AEM vs EQX vs NEM Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Equinox Gold and Newmont Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.68 -9.6% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.58B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.06 -15.5% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$110.38 -9.1% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$118.12B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 5, Agnico Eagle Mines 4, Equinox Gold 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMEQXNEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.58B $6.35B $118.12B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 12.9x 12.8x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 10.1x 11.5x EQX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% +98.8% +23.7% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 20.5% 34.7% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 9.9% 8.6% AEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.1x -0.5x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% -8.8% +32.4% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.4%/yr +4.9%/yr +13.9%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 62.5% 48.0% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 70/100 71/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AEMEQXNEM

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

AxisAEMEQXNEM
Valuation 65 #58 of 162 79 #35 of 162 72 #46 of 162
Growth 75 #38 of 147 100 #1 of 147 83 #26 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 70 #37 of 122 84 #21 of 122
Financial Health 76 #40 of 165 62 #63 of 165 54 #77 of 165
Shareholder Returns 79 #23 of 107 41 #64 of 107 65 #38 of 107
Overall 78 70 71
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM 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

PeriodAEMEQXNEMSPY
1 month -9.6%-15.5%-9.1% -0.8%
3 months +20.4%+5.7%+18.1% +3.5%
6 months -11.3%-29.8%-4.9% +7.0%
Year to date +3.6%-28.3%+10.5% +12.2%
1 year +7.5%-8.8%+32.4% +13.0%
3 years +260.1%+118.2%+183.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.3%+29.7%+41.5% +23.1%
5 years +209.7%+27.2%+91.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.4%+4.9%+13.9% +11.0%
10 years +263.0%+34.5%+205.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.8%+3.0%+11.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEMEQXNEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%62.5%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%64.9%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.732.091.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.140.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-71.6%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-46.4%-18.3% -1.8%
52-week high $252.19$18.76$135.14 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$8.61$78.63 $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.

MultipleAEMEQXNEM
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 12.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x 12.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x 4.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 7.0x 6.4xmedian 7.0x 13.6xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 11.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.29 0.09median 0.29 0.10median 0.29

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 monthsAEMEQXNEM
Revenue $14.53B $2.41B $26.61B
Gross profit $9.99B – $18.41B
Operating income $9.64B $740.90M $5.60B
Net income $5.87B $1.74B $9.44B
Free cash flow $5.43B – $10.07B
R&D $226.87M $25.27M $193.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.67 $0.78 $8.79
Cash & equivalents $3.46B $317.78M $8.83B
Total debt $785.64M $553.95M $5.09B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 630.31M 1.05B
Enterprise value $79.21B $4.31B $83.26B

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
MetricAEMEQXNEM
P/E 15.0x 12.8x 12.5x
P/FCF 16.2x – 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x – 8.8x
P/S 6.0x 3.3x 4.3x
P/B 3.1x 1.2x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 1.2x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 6.4x 13.6x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 10.8x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 3.3x 4.2x
EV/FCF 15.6x – 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x – 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.09 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMEQXNEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% 98.8% 23.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 33.7% 34.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 72.8% – 41.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.0% – 55.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% 363.9% 298.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 256.1% 45.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.5% 638.7% 30.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 385.5% 136.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.4% 372.4% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 149.9% 119.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.3% – 42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% – 60.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% – 64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 136.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMEQXNEM
Gross margin 68.8% – 69.2%
EBITDA margin 78.0% 51.5% 30.6%
Operating margin 66.3% 30.7% 21.0%
Pretax margin 60.4% 26.8% 52.8%
Net margin 40.4% 20.5% 34.7%
FCF margin 37.4% – 37.9%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% – 49.2%
Return on equity 21.4% 16.3% 26.5%
Return on assets 16.1% 9.7% 16.3%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 9.9% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 27.9% – 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMEQXNEM
Debt / assets 0.5% 5.7% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.1x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 35.0% 38.4%
Equity / assets 75.7% 65.0% 61.6%
Interest coverage 131.9x 21.9x –
Current ratio 2.9x – 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.8x – 1.6x
Altman Z-score 7.38 – 4.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMEQXNEM
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – 4.9%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.4% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -7.4%

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.

ConsensusAEMEQXNEM
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $9.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +49.3%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +31.0% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +130.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +32.3% +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMEQXNEM
Held by institutions 62.5% 70.9% 77.2%
Institutions holding 1,053 327 1,786
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +0.5% +1.5%
Institutions buying 467 184 841
Institutions selling 396 88 719
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.09 1.17

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.

AEMEQXNEM
AEM 1.00 0.87 0.89
EQX 0.87 1.00 0.83
NEM 0.89 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, EQX and NEM?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $89.58B, Equinox Gold (EQX) $6.35B, Newmont (NEM) $118.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, EQX and NEM?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.3x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 12.9x, Newmont (NEM) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinox Gold (EQX) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.1x, Newmont (NEM) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinox Gold (EQX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +98.8%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%). On return on invested capital, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +7.5%, Equinox Gold (EQX) -8.8%, Newmont (NEM) +32.4%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.4%/yr, Equinox Gold (EQX) +4.9%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +13.9%/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%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 0.00%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Equinox Gold (EQX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEM, EQX and NEM?

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