AU vs NEM vs EGO Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Newmont and Eldorado Gold Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$86.74 -12.4% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.90B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$112.65 -7.2% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$118.36B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 6, Newmont 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUNEMEGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.90B $118.36B $6.91B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 12.8x 12.1x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 11.8x 11.4x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +23.7% +37.9% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% 34.7% 3.2% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% 8.6% 10.0% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 1.0x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% +43.3% +36.1% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.5%/yr +15.5%/yr +28.8%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 48.0% 59.8% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 72/100 59/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUNEMEGO

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

AxisAUNEMEGO
Valuation 76 #40 of 162 73 #45 of 162 91 #16 of 162
Growth 88 #18 of 147 83 #26 of 147 80 #30 of 147
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 84 #21 of 122 47 #65 of 122
Financial Health 49 #84 of 164 54 #76 of 164 31 #113 of 164
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 65 #38 of 107 46 #58 of 107
Overall 81 72 59
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EGO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUNEMEGOSPY
1 month -12.4%-7.2%-18.5% -0.2%
3 months +9.9%+23.1%+6.0% +3.9%
6 months -7.7%+2.5%+11.3% +8.2%
Year to date +1.7%+12.8%-4.9% +12.9%
1 year +33.5%+43.3%+36.1% +12.3%
3 years +352.2%+189.1%+217.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +65.4%+42.5%+46.9% +23.3%
5 years +356.3%+105.1%+254.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.5%+15.5%+28.8% +10.9%
10 years +549.3%+223.8%+105.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.6%+12.5%+7.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUNEMEGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%48.0%59.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%51.3%60.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.201.802.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.900.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-65.0%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-16.6%-31.3% -1.2%
52-week high $128.26$135.14$49.71 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$78.63$24.93 $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.

MultipleAUNEMEGO
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.3x 12.8xmedian 13.3x 12.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 4.4xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 13.9xmedian 7.3x 6.8xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 14.7x 11.6xmedian 14.7x 258.0xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.11median 0.31 0.05median 0.31

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 monthsAUNEMEGO
Revenue $11.83B $26.61B $17.96B
Gross profit $6.48B $18.41B $1.05B
Operating income $4.91B $5.60B $925.10M
Net income $4.48B $9.44B $598.92M
Free cash flow $6.34B $10.07B $26.30M
R&D $259.00M $193.00M $45.06M
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $8.79 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $8.83B $554.56M
Total debt $1.57B $5.09B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 1.05B 205.41M
Enterprise value $31.79B $83.50B $3.67B

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
MetricAUNEMEGO
P/E 11.6x 12.8x 12.2x
P/FCF 6.9x 11.6x 258.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 8.9x 14.7x
P/S 3.7x 4.4x 0.4x
P/B 4.9x 3.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 3.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 20.2x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 6.7x 11.2x 303.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 8.7x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUNEMEGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 23.7% 37.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 34.0% 169.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% 41.0% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 55.7% 76.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 298.7% 65.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 45.7% 30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 30.4% 46.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 136.8% 55.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 34.6% 38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 119.7% 255.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% 42.0% -1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.7% 39.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 64.6% 191.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 136.1% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUNEMEGO
Gross margin 54.8% 69.2% 5.9%
EBITDA margin – 30.6% 6.5%
Operating margin 41.5% 21.0% 5.1%
Pretax margin 51.7% 52.8% 4.5%
Net margin 32.2% 34.7% 3.2%
FCF margin 53.6% 37.9% 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 49.2% 2.6%
Return on equity 46.3% 26.5% 10.8%
Return on assets 28.7% 16.3% –
Return on invested capital 40.5% 8.6% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 35.2% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUNEMEGO
Debt / assets 10.1% 8.7% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.5x 66.5x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 38.4% –
Equity / assets 57.6% 61.6% –
Interest coverage – – 45.4x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.5x –
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.6x –
Altman Z-score – 4.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUNEMEGO
Dividend yield 5.2% 0.9% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 4.8% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 5.8% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% –

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.

ConsensusAUNEMEGO
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $9.57FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 +73.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% +10.1% +73.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 $2.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +20.0% +45.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUNEMEGO
Held by institutions 45.9% 77.2% –
Institutions holding 563 1,787 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +1.5% –
Institutions buying 323 842 –
Institutions selling 166 719 –
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.17 –

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.

AUNEMEGO
AU 1.00 0.86 0.77
NEM 0.86 1.00 0.82
EGO 0.77 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, NEM and EGO?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $43.90B, Newmont (NEM) $118.36B, Eldorado Gold (EGO) $6.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, NEM and EGO?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.5x, Newmont (NEM) 12.8x, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x, Newmont (NEM) 11.8x, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +37.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +33.5%, Newmont (NEM) +43.3%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +36.1%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +35.5%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +15.5%/yr, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 0.00%. AngloGold Ashanti (AU) and Eldorado Gold (EGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, NEM and EGO?

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 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.