AEM vs PPTA vs SND Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Perpetua Resources and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$180.70 -7.1% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$90.36B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
0.97%
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.62M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.03%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Agnico Eagle Mines leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Agnico Eagle Mines 8, Smart Sand 2, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMPPTASNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.36B $2.30B $193.62M AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x -9.9x 18.6x AEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% — +26.5% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% — 2.7% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% — 3.1% AEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 0.1x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.97% — 5.03% SND
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.5% -26.0% +122.9% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +30.3%/yr +15.6%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 73.6% 70.7% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 30/100 73/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AEMPPTASND

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

AxisAEMPPTASND
Valuation 65 #58 of 162 16 #136 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Growth 74 #39 of 147 1 #146 of 147 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 23 #94 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 76 #40 of 164 92 #14 of 164 44 #93 of 164
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 107 16 #90 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 78 30 73
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND 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

PeriodAEMPPTASNDSPY
1 month -7.1%-21.8%-5.0% -0.2%
3 months +25.7%+5.6%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months -4.5%-33.2%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +6.6%-24.1%+24.2% +12.9%
1 year +16.5%-26.0%+122.9% +12.3%
3 years +270.4%+411.7%+146.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +54.8%+72.4%+35.0% +23.3%
5 years +226.2%+275.7%+106.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.7%+30.3%+15.6% +10.9%
10 years +270.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEMPPTASNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%73.6%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%75.1%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.743.02-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.351.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-70.6%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-50.6%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $252.19$37.22$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$16.44$2.09 $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.

MultipleAEMPPTASND
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 13.3x -9.9xmedian 13.3x 18.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 7.3x -6.5xmedian 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 14.7x -10.8xmedian 14.7x 5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 0.31 0.16median 0.31 2.96median 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 monthsAEMPPTASND
Revenue $14.53B – $386.99M
Gross profit $9.99B – $52.09M
Operating income $9.64B -$264.40M $7.85M
Net income $5.87B -$232.33M $10.49M
Free cash flow $5.43B -$213.26M $34.63M
R&D $226.87M $254.25M –
EPS (diluted) $11.67 $-1.86 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $3.46B $574.25M $10.20M
Total debt $785.64M – $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 125.09M 41.37M
Enterprise value $79.99B -$105.75M $136.34M

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
MetricAEMPPTASND
P/E 15.4x -9.9x 18.6x
P/FCF 16.6x -10.8x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x -12.7x 4.1x
P/S 6.2x – 0.5x
P/B 3.2x 3.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 3.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x -6.5x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 9.0x -6.5x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 6.0x – 0.5x
EV/FCF 16.0x -8.1x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x -9.6x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 0.16 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMPPTASND
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% – 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.8% – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 72.8% – 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.0% – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% -351.9% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.3% -93.2% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.5% -951.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% -101.3% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.4% -542.8% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% -60.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.3% -436.4% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% -103.1% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% -493.7% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -113.4% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMPPTASND
Gross margin 68.8% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin 78.0% – 10.0%
Operating margin 66.3% – 2.0%
Pretax margin 60.4% – 1.9%
Net margin 40.4% – 2.7%
FCF margin 37.4% – 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% – 12.1%
Return on equity 21.4% -31.1% 4.4%
Return on assets 16.1% -29.4% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 23.3% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed 27.9% -34.5% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMPPTASND
Debt / assets 0.5% – 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 6.9% 31.4%
Equity / assets 75.7% 93.1% 68.6%
Interest coverage 131.9x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 12.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 11.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.8x 11.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.54 – 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMPPTASND
Dividend yield 1.0% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -18.8% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -18.8% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusAEMPPTASND
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 – -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 – +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMPPTASND
Held by institutions 62.5% 67.2% 49.7%
Institutions holding 1,053 255 91
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -1.6% +12.9%
Institutions buying 467 128 69
Institutions selling 396 79 17
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.62 4.06

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.

AEMPPTASND
AEM 1.00 0.82 0.00
PPTA 0.82 1.00 0.00
SND 0.00 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, PPTA and SND?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $90.36B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.30B, Smart Sand (SND) $193.62M.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, PPTA and SND?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.4x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.9x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.6x). 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%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.5%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.0%, Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.7%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.3%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest dividend yield: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.97%, Smart Sand (SND) 5.03%. 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) 73.6%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.