BVN vs KGC Stock Comparison

Buenaventura Mining and Kinross Gold Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$22.33 -19.1% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$27.30B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBVNKGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.22B $27.30B KGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 8.7x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 9.5x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +75.7% +39.5% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 60.4% 36.9% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 40.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.8% -6.6% BVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.4%/yr +28.7%/yr KGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 54.5% BVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 81/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

BVNKGC

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

AxisBVNKGC
Valuation 59 #67 of 162 86 #24 of 162
Growth 86 #21 of 147 85 #23 of 147
Profitability 79 #27 of 122 99 #2 of 122
Financial Health 55 #76 of 166 73 #46 of 166
Shareholder Returns 90 #12 of 107 63 #40 of 107
Overall 74 81
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC 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

PeriodBVNKGCSPY
1 month -16.5%-19.1% -1.0%
3 months -9.7%-6.4% +2.9%
6 months -14.8%-31.9% +6.4%
Year to date +0.3%-20.7% +11.4%
1 year +21.8%-6.6% +13.1%
3 years +223.4%+314.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+60.7% +21.5%
5 years +221.9%+253.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +26.4%+28.7% +10.9%
10 years +104.9%+469.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.4%+19.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBVNKGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%54.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.821.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-56.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.1%-41.3% -2.5%
52-week high $43.67$38.07 $779.14
52-week low $21.16$22.21 $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.

MultipleBVNKGC
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 12.7x 8.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 4.5xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 67.9xmedian 15.1x 6.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.27 0.08median 0.27

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 monthsBVNKGC
Revenue $1.45B $8.47B
Gross profit – $4.89B
Operating income $349.40M $4.46B
Net income $646.41M $3.23B
Free cash flow – $3.93B
R&D – $177.70M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $2.55
Cash & equivalents $529.84M $2.66B
Total debt $700.74M $4.67B
Shares (diluted) 811.63M 1.22B
Enterprise value $4.85B $18.14B

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
MetricBVNKGC
P/E 8.1x 8.7x
P/FCF 67.9x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.4x
P/S 4.9x 3.2x
P/B 1.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 4.5x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVNKGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 75.7% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 28.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 77.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 87.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 252.6% 86.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 122.1% 137.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 98.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.4% 118.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 112.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 46.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVNKGC
Gross margin – 57.7%
EBITDA margin – 65.7%
Operating margin 24.1% 52.6%
Pretax margin 55.1% 52.4%
Net margin 60.4% 36.9%
FCF margin – 46.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 58.4%
Return on equity 16.5% 34.0%
Return on assets 11.7% 24.4%
Return on invested capital – 40.9%
Return on capital employed 7.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVNKGC
Debt / assets 11.6% 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 29.1% 28.1%
Equity / assets 70.9% 71.9%
Interest coverage – 27.8x
Current ratio 2.0x –
Quick ratio 3.8x –
Cash ratio 1.7x –
Altman Z-score 3.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVNKGC
Dividend yield 4.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -11.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -6.3%

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.

ConsensusBVNKGC
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.37FY2026 $2.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.9%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.8% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $8.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.0% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

BVNKGC
BVN 1.00 0.78
KGC 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVN and KGC?

Kinross Gold (KGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.22B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $27.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVN and KGC?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.3x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.4x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.5x). 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) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 36.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Buenaventura Mining (BVN) returned the most: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +21.8%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -6.6%. Over five years, Kinross Gold (KGC) compounded fastest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +26.4%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +28.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 0.00%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.00%. Buenaventura Mining (BVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has been the steadiest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.9%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do BVN and KGC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.78, a strong positive relationship. Holding both adds little diversification.

Which is the better stock, BVN and KGC?

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.