B vs EQX vs IAG Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining, Equinox Gold and Iamgold Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.23 -10.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$66.96B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.06 -15.5% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.57B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win
IAG Iamgold Corp
$16.35 -17.0% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.81B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 7, Barrick Mining 3, Equinox Gold 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEQXIAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.96B $6.57B $9.81B B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 13.3x 6.8x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 10.1x 8.8x IAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.4% +98.8% +87.2% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.6% 20.5% 39.4% IAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% 9.9% 52.3% IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.1x 0.0x B
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% -8.8% +37.6% IAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +4.9%/yr +40.5%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 62.5% 63.5% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 70/100 88/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

BEQXIAG

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

AxisBEQXIAG
Valuation 86 #23 of 162 79 #35 of 162 95 #9 of 162
Growth 90 #15 of 147 100 #1 of 147 97 #6 of 147
Profitability 93 #9 of 122 70 #37 of 122 100 #1 of 122
Financial Health 52 #79 of 165 62 #63 of 165 62 #64 of 165
Shareholder Returns 70 #33 of 107 41 #64 of 107 –
Overall 78 70 88
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IAG 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

PeriodBEQXIAGSPY
1 month -10.8%-15.5%-17.0% -0.8%
3 months +2.3%+5.7%+11.1% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%-29.8%-4.5% +7.0%
Year to date -12.2%-28.3%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year +17.7%-8.8%+37.6% +13.0%
3 years +134.1%+118.2%+533.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.8%+29.7%+85.1% +23.1%
5 years +97.2%+27.2%+446.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.6%+4.9%+40.5% +11.0%
10 years +129.6%+34.5%+302.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%+3.0%+14.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBEQXIAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%62.5%63.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%64.9%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.792.092.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.140.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-71.6%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-46.4%-33.5% -1.8%
52-week high $52.98$18.76$24.57 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$8.61$10.96 $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.

MultipleBEQXIAG
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 12.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x 6.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 7.0x 6.4xmedian 7.0x 3.2xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 4.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.29 0.09median 0.29 0.06median 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 monthsBEQXIAG
Revenue $20.66B $2.41B $3.68B
Gross profit $11.56B – $1.85B
Operating income $10.94B $740.90M $2.54B
Net income $9.49B $1.74B $1.27B
Free cash flow $11.25B – $2.19B
R&D $481.00M $25.27M $30.20M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $0.78 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $317.78M $501.40M
Total debt $18.98B $553.95M $2.62B
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 630.31M 581.70M
Enterprise value $42.16B $4.53B $8.02B

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
MetricBEQXIAG
P/E 10.0x 12.8x 6.5x
P/FCF 5.7x – 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x – 4.8x
P/S 3.1x 3.3x 2.6x
P/B 2.3x 1.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.2x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 6.4x 3.2x
EV/EBIT 5.7x 10.8x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF 5.6x – 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x – 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.09 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEQXIAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 98.8% 87.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 33.7% 58.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% – 192.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% – 154.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 363.9% 57.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 256.1% 826.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% 638.7% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% 385.5% 112.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% 372.4% 234.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% 149.9% 111.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% – 328.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% – 67.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% – 144.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% – 122.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEQXIAG
Gross margin 56.0% – 50.3%
EBITDA margin 63.2% 51.5% 82.1%
Operating margin 53.0% 30.7% 69.1%
Pretax margin 58.9% 26.8% 49.1%
Net margin 31.6% 20.5% 39.4%
FCF margin 54.4% – 59.5%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% – 54.3%
Return on equity 29.6% 16.3% 29.2%
Return on assets 18.1% 9.7% 21.3%
Return on invested capital 24.8% 9.9% 52.3%
Return on capital employed 22.2% – 46.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEQXIAG
Debt / assets 8.9% 5.7% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 35.0% 26.1%
Equity / assets 52.2% 65.0% 73.9%
Interest coverage 63.6x 21.9x 137.4x
Current ratio 3.0x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.1x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.9x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.78 – 6.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEQXIAG
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBEQXIAG
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $1.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.6%FY2026 +49.3%FY2026 +51.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +31.0% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.23BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +130.7%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.8% +32.3% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEQXIAG
Held by institutions 58.0% 70.9% 65.8%
Institutions holding 1,005 327 319
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.7% +0.5% +1.5%
Institutions buying 486 184 170
Institutions selling 337 88 101
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.09 1.68

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.

BEQXIAG
B 1.00 0.83 0.86
EQX 0.83 1.00 0.87
IAG 0.86 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B, EQX and IAG?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrick Mining (B) $66.96B, Equinox Gold (EQX) $6.57B, Iamgold (IAG) $9.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, B, EQX and IAG?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 13.3x, Iamgold (IAG) 6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Iamgold (IAG) is cheapest (Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.1x, Iamgold (IAG) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinox Gold (EQX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +98.8%, Iamgold (IAG) +87.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iamgold (IAG) has the highest net margin (Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%, Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%, Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iamgold (IAG) returned the most: Barrick Mining (B) +17.7%, Equinox Gold (EQX) -8.8%, Iamgold (IAG) +37.6%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +14.6%/yr, Equinox Gold (EQX) +4.9%/yr, Iamgold (IAG) +40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 0.00%, Iamgold (IAG) 0.00%. Equinox Gold (EQX) and Iamgold (IAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%, Iamgold (IAG) 63.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, B, EQX and IAG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Iamgold (IAG) 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.