BVN vs EQX vs IAG Stock Comparison

Buenaventura Mining, Equinox Gold and Iamgold Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.06 -15.5% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.57B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win
IAG Iamgold Corp
$16.35 -17.0% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.81B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 7, Buenaventura Mining 3, Equinox Gold 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVNEQXIAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.29B $6.57B $9.81B IAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 13.3x 6.8x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 10.1x 8.8x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +75.7% +98.8% +87.2% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 60.4% 20.5% 39.4% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% 52.3% IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 0.0x IAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.7% -8.8% +37.6% IAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.7%/yr +4.9%/yr +40.5%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 62.5% 63.5% BVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 70/100 88/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

BVNEQXIAG

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

AxisBVNEQXIAG
Valuation 59 #67 of 162 79 #35 of 162 95 #9 of 162
Growth 86 #21 of 147 100 #1 of 147 97 #6 of 147
Profitability 78 #28 of 122 70 #37 of 122 100 #1 of 122
Financial Health 54 #76 of 165 62 #63 of 165 62 #64 of 165
Shareholder Returns 89 #13 of 107 41 #64 of 107 –
Overall 73 70 88
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQX 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

PeriodBVNEQXIAGSPY
1 month -14.1%-15.5%-17.0% -0.8%
3 months -10.2%+5.7%+11.1% +3.5%
6 months -12.5%-29.8%-4.5% +7.0%
Year to date +2.3%-28.3%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year +26.7%-8.8%+37.6% +13.0%
3 years +237.2%+118.2%+533.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +50.0%+29.7%+85.1% +23.1%
5 years +238.8%+27.2%+446.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +27.7%+4.9%+40.5% +11.0%
10 years +112.1%+34.5%+302.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.8%+3.0%+14.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBVNEQXIAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%62.5%63.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%64.9%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.882.092.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.50-0.140.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-71.6%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.8%-46.4%-33.5% -1.8%
52-week high $43.67$18.76$24.57 $779.14
52-week low $21.16$8.61$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.

MultipleBVNEQXIAG
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 12.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x 6.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 6.4xmedian 7.0x 3.2xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.2xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 4.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.29 0.09median 0.29 0.06median 0.29

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 monthsBVNEQXIAG
Revenue $1.45B $2.41B $3.68B
Gross profit – – $1.85B
Operating income $349.40M $740.90M $2.54B
Net income $646.41M $1.74B $1.27B
Free cash flow – – $2.19B
R&D – $25.27M $30.20M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $0.78 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $529.84M $317.78M $501.40M
Total debt $700.74M $553.95M $2.62B
Shares (diluted) 811.63M 630.31M 581.70M
Enterprise value $4.93B $4.53B $8.02B

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
MetricBVNEQXIAG
P/E 8.3x 12.8x 6.5x
P/FCF 69.2x – 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – 4.8x
P/S 5.0x 3.3x 2.6x
P/B 1.7x 1.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.2x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 6.4x 3.2x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 10.8x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 3.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF – – 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 0.09 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVNEQXIAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 75.7% 98.8% 87.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 33.7% 58.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 192.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 154.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 252.6% 363.9% 57.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 122.1% 256.1% 826.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 638.7% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 385.5% 112.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.4% 372.4% 234.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 149.9% 111.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 328.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 67.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 144.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 122.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVNEQXIAG
Gross margin – – 50.3%
EBITDA margin – 51.5% 82.1%
Operating margin 24.1% 30.7% 69.1%
Pretax margin 55.1% 26.8% 49.1%
Net margin 60.4% 20.5% 39.4%
FCF margin – – 59.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 54.3%
Return on equity 16.5% 16.3% 29.2%
Return on assets 11.7% 9.7% 21.3%
Return on invested capital – 9.9% 52.3%
Return on capital employed 7.0% – 46.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVNEQXIAG
Debt / assets 11.6% 5.7% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 29.1% 35.0% 26.1%
Equity / assets 70.9% 65.0% 73.9%
Interest coverage – 21.9x 137.4x
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.8x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.69 – 6.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVNEQXIAG
Dividend yield 4.0% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 0.4% 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.

ConsensusBVNEQXIAG
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.31FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $1.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.9%FY2026 +49.3%FY2026 +51.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% +31.0% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.16BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +130.7%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.9% +32.3% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVNEQXIAG
Held by institutions 44.5% 70.9% 65.8%
Institutions holding 273 327 319
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +0.5% +1.5%
Institutions buying 143 184 170
Institutions selling 99 88 101
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.09 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.

BVNEQXIAG
BVN 1.00 0.76 0.79
EQX 0.76 1.00 0.87
IAG 0.79 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVN, EQX and IAG?

Iamgold (IAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.29B, Equinox Gold (EQX) $6.57B, Iamgold (IAG) $9.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVN, EQX and IAG?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.3x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 13.3x, Iamgold (IAG) 6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.6x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.1x, Iamgold (IAG) 8.8x). 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: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +98.8%, Iamgold (IAG) +87.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%, Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%, Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iamgold (IAG) returned the most: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +26.7%, Equinox Gold (EQX) -8.8%, Iamgold (IAG) +37.6%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +27.7%/yr, Equinox Gold (EQX) +4.9%/yr, Iamgold (IAG) +40.5%/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) 52.8%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%, Iamgold (IAG) 63.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BVN, EQX 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 7. 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.