AGI vs AU vs WLKP Stock Comparison

Alamos Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and Westlake Chemical Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGI Alamos Gold Inc
$30.22 -12.4% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.09B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.03 -14.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.11B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 6, Alamos Gold 3, Westlake Chemical Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGIAUWLKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.09B $44.11B $747.17M AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 11.6x 13.0x AGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 10.0x 14.4x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +47.8% +54.6% +12.1% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 52.6% 32.2% 4.7% AGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.3% 40.5% 30.1% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 0.7x AGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.2% +24.0% +6.3% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.6%/yr +34.5%/yr -4.0%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.8% 60.2% 18.5% WLKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 81/100 85/100 WLKP

Percentile Scorecard

AGIAUWLKP

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

AxisAGIAUWLKP
Valuation 60 #65 of 162 74 #43 of 162 99 #2 of 94
Growth 78 #33 of 147 88 #18 of 147 56 #41 of 92
Profitability 90 #13 of 122 97 #5 of 122 100 #1 of 89
Financial Health 70 #51 of 165 50 #83 of 165 84 #16 of 97
Shareholder Returns 61 #42 of 107 97 #4 of 107 87 #10 of 70
Overall 72 81 85
  • AGI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WLKP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGIAUWLKPSPY
1 month -12.4%-14.1%-1.9% -0.8%
3 months +1.7%+5.7%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months -30.6%-13.4%-6.3% +7.0%
Year to date -21.7%-0.3%+11.2% +12.2%
1 year -4.2%+24.0%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +135.7%+343.3%-0.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.1%+64.3%-0.3% +23.1%
5 years +265.0%+340.1%-18.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.6%+34.5%-4.0% +11.0%
10 years +260.2%+529.4%-0.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+20.2%0.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAGIAUWLKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.8%60.2%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.6%62.2%17.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.892.200.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.400.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-52.8%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.4%-33.7%-11.0% -1.8%
52-week high $55.33$128.26$23.72 $779.14
52-week low $27.82$63.61$17.87 $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.

MultipleAGIAUWLKP
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 12.8x 11.4xmedian 12.8x 12.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 2.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -110.2xmedian 15.2x 6.8xmedian 15.2x 1.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.1x 4.8xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.29 —median 0.29 —median 1.66

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 monthsAGIAUWLKP
Revenue $2.23B $11.83B $1.23B
Gross profit – $6.48B $384.80M
Operating income $1.49B $4.91B $355.62M
Net income $1.17B $4.48B $334.49M
Free cash flow -$115.10M $6.34B $409.14M
R&D $27.80M $259.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.78 $7.48 –
Cash & equivalents $636.90M $2.78B $49.32M
Total debt $900.00M $1.57B $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 422.66M 509.09M –
Enterprise value $10.51B $31.99B $571.36M

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
MetricAGIAUWLKP
P/E 10.8x 11.4x 12.9x
P/FCF -110.2x 6.8x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.9x 1.6x
P/S 5.7x 3.6x 0.6x
P/B 2.6x 4.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x – 2.2x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 8.5x 3.1x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 3.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF -106.1x 6.6x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.7x 2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGIAUWLKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 47.8% 54.6% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – -3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 97.4% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.1% 165.2% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 80.0% – 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 238.3% 115.8% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 92.1% – -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.6% 78.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 90.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 103.4% 48.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -144.0% 108.6% 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.7% – -2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGIAUWLKP
Gross margin – 54.8% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 75.7% – 40.0%
Operating margin 66.8% 41.5% 28.8%
Pretax margin 75.9% 51.7% 27.1%
Net margin 52.6% 32.2% 4.7%
FCF margin -5.2% 53.6% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 52.3% 37.7%
Return on equity 24.9% 46.3% 42.8%
Return on assets 17.7% 28.7% 27.3%
Return on invested capital 30.3% 40.5% 30.1%
Return on capital employed 24.5% 35.2% 30.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGIAUWLKP
Debt / assets 3.0% 10.1% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF -1.7x 0.2x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 28.4% 42.4% 36.8%
Equity / assets 71.6% 57.6% 63.2%
Interest coverage 316.7x – 16.4x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.7x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.8x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 5.29 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGIAUWLKP
Dividend yield 0.5% 5.3% 8.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 5.3% 8.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.0%

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.

ConsensusAGIAUWLKP
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.24FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.0%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +9.9% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.2%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +4.0% +16.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGIAUWLKP
Held by institutions 56.4% 45.9% 29.1%
Institutions holding 472 563 56
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +3.0% -0.2%
Institutions buying 240 323 26
Institutions selling 151 166 13
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.95 2.00

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.

AGIAUWLKP
AGI 1.00 0.83 0.15
AU 0.83 1.00 0.20
WLKP 0.15 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGI, AU and WLKP?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alamos Gold (AGI) $13.09B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.11B, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) $747.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, AGI, AU and WLKP?

Alamos Gold (AGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alamos Gold (AGI) 11.2x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.6x, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 13.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Alamos Gold (AGI) 13.5x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.0x, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 14.4x). 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) +47.8%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alamos Gold (AGI) has the highest net margin (Alamos Gold (AGI) 52.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Alamos Gold (AGI) 30.3%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 30.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Alamos Gold (AGI) -4.2%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +24.0%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +6.3%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Alamos Gold (AGI) +29.6%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.5%/yr, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) -4.0%/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 Chemical Partners (WLKP) 0.09%. Alamos Gold (AGI) and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has been the steadiest (Alamos Gold (AGI) 54.8%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.