B vs PAAS vs EQX Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining, Pan American Silver and Equinox Gold Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
B Barrick Mining Corp
$39.25 -8.5% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$65.76B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
2.38%
Gold Basic Materials
9 wins
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.43 -12.4% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.19B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
0.38%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 9, Equinox Gold 2, Pan American Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPAASEQXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.76B $17.57B $8.19B B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 51.3x 13.3x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 13.1x 10.4x EQX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.4% +2.3% +98.8% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.6% 9.7% 20.5% B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% 0.0% 9.9% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -4.4x 0.1x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.38% 1.63% 0.38% B
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +20.0% -1.4% B
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +9.7%/yr +6.1%/yr B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 57.9% 62.5% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 68/100 71/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

BPAASEQX

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

AxisBPAASEQX
Valuation 87 #22 of 162 57 #71 of 162 81 #31 of 162
Growth 90 #15 of 147 73 #40 of 147 100 #1 of 147
Profitability 93 #9 of 122 52 #59 of 122 69 #39 of 122
Financial Health 52 #79 of 164 85 #25 of 164 62 #63 of 164
Shareholder Returns 68 #35 of 107 71 #32 of 107 41 #64 of 107
Overall 78 68 71
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQX 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

PeriodBPAASEQXSPY
1 month -8.5%-13.3%-12.4% -0.2%
3 months +7.0%-3.7%+14.1% +3.9%
6 months +0.2%-20.5%-24.6% +8.2%
Year to date -9.9%-19.6%-25.7% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%+20.0%-1.4% +12.3%
3 years +140.4%+175.5%+126.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+40.2%+31.3% +23.3%
5 years +107.2%+58.8%+34.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.7%+9.7%+6.1% +10.9%
10 years +132.9%+168.4%+40.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.8%+10.4%+3.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBPAASEQXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%57.9%62.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%60.1%64.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.802.072.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.34-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-59.2%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-39.4%-44.4% -1.2%
52-week high $52.98$68.70$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$33.20$8.61 $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.

MultipleBPAASEQX
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 13.3x 51.3xmedian 13.3x 13.3xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 7.3x 45.0xmedian 7.3x 6.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 14.7x 15.7xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.31 1.16median 0.31 0.09median 0.31

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 monthsBPAASEQX
Revenue $20.66B $3.19B $2.41B
Gross profit $11.56B $882.07M –
Operating income $10.94B $1.90M $740.90M
Net income $9.49B $930.65M $1.74B
Free cash flow $11.25B $1.12B –
R&D $481.00M – $25.27M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $0.81 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $1.57B $317.78M
Total debt $18.98B $3.00M $553.95M
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 381.58M 630.31M
Enterprise value $50.50B $12.43B $6.15B

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
MetricBPAASEQX
P/E 10.3x 51.3x 13.3x
P/FCF 5.8x 15.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 15.7x –
P/S 3.2x 5.5x 3.4x
P/B 2.4x 2.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 45.0x 6.6x
EV/EBIT 5.9x 8,419x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 5.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF 5.7x 14.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 14.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1.16 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPAASEQX
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 2.3% 98.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 22.3% 33.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% -0.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 104.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 116.1% 363.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 127.1% 256.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% 123.6% 638.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% 75.4% 385.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% -57.1% 372.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% 44.1% 149.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% 74.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% 66.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 56.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPAASEQX
Gross margin 56.0% 27.7% –
EBITDA margin 63.2% 11.1% 51.5%
Operating margin 53.0% 0.1% 30.7%
Pretax margin 58.9% 0.1% 26.8%
Net margin 31.6% 9.7% 20.5%
FCF margin 54.4% 35.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 35.1% –
Return on equity 29.6% 0.0% 16.3%
Return on assets 18.1% 0.0% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 24.8% 0.0% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 22.2% 0.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPAASEQX
Debt / assets 8.9% 0.0% 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -4.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 27.5% 35.0%
Equity / assets 52.2% 72.5% 65.0%
Interest coverage 63.6x 21.3x 21.9x
Current ratio 3.0x 14.1x –
Quick ratio 2.1x 2.5x –
Cash ratio 1.9x 2.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.82 5.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPAASEQX
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.6% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -1.4% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.2% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusBPAASEQX
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.6%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +49.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +32.1% +31.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.23BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +130.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.8% +12.8% +32.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPAASEQX
Held by institutions 0.0% 56.5% 70.9%
Institutions holding 1 584 327
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.0% +0.5%
Institutions buying 1 268 184
Institutions selling 0 199 88
Buyers to sellers – 1.35 2.09

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.

BPAASEQX
B 1.00 0.85 0.84
PAAS 0.85 1.00 0.85
EQX 0.84 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B, PAAS and EQX?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrick Mining (B) $65.76B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $17.57B, Equinox Gold (EQX) $8.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, B, PAAS and EQX?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 51.3x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinox Gold (EQX) is cheapest (Barrick Mining (B) 10.5x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.1x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.4x). 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%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +98.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest net margin (Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barrick Mining (B) returned the most: Barrick Mining (B) +23.3%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +20.0%, Equinox Gold (EQX) -1.4%. Over five years, Barrick Mining (B) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +15.7%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.7%/yr, Equinox Gold (EQX) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest dividend yield: Barrick Mining (B) 2.38%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 1.63%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 0.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Barrick Mining (B) 46.8%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.