AU vs PPTA vs SND Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Perpetua Resources and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.03 -14.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.11B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.84 -7.5% 1M +116.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.73M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 8, Smart Sand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUPPTASNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.11B $2.30B $194.73M AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x -9.9x 18.6x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% — +26.5% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% — 2.7% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% — 3.1% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.0% -28.8% +116.1% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.5%/yr +28.0%/yr +15.5%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 73.0% 70.8% AU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 29/100 73/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUPPTASND

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

AxisAUPPTASND
Valuation 74 #43 of 162 16 #137 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Growth 88 #18 of 147 1 #146 of 147 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 23 #94 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 50 #83 of 165 92 #14 of 165 45 #92 of 165
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 15 #91 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 81 29 73
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND 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

PeriodAUPPTASNDSPY
1 month -14.1%-29.3%-7.5% -0.8%
3 months +5.7%-9.0%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months -13.4%-41.7%-10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -0.3%-31.4%+21.0% +12.2%
1 year +24.0%-28.8%+116.1% +13.0%
3 years +343.3%+362.4%+139.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +64.3%+66.7%+33.8% +23.1%
5 years +340.1%+243.7%+105.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.5%+28.0%+15.5% +11.0%
10 years +529.4%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAUPPTASNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%73.0%70.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%75.1%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.202.99-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.40-0.391.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-70.6%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-55.4%-16.8% -1.8%
52-week high $128.26$37.22$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$16.44$2.09 $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.

MultipleAUPPTASND
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.8x -8.9xmedian 12.8x 18.1xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x -5.7xmedian 7.0x 5.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 15.2x -9.7xmedian 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.15median 0.29 2.88median 0.29

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 monthsAUPPTASND
Revenue $11.83B – $386.99M
Gross profit $6.48B – $52.09M
Operating income $4.91B -$264.40M $7.85M
Net income $4.48B -$232.33M $10.49M
Free cash flow $6.34B -$213.26M $34.63M
R&D $259.00M $254.25M –
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $-1.86 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $574.25M $10.20M
Total debt $1.57B – $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 125.09M 41.37M
Enterprise value $31.99B -$104.69M $137.45M

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
MetricAUPPTASND
P/E 11.4x -8.9x 18.1x
P/FCF 6.8x -9.7x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x -11.5x 4.0x
P/S 3.6x – 0.5x
P/B 4.8x 2.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 2.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – -5.7x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 8.5x -5.7x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 3.5x – 0.5x
EV/FCF 6.6x -7.0x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x -8.3x 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.15 2.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUPPTASND
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% – 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% – 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% -351.9% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -93.2% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% -951.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -101.3% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% -542.8% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -60.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% -436.4% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -103.1% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% -493.7% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -113.4% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUPPTASND
Gross margin 54.8% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin – – 10.0%
Operating margin 41.5% – 2.0%
Pretax margin 51.7% – 1.9%
Net margin 32.2% – 2.7%
FCF margin 53.6% – 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% – 12.1%
Return on equity 46.3% -31.1% 4.4%
Return on assets 28.7% -29.4% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 40.5% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed 35.2% -34.5% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.8x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUPPTASND
Debt / assets 10.1% – 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 6.9% 31.4%
Equity / assets 57.6% 93.1% 68.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.7x 12.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.1x 11.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.8x 11.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUPPTASND
Dividend yield 5.3% – 5.2%
Net buyback yield – -20.8% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.3% -20.8% 6.0%
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.

ConsensusAUPPTASND
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 – -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 – +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUPPTASND
Held by institutions 45.9% 67.2% 49.7%
Institutions holding 563 255 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -1.6% +12.9%
Institutions buying 323 128 69
Institutions selling 166 79 17
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.62 4.06

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.

AUPPTASND
AU 1.00 0.74 -0.02
PPTA 0.74 1.00 -0.01
SND -0.02 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, PPTA and SND?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.11B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.30B, Smart Sand (SND) $194.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, PPTA and SND?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.6x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.9x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.6x). 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%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +24.0%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -28.8%, Smart Sand (SND) +116.1%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.5%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +28.0%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.0%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, PPTA and SND?

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.