AEM vs KGC vs EQX Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Kinross Gold and Equinox Gold Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.68 -9.6% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.79B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$22.40 -10.6% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.91B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.06 -15.5% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.39B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kinross Gold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kinross Gold 6, Agnico Eagle Mines 4, Equinox Gold 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMKGCEQXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.79B $27.91B $6.39B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 8.9x 12.9x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 9.5x 10.1x KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% +39.5% +98.8% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 36.9% 20.5% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 40.9% 9.9% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.3x 0.1x KGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% -6.4% -8.8% AEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.4%/yr +28.5%/yr +4.9%/yr KGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 54.4% 62.5% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 81/100 70/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

AEMKGCEQX

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

AxisAEMKGCEQX
Valuation 65 #58 of 162 86 #24 of 162 79 #35 of 162
Growth 75 #38 of 147 84 #25 of 147 100 #1 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 99 #2 of 122 70 #37 of 122
Financial Health 76 #40 of 165 73 #46 of 165 62 #63 of 165
Shareholder Returns 79 #23 of 107 64 #39 of 107 41 #64 of 107
Overall 78 81 70
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQX 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

PeriodAEMKGCEQXSPY
1 month -9.6%-10.6%-15.5% -0.8%
3 months +20.4%-6.3%+5.7% +3.5%
6 months -11.3%-30.3%-29.8% +7.0%
Year to date +3.6%-20.5%-28.3% +12.2%
1 year +7.5%-6.4%-8.8% +13.0%
3 years +260.1%+321.8%+118.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.3%+61.6%+29.7% +23.1%
5 years +209.7%+250.0%+27.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.4%+28.5%+4.9% +11.0%
10 years +263.0%+491.0%+34.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.8%+19.4%+3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEMKGCEQXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%54.4%62.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%57.2%64.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.942.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.12-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-56.0%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-41.2%-46.4% -1.8%
52-week high $252.19$38.07$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$22.21$8.61 $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.

MultipleAEMKGCEQX
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 12.8x 8.7xmedian 12.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 7.0x 4.5xmedian 7.0x 6.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 15.2x 6.8xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.29 0.08median 0.29 0.09median 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 monthsAEMKGCEQX
Revenue $14.53B $8.47B $2.41B
Gross profit $9.99B $4.89B –
Operating income $9.64B $4.46B $740.90M
Net income $5.87B $3.23B $1.74B
Free cash flow $5.43B $3.93B –
R&D $226.87M $177.70M $25.27M
EPS (diluted) $11.67 $2.55 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $3.46B $2.66B $317.78M
Total debt $785.64M $4.67B $553.95M
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 1.22B 630.31M
Enterprise value $79.43B $18.75B $4.34B

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
MetricAEMKGCEQX
P/E 15.0x 8.7x 12.8x
P/FCF 16.2x 6.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 5.4x –
P/S 6.0x 3.2x 3.3x
P/B 3.1x 2.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 4.5x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 5.6x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 3.0x 3.3x
EV/FCF 15.6x 6.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 5.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.08 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMKGCEQX
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% 39.5% 98.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 28.9% 33.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 72.8% 77.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 87.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% 86.2% 363.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 137.5% 256.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.5% 98.6% 638.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 48.0% 385.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.4% 118.1% 372.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 112.1% 149.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.3% 46.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% 47.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% -11.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 27.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMKGCEQX
Gross margin 68.8% 57.7% –
EBITDA margin 78.0% 65.7% 51.5%
Operating margin 66.3% 52.6% 30.7%
Pretax margin 60.4% 52.4% 26.8%
Net margin 40.4% 36.9% 20.5%
FCF margin 37.4% 46.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 58.4% –
Return on equity 21.4% 34.0% 16.3%
Return on assets 16.1% 24.4% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 40.9% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 27.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMKGCEQX
Debt / assets 0.5% 5.9% 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 28.1% 35.0%
Equity / assets 75.7% 71.9% 65.0%
Interest coverage 131.9x 27.8x 21.9x
Current ratio 2.9x – –
Quick ratio 1.8x – –
Cash ratio 1.8x – –
Altman Z-score 7.38 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMKGCEQX
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.7% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 1.8% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -11.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -6.3% –

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.

ConsensusAEMKGCEQX
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $2.36FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +49.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +6.8% +31.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $8.30BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +130.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +3.8% +32.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMKGCEQX
Held by institutions 62.5% 59.3% 70.9%
Institutions holding 1,053 640 327
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +0.7% +0.5%
Institutions buying 467 313 184
Institutions selling 396 224 88
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.40 2.09

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.

AEMKGCEQX
AEM 1.00 0.91 0.87
KGC 0.91 1.00 0.84
EQX 0.87 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, KGC and EQX?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $89.79B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $27.91B, Equinox Gold (EQX) $6.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, KGC and EQX?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.3x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.9x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.5x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.1x). 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%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +39.5%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +98.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 36.9%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 40.9%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +7.5%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -6.4%, Equinox Gold (EQX) -8.8%. Over five years, Kinross Gold (KGC) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.4%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +28.5%/yr, Equinox Gold (EQX) +4.9%/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%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.00%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Equinox Gold (EQX) 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) 48.1%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.4%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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