AEM vs PPTA vs AGI Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Perpetua Resources and Alamos Gold Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$183.26 -0.4% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$91.64B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
0.95%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
AGI Alamos Gold Inc
$31.68 -3.1% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.30B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
0.47%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAEMPPTAAGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.64B $2.32B $13.30B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x -10.0x 11.4x AGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x — 14.1x AGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% — +47.8% AGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% — 52.6% AGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% — 30.3% AGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — -0.3x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.95% — 0.47% AEM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% -26.9% +0.4% AEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +31.3%/yr +33.6%/yr AGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 73.5% 54.7% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 29/100 72/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AEMPPTAAGI

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

AxisAEMPPTAAGI
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 16 #136 of 162 60 #66 of 162
Growth 73 #41 of 147 1 #146 of 147 78 #33 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 23 #94 of 122 90 #13 of 122
Financial Health 77 #39 of 164 92 #14 of 164 69 #51 of 164
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 107 15 #91 of 107 63 #40 of 107
Overall 78 29 72
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AGI 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

PeriodAEMPPTAAGISPY
1 month -0.4%-15.0%-3.1% +0.9%
3 months +27.1%+7.5%+10.9% +5.9%
6 months -0.2%-29.3%-22.6% +8.5%
Year to date +8.1%-23.4%-17.9% +13.3%
1 year +16.9%-26.9%+0.4% +12.4%
3 years +275.6%+416.7%+147.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +55.5%+72.9%+35.2% +23.5%
5 years +245.4%+289.7%+325.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.2%+31.3%+33.6% +11.0%
10 years +271.0%—+312.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.0%—+15.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAEMPPTAAGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%73.5%54.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%75.1%59.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.743.021.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.370.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-70.6%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-50.2%-42.7% -0.9%
52-week high $252.19$37.22$55.33 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$16.44$27.82 $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.

MultipleAEMPPTAAGI
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.4x -10.0xmedian 13.4x 11.4xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 6.0xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 7.3x -6.6xmedian 7.3x 7.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.8x -10.9xmedian 14.8x -115.6xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.31 0.17median 0.31 0.13median 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 monthsAEMPPTAAGI
Revenue $15.05B – $2.23B
Gross profit $9.92B – –
Operating income $9.17B -$264.40M $1.49B
Net income $6.17B -$232.33M $1.17B
Free cash flow $5.65B -$213.26M -$115.10M
R&D $501.74M $254.25M $27.80M
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $-1.86 $2.78
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $574.25M $636.90M
Total debt $197.10M – $900.00M
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 125.09M 422.66M
Enterprise value $78.58B -$83.23M $10.73B

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
MetricAEMPPTAAGI
P/E 14.9x -10.0x 11.4x
P/FCF 16.2x -10.9x -115.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x -12.9x –
P/S 6.1x – 6.0x
P/B 3.1x 3.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 3.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x -6.6x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 9.6x -6.6x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 5.9x – 5.8x
EV/FCF 15.6x -8.2x -111.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x -9.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.17 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMPPTAAGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% – 47.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% – 32.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.4% -351.9% 128.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.7% -93.2% 80.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% -951.5% 238.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% -101.3% 92.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% -542.8% 228.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% -60.3% 90.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% -436.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% -103.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% -493.7% -144.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% -113.4% -30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMPPTAAGI
Gross margin 65.9% – –
EBITDA margin 72.4% – 75.7%
Operating margin 60.9% – 66.8%
Pretax margin 60.9% – 75.9%
Net margin 41.0% – 52.6%
FCF margin 37.5% – -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% – –
Return on equity 21.2% -31.1% 24.9%
Return on assets 16.0% -29.4% 17.7%
Return on invested capital 21.0% – 30.3%
Return on capital employed 25.3% -34.5% 24.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMPPTAAGI
Debt / assets 0.5% – 3.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 6.9% 28.4%
Equity / assets 75.7% 93.1% 71.6%
Interest coverage 143.3x – 316.7x
Current ratio 2.7x 12.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 11.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.6x 11.8x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 7.38 – 5.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMPPTAAGI
Dividend yield 1.0% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -18.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -18.6% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusAEMPPTAAGI
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 – 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $2.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 – +60.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% – +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $2.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 – +39.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% – +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMPPTAAGI
Held by institutions 62.5% 67.2% 56.4%
Institutions holding 1,053 255 472
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -1.6% -1.1%
Institutions buying 467 128 240
Institutions selling 396 79 151
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.62 1.59

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.

AEMPPTAAGI
AEM 1.00 0.83 0.87
PPTA 0.83 1.00 0.76
AGI 0.87 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, PPTA and AGI?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $91.64B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.32B, Alamos Gold (AGI) $13.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, PPTA and AGI?

Alamos Gold (AGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.9x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -10.0x, Alamos Gold (AGI) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alamos Gold (AGI) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.8x, Alamos Gold (AGI) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alamos Gold (AGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, Alamos Gold (AGI) +47.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alamos Gold (AGI) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 52.6%). On return on invested capital, Alamos Gold (AGI) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.0%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 30.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.9%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.9%, Alamos Gold (AGI) +0.4%. Over five years, Alamos Gold (AGI) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +28.2%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +31.3%/yr, Alamos Gold (AGI) +33.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest dividend yield: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.95%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 0.47%. Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 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%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.5%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 54.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEM, PPTA and AGI?

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.