EQX vs KGC vs BVN Stock Comparison

Equinox Gold, Kinross Gold and Buenaventura Mining Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.09 -9.3% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$20.54 -14.7% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$26.04B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionEQXKGCBVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.06B $26.04B $7.26B KGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 8.2x 8.3x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 8.4x 6.2x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +118.2% +31.0% +75.7% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.6% 37.6% 60.4% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 41.6% — KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x — KGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.0% -11.6% +18.0% BVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr +27.8%/yr +29.8%/yr BVN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.9% 55.2% 53.0% BVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 78/100 73/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

EQXKGCBVN

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

AxisEQXKGCBVN
Valuation 80 #34 of 165 88 #20 of 165 59 #68 of 165
Growth 100 #1 of 150 75 #39 of 150 87 #20 of 150
Profitability 74 #33 of 122 99 #2 of 122 78 #28 of 122
Financial Health 66 #58 of 166 79 #36 of 166 55 #76 of 166
Shareholder Returns 42 #63 of 107 48 #56 of 107 89 #13 of 107
Overall 72 78 73
  • EQX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN 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

PeriodEQXKGCBVNSPY
1 month -9.3%-14.7%-14.5% -2.3%
3 months +9.8%-12.3%-11.7% -0.7%
6 months -27.2%-28.9%-14.8% +4.8%
Year to date -28.1%-27.1%-3.4% +10.3%
1 year -8.0%-11.6%+18.0% +10.3%
3 years +106.8%+270.1%+218.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +27.4%+54.7%+47.1% +20.1%
5 years +36.0%+240.6%+268.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.3%+27.8%+29.8% +10.1%
10 years +40.4%+426.7%+106.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +3.5%+18.1%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEQXKGCBVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.9%55.2%53.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.4%58.2%57.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.132.031.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.210.34 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-56.0%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.2%-46.0%-38.5% -3.5%
52-week high $18.76$38.07$43.67 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$20.12$21.16 $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.

MultipleEQXKGCBVN
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.5x 7.9xmedian 12.5x 7.8xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 7.3x 4.1xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.6x 4.5xmedian 14.6x 65.4xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.28 0.07median 0.28 0.59median 0.28

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 monthsEQXKGCBVN
Revenue $2.65B $8.44B $1.45B
Gross profit $1.36B $4.90B –
Operating income $770.10M $4.47B $349.40M
Net income $1.74B $3.21B $646.41M
Free cash flow – $5.48B –
R&D $28.93M $170.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $2.59 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $317.78M $2.64B $529.84M
Total debt $553.95M $816.70M $700.74M
Shares (diluted) 630.31M 1.22B 811.63M
Enterprise value $5.02B $15.96B $4.89B

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
MetricEQXKGCBVN
P/E 12.9x 7.9x 7.8x
P/FCF – 4.5x 65.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.2x –
P/S 3.0x 2.9x 4.7x
P/B 1.2x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 4.1x –
EV/EBIT 10.4x 5.1x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.7x 4.5x
EV/FCF – 4.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.07 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQXKGCBVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 118.2% 31.0% 75.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.9% -14.5% 39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 331.5% 61.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 152.5% 79.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 382.3% 68.2% 252.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 260.7% 115.3% 122.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 638.7% 74.0% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 385.5% 56.0% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 372.4% 87.3% 58.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.9% 119.3% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 31.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQXKGCBVN
Gross margin 51.4% 58.0% –
EBITDA margin 48.0% 65.2% –
Operating margin 29.1% 52.9% 24.1%
Pretax margin 27.9% 52.3% 55.1%
Net margin 18.6% 37.6% 60.4%
FCF margin – 64.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 55.9% –
Return on equity 16.5% 32.3% 16.5%
Return on assets 9.9% 23.3% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 41.6% –
Return on capital employed – – 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQXKGCBVN
Debt / assets 5.7% 5.9% 11.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 35.0% 27.6% 29.1%
Equity / assets 65.0% 72.4% 70.9%
Interest coverage 23.8x 171.8x –
Current ratio – – 2.0x
Quick ratio – – 3.8x
Cash ratio – – 1.7x
Altman Z-score – – 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQXKGCBVN
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.8% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – -1.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% -0.9% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusEQXKGCBVN
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 6.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $2.36FY2026 $4.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.3%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.0% +6.8% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $8.30BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +130.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.3% +3.8% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQXKGCBVN
Held by institutions 70.9% 59.3% 44.5%
Institutions holding 328 641 275
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +0.7% -0.7%
Institutions buying 185 314 143
Institutions selling 88 224 101
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.40 1.42

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.

EQXKGCBVN
EQX 1.00 0.85 0.76
KGC 0.85 1.00 0.78
BVN 0.76 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQX, KGC and BVN?

Kinross Gold (KGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinox Gold (EQX) $7.06B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $26.04B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQX, KGC and BVN?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinox Gold (EQX) 14.3x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.2x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.0x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.4x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.2x). 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%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Equinox Gold (EQX) 18.6%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Equinox Gold (EQX) 11.6%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 41.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Buenaventura Mining (BVN) returned the most: Equinox Gold (EQX) -8.0%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -11.6%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +18.0%. Over five years, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) compounded fastest (Equinox Gold (EQX) +6.3%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +27.8%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has been the steadiest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.9%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 55.2%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.