AEM vs B vs SVM Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Barrick Mining and Silvercorp Metals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$180.70 -7.1% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.29B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$39.25 -8.5% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$67.47B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.62 -23.9% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 5, Agnico Eagle Mines 3, Silvercorp Metals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMBSVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.29B $67.47B $1.88B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x 10.3x 21.9x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 10.5x 12.0x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% +49.4% +60.8% SVM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 31.6% 17.3% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 24.8% 11.7% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x -1.9x SVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.5% +23.3% +40.6% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +15.7%/yr +14.6%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 46.8% 70.6% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 78/100 76/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

AEMBSVM

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

AxisAEMBSVM
Valuation 65 #58 of 162 87 #22 of 162 83 #28 of 162
Growth 74 #39 of 147 90 #15 of 147 87 #20 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 93 #9 of 122 82 #23 of 122
Financial Health 76 #40 of 164 52 #79 of 164 83 #28 of 164
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 107 68 #35 of 107 44 #60 of 107
Overall 78 78 76
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM 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

PeriodAEMBSVMSPY
1 month -7.1%-8.5%-23.9% -0.2%
3 months +25.7%+7.0%-8.2% +3.9%
6 months -4.5%+0.2%-26.9% +8.2%
Year to date +6.6%-9.9%+3.4% +12.9%
1 year +16.5%+23.3%+40.6% +12.3%
3 years +270.4%+140.4%+274.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +54.8%+34.0%+55.4% +23.3%
5 years +226.2%+107.2%+97.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.7%+15.7%+14.6% +10.9%
10 years +270.5%+132.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%+8.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEMBSVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%46.8%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%50.3%73.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.802.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.500.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-48.8%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-25.9%-45.1% -1.2%
52-week high $252.19$52.98$15.71 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$31.67$6.09 $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.

MultipleAEMBSVM
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 13.3x 10.3xmedian 13.3x 22.0xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x 3.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 7.3x 4.9xmedian 7.3x 7.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 14.7x 5.8xmedian 14.7x 6.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 0.31 0.03median 0.31 0.48median 0.31

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 monthsAEMBSVM
Revenue $14.53B $20.66B $495.47M
Gross profit $9.99B $11.56B $302.64M
Operating income $9.64B $10.94B $165.81M
Net income $5.87B $9.49B $69.58M
Free cash flow $5.43B $11.25B $309.98M
R&D $226.87M $481.00M –
EPS (diluted) $11.67 $3.82 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $3.46B $5.93B $386.76M
Total debt $785.64M $18.98B $118.10M
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 1.71B 219.43M
Enterprise value $80.92B $42.67B $221.55M

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
MetricAEMBSVM
P/E 15.4x 10.3x 22.0x
P/FCF 16.6x 5.8x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 7.0x 5.9x
P/S 6.2x 3.2x 3.8x
P/B 3.2x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 4.9x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 9.0x 5.9x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 3.1x 3.1x
EV/FCF 16.0x 5.7x 4.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 6.9x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 0.03 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMBSVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% 49.4% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 24.2% 31.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 72.8% 89.0% 146.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 56.9% 58.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% 111.0% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 62.3% 72.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.5% 137.0% -7.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 196.2% 50.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.4% 142.2% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 332.2% 45.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.3% 84.0% 120.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% 43.8% 53.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 69.3% 298.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 33.2% 189.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMBSVM
Gross margin 68.8% 56.0% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 78.0% 63.2% 40.9%
Operating margin 66.3% 53.0% 33.5%
Pretax margin 60.4% 58.9% 57.4%
Net margin 40.4% 31.6% 17.3%
FCF margin 37.4% 54.4% 62.6%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 45.5% 65.4%
Return on equity 21.4% 29.6% 5.7%
Return on assets 16.1% 18.1% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 24.8% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 27.9% 22.2% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMBSVM
Debt / assets 0.5% 8.9% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x -1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 47.8% 23.2%
Equity / assets 75.7% 52.2% 76.8%
Interest coverage 131.9x 63.6x 11.9x
Current ratio 2.9x 3.0x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.1x 3.4x
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.9x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 7.54 2.82 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMBSVM
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.4% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.6% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusAEMBSVM
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +14.4% +80.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $20.23BFY2026 $479.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +24.8% +74.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMBSVM
Held by institutions 62.5% 0.0% 55.0%
Institutions holding 1,053 1 185
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% – +2.1%
Institutions buying 467 1 92
Institutions selling 396 0 64
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 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.

AEMBSVM
AEM 1.00 0.89 0.80
B 0.89 1.00 0.79
SVM 0.80 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, B and SVM?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $91.29B, Barrick Mining (B) $67.47B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, B and SVM?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.5x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.5x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.5x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.5%, Barrick Mining (B) +23.3%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +40.6%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.7%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +15.7%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +14.6%/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%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Silvercorp Metals (SVM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.8%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.