AU vs CE vs WLK Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Celanese and Westlake Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.03 -14.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$43.71B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
CE Celanese Corp
$48.10 +2.2% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
WLK Westlake Corp
$65.31 -3.6% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.29B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 7, Westlake 3, Celanese 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUCEWLKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.71B $5.37B $8.47B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x -4.6x -6.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 7.6x 38.4x CE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% -2.2% -4.0% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% -12.0% -10.9% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% -4.1% -8.0% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 63.7x -42.9x WLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% WLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.0% +14.0% -17.6% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.5%/yr -21.7%/yr -7.4%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 51.7% 43.5% WLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 29/100 41/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUCEWLK

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

AxisAUCEWLK
Valuation 74 #43 of 162 58 #40 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Growth 88 #18 of 147 23 #71 of 92 1 #91 of 92
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 32 #61 of 89 23 #69 of 89
Financial Health 50 #83 of 165 13 #85 of 97 53 #46 of 97
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 22 #55 of 70 84 #12 of 70
Overall 81 29 41
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUCEWLKSPY
1 month -14.1%+2.2%-3.6% -0.8%
3 months +5.7%+8.4%-9.7% +3.5%
6 months -13.4%-26.1%-41.3% +7.0%
Year to date -0.3%+13.8%-11.7% +12.2%
1 year +24.0%+14.0%-17.6% +13.0%
3 years +343.3%-57.6%-43.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +64.3%-24.9%-17.1% +23.1%
5 years +340.1%-70.6%-31.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.5%-21.7%-7.4% +11.0%
10 years +529.4%-32.4%+27.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%-3.8%+2.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAUCEWLKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%51.7%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%47.1%38.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.200.400.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.400.27-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-79.6%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-30.5%-47.1% -1.8%
52-week high $128.26$69.24$123.39 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$35.53$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.

MultipleAUCEWLK
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.8x -4.5xmedian 21.6x -6.8xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 95.3xmedian 12.4x -154.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 15.2x 7.5xmedian 15.8x -31.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.11median 1.66 0.16median 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 monthsAUCEWLK
Revenue $11.83B $9.71B $11.29B
Gross profit $6.48B $2.03B $1.09B
Operating income $4.91B -$692.00M -$1.25B
Net income $4.48B -$1.16B -$1.21B
Free cash flow $6.34B $708.00M -$265.00M
R&D $259.00M $120.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $-10.60 $-9.61
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $1.36B $1.64B
Total debt $1.57B $12.01B $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 110.25M 128.50M
Enterprise value $31.60B -$455.30M -$915.00M

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
MetricAUCEWLK
P/E 11.4x -4.5x -6.8x
P/FCF 6.8x 7.5x -31.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 5.4x 13.2x
P/S 3.6x 0.5x 0.7x
P/B 4.8x 1.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 3.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 95.3x -154.2x
EV/EBIT 8.5x -23.0x -9.3x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 6.6x 22.5x -43.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 16.2x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUCEWLK
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% -2.2% -4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% -6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% -5.7% -17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% -26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 11.1% -1,286%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.7% -39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 29.1% -3,089%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 29.0% -1,740%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% -43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% -3.5% -34.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% -39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 12.0% -390.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUCEWLK
Gross margin 54.8% 20.9% 9.6%
EBITDA margin – 1.7% -0.7%
Operating margin 41.5% -7.1% -11.0%
Pretax margin 51.7% -11.6% -11.4%
Net margin 32.2% -12.0% -10.9%
FCF margin 53.6% 7.3% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 10.1% 5.6%
Return on equity 46.3% -25.4% -13.0%
Return on assets 28.7% -5.3% -6.1%
Return on invested capital 40.5% -4.1% -8.0%
Return on capital employed 35.2% -3.9% -7.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.8x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUCEWLK
Debt / assets 10.1% 56.1% 26.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 63.7x -42.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 17.0x -19.1x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 78.6% 52.6%
Equity / assets 57.6% 21.4% 47.4%
Interest coverage – -1.0x -6.1x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.4x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.29 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUCEWLK
Dividend yield 5.3% 0.2% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 0.2% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -1.1% -22.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.8% -103.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -91.8% 1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -65.0% 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.

ConsensusAUCEWLK
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 38.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $6.33FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +59.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% -0.2% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $9.75BFY2026 $12.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +7.8% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUCEWLK
Held by institutions 45.9% 100.0% 31.0%
Institutions holding 563 458 362
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +10.8% -9.9%
Institutions buying 323 246 199
Institutions selling 166 138 118
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.78 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.

AUCEWLK
AU 1.00 0.05 0.11
CE 0.05 1.00 0.61
WLK 0.11 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, CE and WLK?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $43.71B, Celanese (CE) $5.37B, Westlake (WLK) $8.47B.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Celanese (CE) -2.2%, Westlake (WLK) -4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Celanese (CE) -12.0%, Westlake (WLK) -10.9%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Celanese (CE) -4.1%, Westlake (WLK) -8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +24.0%, Celanese (CE) +14.0%, Westlake (WLK) -17.6%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.5%/yr, Celanese (CE) -21.7%/yr, Westlake (WLK) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake (WLK) has the highest dividend yield: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, Celanese (CE) 0.00%, Westlake (WLK) 0.03%. AngloGold Ashanti (AU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake (WLK) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Celanese (CE) 51.7%, Westlake (WLK) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, CE 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 7. 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.