AEM vs B vs FCX Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Barrick Mining and Freeport-Mcmoran Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$37.97 -5.6% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.61B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
2.46%
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$62.94 -12.6% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.38B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.57%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 7, Agnico Eagle Mines 3, Freeport-Mcmoran 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMBFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.22B $63.61B $90.38B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 9.9x 30.7x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 10.1x 20.1x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +49.4% +0.2% B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 31.6% 11.4% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 24.8% 11.6% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x 0.6x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 2.46% 0.57% B
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +15.8% +50.9% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.5%/yr +15.3%/yr +10.5%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 47.3% 48.4% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 79/100 48/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

AEMBFCX

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

AxisAEMBFCX
Valuation 64 #60 of 165 87 #23 of 165 57 #71 of 165
Growth 73 #41 of 150 92 #13 of 150 50 #76 of 150
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 93 #9 of 122 66 #42 of 122
Financial Health 78 #38 of 166 53 #79 of 166 26 #123 of 166
Shareholder Returns 77 #25 of 107 70 #33 of 107 39 #66 of 107
Overall 77 79 48
  • AEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX 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

PeriodAEMBFCXSPY
1 month -7.3%-5.6%-12.6% -2.3%
3 months +15.6%+1.7%-1.1% -0.7%
6 months -5.3%-1.0%+13.3% +4.8%
Year to date +0.5%-12.8%+23.9% +10.3%
1 year +6.0%+15.8%+50.9% +10.3%
3 years +244.6%+130.4%+79.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +51.1%+32.1%+21.4% +20.1%
5 years +224.0%+103.9%+64.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +26.5%+15.3%+10.5% +10.1%
10 years +232.7%+109.3%+492.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.8%+7.7%+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEMBFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%47.3%48.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.3%50.8%51.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.821.852.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.331.05 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-48.8%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-28.3%-21.2% -3.5%
52-week high $252.19$52.98$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$31.67$38.65 $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.

MultipleAEMBFCX
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.5x 9.9xmedian 12.5x 30.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 7.3x 4.8xmedian 7.3x 10.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.6x 5.7xmedian 14.6x 51.3xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.28 0.03median 0.28 2.61median 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 monthsAEMBFCX
Revenue $15.05B $20.66B $25.87B
Gross profit $9.92B $11.56B $7.00B
Operating income $9.42B $10.94B $6.92B
Net income $6.17B $9.49B $4.59B
Free cash flow $5.65B $11.25B $1.76B
R&D $244.35M $481.00M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $3.82 $2.04
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $5.93B $4.08B
Total debt $197.10M $4.68B $9.39B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 1.71B 1.44B
Enterprise value $72.17B $48.36B $86.54B

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
MetricAEMBFCX
P/E 13.9x 9.9x 30.7x
P/FCF 15.1x 5.7x 51.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 6.8x 15.3x
P/S 5.7x 3.1x 3.5x
P/B 2.9x 2.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.3x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 4.8x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 5.7x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 3.0x 3.7x
EV/FCF 14.5x 5.5x 54.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 6.6x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 0.03 2.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMBFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 49.4% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 24.2% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% 89.0% -8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 56.9% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 111.0% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 62.3% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 137.0% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 196.2% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% 142.2% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 364.4% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 84.0% -10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 43.8% 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% 69.3% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 33.2% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMBFCX
Gross margin 65.9% 56.0% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 74.1% 63.2% 35.1%
Operating margin 62.6% 53.0% 26.8%
Pretax margin 60.9% 58.9% 25.7%
Net margin 41.0% 31.6% 11.4%
FCF margin 37.5% 54.4% 6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% 45.5% 22.8%
Return on equity 21.2% 29.6% 14.4%
Return on assets 16.0% 18.1% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 24.8% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 26.0% 22.2% 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMBFCX
Debt / assets 0.5% 8.9% 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.4x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 47.8% 46.1%
Equity / assets 75.7% 52.2% 53.9%
Interest coverage 147.4x 63.6x –
Current ratio 2.7x 3.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 7.00 2.77 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMBFCX
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.5% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.7% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.5% 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.2% 49.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.5% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 0.2%

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.

ConsensusAEMBFCX
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $3.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026 +76.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +14.4% +45.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $20.23BFY2026 $28.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +24.8% +36.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMBFCX
Held by institutions 62.5% 58.0% 86.6%
Institutions holding 1,055 1,007 1,882
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -4.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 468 486 1,029
Institutions selling 397 339 603
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.43 1.71

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.

AEMBFCX
AEM 1.00 0.89 0.69
B 0.89 1.00 0.71
FCX 0.69 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, B and FCX?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $85.22B, Barrick Mining (B) $63.61B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $90.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, B and FCX?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 13.9x, Barrick Mining (B) 9.9x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.6x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.1x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Barrick Mining (B) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%.

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%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.6%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +6.0%, Barrick Mining (B) +15.8%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +50.9%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.5%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +15.3%/yr, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest dividend yield: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 1.03%, Barrick Mining (B) 2.46%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.57%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.9%, Barrick Mining (B) 47.3%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.