AG vs NEM vs PAAS Stock Comparison

First Majestic Silver, Newmont and Pan American Silver Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$111.81 -4.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$116.19B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.92%
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 7, First Majestic Silver 3, Pan American Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGNEMPAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.53B $116.19B $17.19B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 12.7x 50.2x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 11.7x 12.8x NEM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +23.7% +2.3% AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 34.7% 9.7% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 8.6% 0.0% AG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.5x -4.4x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.39% 0.92% 1.67% PAAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% +40.3% +16.1% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +15.7%/yr +9.7%/yr NEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.8% 48.0% 57.9% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 72/100 67/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

AGNEMPAAS

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

AxisAGNEMPAAS
Valuation 77 #39 of 163 74 #44 of 163 57 #71 of 163
Growth 99 #2 of 148 83 #26 of 148 74 #39 of 148
Profitability 84 #20 of 123 85 #19 of 123 52 #60 of 123
Financial Health 69 #51 of 164 53 #78 of 164 85 #25 of 164
Shareholder Returns 52 #52 of 108 65 #38 of 108 69 #34 of 108
Overall 76 72 67
  • AG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS 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

PeriodAGNEMPAASSPY
1 month -15.2%-4.5%-11.7% +0.7%
3 months -2.3%+16.7%-7.5% +3.7%
6 months -22.2%+0.6%-22.1% +7.1%
Year to date -8.0%+12.0%-21.4% +12.8%
1 year +21.3%+40.3%+16.1% +11.9%
3 years +181.8%+188.9%+172.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +41.3%+42.5%+39.7% +22.8%
5 years +21.0%+107.1%+59.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%+15.7%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years +97.0%+216.0%+164.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.0%+12.2%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGNEMPAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.8%48.0%57.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.4%51.2%60.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.831.802.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.840.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-65.0%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-17.3%-40.7% -1.2%
52-week high $32.01$135.14$68.70 $779.14
52-week low $10.67$78.90$33.20 $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.

MultipleAGNEMPAAS
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 13.2x 12.7xmedian 13.2x 50.2xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x 5.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 7.2x 13.8xmedian 7.2x 43.9xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 15.2x 11.5xmedian 15.2x 15.3xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.30 0.11median 0.30 1.14median 0.30

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 monthsAGNEMPAAS
Revenue $1.64B $26.61B $3.19B
Gross profit $827.10M $18.41B $882.07M
Operating income $756.62M $5.60B $1.90M
Net income $421.54M $9.44B $930.65M
Free cash flow $617.41M $10.07B $1.12B
R&D – $193.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $8.79 $0.81
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $8.83B $1.57B
Total debt $1.03B $5.09B $3.00M
Shares (diluted) 484.56M 1.05B 381.58M
Enterprise value $4.00B $81.51B $12.04B

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
MetricAGNEMPAAS
P/E 21.1x 12.7x 50.2x
P/FCF 12.2x 11.5x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 8.9x 15.4x
P/S 4.6x 4.4x 5.4x
P/B 2.2x 3.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 13.8x 43.9x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 20.1x 8,215x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 4.2x 4.9x
EV/FCF 10.7x 11.2x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 8.6x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.11 1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGNEMPAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 23.7% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 34.0% 22.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 335.5% 41.0% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 283.4% 55.7% 104.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 622.0% 298.7% 116.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 45.7% 127.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 517.9% 30.4% 123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 98.2% 136.8% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.7% 34.6% -57.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 119.7% 44.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 207.8% 42.0% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.1% 60.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 232.3% 64.6% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 136.1% 56.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGNEMPAAS
Gross margin 50.4% 69.2% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 60.3% 30.6% 11.1%
Operating margin 46.1% 21.0% 0.1%
Pretax margin 46.5% 52.8% 0.1%
Net margin 21.2% 34.7% 9.7%
FCF margin 37.6% 37.9% 35.1%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 49.2% 35.1%
Return on equity 12.2% 26.5% 0.0%
Return on assets 8.4% 16.3% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 8.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 17.5% 10.7% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGNEMPAAS
Debt / assets 6.1% 8.7% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.5x -4.4x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 31.7% 38.4% 27.5%
Equity / assets 68.3% 61.6% 72.5%
Interest coverage 34.3x – 21.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.5x 14.1x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.9x 2.5x
Cash ratio 2.2x 1.6x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 3.84 4.22 5.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGNEMPAAS
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.9% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -1.0% 4.9% -1.5%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 5.8% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.5% 11.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.4% 10.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -20.6% -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -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.

ConsensusAGNEMPAAS
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $9.57FY2026 $3.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.1%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +10.1% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.58BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +20.0% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGNEMPAAS
Held by institutions 47.0% 77.2% 56.5%
Institutions holding 348 1,788 585
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.4% +1.5% -1.0%
Institutions buying 194 843 269
Institutions selling 104 719 199
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.17 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.

AGNEMPAAS
AG 1.00 0.79 0.90
NEM 0.79 1.00 0.86
PAAS 0.90 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AG, NEM and PAAS?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.53B, Newmont (NEM) $116.19B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $17.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, AG, NEM and PAAS?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.1x, Newmont (NEM) 12.7x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 50.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmont (NEM) is cheapest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.9x, Newmont (NEM) 11.7x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.8x). 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%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, First Majestic Silver (AG) leads (First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: First Majestic Silver (AG) +21.3%, Newmont (NEM) +40.3%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +16.1%. Over five years, Newmont (NEM) compounded fastest (First Majestic Silver (AG) +3.9%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +15.7%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) has the highest dividend yield: First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.39%, Newmont (NEM) 0.92%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 1.67%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.8%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AG, NEM and PAAS?

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 7. 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.