B vs IAG vs AEM Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining, Iamgold 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
IAG Iamgold Corp
$16.35 -17.0% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.67B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
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

Iamgold leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 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.

QuestionBIAGAEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.05B $9.67B $87.85B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 6.5x 15.0x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 8.8x 16.1x IAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.4% +87.2% +50.3% IAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.6% 39.4% 40.4% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% 52.3% 23.3% IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x -0.3x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.45% 0.00% 1.00% B
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% +37.6% +7.5% IAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +40.5%/yr +25.4%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 63.5% 48.1% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 88/100 74/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

BIAGAEM

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

AxisBIAGAEM
Valuation 87 #16 of 114 94 #8 of 114 62 #44 of 114
Growth 89 #12 of 102 98 #3 of 102 68 #33 of 102
Profitability 91 #8 of 81 100 #1 of 81 93 #7 of 81
Financial Health 48 #63 of 120 61 #47 of 120 77 #29 of 120
Shareholder Returns 75 #19 of 73 – 71 #22 of 73
Overall 78 88 74
  • B ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IAG 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

PeriodBIAGAEMSPY
1 month -10.8%-17.0%-9.6% -0.8%
3 months +2.3%+11.1%+20.4% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%-4.5%-11.3% +7.0%
Year to date -12.2%-0.8%+3.6% +12.2%
1 year +17.7%+37.6%+7.5% +13.0%
3 years +134.1%+533.7%+260.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.8%+85.1%+53.3% +23.1%
5 years +97.2%+446.8%+209.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.6%+40.5%+25.4% +11.0%
10 years +129.6%+302.7%+263.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%+14.9%+13.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBIAGAEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%63.5%48.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%64.5%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.792.271.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.380.590.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-73.6%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-33.5%-30.3% -1.8%
52-week high $52.98$24.57$252.19 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$10.96$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.

MultipleBIAGAEM
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 10.6x 6.5xmedian 10.6x 15.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 3.1x 6.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.9x 3.2xmedian 5.9x 7.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 11.3x 4.4xmedian 11.3x 16.2xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.17 0.06median 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 monthsBIAGAEM
Revenue $20.66B $3.68B $14.53B
Gross profit $11.56B $1.85B $9.99B
Operating income $10.94B $2.54B $9.64B
Net income $9.49B $1.27B $5.87B
Free cash flow $11.25B $2.19B $5.43B
R&D $481.00M $30.20M $226.87M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $2.49 $11.67
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $501.40M $3.46B
Total debt $18.98B $2.62B $785.64M
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 581.70M 503.43M
Enterprise value $48.79B $7.92B $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
MetricBIAGAEM
P/E 10.0x 6.5x 15.0x
P/FCF 5.7x 4.4x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 4.8x 11.8x
P/S 3.1x 2.6x 6.0x
P/B 2.3x 2.2x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.2x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 3.2x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 5.7x 3.8x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.6x 5.8x
EV/FCF 5.6x 4.4x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 4.8x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.06 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIAGAEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 87.2% 50.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 58.4% 33.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% 192.3% 72.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 154.4% 44.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 57.6% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 826.2% 42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% 34.0% 98.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% 112.4% 34.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% 234.8% 97.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% 111.5% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% 328.3% 45.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 67.2% 47.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% 144.4% 55.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 122.0% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIAGAEM
Gross margin 56.0% 50.3% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 63.2% 82.1% 78.0%
Operating margin 53.0% 69.1% 66.3%
Pretax margin 58.9% 49.1% 60.4%
Net margin 31.6% 39.4% 40.4%
FCF margin 54.4% 59.5% 37.4%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 54.3% 51.1%
Return on equity 29.6% 29.2% 21.4%
Return on assets 18.1% 21.3% 16.1%
Return on invested capital 24.8% 52.3% 23.3%
Return on capital employed 22.2% 46.9% 27.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIAGAEM
Debt / assets 8.9% 7.5% 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 26.1% 24.3%
Equity / assets 52.2% 73.9% 75.7%
Interest coverage 63.6x 137.4x 131.9x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.7x 2.9x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.9x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 2.78 6.19 7.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIAGAEM
Dividend yield 2.4% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBIAGAEM
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $1.85FY2026 $10.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.6%FY2026 +51.6%FY2026 +33.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +11.4% +3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.19BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $14.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.4% +5.7% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIAGAEM
Held by institutions 58.0% 65.8% 62.5%
Institutions holding 1,005 319 1,053
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.7% +1.5% -0.6%
Institutions buying 486 170 467
Institutions selling 337 101 396
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.68 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.

BIAGAEM
B 1.00 0.86 0.89
IAG 0.86 1.00 0.89
AEM 0.89 0.89 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B, IAG and AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrick Mining (B) $64.05B, Iamgold (IAG) $9.67B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $87.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, B, IAG and AEM?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrick Mining (B) 10.0x, Iamgold (IAG) 6.5x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Iamgold (IAG) is cheapest (Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x, Iamgold (IAG) 8.8x, 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?

Iamgold (IAG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Iamgold (IAG) +87.2%, 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%, Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iamgold (IAG) returned the most: Barrick Mining (B) +17.7%, Iamgold (IAG) +37.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +7.5%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +14.6%/yr, Iamgold (IAG) +40.5%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest dividend yield: Barrick Mining (B) 2.45%, Iamgold (IAG) 0.00%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 1.00%. 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%, Iamgold (IAG) 63.5%, 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, IAG 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, 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.