BVN vs KGC vs PPTA Stock Comparison

Buenaventura Mining, Kinross Gold and Perpetua Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$22.98 -4.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.57B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.70%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Buenaventura Mining leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Buenaventura Mining 7, Kinross Gold 2, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVNKGCPPTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.26B $27.57B $2.32B KGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 8.8x -10.0x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 9.7x — BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +75.7% +31.0% — BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 60.4% 37.6% — BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 41.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.95% 0.70% — BVN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% -0.4% -26.9% BVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.4%/yr +30.8%/yr +31.3%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 54.3% 73.5% BVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 77/100 29/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

BVNKGCPPTA

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

AxisBVNKGCPPTA
Valuation 60 #65 of 162 88 #21 of 162 16 #136 of 162
Growth 85 #23 of 147 82 #27 of 147 1 #146 of 147
Profitability 78 #28 of 122 100 #1 of 122 23 #94 of 122
Financial Health 55 #75 of 164 76 #40 of 164 92 #14 of 164
Shareholder Returns 89 #13 of 107 41 #64 of 107 15 #91 of 107
Overall 73 77 29
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA 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

PeriodBVNKGCPPTASPY
1 month -10.6%-4.6%-15.0% +0.9%
3 months -5.3%-1.0%+7.5% +5.9%
6 months -4.7%-23.0%-29.3% +8.5%
Year to date +2.8%-18.4%-23.4% +13.3%
1 year +29.4%-0.4%-26.9% +12.4%
3 years +239.0%+332.8%+416.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +50.3%+63.0%+72.9% +23.5%
5 years +263.1%+282.4%+289.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.4%+30.8%+31.3% +11.0%
10 years +121.6%+514.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.3%+19.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBVNKGCPPTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%54.3%73.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%56.9%75.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.881.953.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.01-0.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-56.0%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.5%-39.6%-50.2% -0.9%
52-week high $43.67$38.07$37.22 $779.14
52-week low $21.16$22.21$16.44 $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.

MultipleBVNKGCPPTA
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.4x 8.8xmedian 13.4x -10.0xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 4.7xmedian 7.3x -6.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.6xmedian 14.8x 5.0xmedian 14.8x -10.9xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.31 0.07median 0.31 0.17median 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 monthsBVNKGCPPTA
Revenue $1.45B $8.44B –
Gross profit – $4.90B –
Operating income $349.40M $4.47B -$264.40M
Net income $646.41M $3.21B -$232.33M
Free cash flow – $5.48B -$213.26M
R&D – $170.00M $254.25M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $2.59 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $529.84M $2.64B $574.25M
Total debt $700.74M $816.70M –
Shares (diluted) 811.63M 1.22B 125.09M
Enterprise value $5.10B $17.62B -$83.23M

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
MetricBVNKGCPPTA
P/E 8.3x 8.8x -10.0x
P/FCF 69.6x 5.0x -10.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.8x -12.9x
P/S 5.0x 3.3x –
P/B 1.7x 2.7x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.7x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 4.7x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 5.8x -6.6x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 3.0x –
EV/FCF – 4.7x -8.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.5x -9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 0.07 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVNKGCPPTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 75.7% 31.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 26.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 61.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 79.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 252.6% 68.2% -351.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 122.1% 115.3% -93.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 74.0% -951.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 56.0% -101.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.4% 91.2% -542.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 119.3% -60.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.4% -436.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.4% -103.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 31.1% -493.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.6% -113.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVNKGCPPTA
Gross margin – 58.0% –
EBITDA margin – 65.2% –
Operating margin 24.1% 52.9% –
Pretax margin 55.1% 52.3% –
Net margin 60.4% 37.6% –
FCF margin – 64.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 55.9% –
Return on equity 16.5% 32.3% -31.1%
Return on assets 11.7% 23.3% -29.4%
Return on invested capital – 41.6% –
Return on capital employed 7.0% – -34.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVNKGCPPTA
Debt / assets 11.6% 5.9% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 29.1% 27.6% 6.9%
Equity / assets 70.9% 72.4% 93.1%
Interest coverage – 171.8x –
Current ratio 2.0x – 12.3x
Quick ratio 3.8x – 11.9x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 11.8x
Altman Z-score 3.70 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVNKGCPPTA
Dividend yield 3.9% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – -1.5% -18.6%
Shareholder yield 3.9% -0.8% -18.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -145.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -38.0% –

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.

ConsensusBVNKGCPPTA
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.31FY2026 $2.36FY2026 $-1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.9%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% +6.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.16BFY2026 $8.30BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +10.9% +3.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVNKGCPPTA
Held by institutions 44.5% 59.3% 67.2%
Institutions holding 273 640 255
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +0.7% -1.6%
Institutions buying 143 313 128
Institutions selling 99 224 79
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.40 1.62

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.

BVNKGCPPTA
BVN 1.00 0.78 0.74
KGC 0.78 1.00 0.78
PPTA 0.74 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVN, KGC and PPTA?

Kinross Gold (KGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.26B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $27.57B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVN, KGC and PPTA?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.3x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.8x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.6x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.7x). 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: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Buenaventura Mining (BVN) returned the most: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -0.4%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.9%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.4%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +30.8%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest dividend yield: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 3.95%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.70%. Perpetua Resources (PPTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has been the steadiest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.6%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.3%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BVN, KGC and PPTA?

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 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.