AEM vs PAAS vs BTG Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Pan American Silver and B2Gold Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$170.43 -7.3% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.22B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
1.03%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
BTG B2Gold Corp
$4.77 -8.3% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.39B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.68%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Agnico Eagle Mines leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Agnico Eagle Mines 6, B2Gold 3, Pan American Silver 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMPAASBTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.22B $16.42B $6.39B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 10,746x 7.7x BTG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 12.2x 8.2x BTG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +2.3% — AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 0.0% — AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 0.0% 44.5% BTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -4.4x 0.1x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 1.75% 1.68% PAAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +10.5% +8.7% PAAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.5%/yr +8.6%/yr +2.4%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 58.5% 60.2% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 66/100 76/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AEMPAASBTG

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

AxisAEMPAASBTG
Valuation 64 #60 of 165 54 #77 of 165 93 #13 of 165
Growth 73 #41 of 150 76 #37 of 150 83 #27 of 150
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 48 #64 of 122 96 #6 of 122
Financial Health 78 #38 of 166 86 #25 of 166 67 #55 of 166
Shareholder Returns 77 #25 of 107 69 #34 of 107 43 #61 of 107
Overall 77 66 76
  • AEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BTG ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEMPAASBTGSPY
1 month -7.3%-14.5%-8.3% -2.3%
3 months +15.6%-11.0%+23.9% -0.7%
6 months -5.3%-23.9%+11.4% +4.8%
Year to date +0.5%-24.9%+5.8% +10.3%
1 year +6.0%+10.5%+8.7% +10.3%
3 years +244.6%+153.7%+42.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +51.1%+36.4%+12.5% +20.1%
5 years +224.0%+51.0%+12.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +26.5%+8.6%+2.4% +10.1%
10 years +232.7%+139.8%+66.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.8%+9.1%+5.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEMPAASBTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%58.5%60.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.3%61.3%60.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.822.132.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.180.14 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-59.2%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-43.3%-23.2% -3.5%
52-week high $252.19$68.70$6.21 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$33.20$3.64 $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.

MultipleAEMPAASBTG
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.5x 10,746xmedian 12.5x 7.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 7.3x 41.8xmedian 7.3x 4.7xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.6x 14.6xmedian 14.6x 6.4xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.28 411.97median 0.28 0.41median 0.28

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 monthsAEMPAASBTG
Revenue $15.05B $3.19B –
Gross profit $9.92B $882.07M $1.86B
Operating income $9.42B $1.90M $1.93B
Net income $6.17B $931.18M $828.55M
Free cash flow $5.65B $1.12B $1.00B
R&D $244.35M – –
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $0.00 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $1.57B $286.58M
Total debt $197.10M $3.00M $456.09M
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 381.58M 1.48B
Enterprise value $72.17B $11.27B $4.91B

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
MetricAEMPAASBTG
P/E 13.9x 10,746x 7.7x
P/FCF 15.1x 14.6x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 19.9x 6.4x
P/S 5.7x 5.1x –
P/B 2.9x 2.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.2x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 41.8x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 7,812x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 4.7x –
EV/FCF 14.5x 13.2x 6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 18.0x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 411.97 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMPAASBTG
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 2.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 22.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% -0.3% 107.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 113.6% 35.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 116.1% 1,748%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 127.1% 46.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 123.7% 298.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 60.1% 33.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% -99.8% 272.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 26.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 50,145% 86.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% – 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% 448.7% 86.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 56.4% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMPAASBTG
Gross margin 65.9% 27.7% –
EBITDA margin 74.1% 11.1% –
Operating margin 62.6% 0.1% –
Pretax margin 60.9% 0.1% –
Net margin 41.0% 0.0% –
FCF margin 37.5% 35.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% 25.9% –
Return on equity 21.2% 0.0% 44.1%
Return on assets 16.0% 0.0% 29.1%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 0.0% 44.5%
Return on capital employed 26.0% 0.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMPAASBTG
Debt / assets 0.5% 0.0% 7.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -4.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 27.5% 30.3%
Equity / assets 75.7% 72.5% 69.7%
Interest coverage 147.4x 21.3x 31.7x
Current ratio 2.7x 14.1x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.5x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.2x –
Altman Z-score 7.00 4.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMPAASBTG
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.7% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -1.5% -3.8%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.2% -2.1%
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.

ConsensusAEMPAASBTG
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +32.1% +51.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 $3.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +12.8% +25.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMPAASBTG
Held by institutions 62.5% 56.5% –
Institutions holding 1,055 586 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -1.0% –
Institutions buying 468 269 –
Institutions selling 397 199 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.35 –

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.

AEMPAASBTG
AEM 1.00 0.87 0.81
PAAS 0.87 1.00 0.80
BTG 0.81 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, PAAS and BTG?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $85.22B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $16.42B, B2Gold (BTG) $6.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, PAAS and BTG?

B2Gold (BTG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 13.9x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 10,746x, B2Gold (BTG) 7.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, B2Gold (BTG) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.6x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.2x, B2Gold (BTG) 8.2x). 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) +42.4%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%). On return on invested capital, B2Gold (BTG) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.6%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, B2Gold (BTG) 44.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pan American Silver (PAAS) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +6.0%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.5%, B2Gold (BTG) +8.7%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.5%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +8.6%/yr, B2Gold (BTG) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) has the highest dividend yield: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 1.03%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 1.75%, B2Gold (BTG) 1.68%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.9%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.5%, B2Gold (BTG) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.