AU vs HMY vs AEM Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold Mining and Agnico Eagle Mines Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$88.63 -5.3% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$44.76B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.03B
Div. yield
5.10%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$188.49 +1.3% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$94.25B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
0.93%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 5, Agnico Eagle Mines 4, Harmony Gold Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUHMYAEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.76B $10.76B $94.25B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 6.2x 15.3x HMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 5.9x 17.3x HMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.3% — +42.4% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.6% — 41.0% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 51.0% — 21.6% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.10% 4.56% 0.93% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% +6.0% +18.0% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.3%/yr +36.0%/yr +28.6%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.8% 64.0% 49.6% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 69/100 78/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUHMYAEM

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

AxisAUHMYAEM
Valuation 76 #42 of 169 84 #28 of 169 62 #65 of 169
Growth 76 #38 of 153 – 74 #40 of 153
Profitability 98 #3 of 123 – 96 #6 of 123
Financial Health 76 #41 of 165 29 #118 of 165 79 #35 of 165
Shareholder Returns 97 #5 of 116 94 #8 of 116 77 #28 of 116
Overall 84 69 78
  • AU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HMY ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUHMYAEMSPY
1 month -5.3%-2.5%+1.3% -5.9%
3 months +1.2%-6.4%+12.2% -4.6%
6 months -11.6%-3.9%+0.4% +0.2%
Year to date +3.9%-15.1%+11.2% +7.5%
1 year +32.2%+6.0%+18.0% +8.2%
3 years +366.5%+244.9%+283.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +67.1%+51.1%+56.6% +19.0%
5 years +369.2%+365.6%+251.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +36.3%+36.0%+28.6% +9.4%
10 years +525.0%+394.2%+264.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.1%+17.3%+13.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAUHMYAEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.8%64.0%49.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.8%63.5%52.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.002.171.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.090.36 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-62.7%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.9%-35.1%-25.3% -5.9%
52-week high $128.26$26.04$252.19 $779.14
52-week low $67.04$13.32$136.36 $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.

MultipleAUHMYAEM
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.9x 6.2xmedian 12.9x 15.3xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.1x 1.8xmedian 3.1x 6.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x 8.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 12.2x 3.5xmedian 12.2x 16.7xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 —median 0.19 0.53median 0.19

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 monthsAUHMYAEM
Revenue $12.03B – $15.05B
Gross profit $6.59B – $9.92B
Operating income $6.18B – $9.42B
Net income $4.59B – $6.17B
Free cash flow $6.30B – $5.65B
R&D $239.00M – $244.35M
EPS (diluted) $7.71 – $12.26
Cash & equivalents $3.08B $525.23M $3.61B
Total debt $1.80B $577.12M $197.10M
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 628.70M 503.43M
Enterprise value $33.84B $9.00B $81.20B

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
MetricAUHMYAEM
P/E 11.5x 6.2x 15.3x
P/FCF 7.1x 3.5x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x – 12.8x
P/S 3.7x 1.8x 6.3x
P/B 4.0x 2.4x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 2.4x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.1x
EV/EBIT 7.0x – 9.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x – 6.0x
EV/FCF 6.9x – 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x – 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUHMYAEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.3% – 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 34.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 67.5% – 60.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.2% – 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 40.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.8% – 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.6% – 78.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 28.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.5% – 26.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 48.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.6% – 28.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUHMYAEM
Gross margin 54.8% – 65.9%
EBITDA margin – – 74.1%
Operating margin 51.4% – 62.6%
Pretax margin 52.5% – 60.9%
Net margin 32.6% – 41.0%
FCF margin 52.4% – 37.5%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% – 48.9%
Return on equity 45.6% – 21.2%
Return on assets 28.9% – 16.0%
Return on invested capital 51.0% – 21.6%
Return on capital employed 39.0% – 26.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUHMYAEM
Debt / assets 11.1% 7.5% 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 31.2% 40.4% 24.3%
Equity / assets 68.8% 59.6% 75.7%
Interest coverage – – 147.4x
Current ratio – 0.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 143.6x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 121.0x 0.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – – 7.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUHMYAEM
Dividend yield 5.1% 4.6% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 4.6% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAUHMYAEM
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 5.9xFY2027 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.47FY2026 $2.86FY2027 $10.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +57.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2027 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +39.9% +1.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.78BFY2026 $6.36BFY2027 $14.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.1%FY2026 +2.5%FY2027 +21.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +21.9% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUHMYAEM
Held by institutions 45.9% 13.0% 62.5%
Institutions holding 566 233 1,055
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -20.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 326 129 467
Institutions selling 166 74 397
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.74 1.18

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.

AUHMYAEM
AU 1.00 0.86 0.88
HMY 0.86 1.00 0.85
AEM 0.88 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, HMY and AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.76B, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) $10.76B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $94.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, HMY and AEM?

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.5x, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) 6.2x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.5x, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) 5.9x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +40.3%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 51.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +32.2%, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) +6.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +18.0%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.3%/yr, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) +36.0%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +28.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.10%, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) 4.56%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.93%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.8%, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) 64.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 49.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.