B vs AU vs AEM Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining, AngloGold Ashanti and Agnico Eagle Mines Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.23 -10.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$64.05B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
2.45%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.03 -14.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.94B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
5.32%
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.68 -9.6% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$87.85B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
1.00%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 7, Agnico Eagle Mines 3, Barrick Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAUAEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.05B $42.94B $87.85B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 11.4x 15.0x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 9.8x 16.1x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.4% +54.6% +50.3% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.6% 32.2% 40.4% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% 40.5% 23.3% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -0.3x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.45% 5.32% 1.00% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% +24.0% +7.5% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +34.5%/yr +25.4%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 60.2% 48.1% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 79/100 74/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

BAUAEM

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

AxisBAUAEM
Valuation 87 #16 of 114 73 #32 of 114 62 #44 of 114
Growth 89 #12 of 102 88 #13 of 102 68 #33 of 102
Profitability 91 #8 of 81 94 #6 of 81 93 #7 of 81
Financial Health 48 #63 of 120 45 #66 of 120 77 #29 of 120
Shareholder Returns 75 #19 of 73 94 #5 of 73 71 #22 of 73
Overall 78 79 74
  • B ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBAUAEMSPY
1 month -10.8%-14.1%-9.6% -0.8%
3 months +2.3%+5.7%+20.4% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%-13.4%-11.3% +7.0%
Year to date -12.2%-0.3%+3.6% +12.2%
1 year +17.7%+24.0%+7.5% +13.0%
3 years +134.1%+343.3%+260.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.8%+64.3%+53.3% +23.1%
5 years +97.2%+340.1%+209.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.6%+34.5%+25.4% +11.0%
10 years +129.6%+529.4%+263.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%+20.2%+13.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBAUAEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%60.2%48.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%62.2%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.792.201.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.380.400.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-52.8%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-33.7%-30.3% -1.8%
52-week high $52.98$128.26$252.19 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$63.61$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.

MultipleBAUAEM
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 10.6x 11.4xmedian 10.6x 15.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x 6.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x 7.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 11.3x 6.8xmedian 11.3x 16.2xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 4.8xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.17 —median 0.17 0.52median 0.17

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 monthsBAUAEM
Revenue $20.66B $11.83B $14.53B
Gross profit $11.56B $6.48B $9.99B
Operating income $10.94B $4.91B $9.64B
Net income $9.49B $4.48B $5.87B
Free cash flow $11.25B $6.34B $5.43B
R&D $481.00M $259.00M $226.87M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $7.48 $11.67
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $2.78B $3.46B
Total debt $18.98B $1.57B $785.64M
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 509.09M 503.43M
Enterprise value $48.79B $32.61B $77.48B

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
MetricBAUAEM
P/E 10.0x 11.4x 15.0x
P/FCF 5.7x 6.8x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 6.9x 11.8x
P/S 3.1x 3.6x 6.0x
P/B 2.3x 4.8x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x – 7.5x
EV/EBIT 5.7x 8.5x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.5x 5.8x
EV/FCF 5.6x 6.6x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 6.7x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 – 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAUAEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 54.6% 50.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – 33.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% 97.4% 72.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% – 44.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 165.2% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% – 42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% 115.8% 98.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% – 34.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% 78.5% 97.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% – 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% 103.4% 45.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% – 47.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% 108.6% 55.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% – 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAUAEM
Gross margin 56.0% 54.8% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 63.2% – 78.0%
Operating margin 53.0% 41.5% 66.3%
Pretax margin 58.9% 51.7% 60.4%
Net margin 31.6% 32.2% 40.4%
FCF margin 54.4% 53.6% 37.4%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 52.3% 51.1%
Return on equity 29.6% 46.3% 21.4%
Return on assets 18.1% 28.7% 16.1%
Return on invested capital 24.8% 40.5% 23.3%
Return on capital employed 22.2% 35.2% 27.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAUAEM
Debt / assets 8.9% 10.1% 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 42.4% 24.3%
Equity / assets 52.2% 57.6% 75.7%
Interest coverage 63.6x – 131.9x
Current ratio 3.0x 2.7x 2.9x
Quick ratio 2.1x 2.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.9x 1.8x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 2.78 – 7.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAUAEM
Dividend yield 2.4% 5.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 5.3% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 7.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – –

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.

ConsensusBAUAEM
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $8.67FY2026 $10.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.6%FY2026 +61.5%FY2026 +33.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +11.0% +3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.19BFY2026 $11.91BFY2026 $14.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.4% +4.2% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAUAEM
Held by institutions 58.0% 45.9% 62.5%
Institutions holding 1,005 563 1,053
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.7% +3.0% -0.6%
Institutions buying 486 323 467
Institutions selling 337 166 396
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.95 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.

BAUAEM
B 1.00 0.85 0.89
AU 0.85 1.00 0.87
AEM 0.89 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B, AU and AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrick Mining (B) $64.05B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $42.94B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $87.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, B, AU and AEM?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrick Mining (B) 10.0x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.4x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 9.8x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x). 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: Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Barrick Mining (B) +17.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +24.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +7.5%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +14.6%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.5%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: Barrick Mining (B) 2.45%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.32%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 1.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, B, AU 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.