BVN vs AU vs IAG Stock Comparison

Buenaventura Mining, AngloGold Ashanti and Iamgold Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$86.74 -12.4% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.68B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win
IAG Iamgold Corp
$17.08 -13.3% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.72B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 6, Buenaventura Mining 3, AngloGold Ashanti 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVNAUIAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.14B $43.68B $9.72B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 11.5x 6.7x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 10.2x 9.2x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +75.7% +54.6% +87.2% IAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 60.4% 32.2% 39.4% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 40.5% 52.3% IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.7% +33.5% +48.3% IAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.3%/yr +35.5%/yr +42.3%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.7% 60.2% 63.5% BVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 81/100 88/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

BVNAUIAG

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

AxisBVNAUIAG
Valuation 59 #67 of 162 76 #40 of 162 94 #10 of 162
Growth 86 #22 of 147 88 #18 of 147 97 #6 of 147
Profitability 78 #28 of 122 97 #5 of 122 100 #1 of 122
Financial Health 55 #75 of 164 49 #84 of 164 61 #64 of 164
Shareholder Returns 89 #13 of 107 97 #4 of 107 –
Overall 73 81 88
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IAG 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

PeriodBVNAUIAGSPY
1 month -13.3%-12.4%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months -5.3%+9.9%+19.8% +3.9%
6 months -7.6%-7.7%+3.6% +8.2%
Year to date +3.3%+1.7%+3.6% +12.9%
1 year +33.7%+33.5%+48.3% +12.3%
3 years +240.5%+352.2%+562.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +50.5%+65.4%+87.8% +23.3%
5 years +247.1%+356.3%+482.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.3%+35.5%+42.3% +10.9%
10 years +116.6%+549.3%+334.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%+20.6%+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBVNAUIAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.7%60.2%63.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%62.2%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.882.202.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.560.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-52.8%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.2%-32.4%-30.5% -1.2%
52-week high $43.67$128.26$24.57 $779.14
52-week low $21.16$63.61$10.96 $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.

MultipleBVNAUIAG
P/E now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 13.3x 11.6xmedian 13.3x 6.8xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.2x 3.7xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 3.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.9xmedian 14.7x 6.9xmedian 14.7x 4.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.06median 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 monthsBVNAUIAG
Revenue $1.45B $11.83B $3.68B
Gross profit – $6.48B $1.85B
Operating income $349.40M $4.91B $2.54B
Net income $646.41M $4.48B $1.27B
Free cash flow – $6.34B $2.19B
R&D – $259.00M $30.20M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $7.48 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $529.84M $2.78B $501.40M
Total debt $700.74M $1.57B $449.30M
Shares (diluted) 811.63M 509.09M 581.70M
Enterprise value $4.77B $31.57B $7.93B

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
MetricBVNAUIAG
P/E 8.4x 11.6x 6.8x
P/FCF 69.9x 6.9x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.1x 5.1x
P/S 5.0x 3.7x 2.7x
P/B 1.7x 4.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 4.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 3.3x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 8.6x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 3.6x 2.7x
EV/FCF – 6.7x 4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.9x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 – 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVNAUIAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 75.7% 54.6% 87.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.5% – 58.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 97.4% 192.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 154.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 252.6% 165.2% 57.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 122.1% – 826.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 115.8% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 112.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.4% 78.5% 234.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 111.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 103.4% 328.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 67.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 108.6% 144.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 122.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVNAUIAG
Gross margin – 54.8% 50.3%
EBITDA margin – – 82.1%
Operating margin 24.1% 41.5% 69.1%
Pretax margin 55.1% 51.7% 49.1%
Net margin 60.4% 32.2% 39.4%
FCF margin – 53.6% 59.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 52.3% 54.3%
Return on equity 16.5% 46.3% 29.2%
Return on assets 11.7% 28.7% 21.3%
Return on invested capital – 40.5% 52.3%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 35.2% 46.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVNAUIAG
Debt / assets 11.6% 10.1% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 29.1% 42.4% 26.1%
Equity / assets 70.9% 57.6% 73.9%
Interest coverage – – 137.4x
Current ratio 2.0x 2.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.8x 2.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.7x 1.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.71 – 6.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVNAUIAG
Dividend yield 3.9% 5.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.9% 5.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBVNAUIAG
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.31FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $1.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.9%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026 +51.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% +9.9% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.16BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.9% +4.0% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVNAUIAG
Held by institutions 44.5% 45.9% 65.8%
Institutions holding 273 563 319
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +3.0% +1.5%
Institutions buying 143 323 170
Institutions selling 99 166 101
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.95 1.68

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.

BVNAUIAG
BVN 1.00 0.76 0.79
AU 0.76 1.00 0.86
IAG 0.79 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVN, AU and IAG?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.14B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $43.68B, Iamgold (IAG) $9.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVN, AU and IAG?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.2x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.5x, Iamgold (IAG) 6.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.7x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x, Iamgold (IAG) 9.2x). 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: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Iamgold (IAG) +87.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iamgold (IAG) returned the most: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +33.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +33.5%, Iamgold (IAG) +48.3%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +28.3%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +35.5%/yr, Iamgold (IAG) +42.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has been the steadiest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Iamgold (IAG) 63.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BVN, AU and IAG?

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 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.