AU vs IAG vs MEOH Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Iamgold and Methanex 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
2 wins
IAG Iamgold Corp
$17.28 -7.4% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.21B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
MEOH Methanex Corp
$63.55 +6.3% 1M +84.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.91B
P/E
57.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.27B
Div. yield
1.14%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 7, Methanex 3, AngloGold Ashanti 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUIAGMEOHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.09B $10.21B $4.91B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 6.9x 57.5x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 9.3x 5.9x MEOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +87.2% +19.2% IAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% 39.4% 1.9% IAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% 52.3% 12.4% IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x 1.8x IAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.18% 0.00% 1.14% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.4% +49.1% +84.1% MEOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +44.3%/yr +7.3%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 63.5% 50.4% MEOH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 88/100 76/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

AUIAGMEOH

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

AxisAUIAGMEOH
Valuation 75 #42 of 162 96 #8 of 162 89 #11 of 94
Growth 88 #18 of 147 97 #6 of 147 62 #35 of 91
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 99 #2 of 122 93 #7 of 84
Financial Health 49 #84 of 164 61 #64 of 164 68 #31 of 94
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 – 66 #24 of 69
Overall 81 88 76
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IAG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MEOH ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUIAGMEOHSPY
1 month -5.9%-7.4%+6.3% +0.9%
3 months +12.0%+24.1%+16.3% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%+5.6%+0.4% +8.5%
Year to date +2.4%+4.8%+60.0% +13.3%
1 year +32.4%+49.1%+84.1% +12.4%
3 years +355.2%+569.8%+53.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +65.8%+88.6%+15.4% +23.5%
5 years +372.4%+523.8%+41.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.4%+44.3%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years +545.7%+339.7%+71.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.5%+16.0%+5.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAUIAGMEOHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%63.5%50.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%64.5%48.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.202.28-0.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.540.771.67 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-73.6%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-29.7%-3.3% -0.9%
52-week high $128.26$24.57$65.72 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$10.96$33.88 $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.

MultipleAUIAGMEOH
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 13.4x 6.9xmedian 13.4x 57.5xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 3.4xmedian 7.3x 6.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.8x 4.7xmedian 14.8x 4.0xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.06median 0.31 -1.94median 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 monthsAUIAGMEOH
Revenue $11.83B $3.68B $4.27B
Gross profit $6.48B $1.85B –
Operating income $4.91B $2.54B $655.47M
Net income $4.48B $1.27B $176.40M
Free cash flow $6.34B $2.19B $1.22B
R&D $259.00M $30.20M –
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $2.49 $1.10
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $501.40M $382.91M
Total debt $1.57B $449.30M $2.39B
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 581.70M 72.61M
Enterprise value $33.76B $8.47B $3.63B

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
MetricAUIAGMEOH
P/E 11.7x 6.9x 57.5x
P/FCF 7.0x 4.7x 4.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 5.1x 4.0x
P/S 3.7x 2.8x 1.2x
P/B 4.9x 2.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 3.4x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 4.0x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF 6.7x 4.6x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 5.1x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.06 -1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUIAGMEOH
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 87.2% 19.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 58.4% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% 192.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 154.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 57.6% 18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 826.2% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 34.0% -47.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 112.4% -21.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 234.8% -70.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 111.5% -29.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% 328.3% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 67.2% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 144.4% 21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 122.0% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUIAGMEOH
Gross margin 54.8% 50.3% –
EBITDA margin – 82.1% 26.6%
Operating margin 41.5% 69.1% 15.4%
Pretax margin 51.7% 49.1% 22.1%
Net margin 32.2% 39.4% 1.9%
FCF margin 53.6% 59.5% 28.5%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 54.3% 28.5%
Return on equity 46.3% 29.2% 6.3%
Return on assets 28.7% 21.3% –
Return on invested capital 40.5% 52.3% 12.4%
Return on capital employed 35.2% 46.9% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 6.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUIAGMEOH
Debt / assets 10.1% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.2x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 26.1% –
Equity / assets 57.6% 73.9% –
Interest coverage – 137.4x 2.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.7x –
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score – 6.40 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUIAGMEOH
Dividend yield 5.2% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – 3.5%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 0.0% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusAUIAGMEOH
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $1.85FY2026 $10.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +51.6%FY2026 +433.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% +11.4% -43.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +50.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +5.7% -26.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUIAGMEOH
Held by institutions 45.9% 65.8% 81.3%
Institutions holding 563 319 212
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +1.5% +8.4%
Institutions buying 323 170 132
Institutions selling 166 101 57
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.68 2.32

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.

AUIAGMEOH
AU 1.00 0.86 -0.02
IAG 0.86 1.00 0.02
MEOH -0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, IAG and MEOH?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.09B, Iamgold (IAG) $10.21B, Methanex (MEOH) $4.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, IAG and MEOH?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.7x, Iamgold (IAG) 6.9x, Methanex (MEOH) 57.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Methanex (MEOH) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x, Iamgold (IAG) 9.3x, Methanex (MEOH) 5.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iamgold (IAG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Iamgold (IAG) +87.2%, Methanex (MEOH) +19.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iamgold (IAG) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%, Methanex (MEOH) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%, Methanex (MEOH) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Methanex (MEOH) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +32.4%, Iamgold (IAG) +49.1%, Methanex (MEOH) +84.1%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.4%/yr, Iamgold (IAG) +44.3%/yr, Methanex (MEOH) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.18%, Iamgold (IAG) 0.00%, Methanex (MEOH) 1.14%. Iamgold (IAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Methanex (MEOH) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.1%, Iamgold (IAG) 63.5%, Methanex (MEOH) 50.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, IAG and MEOH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Iamgold (IAG) 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.