B vs EXK vs PAAS Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining, Endeavour Silver and Pan American Silver Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.23 -10.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$65.55B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
9 wins
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.50 -20.1% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 9, Endeavour Silver 1, Pan American Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEXKPAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.55B $2.15B $15.52B B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 32.7x 50.1x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 11.4x 12.5x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.4% +197.5% +2.3% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.6% 8.9% 9.7% B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% 16.1% 0.0% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.9x -4.4x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% -7.3% +10.9% B
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +7.3%/yr +8.8%/yr B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 76.4% 57.9% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 69/100 68/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

BEXKPAAS

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

AxisBEXKPAAS
Valuation 86 #23 of 162 70 #49 of 162 58 #69 of 162
Growth 90 #15 of 147 88 #19 of 147 73 #40 of 147
Profitability 93 #9 of 122 65 #43 of 122 52 #59 of 122
Financial Health 52 #79 of 165 64 #60 of 165 85 #25 of 165
Shareholder Returns 70 #33 of 107 59 #45 of 107 69 #34 of 107
Overall 78 69 68
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EXK ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS 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

PeriodBEXKPAASSPY
1 month -10.8%-20.1%-16.1% -0.8%
3 months +2.3%-5.4%-8.6% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%-22.8%-27.0% +7.0%
Year to date -12.2%-20.2%-22.2% +12.2%
1 year +17.7%-7.3%+10.9% +13.0%
3 years +134.1%+231.9%+166.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.8%+49.2%+38.7% +23.1%
5 years +97.2%+42.3%+52.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.6%+7.3%+8.8% +11.0%
10 years +129.6%+72.8%+153.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%+5.6%+9.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBEXKPAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%76.4%57.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%77.6%60.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.793.162.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.100.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-75.1%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-46.9%-41.3% -1.8%
52-week high $52.98$14.12$68.70 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$7.07$33.20 $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.

MultipleBEXKPAAS
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 12.8x 32.3xmedian 12.8x 49.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x 5.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 7.0x 7.0xmedian 7.0x 43.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.2x 11.9xmedian 15.2x 15.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.29 0.89median 0.29 1.13median 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 monthsBEXKPAAS
Revenue $20.66B $737.30M $3.19B
Gross profit $11.56B $229.80M $882.07M
Operating income $10.94B $176.30M $1.90M
Net income $9.49B -$124.97M $930.65M
Free cash flow $11.25B $165.81M $1.12B
R&D $481.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $0.23 $0.81
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $236.60M $1.57B
Total debt $18.98B $337.87M $3.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 283.08M 381.58M
Enterprise value $40.75B $1.41B $10.38B

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
MetricBEXKPAAS
P/E 10.0x 32.3x 49.6x
P/FCF 5.7x 11.9x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 19.1x 15.2x
P/S 3.1x 2.7x 5.3x
P/B 2.3x 2.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 7.0x 43.4x
EV/EBIT 5.7x 9.8x 8,120x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.4x 4.8x
EV/FCF 5.6x 10.5x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 16.9x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.89 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEXKPAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 197.5% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 48.1% 22.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% 463.2% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 60.7% 104.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 834.6% 116.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 42.2% 127.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% -24.8% 123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% -122.0% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% 260.2% -57.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% 36.3% 44.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% 261.3% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 22.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% 1,855% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 7.0% 56.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEXKPAAS
Gross margin 56.0% 31.2% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 63.2% 33.5% 11.1%
Operating margin 53.0% 23.9% 0.1%
Pretax margin 58.9% -7.7% 0.1%
Net margin 31.6% 8.9% 9.7%
FCF margin 54.4% 22.5% 35.1%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 14.0% 35.1%
Return on equity 29.6% 9.7% 0.0%
Return on assets 18.1% 5.2% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 24.8% 16.1% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 22.2% 16.9% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEXKPAAS
Debt / assets 8.9% 0.4% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.9x -4.4x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 44.0% 27.5%
Equity / assets 52.2% 56.0% 72.5%
Interest coverage 63.6x 7.5x 21.3x
Current ratio 3.0x 2.0x 14.1x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.4x 2.5x
Cash ratio 1.9x 1.1x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.78 2.95 5.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEXKPAAS
Dividend yield 2.4% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.4% -1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.6% -0.4% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusBEXKPAAS
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $0.66FY2026 $3.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.6%FY2026 – +27.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +47.0% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.19BFY2026 $813.71MFY2026 $4.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +88.0%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.4% +39.6% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEXKPAAS
Held by institutions 58.0% 50.1% 56.5%
Institutions holding 1,005 222 584
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.7% -6.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 486 122 268
Institutions selling 337 55 199
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.22 1.35

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.

BEXKPAAS
B 1.00 0.78 0.85
EXK 0.78 1.00 0.88
PAAS 0.85 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B, EXK and PAAS?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrick Mining (B) $65.55B, Endeavour Silver (EXK) $2.15B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, B, EXK and PAAS?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrick Mining (B) 10.0x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 32.7x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 50.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 11.4x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Endeavour Silver (EXK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest net margin (Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barrick Mining (B) returned the most: Barrick Mining (B) +17.7%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) -7.3%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.9%. Over five years, Barrick Mining (B) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +14.6%/yr, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +7.3%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +8.8%/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%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 0.00%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.00%. Endeavour Silver (EXK) and Pan American Silver (PAAS) 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%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.4%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, B, EXK and PAAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Barrick Mining (B) leads on 9. 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.