BVN vs AEM vs AGI Stock Comparison

Buenaventura Mining, Agnico Eagle Mines and Alamos Gold Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.71 -5.4% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$87.86B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
1.00%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
AGI Alamos Gold Inc
$28.83 -12.8% 1M -9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.10B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
0.52%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Buenaventura Mining leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Buenaventura Mining 6, Agnico Eagle Mines 4, Alamos Gold 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVNAEMAGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.98B $87.86B $12.10B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x 14.3x 11.4x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 16.1x 12.9x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +75.7% +42.4% +41.5% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 60.4% 41.0% 46.7% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.0% 25.6% AGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -0.3x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.11% 1.00% 0.52% BVN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.6% +12.1% -9.5% BVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.4%/yr +27.1%/yr +31.1%/yr AGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 48.3% 55.5% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 78/100 69/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

BVNAEMAGI

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

AxisBVNAEMAGI
Valuation 61 #65 of 163 66 #56 of 163 62 #63 of 163
Growth 86 #22 of 148 74 #40 of 148 71 #43 of 148
Profitability 79 #27 of 123 95 #7 of 123 89 #15 of 123
Financial Health 55 #75 of 164 77 #39 of 164 61 #64 of 164
Shareholder Returns 89 #13 of 108 79 #23 of 108 65 #39 of 108
Overall 74 78 69
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AGI 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

PeriodBVNAEMAGISPY
1 month -13.8%-5.4%-12.8% +0.7%
3 months -13.8%+16.6%+1.5% +3.7%
6 months -15.6%-6.6%-27.8% +7.1%
Year to date -1.1%+3.6%-25.3% +12.8%
1 year +23.6%+12.1%-9.5% +11.9%
3 years +234.0%+269.0%+126.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +49.5%+54.6%+31.3% +22.8%
5 years +249.2%+231.2%+287.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +28.4%+27.1%+31.1% +10.9%
10 years +113.2%+255.7%+275.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+13.5%+14.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBVNAEMAGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%48.3%55.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%51.3%60.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.881.751.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.25-0.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-45.9%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.0%-30.3%-47.9% -1.2%
52-week high $43.67$252.19$55.33 $779.14
52-week low $21.16$136.36$27.82 $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.

MultipleBVNAEMAGI
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.2x 14.3xmedian 13.2x 11.4xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 3.1x 5.8xmedian 3.1x 5.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 7.8xmedian 7.2x 7.8xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.9xmedian 15.2x 15.6xmedian 15.2x -521.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 0.30 0.49median 0.30 0.16median 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 monthsBVNAEMAGI
Revenue $1.45B $15.05B $2.28B
Gross profit – $9.92B –
Operating income $349.40M $9.17B $1.30B
Net income $646.41M $6.17B $1.06B
Free cash flow – $5.65B -$23.20M
R&D – $501.74M $35.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $12.26 $2.51
Cash & equivalents $529.84M $3.61B $597.40M
Total debt $700.74M $197.10M $200.00M
Shares (diluted) 811.63M 503.43M 422.66M
Enterprise value $4.82B $74.81B $9.40B

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
MetricBVNAEMAGI
P/E 8.0x 14.3x 11.4x
P/FCF 66.9x 15.6x -521.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.9x –
P/S 4.8x 5.8x 5.3x
P/B 1.6x 3.0x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 7.8x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 9.2x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 5.6x 5.1x
EV/FCF – 15.0x -502.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 0.49 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVNAEMAGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 75.7% 42.4% 41.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 34.0% 31.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 60.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 252.6% 25.4% 40.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 122.1% 38.7% 61.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 79.0% 97.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 35.0% 73.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.4% 78.1% 91.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 28.9% 71.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 48.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.9% -118.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% -26.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVNAEMAGI
Gross margin – 65.9% –
EBITDA margin – 72.4% 65.6%
Operating margin 24.1% 60.9% 57.2%
Pretax margin 55.1% 60.9% 65.7%
Net margin 60.4% 41.0% 46.7%
FCF margin – 37.5% -1.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 48.9% –
Return on equity 16.5% 21.2% 21.8%
Return on assets 11.7% 16.0% 15.6%
Return on invested capital – 21.0% 25.6%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 25.3% 20.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVNAEMAGI
Debt / assets 11.6% 0.5% 2.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x -8.6x
Liabilities / assets 29.1% 24.3% 28.3%
Equity / assets 70.9% 75.7% 71.7%
Interest coverage – 143.3x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.7x 1.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.61 7.15 4.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVNAEMAGI
Dividend yield 4.1% 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.1% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBVNAEMAGI
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.31FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $2.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.9%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +60.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% +3.2% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.16BFY2026 $14.44BFY2026 $2.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 +39.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.9% +2.6% +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVNAEMAGI
Held by institutions 44.5% 62.5% 56.4%
Institutions holding 274 1,054 473
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -0.6% -1.1%
Institutions buying 143 467 241
Institutions selling 100 397 151
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.18 1.60

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.

BVNAEMAGI
BVN 1.00 0.79 0.72
AEM 0.79 1.00 0.87
AGI 0.72 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVN, AEM and AGI?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $6.98B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $87.86B, Alamos Gold (AGI) $12.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVN, AEM and AGI?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.0x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.3x, Alamos Gold (AGI) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.4x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Alamos Gold (AGI) 12.9x). 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: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, Alamos Gold (AGI) +41.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 46.7%). On return on invested capital, Alamos Gold (AGI) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.0%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Buenaventura Mining (BVN) returned the most: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +23.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +12.1%, Alamos Gold (AGI) -9.5%. Over five years, Alamos Gold (AGI) compounded fastest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +28.4%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +27.1%/yr, Alamos Gold (AGI) +31.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest dividend yield: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 4.11%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 1.00%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 0.52%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.8%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.3%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BVN, AEM and AGI?

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 6. 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.