AG vs B vs NEWP Stock Comparison

First Majestic Silver, Barrick Mining and New Pacific Metals Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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B Barrick Mining Corp
$37.04 -8.0% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$68.20B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 8, First Majestic Silver 2, New Pacific Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGBNEWPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.35B $68.20B $993.30M B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 10.4x -237.0x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 9.9x — B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +49.4% — AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 31.6% — B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 24.8% — B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -0.1x — AG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.7% +12.0% +121.9% NEWP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +14.6%/yr +6.1%/yr B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 47.3% 80.9% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 79/100 59/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

AGBNEWP

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

AxisAGBNEWP
Valuation 78 #38 of 168 87 #22 of 168 44 #94 of 168
Growth 99 #2 of 152 92 #13 of 152 59 #63 of 152
Profitability 85 #20 of 124 94 #9 of 124 –
Financial Health 71 #49 of 166 53 #79 of 166 100 #1 of 166
Shareholder Returns 36 #74 of 115 68 #37 of 115 33 #77 of 115
Overall 74 79 59
  • AG ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEWP 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

PeriodAGBNEWPSPY
1 month -20.2%-8.0%-23.0% -2.0%
3 months -14.5%-3.1%-7.3% -2.2%
6 months -26.1%-4.3%-9.3% +4.2%
Year to date -15.3%-14.9%+38.5% +10.6%
1 year +12.7%+12.0%+121.9% +10.4%
3 years +190.9%+124.8%+192.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +42.8%+31.0%+43.1% +20.2%
5 years +11.3%+97.5%+34.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +2.2%+14.6%+6.1% +10.1%
10 years +62.2%+102.1%+1,372.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +5.0%+7.3%+30.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGBNEWPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%47.3%80.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.0%50.7%80.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.891.842.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.251.51 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-48.8%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-30.1%-34.1% -3.2%
52-week high $32.01$52.98$7.37 $779.14
52-week low $10.67$31.67$2.04 $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.

MultipleAGBNEWP
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 12.4x 9.7xmedian 12.4x -209.5xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 3.0xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 7.2x 4.7xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 14.8x 5.5xmedian 14.8x -121.8xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 5.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.26 0.03median 0.26 -8.96median 0.26

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 monthsAGBNEWP
Revenue $1.64B $20.66B –
Gross profit $827.10M $11.56B –
Operating income $756.62M $10.94B –
Net income $421.54M $9.49B -$4.19M
Free cash flow $617.41M $11.25B -$7.39M
R&D – $481.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $3.82 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $5.93B $38.57M
Total debt $302.75M $4.68B –
Shares (diluted) 484.56M 1.71B 180.60M
Enterprise value $3.41B $43.40B $879.28M

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
MetricAGBNEWP
P/E 19.5x 9.7x -209.5x
P/FCF 11.2x 5.5x -121.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 6.6x -257.6x
P/S 4.2x 3.0x –
P/B 2.1x 2.3x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.3x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 4.7x –
EV/EBIT 7.9x 5.6x –
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.9x –
EV/FCF 9.7x 5.4x -116.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 6.5x -246.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.03 -8.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGBNEWP
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 49.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 24.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 335.5% 89.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 283.4% 56.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 622.0% 111.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 62.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 517.9% 137.0% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 98.2% 196.2% 19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.7% 142.2% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.6% 364.4% 23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 207.8% 84.0% -7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.1% 43.8% 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 232.3% 69.3% -17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 33.2% 33.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGBNEWP
Gross margin 50.4% 56.0% –
EBITDA margin 62.2% 63.2% –
Operating margin 46.1% 53.0% –
Pretax margin 46.5% 58.9% –
Net margin 21.2% 31.6% –
FCF margin 37.6% 54.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 45.5% –
Return on equity 12.2% 29.6% -2.6%
Return on assets 8.4% 18.1% –
Return on invested capital 12.0% 24.8% –
Return on capital employed 17.5% 22.2% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGBNEWP
Debt / assets 6.1% 8.9% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 31.7% 47.8% 0.7%
Equity / assets 68.3% 52.2% 99.3%
Interest coverage 34.3x 63.6x –
Current ratio 2.6x 3.0x 34.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.1x 34.3x
Cash ratio 2.2x 1.9x 34.3x
Altman Z-score 3.61 2.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGBNEWP
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.5% –
Net buyback yield -1.1% 0.2% -3.3%
Shareholder yield -0.7% 2.7% -3.3%
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.

ConsensusAGBNEWP
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $-0.03FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +76.1%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +14.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.58BFY2026 $20.23BFY2026 $0.00FY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +24.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGBNEWP
Held by institutions 47.0% 58.0% –
Institutions holding 348 1,008 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.4% -4.7% –
Institutions buying 194 486 –
Institutions selling 104 340 –
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.43 –

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.

AGBNEWP
AG 1.00 0.82 0.80
B 0.82 1.00 0.70
NEWP 0.80 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AG, B and NEWP?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.35B, Barrick Mining (B) $68.20B, New Pacific Metals (NEWP) $993.30M.

Which stock is cheaper, AG, B and NEWP?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.1x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.4x, New Pacific Metals (NEWP) -237.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 17.4x, Barrick Mining (B) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

First Majestic Silver (AG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest net margin (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Pacific Metals (NEWP) returned the most: First Majestic Silver (AG) +12.7%, Barrick Mining (B) +12.0%, New Pacific Metals (NEWP) +121.9%. Over five years, Barrick Mining (B) compounded fastest (First Majestic Silver (AG) +2.2%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +14.6%/yr, New Pacific Metals (NEWP) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, New Pacific Metals (NEWP) 0.00%. First Majestic Silver (AG) and New Pacific Metals (NEWP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 74.1%, Barrick Mining (B) 47.3%, New Pacific Metals (NEWP) 80.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AG, B and NEWP?

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 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.