AG vs USAS vs VZLA Stock Comparison

First Majestic Silver, Americas Gold & Silver and Vizsla Silver Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VZLA Vizsla Silver Corp.
$3.31 -14.2% 1M -20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05B
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Silver Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

First Majestic Silver leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (First Majestic Silver 7, Americas Gold & Silver 2, Vizsla Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGUSASVZLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.91B $771.27M $1.05B AG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x -18.7x -7.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 34.2x — AG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +88.0% — AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% -22.7% — AG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 1.3% — AG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -6.9x 0.5x USAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% -24.1% -20.6% AG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +5.8%/yr — USAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.8% 88.2% 68.2% VZLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 61/100 35/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

AGUSASVZLA

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

AxisAGUSASVZLA
Valuation 77 #39 of 163 53 #77 of 163 36 #105 of 163
Growth 99 #2 of 148 80 #31 of 148 16 #124 of 148
Profitability 84 #20 of 123 43 #70 of 123 25 #93 of 123
Financial Health 69 #51 of 164 77 #38 of 164 51 #81 of 164
Shareholder Returns 52 #52 of 108 51 #54 of 108 50 #55 of 108
Overall 76 61 35
  • AG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • VZLA 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

PeriodAGUSASVZLASPY
1 month -15.2%-31.4%-14.2% +0.7%
3 months -2.3%-21.6%+1.8% +3.7%
6 months -22.2%-46.2%-2.1% +7.1%
Year to date -8.0%-39.7%-39.5% +12.8%
1 year +21.3%-24.1%-20.6% +11.9%
3 years +181.8%+300.6%+203.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +41.3%+58.9%+44.8% +22.8%
5 years +21.0%+32.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%+5.8%— +10.9%
10 years +97.0%-57.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.0%-8.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGUSASVZLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.8%88.2%68.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.4%93.9%75.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.833.802.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.29-0.27-0.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-83.6%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-69.3%-51.7% -1.2%
52-week high $32.01$10.03$6.86 $779.14
52-week low $10.67$3.01$2.95 $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.

MultipleAGUSASVZLA
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 13.2x -20.0xmedian 13.2x -8.4xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.1x 5.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 7.2x 76.4xmedian 7.2x -4.3xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 15.2x 17.2xmedian 15.2x 61.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.30 -0.51median 0.30 0.13median 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 monthsAGUSASVZLA
Revenue $1.64B $181.59M –
Gross profit $827.10M $92.90M –
Operating income $756.62M $4.62M –
Net income $421.54M -$47.71M -$134.20M
Free cash flow $617.41M $57.37M $18.91M
R&D – $7.36M $1.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $-0.15 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $88.88M $406.50M
Total debt $1.03B $6.95M $4.44B
Shares (diluted) 484.56M 267.34M 338.89M
Enterprise value $2.97B $391.07M -$432.91M

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
MetricAGUSASVZLA
P/E 21.1x -20.0x -8.4x
P/FCF 12.2x 17.2x 61.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 21.9x -75.0x
P/S 4.6x 5.4x –
P/B 2.2x 3.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.3x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 76.4x -4.3x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 196.0x -4.3x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 5.0x –
EV/FCF 10.7x 15.8x 55.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 20.0x -67.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -0.51 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGUSASVZLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 88.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 28.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 335.5% 684.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 283.4% 109.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 622.0% -37.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 63.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 517.9% -42.6% -1,584%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 98.2% 3.6% -103.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.7% -281.6% -955.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 39.1% -62.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 207.8% 712.7% -43.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.1% 84.2% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 232.3% 207.2% 159.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 60.6% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGUSASVZLA
Gross margin 50.4% 51.2% –
EBITDA margin 60.3% 6.5% –
Operating margin 46.1% 2.5% –
Pretax margin 46.5% -16.4% –
Net margin 21.2% -22.7% –
FCF margin 37.6% 31.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 24.9% –
Return on equity 12.2% -8.5% -29.9%
Return on assets 8.4% -5.2% -17.6%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 1.3% –
Return on capital employed 17.5% – -33.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.9x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 5.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGUSASVZLA
Debt / assets 6.1% 1.6% 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -6.9x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.1x 15.3x
Liabilities / assets 31.7% 31.5% 41.2%
Equity / assets 68.3% 68.5% 58.8%
Interest coverage 34.3x 1.2x –
Current ratio 2.6x – 55.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x – 54.7x
Cash ratio 2.2x – 54.7x
Altman Z-score 3.84 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGUSASVZLA
Dividend yield 0.4% – –
Net buyback yield -1.0% -0.8% -1.0%
Shareholder yield -0.6% -0.8% -1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -20.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – –

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.

ConsensusAGUSASVZLA
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 34.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $0.09FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +76.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +244.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.58BFY2026 $244.05MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +107.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +63.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGUSASVZLA
Held by institutions 47.0% 42.0% 54.7%
Institutions holding 348 155 162
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.4% +4.8% -3.7%
Institutions buying 194 96 80
Institutions selling 104 33 45
Buyers to sellers 1.87 2.91 1.78

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.

AGUSASVZLA
AG 1.00 0.83 0.78
USAS 0.83 1.00 0.74
VZLA 0.78 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AG, USAS and VZLA?

First Majestic Silver (AG) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Majestic Silver (AG) $6.91B, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) $771.27M, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) $1.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

First Majestic Silver (AG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) +88.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Majestic Silver (AG) has the highest net margin (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -22.7%). On return on invested capital, First Majestic Silver (AG) leads (First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Majestic Silver (AG) returned the most: First Majestic Silver (AG) +21.3%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -24.1%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -20.6%. Over five years, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) compounded fastest (First Majestic Silver (AG) +3.9%/yr, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) +5.8%/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%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 0.00%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 0.00%. Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) and Vizsla Silver (VZLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) has been the steadiest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.8%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 88.2%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 68.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AG, USAS and VZLA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, First Majestic Silver (AG) 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.