AGI vs AEM vs BVN Stock Comparison

Alamos Gold, Agnico Eagle Mines and Buenaventura Mining Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AGI Alamos Gold Inc
$28.83 -12.8% 1M -9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.10B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
0.52%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.71 -5.4% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$87.86B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
1.00%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Buenaventura Mining leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Buenaventura Mining 6, Agnico Eagle Mines 4, Alamos Gold 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGIAEMBVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.10B $87.86B $6.98B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 14.3x 8.0x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 16.1x 6.4x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.5% +42.4% +75.7% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 46.7% 41.0% 60.4% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.6% 21.0% — AGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.3x — AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.52% 1.00% 4.11% BVN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.5% +12.1% +23.6% BVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.1%/yr +27.1%/yr +28.4%/yr AGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.5% 48.3% 52.8% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 78/100 74/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AGIAEMBVN

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

AxisAGIAEMBVN
Valuation 62 #63 of 163 66 #56 of 163 61 #65 of 163
Growth 71 #43 of 148 74 #40 of 148 86 #22 of 148
Profitability 89 #15 of 123 95 #7 of 123 79 #27 of 123
Financial Health 61 #64 of 164 77 #39 of 164 55 #75 of 164
Shareholder Returns 65 #39 of 108 79 #23 of 108 89 #13 of 108
Overall 69 78 74
  • AGI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN 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

PeriodAGIAEMBVNSPY
1 month -12.8%-5.4%-13.8% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%+16.6%-13.8% +3.7%
6 months -27.8%-6.6%-15.6% +7.1%
Year to date -25.3%+3.6%-1.1% +12.8%
1 year -9.5%+12.1%+23.6% +11.9%
3 years +126.1%+269.0%+234.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.3%+54.6%+49.5% +22.8%
5 years +287.5%+231.2%+249.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +31.1%+27.1%+28.4% +10.9%
10 years +275.4%+255.7%+113.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.1%+13.5%+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGIAEMBVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.5%48.3%52.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.9%51.3%56.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.921.751.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.250.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-45.9%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.9%-30.3%-37.0% -1.2%
52-week high $55.33$252.19$43.67 $779.14
52-week low $27.82$136.36$21.16 $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.

MultipleAGIAEMBVN
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.2x 14.3xmedian 13.2x 8.0xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.1x 5.8xmedian 3.1x 4.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 7.2x 7.8xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -521.7xmedian 15.2x 15.6xmedian 15.2x 66.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.30 0.49median 0.30 0.61median 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 monthsAGIAEMBVN
Revenue $2.28B $15.05B $1.45B
Gross profit – $9.92B –
Operating income $1.30B $9.17B $349.40M
Net income $1.06B $6.17B $646.41M
Free cash flow -$23.20M $5.65B –
R&D $35.10M $501.74M –
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $12.26 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $597.40M $3.61B $529.84M
Total debt $200.00M $197.10M $700.74M
Shares (diluted) 422.66M 503.43M 811.63M
Enterprise value $9.40B $74.81B $4.82B

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
MetricAGIAEMBVN
P/E 11.4x 14.3x 8.0x
P/FCF -521.7x 15.6x 66.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.9x –
P/S 5.3x 5.8x 4.8x
P/B 2.4x 3.0x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 7.8x –
EV/EBIT 9.0x 9.2x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.6x 4.6x
EV/FCF -502.7x 15.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.49 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGIAEMBVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.5% 42.4% 75.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 34.0% 39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 60.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.7% 25.4% 252.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.7% 38.7% 122.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 97.3% 79.0% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.5% 35.0% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.6% 78.1% 58.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 71.5% 28.9% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 48.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -118.6% 28.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 13.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGIAEMBVN
Gross margin – 65.9% –
EBITDA margin 65.6% 72.4% –
Operating margin 57.2% 60.9% 24.1%
Pretax margin 65.7% 60.9% 55.1%
Net margin 46.7% 41.0% 60.4%
FCF margin -1.0% 37.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 48.9% –
Return on equity 21.8% 21.2% 16.5%
Return on assets 15.6% 16.0% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 25.6% 21.0% –
Return on capital employed 20.8% 25.3% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGIAEMBVN
Debt / assets 2.9% 0.5% 11.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF -8.6x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 28.3% 24.3% 29.1%
Equity / assets 71.7% 75.7% 70.9%
Interest coverage – 143.3x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 3.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.6x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 4.91 7.15 3.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGIAEMBVN
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.0% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.1% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusAGIAEMBVN
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.24FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $4.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.0%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +3.2% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $14.44BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.2%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +2.6% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGIAEMBVN
Held by institutions 56.4% 62.5% 44.5%
Institutions holding 473 1,054 274
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -0.6% -0.7%
Institutions buying 241 467 143
Institutions selling 151 397 100
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.18 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.

AGIAEMBVN
AGI 1.00 0.87 0.72
AEM 0.87 1.00 0.79
BVN 0.72 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGI, AEM and BVN?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alamos Gold (AGI) $12.10B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $87.86B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $6.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGI, AEM and BVN?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alamos Gold (AGI) 11.4x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.3x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Alamos Gold (AGI) 12.9x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alamos Gold (AGI) +41.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Alamos Gold (AGI) 46.7%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%). On return on invested capital, Alamos Gold (AGI) leads (Alamos Gold (AGI) 25.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Buenaventura Mining (BVN) returned the most: Alamos Gold (AGI) -9.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +12.1%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +23.6%. Over five years, Alamos Gold (AGI) compounded fastest (Alamos Gold (AGI) +31.1%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +27.1%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +28.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest dividend yield: Alamos Gold (AGI) 0.52%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 1.00%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 4.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Alamos Gold (AGI) 55.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.3%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 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.