EQX vs AU vs NEM Stock Comparison

Equinox Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and Newmont Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (EGO) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.02 -9.9% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.13B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$81.42 -14.2% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.95B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$107.45 -7.0% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$123.11B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 5, AngloGold Ashanti 5, Equinox Gold 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQXAUNEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.13B $44.95B $123.11B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x 11.8x 13.3x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 9.6x 11.2x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +118.2% +54.6% +23.7% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.6% 32.2% 34.7% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 40.4% 8.6% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — -0.5x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.6% +21.4% +31.6% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +34.4%/yr +14.4%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.8% 60.7% 48.4% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 82/100 72/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

EQXAUNEM

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

AxisEQXAUNEM
Valuation 80 #35 of 168 77 #40 of 168 73 #47 of 168
Growth 100 #1 of 152 89 #18 of 152 84 #25 of 152
Profitability 74 #33 of 124 97 #5 of 124 85 #19 of 124
Financial Health 66 #58 of 166 50 #83 of 166 55 #75 of 166
Shareholder Returns 42 #67 of 115 97 #4 of 115 65 #41 of 115
Overall 72 82 72
  • EQX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEQXAUNEMSPY
1 month -9.9%-14.2%-7.0% -2.0%
3 months +4.5%-0.1%+9.9% -2.2%
6 months -26.3%-10.4%-1.4% +4.2%
Year to date -28.6%-4.5%+7.6% +10.6%
1 year -7.6%+21.4%+31.6% +10.4%
3 years +105.3%+327.2%+175.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +27.1%+62.3%+40.2% +20.2%
5 years +34.1%+338.4%+95.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +6.1%+34.4%+14.4% +10.1%
10 years +42.5%+458.4%+184.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +3.6%+18.8%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQXAUNEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.8%60.7%48.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.1%63.0%51.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.122.271.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.350.65 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-52.8%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.6%-36.5%-20.5% -3.2%
52-week high $18.76$128.26$135.14 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$63.61$78.90 $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.

MultipleEQXAUNEM
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.4x 10.9xmedian 12.4x 12.2xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 4.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x 13.3xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.8x 6.5xmedian 14.8x 11.1xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.1x 4.6xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.26 —median 0.26 0.10median 0.26

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 monthsEQXAUNEM
Revenue $2.65B $11.83B $26.61B
Gross profit $1.36B $6.48B $18.41B
Operating income $770.10M $4.91B $5.60B
Net income $1.74B $4.48B $9.44B
Free cash flow – $6.34B $10.07B
R&D $28.93M $259.00M $193.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $7.48 $8.79
Cash & equivalents $317.78M $2.78B $8.83B
Total debt $553.95M $1.58B $5.09B
Shares (diluted) 630.31M 509.09M 1.05B
Enterprise value $5.08B $32.84B $88.25B

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
MetricEQXAUNEM
P/E 12.8x 10.9x 12.2x
P/FCF – 6.5x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.7x 8.5x
P/S 3.0x 3.5x 4.2x
P/B 1.2x 4.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 4.6x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – 13.3x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 8.1x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.4x 4.1x
EV/FCF – 6.3x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.4x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 – 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQXAUNEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 118.2% 54.6% 23.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.9% – 34.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 331.5% 97.4% 41.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 152.5% – 55.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 382.3% 165.2% 298.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 260.7% – 45.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 638.7% 115.8% 30.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 385.5% – 136.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 372.4% 78.5% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.9% – 119.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 103.4% 42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 60.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 108.6% 64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 136.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQXAUNEM
Gross margin 51.4% 54.8% 69.2%
EBITDA margin 48.0% – 30.6%
Operating margin 29.1% 41.5% 21.0%
Pretax margin 27.9% 51.7% 52.8%
Net margin 18.6% 32.2% 34.7%
FCF margin – 53.6% 37.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 52.3% 49.2%
Return on equity 16.5% 46.3% 26.5%
Return on assets 9.9% 28.7% 16.3%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 40.4% 8.6%
Return on capital employed – 35.2% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQXAUNEM
Debt / assets 5.7% 10.2% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 35.0% 42.4% 38.4%
Equity / assets 65.0% 57.6% 61.6%
Interest coverage 23.8x – –
Current ratio – 2.7x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 2.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 1.8x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – – 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQXAUNEM
Dividend yield 0.4% 5.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 5.1%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 5.6% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -7.4%

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.

ConsensusEQXAUNEM
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $9.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.3%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.0% +9.9% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +130.7%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.3% +4.0% +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQXAUNEM
Held by institutions 70.9% 45.9% 77.2%
Institutions holding 328 565 1,789
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.0% +1.5%
Institutions buying 185 325 843
Institutions selling 88 166 720
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.96 1.17

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.

EQXAUNEM
EQX 1.00 0.82 0.83
AU 0.82 1.00 0.86
NEM 0.83 0.86 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQX, AU and NEM?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinox Gold (EQX) $7.13B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.95B, Newmont (NEM) $123.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQX, AU and NEM?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinox Gold (EQX) 14.4x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.8x, Newmont (NEM) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.0x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 9.6x, Newmont (NEM) 11.2x). 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) +118.2%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Equinox Gold (EQX) 18.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Equinox Gold (EQX) 11.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.4%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Equinox Gold (EQX) -7.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +21.4%, Newmont (NEM) +31.6%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Equinox Gold (EQX) +6.1%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.4%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +14.4%/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%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%. Equinox Gold (EQX) and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.8%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.7%, Newmont (NEM) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQX, AU and NEM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Newmont (NEM) leads on 5. 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.