EQX vs AEM vs KGC Stock Comparison

Equinox Gold, Agnico Eagle Mines and Kinross Gold Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.43 -12.4% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.56B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$180.70 -7.1% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.29B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$23.01 -8.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.82B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kinross Gold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kinross Gold 6, Agnico Eagle Mines 4, Equinox Gold 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQXAEMKGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.56B $91.29B $27.82B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x 15.5x 8.9x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 16.5x 9.8x KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.8% +50.3% +39.5% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 40.4% 36.9% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 23.3% 40.9% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x -0.3x KGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.4% +16.5% +1.0% AEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +26.7%/yr +29.8%/yr KGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.5% 48.1% 54.4% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 78/100 81/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

EQXAEMKGC

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

AxisEQXAEMKGC
Valuation 81 #31 of 162 65 #58 of 162 86 #23 of 162
Growth 100 #1 of 147 74 #39 of 147 84 #25 of 147
Profitability 69 #39 of 122 95 #7 of 122 99 #2 of 122
Financial Health 62 #63 of 164 76 #40 of 164 72 #46 of 164
Shareholder Returns 41 #64 of 107 78 #24 of 107 63 #40 of 107
Overall 71 78 81
  • EQX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM 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

PeriodEQXAEMKGCSPY
1 month -12.4%-7.1%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months +14.1%+25.7%-2.1% +3.9%
6 months -24.6%-4.5%-24.6% +8.2%
Year to date -25.7%+6.6%-18.3% +12.9%
1 year -1.4%+16.5%+1.0% +12.3%
3 years +126.2%+270.4%+333.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.3%+54.8%+63.1% +23.3%
5 years +34.4%+226.2%+267.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.1%+26.7%+29.8% +10.9%
10 years +40.6%+270.5%+515.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.5%+14.0%+19.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQXAEMKGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.5%48.1%54.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.9%50.9%57.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.101.741.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.340.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-45.9%-56.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.4%-28.3%-39.6% -1.2%
52-week high $18.76$252.19$38.07 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$136.36$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.

MultipleEQXAEMKGC
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 13.3x 15.4xmedian 13.3x 9.0xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 6.2xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 7.3x 7.7xmedian 7.3x 4.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x 16.6xmedian 14.7x 7.0xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.31 0.54median 0.31 0.08median 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 monthsEQXAEMKGC
Revenue $2.41B $14.53B $8.47B
Gross profit – $9.99B $4.89B
Operating income $740.90M $9.64B $4.46B
Net income $1.74B $5.87B $3.23B
Free cash flow – $5.43B $3.93B
R&D $25.27M $226.87M $177.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $11.67 $2.55
Cash & equivalents $317.78M $3.46B $2.66B
Total debt $553.95M $785.64M $4.67B
Shares (diluted) 630.31M 503.43M 1.22B
Enterprise value $4.52B $80.92B $18.66B

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
MetricEQXAEMKGC
P/E 13.3x 15.4x 9.0x
P/FCF – 16.6x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.2x 5.6x
P/S 3.4x 6.2x 3.3x
P/B 1.3x 3.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 7.7x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 9.0x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 6.0x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 16.0x 6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.7x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.54 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQXAEMKGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.8% 50.3% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 33.8% 28.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 72.8% 77.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% 87.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 363.9% 49.1% 86.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 256.1% 42.3% 137.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 638.7% 98.5% 98.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 385.5% 34.7% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 372.4% 97.4% 118.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.9% 28.7% 112.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 45.3% 46.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.2% 47.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 55.8% -11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQXAEMKGC
Gross margin – 68.8% 57.7%
EBITDA margin 51.5% 78.0% 65.7%
Operating margin 30.7% 66.3% 52.6%
Pretax margin 26.8% 60.4% 52.4%
Net margin 20.5% 40.4% 36.9%
FCF margin – 37.4% 46.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 51.1% 58.4%
Return on equity 16.3% 21.4% 34.0%
Return on assets 9.7% 16.1% 24.4%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 23.3% 40.9%
Return on capital employed – 27.9% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQXAEMKGC
Debt / assets 5.7% 0.5% 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 35.0% 24.3% 28.1%
Equity / assets 65.0% 75.7% 71.9%
Interest coverage 21.9x 131.9x 27.8x
Current ratio – 2.9x –
Quick ratio – 1.8x –
Cash ratio – 1.8x –
Altman Z-score – 7.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQXAEMKGC
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.2% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusEQXAEMKGC
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $2.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.3%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.0% +3.2% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $14.44BFY2026 $8.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +130.7%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.3% +2.6% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQXAEMKGC
Held by institutions 70.9% 62.5% –
Institutions holding 327 1,053 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -0.6% –
Institutions buying 184 467 –
Institutions selling 88 396 –
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.18 –

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.

EQXAEMKGC
EQX 1.00 0.87 0.84
AEM 0.87 1.00 0.91
KGC 0.84 0.91 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQX, AEM and KGC?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinox Gold (EQX) $6.56B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $91.29B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $27.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQX, AEM and KGC?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinox Gold (EQX) 13.3x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.5x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.4x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.5x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.8x). 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: Equinox Gold (EQX) +98.8%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 36.9%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 40.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) returned the most: Equinox Gold (EQX) -1.4%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.5%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +1.0%. Over five years, Kinross Gold (KGC) compounded fastest (Equinox Gold (EQX) +6.1%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.7%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +29.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Equinox Gold (EQX) 0.00%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.00%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.00%. Equinox Gold (EQX) and Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQX, AEM 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, Kinross Gold (KGC) 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.