AGI vs AU vs WLK Stock Comparison

Alamos Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and Westlake 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
$11.35B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.06 -10.1% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$39.87B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins
WLK Westlake Corp
$66.01 +4.1% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.29B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 8, Westlake 2, Alamos Gold 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGIAUWLKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.35B $39.87B $8.66B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 10.5x -7.0x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 10.0x 38.8x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.5% +54.6% -4.0% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 46.7% 32.2% -10.9% AGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.6% 40.5% -8.0% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — -42.9x WLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.5% +26.4% -10.2% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.1%/yr +35.7%/yr -7.5%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.5% 60.2% 43.0% WLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 81/100 41/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AGIAUWLK

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

AxisAGIAUWLK
Valuation 62 #63 of 163 76 #40 of 163 45 #52 of 94
Growth 71 #43 of 148 89 #17 of 148 1 #91 of 92
Profitability 89 #15 of 123 97 #5 of 123 24 #66 of 86
Financial Health 61 #64 of 164 49 #85 of 164 50 #47 of 93
Shareholder Returns 65 #39 of 108 97 #4 of 108 83 #13 of 71
Overall 69 81 41
  • AGI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGIAUWLKSPY
1 month -12.8%-10.1%+4.1% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%+3.3%-8.0% +3.7%
6 months -27.8%-9.2%-42.7% +7.1%
Year to date -25.3%-0.3%-10.7% +12.8%
1 year -9.5%+26.4%-10.2% +11.9%
3 years +126.1%+352.2%-42.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.3%+65.4%-16.9% +22.8%
5 years +287.5%+360.3%-32.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +31.1%+35.7%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years +275.4%+529.1%+27.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.1%+20.2%+2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGIAUWLKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.5%60.2%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.9%62.0%37.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.922.210.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.44-0.24 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-52.8%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.9%-33.7%-46.5% -1.2%
52-week high $55.33$128.26$123.39 $779.14
52-week low $27.82$63.61$56.38 $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.

MultipleAGIAUWLK
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.2x 11.4xmedian 13.2x -6.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x -155.3xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -521.7xmedian 15.2x 6.8xmedian 15.2x -31.8xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.30 —median 0.30 0.16median 1.68

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 monthsAGIAUWLK
Revenue $2.28B $11.83B $11.29B
Gross profit – $6.48B $1.09B
Operating income $1.30B $4.91B -$1.25B
Net income $1.06B $4.48B -$1.21B
Free cash flow -$23.20M $6.34B -$265.00M
R&D $35.10M $259.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.51 $7.48 $-9.61
Cash & equivalents $597.40M $2.78B $1.64B
Total debt $200.00M $1.57B $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 422.66M 509.09M 128.50M
Enterprise value $8.65B $27.76B -$720.38M

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
MetricAGIAUWLK
P/E 11.4x 11.4x -6.8x
P/FCF -521.7x 6.8x -31.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.9x 13.4x
P/S 5.3x 3.6x 0.7x
P/B 2.4x 4.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x – -155.3x
EV/EBIT 9.0x 8.5x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.5x 1.0x
EV/FCF -502.7x 6.6x -44.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.7x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 – 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGIAUWLK
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.5% 54.6% -4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.5% – -6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 97.4% -17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.7% 165.2% -1,286%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.7% – -39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 97.3% 115.8% -3,089%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.5% – -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.6% 78.5% -1,740%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 71.5% – -43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 103.4% -34.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -118.6% 108.6% -390.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.9% – -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGIAUWLK
Gross margin – 54.8% 9.6%
EBITDA margin 65.6% – -0.7%
Operating margin 57.2% 41.5% -11.0%
Pretax margin 65.7% 51.7% -11.4%
Net margin 46.7% 32.2% -10.9%
FCF margin -1.0% 53.6% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 52.3% 5.6%
Return on equity 21.8% 46.3% -13.0%
Return on assets 15.6% 28.7% -6.1%
Return on invested capital 25.6% 40.5% -8.0%
Return on capital employed 20.8% 35.2% -7.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGIAUWLK
Debt / assets 2.9% 10.1% 26.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – -42.9x
Debt / FCF -8.6x 0.2x -19.1x
Liabilities / assets 28.3% 42.4% 52.6%
Equity / assets 71.7% 57.6% 47.4%
Interest coverage – – -6.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 2.7x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.91 – 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGIAUWLK
Dividend yield 0.5% 5.3% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 5.3% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -22.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -103.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 14.1%

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.

ConsensusAGIAUWLK
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 38.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.24FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.0%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +9.9% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026 $12.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.2%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +4.0% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGIAUWLK
Held by institutions 56.4% 45.9% 31.0%
Institutions holding 473 564 363
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +3.0% -9.9%
Institutions buying 241 324 199
Institutions selling 151 166 118
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.95 1.69

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.

AGIAUWLK
AGI 1.00 0.83 0.18
AU 0.83 1.00 0.13
WLK 0.18 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGI, AU and WLK?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alamos Gold (AGI) $11.35B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $39.87B, Westlake (WLK) $8.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGI, AU and WLK?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alamos Gold (AGI) 10.7x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.5x, Westlake (WLK) -7.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Alamos Gold (AGI) 12.9x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.0x, Westlake (WLK) 38.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alamos Gold (AGI) +41.5%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Westlake (WLK) -4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alamos Gold (AGI) has the highest net margin (Alamos Gold (AGI) 46.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Westlake (WLK) -10.9%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Alamos Gold (AGI) 25.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Westlake (WLK) -8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Alamos Gold (AGI) -9.5%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +26.4%, Westlake (WLK) -10.2%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Alamos Gold (AGI) +31.1%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +35.7%/yr, Westlake (WLK) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alamos Gold (AGI) 0.00%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, Westlake (WLK) 0.03%. Alamos Gold (AGI) and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake (WLK) has been the steadiest (Alamos Gold (AGI) 55.5%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Westlake (WLK) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGI, AU and WLK?

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