AEM vs BVN vs PPTA Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Buenaventura Mining and Perpetua Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.71 -5.4% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$87.86B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
1.00%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Buenaventura Mining leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Buenaventura Mining 6, Agnico Eagle Mines 3, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMBVNPPTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.86B $6.98B $2.26B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 8.0x -9.7x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 6.4x — BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +75.7% — BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 60.4% — BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.00% 4.11% — BVN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +23.6% -23.2% BVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.1%/yr +28.4%/yr +30.6%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 52.8% 73.2% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 74/100 30/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AEMBVNPPTA

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

AxisAEMBVNPPTA
Valuation 66 #56 of 163 61 #65 of 163 16 #137 of 163
Growth 74 #40 of 148 86 #22 of 148 1 #147 of 148
Profitability 95 #7 of 123 79 #27 of 123 23 #95 of 123
Financial Health 77 #39 of 164 55 #75 of 164 93 #13 of 164
Shareholder Returns 79 #23 of 108 89 #13 of 108 16 #91 of 108
Overall 78 74 30
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA 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

PeriodAEMBVNPPTASPY
1 month -5.4%-13.8%-16.1% +0.7%
3 months +16.6%-13.8%-4.5% +3.7%
6 months -6.6%-15.6%-34.6% +7.1%
Year to date +3.6%-1.1%-25.4% +12.8%
1 year +12.1%+23.6%-23.2% +11.9%
3 years +269.0%+234.0%+422.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +54.6%+49.5%+73.5% +22.8%
5 years +231.2%+249.2%+279.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +27.1%+28.4%+30.6% +10.9%
10 years +255.7%+113.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.5%+7.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEMBVNPPTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%52.8%73.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%56.9%74.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.883.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.45-0.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-54.0%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-37.0%-51.5% -1.2%
52-week high $252.19$43.67$37.22 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$21.16$16.44 $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.

MultipleAEMBVNPPTA
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.2x 8.0xmedian 13.2x -9.7xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 3.1x 4.8xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x -6.4xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 15.2x 66.9xmedian 15.2x -10.6xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 0.30 0.61median 0.30 0.16median 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 monthsAEMBVNPPTA
Revenue $15.05B $1.45B –
Gross profit $9.92B – –
Operating income $9.17B $349.40M -$264.40M
Net income $6.17B $646.41M -$232.33M
Free cash flow $5.65B – -$213.26M
R&D $501.74M – $254.25M
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $1.08 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $529.84M $574.25M
Total debt $197.10M $700.74M –
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 811.63M 125.09M
Enterprise value $74.81B $4.82B -$144.53M

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
MetricAEMBVNPPTA
P/E 14.3x 8.0x -9.7x
P/FCF 15.6x 66.9x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x – -12.5x
P/S 5.8x 4.8x –
P/B 3.0x 1.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.6x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x – -6.4x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 19.3x -6.4x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 15.0x – -7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x – -9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 0.61 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMBVNPPTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 75.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 39.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.4% 252.6% -351.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.7% 122.1% -93.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 55.3% -951.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 0.6% -101.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% 58.4% -542.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 13.2% -60.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% – -436.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% – -103.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% – -493.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – -113.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMBVNPPTA
Gross margin 65.9% – –
EBITDA margin 72.4% – –
Operating margin 60.9% 24.1% –
Pretax margin 60.9% 55.1% –
Net margin 41.0% 60.4% –
FCF margin 37.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% – –
Return on equity 21.2% 16.5% -31.1%
Return on assets 16.0% 11.7% -29.4%
Return on invested capital 21.0% – –
Return on capital employed 25.3% 7.0% -34.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMBVNPPTA
Debt / assets 0.5% 11.6% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 29.1% 6.9%
Equity / assets 75.7% 70.9% 93.1%
Interest coverage 143.3x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 2.0x 12.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 3.8x 11.9x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.7x 11.8x
Altman Z-score 7.15 3.61 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMBVNPPTA
Dividend yield 1.0% 4.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% – -19.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 4.1% -19.1%
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.

ConsensusAEMBVNPPTA
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $4.31FY2026 $-1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% -8.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +10.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMBVNPPTA
Held by institutions 62.5% 44.5% 67.2%
Institutions holding 1,054 274 255
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -0.7% -1.6%
Institutions buying 467 143 128
Institutions selling 397 100 79
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.43 1.62

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.

AEMBVNPPTA
AEM 1.00 0.79 0.82
BVN 0.79 1.00 0.74
PPTA 0.82 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, BVN and PPTA?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $87.86B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $6.98B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, BVN and PPTA?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.3x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.0x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.4x). 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%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Buenaventura Mining (BVN) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +12.1%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +23.6%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -23.2%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +27.1%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +28.4%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest dividend yield: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 1.00%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 4.11%. Perpetua Resources (PPTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.3%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.8%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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