AU vs MEOH vs IAG Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Methanex and Iamgold 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
3 wins
MEOH Methanex Corp
$65.46 +7.6% 1M +79.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73B
Div. yield
1.11%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
IAG Iamgold Corp
$17.46 -6.0% 1M +46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.32B
P/E
6.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 6, AngloGold Ashanti 3, Methanex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUMEOHIAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.76B $5.06B $10.32B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 13.2x 6.2x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 5.3x 9.5x MEOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.3% +32.4% +71.5% IAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.6% 7.6% 41.9% IAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 51.0% 18.6% — AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x -0.1x IAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.10% 1.11% 0.00% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% +79.6% +46.5% MEOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.3%/yr +6.8%/yr +42.0%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.8% 50.2% 64.2% MEOH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 87/100 92/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

AUMEOHIAG

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

AxisAUMEOHIAG
Valuation 76 #42 of 169 95 #6 of 95 98 #5 of 169
Growth 76 #38 of 153 94 #7 of 93 98 #4 of 153
Profitability 98 #3 of 123 98 #3 of 89 100 #1 of 123
Financial Health 76 #41 of 165 81 #19 of 96 72 #47 of 165
Shareholder Returns 97 #5 of 116 70 #23 of 75 –
Overall 84 87 92
  • AU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MEOH ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IAG 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

PeriodAUMEOHIAGSPY
1 month -5.3%+7.6%-6.0% -5.9%
3 months +1.2%+20.4%+9.0% -4.6%
6 months -11.6%+6.6%-4.8% +0.2%
Year to date +3.9%+64.8%+5.9% +7.5%
1 year +32.2%+79.6%+46.5% +8.2%
3 years +366.5%+50.8%+595.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +67.1%+14.7%+91.0% +19.0%
5 years +369.2%+38.9%+476.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +36.3%+6.8%+42.0% +9.4%
10 years +525.0%+89.5%+314.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.1%+6.6%+15.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAUMEOHIAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.8%50.2%64.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.8%49.6%65.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.00-0.492.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.531.590.72 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-54.2%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.9%-8.5%-28.9% -5.9%
52-week high $128.26$71.57$24.57 $779.14
52-week low $67.04$34.03$11.92 $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.

MultipleAUMEOHIAG
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.9x 13.2xmedian 21.2x 6.2xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.1x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 3.7xmedian 11.7x 3.9xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 12.2x 3.2xmedian 17.0x 5.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 1.5x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 0.53median 1.76 0.04median 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 monthsAUMEOHIAG
Revenue $12.03B $4.73B $3.83B
Gross profit $6.59B – $1.99B
Operating income $6.18B $972.07M $2.10B
Net income $4.59B $457.86M $1.44B
Free cash flow $6.30B $1.57B $2.00B
R&D $239.00M – $29.70M
EPS (diluted) $7.71 $4.95 $2.76
Cash & equivalents $3.08B $911.70M $766.60M
Total debt $1.80B $2.08B $449.20M
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 72.61M 581.70M
Enterprise value $33.84B $3.26B $8.15B

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
MetricAUMEOHIAG
P/E 11.5x 13.2x 6.2x
P/FCF 7.1x 3.2x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 3.2x 4.7x
P/S 3.7x 1.1x 2.7x
P/B 4.0x 1.6x –
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.6x –
EV/EBITDA – 3.7x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 7.0x 6.4x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 1.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF 6.9x 4.0x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 4.0x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.53 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUMEOHIAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.3% 32.4% 71.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 62.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 67.5% – 167.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 176.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.2% 65.8% 53.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 52.5% 366.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.8% 66.9% 187.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% 153.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.6% 62.1% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 155.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.5% 67.7% 270.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.7% 84.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.6% 67.7% 120.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.7% 106.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUMEOHIAG
Gross margin 54.8% – 51.8%
EBITDA margin – 35.4% 67.7%
Operating margin 51.4% 20.6% 54.9%
Pretax margin 52.5% 28.9% 53.8%
Net margin 32.6% 7.6% 41.9%
FCF margin 52.4% 33.2% 52.1%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 33.2% 56.8%
Return on equity 45.6% 15.3% –
Return on assets 28.9% – –
Return on invested capital 51.0% 18.6% –
Return on capital employed 39.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUMEOHIAG
Debt / assets 11.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 1.3x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 31.2% – –
Equity / assets 68.8% – –
Interest coverage – 4.5x 12.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio 143.6x – –
Cash ratio 121.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUMEOHIAG
Dividend yield 5.1% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 4.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAUMEOHIAG
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 5.3xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.47FY2026 $12.34FY2026 $1.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +57.7%FY2026 +513.9%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% -42.1% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.78BFY2026 $5.41BFY2026 $3.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.1%FY2026 +52.1%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% -25.5% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUMEOHIAG
Held by institutions 45.9% – 0.0%
Institutions holding 566 – 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% – –
Institutions buying 326 – 0
Institutions selling 166 – 0
Buyers to sellers 1.96 – –

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.

AUMEOHIAG
AU 1.00 -0.08 0.86
MEOH -0.08 1.00 -0.05
IAG 0.86 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, MEOH and IAG?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.76B, Methanex (MEOH) $5.06B, Iamgold (IAG) $10.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, MEOH and IAG?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.5x, Methanex (MEOH) 13.2x, Iamgold (IAG) 6.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Methanex (MEOH) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.5x, Methanex (MEOH) 5.3x, Iamgold (IAG) 9.5x). 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) +40.3%, Methanex (MEOH) +32.4%, Iamgold (IAG) +71.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iamgold (IAG) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.6%, Methanex (MEOH) 7.6%, Iamgold (IAG) 41.9%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 51.0%, Methanex (MEOH) 18.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Methanex (MEOH) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +32.2%, Methanex (MEOH) +79.6%, Iamgold (IAG) +46.5%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.3%/yr, Methanex (MEOH) +6.8%/yr, Iamgold (IAG) +42.0%/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%, Methanex (MEOH) 1.11%, Iamgold (IAG) 0.00%. Iamgold (IAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Methanex (MEOH) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.8%, Methanex (MEOH) 50.2%, Iamgold (IAG) 64.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.