B vs SVM vs BVN Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining, Silvercorp Metals and Buenaventura Mining Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
B Barrick Mining Corp
$39.25 -8.5% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$66.90B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.62 -23.9% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Buenaventura Mining leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Buenaventura Mining 5, Barrick Mining 4, Silvercorp Metals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSVMBVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.90B $1.85B $7.18B B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 21.5x 8.2x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 12.0x 6.7x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.4% +60.8% +75.7% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.6% 17.3% 60.4% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% 11.7% — B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -1.9x — SVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +40.6% +33.7% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +14.6%/yr +28.3%/yr BVN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 70.6% 52.7% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 76/100 73/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

BSVMBVN

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

AxisBSVMBVN
Valuation 87 #22 of 162 83 #28 of 162 59 #67 of 162
Growth 90 #15 of 147 87 #20 of 147 86 #22 of 147
Profitability 93 #9 of 122 82 #23 of 122 78 #28 of 122
Financial Health 52 #79 of 164 83 #28 of 164 55 #75 of 164
Shareholder Returns 68 #35 of 107 44 #60 of 107 89 #13 of 107
Overall 78 76 73
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN 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

PeriodBSVMBVNSPY
1 month -8.5%-23.9%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months +7.0%-8.2%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months +0.2%-26.9%-7.6% +8.2%
Year to date -9.9%+3.4%+3.3% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%+40.6%+33.7% +12.3%
3 years +140.4%+274.8%+240.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+55.4%+50.5% +23.3%
5 years +107.2%+97.7%+247.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.7%+14.6%+28.3% +10.9%
10 years +132.9%—+116.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.8%—+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBSVMBVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%70.6%52.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%73.4%57.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.802.621.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.580.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-56.4%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-45.1%-34.2% -1.2%
52-week high $52.98$15.71$43.67 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$6.09$21.16 $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.

MultipleBSVMBVN
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 13.3x 22.0xmedian 13.3x 8.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 3.8xmedian 3.2x 5.0xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 7.3x 7.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 14.7x 6.1xmedian 14.7x 69.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.31 0.48median 0.31 0.63median 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 monthsBSVMBVN
Revenue $20.66B $495.47M $1.45B
Gross profit $11.56B $302.64M –
Operating income $10.94B $165.81M $349.40M
Net income $9.49B $69.58M $646.41M
Free cash flow $11.25B $309.98M –
R&D $481.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $0.39 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $386.76M $529.84M
Total debt $18.98B $118.10M $700.74M
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 219.43M 811.63M
Enterprise value $42.10B $194.12M $4.81B

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
MetricBSVMBVN
P/E 10.3x 22.0x 8.4x
P/FCF 5.8x 6.1x 69.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 5.9x –
P/S 3.2x 3.8x 5.0x
P/B 2.4x 1.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT 5.9x 9.2x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 3.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF 5.7x 4.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 4.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.48 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSVMBVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 60.8% 75.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 31.7% 39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% 146.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 58.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 44.4% 252.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 72.4% 122.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% -7.2% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% 50.9% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% 1.3% 58.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% 45.6% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% 120.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 53.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% 298.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 189.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSVMBVN
Gross margin 56.0% 61.1% –
EBITDA margin 63.2% 40.9% –
Operating margin 53.0% 33.5% 24.1%
Pretax margin 58.9% 57.4% 55.1%
Net margin 31.6% 17.3% 60.4%
FCF margin 54.4% 62.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 65.4% –
Return on equity 29.6% 5.7% 16.5%
Return on assets 18.1% 4.4% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 24.8% 11.7% –
Return on capital employed 22.2% 12.0% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 4.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSVMBVN
Debt / assets 8.9% 0.0% 11.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -1.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 23.2% 29.1%
Equity / assets 52.2% 76.8% 70.9%
Interest coverage 63.6x 11.9x –
Current ratio 3.0x 3.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.1x 3.4x 3.8x
Cash ratio 1.9x 3.3x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.82 4.39 3.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSVMBVN
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.2% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% -0.1% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusBSVMBVN
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $4.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +80.6% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.23BFY2026 $479.44MFY2026 $2.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.8% +74.7% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSVMBVN
Held by institutions 0.0% 55.0% 44.5%
Institutions holding 1 185 273
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% -0.7%
Institutions buying 1 92 143
Institutions selling 0 64 99
Buyers to sellers – 1.44 1.44

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.

BSVMBVN
B 1.00 0.79 0.78
SVM 0.79 1.00 0.75
BVN 0.78 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B, SVM and BVN?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrick Mining (B) $66.90B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.85B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, B, SVM and BVN?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 21.5x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Barrick Mining (B) 10.5x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 12.0x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Barrick Mining (B) +23.3%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +40.6%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +33.7%. Over five years, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +15.7%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +14.6%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +28.3%/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%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 0.00%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 0.00%. Silvercorp Metals (SVM) and Buenaventura Mining (BVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Barrick Mining (B) 46.8%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, B, SVM and BVN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) leads on 5. 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.