AU vs BTG vs KGC Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, B2Gold and Kinross Gold Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$87.30 -5.9% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$43.52B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
BTG B2Gold Corp
$5.13 -2.7% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.62B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$22.98 -4.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.27B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 5, B2Gold 3, Kinross Gold 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUBTGKGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.52B $6.62B $26.27B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 8.1x 8.3x BTG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 8.8x 9.7x BTG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% — +31.0% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% — 37.6% KGC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% 44.5% 41.6% BTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x -0.3x KGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.4% +4.7% -0.4% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +4.4%/yr +30.8%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 60.4% 54.3% KGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 76/100 77/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUBTGKGC

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

AxisAUBTGKGC
Valuation 75 #42 of 162 92 #14 of 162 88 #21 of 162
Growth 88 #18 of 147 84 #24 of 147 82 #27 of 147
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 96 #6 of 122 100 #1 of 122
Financial Health 49 #84 of 164 64 #60 of 164 76 #40 of 164
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 44 #60 of 107 41 #64 of 107
Overall 81 76 77
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BTG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC 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

PeriodAUBTGKGCSPY
1 month -5.9%-2.7%-4.6% +0.9%
3 months +12.0%+36.8%-1.0% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%+19.0%-23.0% +8.5%
Year to date +2.4%+13.7%-18.4% +13.3%
1 year +32.4%+4.7%-0.4% +12.4%
3 years +355.2%+57.8%+332.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +65.8%+16.4%+63.0% +23.5%
5 years +372.4%+23.9%+282.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.4%+4.4%+30.8% +11.0%
10 years +545.7%+84.5%+514.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.5%+6.3%+19.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAUBTGKGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%60.4%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%60.6%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.202.131.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.540.08-0.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-53.7%-56.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-17.4%-39.6% -0.9%
52-week high $128.26$6.21$38.07 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$3.64$22.21 $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.

MultipleAUBTGKGC
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 13.4x 8.3xmedian 13.4x 8.8xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 5.0xmedian 7.3x 4.7xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.8x 6.9xmedian 14.8x 5.0xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.44median 0.31 0.07median 0.31

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 monthsAUBTGKGC
Revenue $11.83B – $8.44B
Gross profit $6.48B $1.86B $4.90B
Operating income $4.91B $1.93B $4.47B
Net income $4.48B $828.55M $3.21B
Free cash flow $6.34B $1.00B $5.48B
R&D $259.00M – $170.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $0.55 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $286.58M $2.64B
Total debt $1.57B $2.06B $816.70M
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 1.48B 1.22B
Enterprise value $31.41B $5.11B $16.20B

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
MetricAUBTGKGC
P/E 11.7x 8.3x 8.8x
P/FCF 7.0x 6.9x 5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 6.9x 5.8x
P/S 3.7x – 3.3x
P/B 4.9x 1.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 1.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 5.0x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 3.6x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x – 3.0x
EV/FCF 6.7x 7.0x 4.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 7.0x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUBTGKGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% – 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% 107.1% 61.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 35.3% 79.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 1,748% 68.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 46.0% 115.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 298.7% 74.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 33.4% 56.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 272.5% 91.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.0% 119.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% 86.2% 27.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 38.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 86.2% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUBTGKGC
Gross margin 54.8% – 58.0%
EBITDA margin – – 65.2%
Operating margin 41.5% – 52.9%
Pretax margin 51.7% – 52.3%
Net margin 32.2% – 37.6%
FCF margin 53.6% – 64.9%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% – 55.9%
Return on equity 46.3% 44.1% 32.3%
Return on assets 28.7% 29.1% 23.3%
Return on invested capital 40.5% 44.5% 41.6%
Return on capital employed 35.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUBTGKGC
Debt / assets 10.1% 7.9% 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 30.3% 27.6%
Equity / assets 57.6% 69.7% 72.4%
Interest coverage – 31.7x 171.8x
Current ratio 2.7x – –
Quick ratio 2.1x – –
Cash ratio 1.8x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUBTGKGC
Dividend yield 5.2% 1.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – -3.5% -1.5%
Shareholder yield 5.2% -2.0% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 1.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -145.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -38.0%

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.

ConsensusAUBTGKGC
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $0.58FY2026 $2.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% +51.7% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $3.59BFY2026 $8.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +25.6% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUBTGKGC
Held by institutions 45.9% 59.9% 59.3%
Institutions holding 563 301 640
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +6.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 323 155 313
Institutions selling 166 85 224
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.82 1.40

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.

AUBTGKGC
AU 1.00 0.78 0.87
BTG 0.78 1.00 0.80
KGC 0.87 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, BTG and KGC?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $43.52B, B2Gold (BTG) $6.62B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $26.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, BTG and KGC?

B2Gold (BTG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.4x, B2Gold (BTG) 8.1x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, B2Gold (BTG) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x, B2Gold (BTG) 8.8x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.7x). 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%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kinross Gold (KGC) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%). On return on invested capital, B2Gold (BTG) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, B2Gold (BTG) 44.5%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 41.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +32.4%, B2Gold (BTG) +4.7%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -0.4%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.4%/yr, B2Gold (BTG) +4.4%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +30.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinross Gold (KGC) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.1%, B2Gold (BTG) 60.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, BTG and KGC?

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 5. 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.