B vs PAAS vs VZLA Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining, Pan American Silver and Vizsla Silver Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.66 -6.3% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$64.77B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
2.42%
Gold Basic Materials
11 wins
VZLA Vizsla Silver Corp.
$3.31 -14.2% 1M -20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 11 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 11, Pan American Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPAASVZLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.77B $17.19B $1.16B B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 50.2x -8.4x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 12.8x — B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.4% +2.3% — B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.6% 9.7% — B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% 0.0% — B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -4.4x 0.5x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.42% 1.67% — B
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% +16.1% -20.6% B
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +9.7%/yr — B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 57.9% 68.2% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 67/100 35/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

BPAASVZLA

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

AxisBPAASVZLA
Valuation 86 #23 of 163 57 #71 of 163 36 #105 of 163
Growth 91 #14 of 148 74 #39 of 148 16 #124 of 148
Profitability 93 #9 of 123 52 #60 of 123 25 #93 of 123
Financial Health 52 #79 of 164 85 #25 of 164 51 #81 of 164
Shareholder Returns 71 #32 of 108 69 #34 of 108 50 #55 of 108
Overall 79 67 35
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • VZLA 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

PeriodBPAASVZLASPY
1 month -6.3%-11.7%-14.2% +0.7%
3 months +2.6%-7.5%+1.8% +3.7%
6 months -1.7%-22.1%-2.1% +7.1%
Year to date -11.2%-21.4%-39.5% +12.8%
1 year +20.6%+16.1%-20.6% +11.9%
3 years +140.0%+172.3%+203.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.9%+39.7%+44.8% +22.8%
5 years +110.5%+59.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.1%+9.7%— +10.9%
10 years +126.3%+164.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%+10.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBPAASVZLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%57.9%68.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%60.2%75.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.802.072.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.440.28-0.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-59.2%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.0%-40.7%-51.7% -1.2%
52-week high $52.98$68.70$6.86 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$33.20$2.95 $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.

MultipleBPAASVZLA
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 13.2x 50.2xmedian 13.2x -8.4xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 5.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 7.2x 43.9xmedian 7.2x -4.3xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 15.2x 15.3xmedian 15.2x 61.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.30 1.14median 0.30 0.13median 0.30

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 monthsBPAASVZLA
Revenue $20.66B $3.19B –
Gross profit $11.56B $882.07M –
Operating income $10.94B $1.90M –
Net income $9.49B $930.65M -$134.20M
Free cash flow $11.25B $1.12B $18.91M
R&D $481.00M – $1.36M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $0.81 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $1.57B $406.50M
Total debt $18.98B $3.00M $4.44B
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 381.58M 338.89M
Enterprise value $49.51B $12.04B -$316.50M

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
MetricBPAASVZLA
P/E 10.1x 50.2x -8.4x
P/FCF 5.8x 15.3x 61.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 15.4x -75.0x
P/S 3.1x 5.4x –
P/B 2.4x 2.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.3x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 43.9x -4.3x
EV/EBIT 5.8x 8,215x -4.3x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.9x –
EV/FCF 5.6x 13.9x 55.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 14.0x -67.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1.14 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPAASVZLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 2.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 22.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% -0.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 104.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 116.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 127.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% 123.6% -1,584%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% 75.4% -103.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% -57.1% -955.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% 44.1% -62.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% 74.4% -43.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% – -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% 66.2% 159.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 56.4% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPAASVZLA
Gross margin 56.0% 27.7% –
EBITDA margin 63.2% 11.1% –
Operating margin 53.0% 0.1% –
Pretax margin 58.9% 0.1% –
Net margin 31.6% 9.7% –
FCF margin 54.4% 35.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 35.1% –
Return on equity 29.6% 0.0% -29.9%
Return on assets 18.1% 0.0% -17.6%
Return on invested capital 24.8% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 22.2% 0.0% -33.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPAASVZLA
Debt / assets 8.9% 0.0% 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -4.4x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.0x 15.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 27.5% 41.2%
Equity / assets 52.2% 72.5% 58.8%
Interest coverage 63.6x 21.3x –
Current ratio 3.0x 14.1x 55.2x
Quick ratio 2.1x 2.5x 54.7x
Cash ratio 1.9x 2.2x 54.7x
Altman Z-score 2.80 5.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPAASVZLA
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -1.5% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.2% -1.0%
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.

ConsensusBPAASVZLA
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $3.18FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +55.6%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +32.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.23BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.8% +12.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPAASVZLA
Held by institutions 0.0% 56.5% 54.7%
Institutions holding 1 585 162
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.0% -3.7%
Institutions buying 1 269 80
Institutions selling 0 199 45
Buyers to sellers – 1.35 1.78

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.

BPAASVZLA
B 1.00 0.85 0.72
PAAS 0.85 1.00 0.76
VZLA 0.72 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B, PAAS and VZLA?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrick Mining (B) $64.77B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $17.19B, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, B, PAAS and VZLA?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrick Mining (B) 10.1x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 50.2x, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barrick Mining (B) returned the most: Barrick Mining (B) +20.6%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +16.1%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -20.6%. Over five years, Barrick Mining (B) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +16.1%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest dividend yield: Barrick Mining (B) 2.42%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 1.67%. Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 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%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 68.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 11. 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.