AEM vs KGC vs EGO Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Kinross Gold and Eldorado Gold Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$183.26 -0.4% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.31B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$22.98 -4.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.21B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
EGO Eldorado Gold Corp /Fi
$34.48 -12.5% 1M +37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.57B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.04B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAEMKGCEGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.31B $26.21B $6.57B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 8.3x 10.4x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 9.7x 11.5x KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +31.0% +37.4% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 37.6% 3.5% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 41.6% 8.3% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.3x 1.3x KGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% -0.4% +37.5% EGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +30.8%/yr +31.0%/yr EGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 54.3% 59.8% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 77/100 61/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AEMKGCEGO

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

AxisAEMKGCEGO
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 88 #21 of 162 91 #16 of 162
Growth 73 #41 of 147 82 #27 of 147 86 #21 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 100 #1 of 122 47 #65 of 122
Financial Health 77 #39 of 164 76 #40 of 164 31 #113 of 164
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 107 41 #64 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Overall 78 77 61
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EGO 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

PeriodAEMKGCEGOSPY
1 month -0.4%-4.6%-12.5% +0.9%
3 months +27.1%-1.0%+7.9% +5.9%
6 months -0.2%-23.0%+16.4% +8.5%
Year to date +8.1%-18.4%-4.0% +13.3%
1 year +16.9%-0.4%+37.5% +12.4%
3 years +275.6%+332.8%+219.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +55.5%+63.0%+47.4% +23.5%
5 years +245.4%+282.4%+284.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.2%+30.8%+31.0% +11.0%
10 years +271.0%+514.4%+107.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.0%+19.9%+7.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAEMKGCEGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%54.3%59.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%56.9%60.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.952.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.010.63 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-56.0%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-39.6%-30.6% -0.9%
52-week high $252.19$38.07$49.71 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$22.21$24.93 $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.

MultipleAEMKGCEGO
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.4x 8.8xmedian 13.4x 11.1xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 7.3x 4.7xmedian 7.3x 7.0xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.8x 5.0xmedian 14.8x 38.5xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.31 0.07median 0.31 0.10median 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 monthsAEMKGCEGO
Revenue $15.05B $8.44B $18.04B
Gross profit $9.92B $4.90B $1.10B
Operating income $9.17B $4.47B $971.70M
Net income $6.17B $3.21B $660.53M
Free cash flow $5.65B $5.48B $177.66M
R&D $501.74M $170.00M $51.20M
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $2.59 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $2.64B $396.83M
Total debt $197.10M $816.70M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 1.22B 205.41M
Enterprise value $75.26B $16.13B $4.05B

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
MetricAEMKGCEGO
P/E 14.9x 8.8x 11.1x
P/FCF 16.2x 5.0x 38.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 5.8x 16.1x
P/S 6.1x 3.3x 0.4x
P/B 3.1x 2.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 4.7x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 5.8x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 3.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF 15.6x 4.7x 47.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 5.5x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.07 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMKGCEGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 31.0% 37.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 26.2% 167.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% 61.9% 42.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 79.0% 68.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.4% 68.2% 54.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.7% 115.3% 35.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 74.0% 81.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 56.0% 59.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% 91.2% 70.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 119.3% 113.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 27.4% -7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 38.4% 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% 31.1% 426.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 34.6% 391.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMKGCEGO
Gross margin 65.9% 58.0% 6.1%
EBITDA margin 72.4% 65.2% 6.7%
Operating margin 60.9% 52.9% 5.4%
Pretax margin 60.9% 52.3% 5.0%
Net margin 41.0% 37.6% 3.5%
FCF margin 37.5% 64.9% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% 55.9% 2.4%
Return on equity 21.2% 32.3% 9.7%
Return on assets 16.0% 23.3% –
Return on invested capital 21.0% 41.6% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 25.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMKGCEGO
Debt / assets 0.5% 5.9% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.3x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.1x 11.2x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 27.6% –
Equity / assets 75.7% 72.4% –
Interest coverage 143.3x 171.8x 64.4x
Current ratio 2.7x – –
Quick ratio 1.6x – –
Cash ratio 1.6x – –
Altman Z-score 7.38 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMKGCEGO
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.7% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -1.5% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -0.8% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -145.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -38.0% –

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.

ConsensusAEMKGCEGO
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $2.36FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +73.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +6.8% +73.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $8.30BFY2026 $2.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +3.8% +45.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMKGCEGO
Held by institutions 62.5% 59.3% –
Institutions holding 1,053 640 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 467 313 –
Institutions selling 396 224 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.40 –

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.

AEMKGCEGO
AEM 1.00 0.91 0.82
KGC 0.91 1.00 0.81
EGO 0.82 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, KGC and EGO?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $88.31B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $26.21B, Eldorado Gold (EGO) $6.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, KGC and EGO?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.3x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.3x, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.8x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.7x, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +37.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 3.5%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.0%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 41.6%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eldorado Gold (EGO) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.9%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -0.4%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +37.5%. Over five years, Eldorado Gold (EGO) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +28.2%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +30.8%/yr, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.3%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEM, KGC and EGO?

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