AU vs PAAS vs SVM Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Pan American Silver and Silvercorp Metals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$87.87 -7.1% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.38B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
5.14%
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.68 -17.5% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
0.23%
Silver Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 8, Silvercorp Metals 2, Pan American Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUPAASSVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.38B $17.49B $1.92B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 10,076x 22.2x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 13.0x 12.1x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +6.2% +60.8% SVM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% 0.0% 17.3% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.4% 0.0% 11.7% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -4.3x -1.8x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.14% 1.64% 0.23% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.1% +24.9% +42.5% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.0%/yr +9.8%/yr +14.5%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.0% 58.8% 71.1% PAAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 66/100 77/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUPAASSVM

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

AxisAUPAASSVM
Valuation 77 #40 of 168 58 #72 of 168 84 #28 of 168
Growth 90 #16 of 152 86 #22 of 152 87 #21 of 152
Profitability 97 #5 of 123 50 #62 of 123 84 #21 of 123
Financial Health 49 #84 of 165 86 #24 of 165 84 #28 of 165
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 117 52 #57 of 117 47 #63 of 117
Overall 82 66 77
  • AU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM 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

PeriodAUPAASSVMSPY
1 month -7.1%-8.5%-17.5% -1.0%
3 months -0.8%-14.1%-19.9% -0.4%
6 months -10.9%-26.7%-33.3% +4.5%
Year to date +3.0%-20.0%+4.1% +12.4%
1 year +38.1%+24.9%+42.5% +13.6%
3 years +361.0%+170.3%+274.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +66.5%+39.3%+55.3% +20.8%
5 years +365.2%+59.6%+96.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +36.0%+9.8%+14.5% +10.4%
10 years +519.7%+151.3%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +20.0%+9.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAUPAASSVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.0%58.8%71.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.8%61.0%73.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.292.162.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.420.60 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-59.2%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-39.6%-44.7% -1.6%
52-week high $128.26$68.70$15.71 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$33.20$6.09 $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.

MultipleAUPAASSVM
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 13.4x 10,076xmedian 13.4x 22.2xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 5.1xmedian 3.0x 3.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.7x 45.1xmedian 7.7x 7.1xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 13.3x 11.5xmedian 13.3x 6.2xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 386.10median 0.19 0.49median 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 monthsAUPAASSVM
Revenue $11.83B $3.46B $495.47M
Gross profit $6.48B $1.18B $302.64M
Operating income $4.91B $2.08M $165.81M
Net income $4.48B $1.12B $69.58M
Free cash flow $6.34B $1.53B $309.98M
R&D $259.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $0.00 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $1.51B $386.76M
Total debt $1.58B $2.00M $293.00K
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 381.58M 219.43M
Enterprise value $34.05B $11.71B $459.35M

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
MetricAUPAASSVM
P/E 11.7x 10,076x 22.2x
P/FCF 7.0x 11.5x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 14.5x 5.9x
P/S 3.8x 5.1x 3.9x
P/B 5.0x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 45.1x 7.1x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 7,689x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.6x 3.1x
EV/FCF 6.8x 10.5x 4.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 13.3x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 386.10 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUPAASSVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 6.2% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% 31.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% 15.1% 146.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 118.7% 58.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 112.6% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 179.0% 72.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 111.9% -7.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 69.4% 50.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 135.9% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.1% 45.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% 283.0% 120.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 53.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 185.9% 298.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.2% 189.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUPAASSVM
Gross margin 54.8% 34.0% 61.1%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% 43.6%
Operating margin 41.5% 0.1% 33.5%
Pretax margin 51.7% 0.1% 57.4%
Net margin 32.2% 0.0% 17.3%
FCF margin 53.6% 44.2% 62.6%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 34.8% 65.4%
Return on equity 46.3% 0.0% 5.7%
Return on assets 28.7% 0.0% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 40.4% 0.0% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 35.2% 0.0% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUPAASSVM
Debt / assets 10.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -4.3x -1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 27.3% 23.2%
Equity / assets 57.6% 72.7% 76.8%
Interest coverage – 22.1x 11.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 14.1x 3.5x
Quick ratio 2.1x 2.3x 3.4x
Cash ratio 1.8x 2.1x 3.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.24 4.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUPAASSVM
Dividend yield 5.1% 1.6% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – -2.7% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.1% -1.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusAUPAASSVM
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% +32.1% +80.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 $479.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +12.8% +74.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUPAASSVM
Held by institutions 45.9% 56.5% 55.1%
Institutions holding 566 586 186
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -1.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying 326 269 93
Institutions selling 166 199 64
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.35 1.45

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.

AUPAASSVM
AU 1.00 0.82 0.76
PAAS 0.82 1.00 0.85
SVM 0.76 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, PAAS and SVM?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.38B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $17.49B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, PAAS and SVM?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.7x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 10,076x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.3x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.0x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +6.2%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.4%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +38.1%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +24.9%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +42.5%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.0%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.8%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.14%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 1.64%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 0.23%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pan American Silver (PAAS) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 61.0%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.8%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, PAAS and SVM?

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 8. 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.