AEM vs PAAS vs B Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Pan American Silver and Barrick Mining Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.68 -9.6% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$88.50B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.23 -10.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$65.44B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAEMPAASBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.50B $15.52B $65.44B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 50.1x 10.0x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 12.5x 10.2x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% +2.3% +49.4% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 9.7% 31.6% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 0.0% 24.8% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -4.4x -0.1x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% +10.9% +17.7% B
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.4%/yr +8.8%/yr +14.6%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 57.9% 46.9% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 68/100 78/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

AEMPAASB

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

AxisAEMPAASB
Valuation 65 #58 of 162 58 #69 of 162 86 #23 of 162
Growth 75 #38 of 147 73 #40 of 147 90 #15 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 52 #59 of 122 93 #9 of 122
Financial Health 76 #40 of 165 85 #25 of 165 52 #79 of 165
Shareholder Returns 79 #23 of 107 69 #34 of 107 70 #33 of 107
Overall 78 68 78
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B 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

PeriodAEMPAASBSPY
1 month -9.6%-16.1%-10.8% -0.8%
3 months +20.4%-8.6%+2.3% +3.5%
6 months -11.3%-27.0%-6.0% +7.0%
Year to date +3.6%-22.2%-12.2% +12.2%
1 year +7.5%+10.9%+17.7% +13.0%
3 years +260.1%+166.6%+134.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.3%+38.7%+32.8% +23.1%
5 years +209.7%+52.3%+97.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.4%+8.8%+14.6% +11.0%
10 years +263.0%+153.2%+129.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.8%+9.7%+8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEMPAASBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%57.9%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%60.1%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.732.061.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.190.38 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-59.2%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-41.3%-27.8% -1.8%
52-week high $252.19$68.70$52.98 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$33.20$31.67 $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.

MultipleAEMPAASB
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 12.8x 49.6xmedian 12.8x 10.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.1x 5.3xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 7.0x 43.4xmedian 7.0x 4.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 15.2x 15.2xmedian 15.2x 5.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.29 1.13median 0.29 0.03median 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 monthsAEMPAASB
Revenue $14.53B $3.19B $20.66B
Gross profit $9.99B $882.07M $11.56B
Operating income $9.64B $1.90M $10.94B
Net income $5.87B $930.65M $9.49B
Free cash flow $5.43B $1.12B $11.25B
R&D $226.87M – $481.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.67 $0.81 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $3.46B $1.57B $5.93B
Total debt $785.64M $3.00M $18.98B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 381.58M 1.71B
Enterprise value $78.13B $10.37B $40.64B

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
MetricAEMPAASB
P/E 15.0x 49.6x 10.0x
P/FCF 16.2x 15.2x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 15.2x 6.8x
P/S 6.0x 5.3x 3.1x
P/B 3.1x 2.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 43.4x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 8,120x 5.7x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF 15.6x 13.8x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 13.8x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 1.13 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMPAASB
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% 2.3% 49.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 22.3% 24.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 72.8% -0.3% 89.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 104.0% 56.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% 116.1% 111.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 127.1% 62.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.5% 123.6% 137.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 75.4% 196.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.4% -57.1% 142.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 44.1% 332.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.3% 74.4% 84.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% – 43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 66.2% 69.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 56.4% 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMPAASB
Gross margin 68.8% 27.7% 56.0%
EBITDA margin 78.0% 11.1% 63.2%
Operating margin 66.3% 0.1% 53.0%
Pretax margin 60.4% 0.1% 58.9%
Net margin 40.4% 9.7% 31.6%
FCF margin 37.4% 35.1% 54.4%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 35.1% 45.5%
Return on equity 21.4% 0.0% 29.6%
Return on assets 16.1% 0.0% 18.1%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 0.0% 24.8%
Return on capital employed 27.9% 0.0% 22.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMPAASB
Debt / assets 0.5% 0.0% 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -4.4x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 27.5% 47.8%
Equity / assets 75.7% 72.5% 52.2%
Interest coverage 131.9x 21.3x 63.6x
Current ratio 2.9x 14.1x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.5x 2.1x
Cash ratio 1.8x 2.2x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 7.38 5.06 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMPAASB
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.7% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -1.5% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.2% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusAEMPAASB
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.93FY2026 $3.22FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.0%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.3% +30.4% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $4.48BFY2026 $20.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +12.7% +25.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMPAASB
Held by institutions 62.5% 56.5% 58.0%
Institutions holding 1,053 584 1,005
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -1.0% -4.7%
Institutions buying 467 268 486
Institutions selling 396 199 337
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.35 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.

AEMPAASB
AEM 1.00 0.87 0.89
PAAS 0.87 1.00 0.85
B 0.89 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, PAAS and B?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $88.50B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.52B, Barrick Mining (B) $65.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, PAAS and B?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.1x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 50.1x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.5x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x). 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) +50.3%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barrick Mining (B) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +7.5%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.9%, Barrick Mining (B) +17.7%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.4%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +8.8%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +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%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.00%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Pan American Silver (PAAS) 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%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.