, B and EXK?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $84.17B, Barrick Mining (B) $63.24B, Endeavour Silver (EXK) $2.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, B and EXK?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 13.6x, Barrick Mining (B) 9.7x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 31.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 11.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Endeavour Silver (EXK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.0%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barrick Mining (B) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +12.1%, Barrick Mining (B) +20.6%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) -4.0%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +27.1%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +16.1%/yr, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +9.0%/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%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Endeavour Silver (EXK) 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%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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