AU vs AEM vs B Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Agnico Eagle Mines and Barrick Mining Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.03 -14.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$43.73B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.68 -9.6% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.23B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.23 -10.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$66.37B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 6, Agnico Eagle Mines 3, Barrick Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUAEMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.73B $89.23B $66.37B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 15.2x 10.2x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 16.1x 10.2x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +50.3% +49.4% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% 40.4% 31.6% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% 23.3% 24.8% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -0.1x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.0% +7.5% +17.7% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.5%/yr +25.4%/yr +14.6%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 48.1% 46.9% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 78/100 78/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUAEMB

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

AxisAUAEMB
Valuation 74 #43 of 162 65 #58 of 162 86 #23 of 162
Growth 88 #18 of 147 75 #38 of 147 90 #15 of 147
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 95 #7 of 122 93 #9 of 122
Financial Health 50 #83 of 165 76 #40 of 165 52 #79 of 165
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 79 #23 of 107 70 #33 of 107
Overall 81 78 78
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B 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

PeriodAUAEMBSPY
1 month -14.1%-9.6%-10.8% -0.8%
3 months +5.7%+20.4%+2.3% +3.5%
6 months -13.4%-11.3%-6.0% +7.0%
Year to date -0.3%+3.6%-12.2% +12.2%
1 year +24.0%+7.5%+17.7% +13.0%
3 years +343.3%+260.1%+134.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +64.3%+53.3%+32.8% +23.1%
5 years +340.1%+209.7%+97.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.5%+25.4%+14.6% +11.0%
10 years +529.4%+263.0%+129.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%+13.8%+8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAUAEMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%48.1%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%50.9%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.201.731.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.400.160.38 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-45.9%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-30.3%-27.8% -1.8%
52-week high $128.26$252.19$52.98 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$136.36$31.67 $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.

MultipleAUAEMB
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.8x 15.0xmedian 12.8x 10.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 6.0xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 7.5xmedian 7.0x 4.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 15.2x 16.2xmedian 15.2x 5.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.52median 0.29 0.03median 0.29

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 monthsAUAEMB
Revenue $11.83B $14.53B $20.66B
Gross profit $6.48B $9.99B $11.56B
Operating income $4.91B $9.64B $10.94B
Net income $4.48B $5.87B $9.49B
Free cash flow $6.34B $5.43B $11.25B
R&D $259.00M $226.87M $481.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $11.67 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $3.46B $5.93B
Total debt $1.57B $785.64M $18.98B
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 503.43M 1.71B
Enterprise value $31.62B $78.86B $41.57B

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
MetricAUAEMB
P/E 11.4x 15.0x 10.0x
P/FCF 6.8x 16.2x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 11.8x 6.8x
P/S 3.6x 6.0x 3.1x
P/B 4.8x 3.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 3.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 8.5x 8.8x 5.7x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 5.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF 6.6x 15.6x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 11.4x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.52 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUAEMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 50.3% 49.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 33.8% 24.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% 72.8% 89.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% 56.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 49.1% 111.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.3% 62.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 98.5% 137.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% 196.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 97.4% 142.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 28.7% 332.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% 45.3% 84.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.2% 43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 55.8% 69.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUAEMB
Gross margin 54.8% 68.8% 56.0%
EBITDA margin – 78.0% 63.2%
Operating margin 41.5% 66.3% 53.0%
Pretax margin 51.7% 60.4% 58.9%
Net margin 32.2% 40.4% 31.6%
FCF margin 53.6% 37.4% 54.4%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 51.1% 45.5%
Return on equity 46.3% 21.4% 29.6%
Return on assets 28.7% 16.1% 18.1%
Return on invested capital 40.5% 23.3% 24.8%
Return on capital employed 35.2% 27.9% 22.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUAEMB
Debt / assets 10.1% 0.5% 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 24.3% 47.8%
Equity / assets 57.6% 75.7% 52.2%
Interest coverage – 131.9x 63.6x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.9x 3.0x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.8x 2.1x
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.8x 1.9x
Altman Z-score – 7.38 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUAEMB
Dividend yield 5.3% 1.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 1.3% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 7.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -7.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.1%

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.

ConsensusAUAEMB
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.67FY2026 $10.93FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.5%FY2026 +33.0%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +3.3% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.91BFY2026 $14.44BFY2026 $20.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.5%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +2.6% +25.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUAEMB
Held by institutions 45.9% 62.5% 58.0%
Institutions holding 563 1,053 1,005
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -0.6% -4.7%
Institutions buying 323 467 486
Institutions selling 166 396 337
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.18 1.44

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.

AUAEMB
AU 1.00 0.87 0.85
AEM 0.87 1.00 0.89
B 0.85 0.89 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, AEM and B?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $43.73B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $89.23B, Barrick Mining (B) $66.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, AEM and B?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.5x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.2x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 9.8x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x). 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: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +24.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +7.5%, Barrick Mining (B) +17.7%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.5%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.4%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.00%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%. AngloGold Ashanti (AU) and Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, AEM and B?

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.