AU vs PAAS vs AEM Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Pan American Silver and Agnico Eagle Mines Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$86.74 -12.4% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.13B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$180.70 -7.1% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.06B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAUPAASAEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.13B $15.91B $91.06B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 51.3x 15.5x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 13.1x 16.5x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +2.3% +50.3% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% 9.7% 40.4% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% 0.0% 23.3% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -4.4x -0.3x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% +20.0% +16.5% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.5%/yr +9.7%/yr +26.7%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 57.9% 48.1% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 68/100 78/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUPAASAEM

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

AxisAUPAASAEM
Valuation 76 #40 of 162 57 #71 of 162 65 #58 of 162
Growth 88 #18 of 147 73 #40 of 147 74 #39 of 147
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 52 #59 of 122 95 #7 of 122
Financial Health 49 #84 of 164 85 #25 of 164 76 #40 of 164
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 71 #32 of 107 78 #24 of 107
Overall 81 68 78
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM 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

PeriodAUPAASAEMSPY
1 month -12.4%-13.3%-7.1% -0.2%
3 months +9.9%-3.7%+25.7% +3.9%
6 months -7.7%-20.5%-4.5% +8.2%
Year to date +1.7%-19.6%+6.6% +12.9%
1 year +33.5%+20.0%+16.5% +12.3%
3 years +352.2%+175.5%+270.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +65.4%+40.2%+54.8% +23.3%
5 years +356.3%+58.8%+226.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.5%+9.7%+26.7% +10.9%
10 years +549.3%+168.4%+270.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.6%+10.4%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUPAASAEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%57.9%48.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%60.1%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.202.071.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.340.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-59.2%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-39.4%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $128.26$68.70$252.19 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$33.20$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.

MultipleAUPAASAEM
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.3x 51.3xmedian 13.3x 15.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 3.2x 6.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 45.0xmedian 7.3x 7.7xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 14.7x 15.7xmedian 14.7x 16.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 1.16median 0.31 0.54median 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 monthsAUPAASAEM
Revenue $11.83B $3.19B $14.53B
Gross profit $6.48B $882.07M $9.99B
Operating income $4.91B $1.90M $9.64B
Net income $4.48B $930.65M $5.87B
Free cash flow $6.34B $1.12B $5.43B
R&D $259.00M – $226.87M
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $0.81 $11.67
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $1.57B $3.46B
Total debt $1.57B $3.00M $785.64M
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 381.58M 503.43M
Enterprise value $32.01B $10.76B $80.70B

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
MetricAUPAASAEM
P/E 11.6x 51.3x 15.4x
P/FCF 6.9x 15.7x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 15.7x 12.2x
P/S 3.7x 5.5x 6.2x
P/B 4.9x 2.4x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.4x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 45.0x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 8,419x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 5.0x 6.0x
EV/FCF 6.7x 14.3x 16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 14.3x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.16 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUPAASAEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 2.3% 50.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 33.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% -0.3% 72.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 104.0% 44.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 116.1% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 127.1% 42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 123.6% 98.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 75.4% 34.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% -57.1% 97.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 44.1% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% 74.4% 45.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 47.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 66.2% 55.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 56.4% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUPAASAEM
Gross margin 54.8% 27.7% 68.8%
EBITDA margin – 11.1% 78.0%
Operating margin 41.5% 0.1% 66.3%
Pretax margin 51.7% 0.1% 60.4%
Net margin 32.2% 9.7% 40.4%
FCF margin 53.6% 35.1% 37.4%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 35.1% 51.1%
Return on equity 46.3% 0.0% 21.4%
Return on assets 28.7% 0.0% 16.1%
Return on invested capital 40.5% 0.0% 23.3%
Return on capital employed 35.2% 0.0% 27.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUPAASAEM
Debt / assets 10.1% 0.0% 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -4.4x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 27.5% 24.3%
Equity / assets 57.6% 72.5% 75.7%
Interest coverage – 21.3x 131.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 14.1x 2.9x
Quick ratio 2.1x 2.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.8x 2.2x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – 5.18 7.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUPAASAEM
Dividend yield 5.2% 1.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – -1.4% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 0.2% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusAUPAASAEM
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $10.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% +32.1% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 $14.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +12.8% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUPAASAEM
Held by institutions 45.9% 56.5% 62.5%
Institutions holding 563 584 1,053
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -1.0% -0.6%
Institutions buying 323 268 467
Institutions selling 166 199 396
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.35 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.

AUPAASAEM
AU 1.00 0.81 0.87
PAAS 0.81 1.00 0.87
AEM 0.87 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, PAAS and AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.13B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.91B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $91.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, PAAS and AEM?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.6x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 51.3x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.1x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.5x). 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%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +33.5%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +20.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.5%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +35.5%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.7%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, PAAS 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 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.