AU vs BVN vs WLKP Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Buenaventura Mining and Westlake Chemical Partners Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$87.30 -5.9% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.09B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
5.18%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 4, Buenaventura Mining 4, Westlake Chemical Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUBVNWLKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.09B $7.26B $745.45M AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 8.3x 12.9x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 6.6x 14.4x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +75.7% +12.1% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% 60.4% 4.7% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% — 30.1% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.18% 3.95% 8.90% WLKP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.4% +29.4% +9.5% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +29.4%/yr -3.8%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 52.6% 18.4% WLKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 73/100 85/100 WLKP

Percentile Scorecard

AUBVNWLKP

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

AxisAUBVNWLKP
Valuation 75 #42 of 162 60 #65 of 162 99 #2 of 94
Growth 88 #18 of 147 85 #23 of 147 56 #41 of 91
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 78 #28 of 122 100 #1 of 84
Financial Health 49 #84 of 164 55 #75 of 164 83 #17 of 94
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 89 #13 of 107 88 #9 of 69
Overall 81 73 85
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN 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

PeriodAUBVNWLKPSPY
1 month -5.9%-10.6%-1.9% +0.9%
3 months +12.0%-5.3%-3.4% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%-4.7%-7.5% +8.5%
Year to date +2.4%+2.8%+11.3% +13.3%
1 year +32.4%+29.4%+9.5% +12.4%
3 years +355.2%+239.0%-0.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +65.8%+50.3%-0.2% +23.5%
5 years +372.4%+263.1%-17.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.4%+29.4%-3.8% +11.0%
10 years +545.7%+121.6%+1.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.5%+8.3%+0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAUBVNWLKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%52.6%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%56.9%17.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.201.880.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.540.560.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-54.0%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-34.5%-10.8% -0.9%
52-week high $128.26$43.67$23.72 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$21.16$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.

MultipleAUBVNWLKP
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 13.4x 8.3xmedian 13.4x 12.9xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 5.0xmedian 3.2x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 2.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.8x 69.6xmedian 14.8x 1.8xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.63median 0.31 —median 1.84

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 monthsAUBVNWLKP
Revenue $11.83B $1.45B $1.23B
Gross profit $6.48B – $384.80M
Operating income $4.91B $349.40M $355.62M
Net income $4.48B $646.41M $334.49M
Free cash flow $6.34B – $409.14M
R&D $259.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $1.08 –
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $529.84M $49.32M
Total debt $1.57B $700.74M $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 811.63M –
Enterprise value $33.76B $5.10B $569.63M

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
MetricAUBVNWLKP
P/E 11.7x 8.3x 12.9x
P/FCF 7.0x 69.6x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x – 1.6x
P/S 3.7x 5.0x 0.6x
P/B 4.9x 1.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 2.2x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 20.0x 3.1x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 6.7x – 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x – 2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.63 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUBVNWLKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 75.7% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 39.5% -3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% – 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 252.6% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 122.1% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 55.3% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 58.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% – 48.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% – 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUBVNWLKP
Gross margin 54.8% – 31.2%
EBITDA margin – – 40.0%
Operating margin 41.5% 24.1% 28.8%
Pretax margin 51.7% 55.1% 27.1%
Net margin 32.2% 60.4% 4.7%
FCF margin 53.6% – 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% – 37.7%
Return on equity 46.3% 16.5% 42.8%
Return on assets 28.7% 11.7% 27.3%
Return on invested capital 40.5% – 30.1%
Return on capital employed 35.2% 7.0% 30.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUBVNWLKP
Debt / assets 10.1% 11.6% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 29.1% 36.8%
Equity / assets 57.6% 70.9% 63.2%
Interest coverage – – 16.4x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.0x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 3.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.70 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUBVNWLKP
Dividend yield 5.2% 3.9% 8.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.9% 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.

ConsensusAUBVNWLKP
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 6.6xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $4.31FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% -8.8% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +10.9% +16.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUBVNWLKP
Held by institutions 45.9% 44.5% 29.1%
Institutions holding 563 273 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -0.7% -0.2%
Institutions buying 323 143 26
Institutions selling 166 99 13
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.44 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.

AUBVNWLKP
AU 1.00 0.76 0.20
BVN 0.76 1.00 0.16
WLKP 0.20 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, BVN and WLKP?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.09B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.26B, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) $745.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, BVN and WLKP?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.7x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.3x, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.6x, 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?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (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: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +32.4%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.4%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +9.5%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.4%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.4%/yr, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has the highest dividend yield: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.18%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 3.95%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 8.90%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.1%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.6%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, BVN 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 4. 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.