AEM vs PAAS vs NEM Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Pan American Silver and Newmont Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$183.26 -0.4% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.19B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$113.92 -1.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$116.76B
P/E
12.6x
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 5, Pan American Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMPAASNEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.19B $15.52B $116.76B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 50.1x 12.6x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 13.2x 11.9x NEM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +2.3% +23.7% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 9.7% 34.7% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 0.0% 8.6% AEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -4.4x -0.5x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% +19.1% +43.6% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +10.4%/yr +16.1%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 57.9% 48.0% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 68/100 72/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AEMPAASNEM

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

AxisAEMPAASNEM
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 57 #71 of 162 73 #45 of 162
Growth 73 #41 of 147 74 #39 of 147 83 #26 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 52 #59 of 122 84 #21 of 122
Financial Health 77 #39 of 164 85 #25 of 164 54 #76 of 164
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 107 72 #31 of 107 65 #38 of 107
Overall 78 68 72
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS 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

PeriodAEMPAASNEMSPY
1 month -0.4%-8.3%-1.9% +0.9%
3 months +27.1%-1.3%+24.7% +5.9%
6 months -0.2%-18.2%+5.9% +8.5%
Year to date +8.1%-19.0%+14.1% +13.3%
1 year +16.9%+19.1%+43.6% +12.4%
3 years +275.6%+177.6%+192.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +55.5%+40.6%+43.0% +23.5%
5 years +245.4%+63.9%+111.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.2%+10.4%+16.1% +11.0%
10 years +271.0%+172.0%+222.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.0%+10.5%+12.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAEMPAASNEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%57.9%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%60.1%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.071.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.330.91 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-59.2%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-38.9%-15.7% -0.9%
52-week high $252.19$68.70$135.14 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$33.20$78.90 $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.

MultipleAEMPAASNEM
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.4x 51.7xmedian 13.4x 12.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.2x 5.6xmedian 3.2x 4.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 7.3x 45.4xmedian 7.3x 14.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.8x 15.8xmedian 14.8x 11.8xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.31 1.17median 0.31 0.11median 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 monthsAEMPAASNEM
Revenue $15.05B $3.19B $26.61B
Gross profit $9.92B $882.07M $18.41B
Operating income $9.17B $1.90M $5.60B
Net income $6.17B $930.65M $9.44B
Free cash flow $5.65B $1.12B $10.07B
R&D $501.74M – $193.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $0.81 $8.79
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $1.57B $8.83B
Total debt $197.10M $3.00M $5.09B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 381.58M 1.05B
Enterprise value $75.14B $10.37B $81.91B

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
MetricAEMPAASNEM
P/E 14.9x 51.7x 12.9x
P/FCF 16.2x 15.8x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 15.8x 9.0x
P/S 6.1x 5.6x 4.4x
P/B 3.1x 2.4x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.4x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 45.4x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 8,488x 20.5x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 5.1x 4.3x
EV/FCF 15.6x 14.4x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 14.4x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 1.17 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMPAASNEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 2.3% 23.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 22.3% 34.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% -0.3% 41.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 104.0% 55.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.4% 116.1% 298.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.7% 127.1% 45.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 123.6% 30.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 75.4% 136.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% -57.1% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 44.1% 119.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 74.4% 42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% – 60.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% 66.2% 64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 56.4% 136.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMPAASNEM
Gross margin 65.9% 27.7% 69.2%
EBITDA margin 72.4% 11.1% 30.6%
Operating margin 60.9% 0.1% 21.0%
Pretax margin 60.9% 0.1% 52.8%
Net margin 41.0% 9.7% 34.7%
FCF margin 37.5% 35.1% 37.9%
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% 35.1% 49.2%
Return on equity 21.2% 0.0% 26.5%
Return on assets 16.0% 0.0% 16.3%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 0.0% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 25.3% 0.0% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMPAASNEM
Debt / assets 0.5% 0.0% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -4.4x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 27.5% 38.4%
Equity / assets 75.7% 72.5% 61.6%
Interest coverage 143.3x 21.3x –
Current ratio 2.7x 14.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 7.38 5.21 4.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMPAASNEM
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.6% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -1.4% 4.8%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.2% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusAEMPAASNEM
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $9.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +32.1% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +12.8% +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMPAASNEM
Held by institutions 62.5% 56.5% 77.2%
Institutions holding 1,053 584 1,787
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -1.0% +1.5%
Institutions buying 467 268 842
Institutions selling 396 199 719
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.35 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.

AEMPAASNEM
AEM 1.00 0.87 0.89
PAAS 0.87 1.00 0.86
NEM 0.89 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, PAAS and NEM?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $88.19B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.52B, Newmont (NEM) $116.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, PAAS and NEM?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.3x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 50.1x, Newmont (NEM) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmont (NEM) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.8x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.2x, Newmont (NEM) 11.9x). 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%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%). On return on invested capital, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.0%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.9%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.1%, Newmont (NEM) +43.6%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +28.2%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.4%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +16.1%/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%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Pan American Silver (PAAS) 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%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEM, PAAS 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.