EQX vs KGC vs NEM Stock Comparison

Equinox Gold, Kinross Gold and Newmont Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.48 -6.7% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.38B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
1 win
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$22.98 -4.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.44B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$113.92 -1.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$117.44B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionEQXKGCNEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.38B $26.44B $117.44B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 8.3x 12.7x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 9.7x 11.9x KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.8% +31.0% +23.7% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 37.6% 34.7% KGC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 41.6% 8.6% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x -0.5x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -0.4% +43.6% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr +30.8%/yr +16.1%/yr KGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.5% 54.3% 48.0% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 77/100 72/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

EQXKGCNEM

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

AxisEQXKGCNEM
Valuation 81 #32 of 162 88 #21 of 162 73 #45 of 162
Growth 100 #1 of 147 82 #27 of 147 83 #26 of 147
Profitability 70 #37 of 122 100 #1 of 122 84 #21 of 122
Financial Health 62 #63 of 164 76 #40 of 164 54 #76 of 164
Shareholder Returns 43 #61 of 107 41 #64 of 107 65 #38 of 107
Overall 71 77 72
  • EQX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM 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

PeriodEQXKGCNEMSPY
1 month -6.7%-4.6%-1.9% +0.9%
3 months +17.2%-1.0%+24.7% +5.9%
6 months -22.0%-23.0%+5.9% +8.5%
Year to date -25.4%-18.4%+14.1% +13.3%
1 year -2.8%-0.4%+43.6% +12.4%
3 years +127.3%+332.8%+192.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +31.5%+63.0%+43.0% +23.5%
5 years +41.0%+282.4%+111.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.1%+30.8%+16.1% +11.0%
10 years +39.9%+514.4%+222.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.4%+19.9%+12.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEQXKGCNEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.5%54.3%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.9%56.9%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.101.951.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.010.91 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-56.0%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.1%-39.6%-15.7% -0.9%
52-week high $18.76$38.07$135.14 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$22.21$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.

MultipleEQXKGCNEM
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 13.4x 8.8xmedian 13.4x 12.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x 4.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 7.3x 4.7xmedian 7.3x 14.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.8x 5.0xmedian 14.8x 11.8xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.31 0.07median 0.31 0.11median 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 monthsEQXKGCNEM
Revenue $2.41B $8.44B $26.61B
Gross profit – $4.90B $18.41B
Operating income $740.90M $4.47B $5.60B
Net income $1.74B $3.21B $9.44B
Free cash flow – $5.48B $10.07B
R&D $25.27M $170.00M $193.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $2.59 $8.79
Cash & equivalents $317.78M $2.64B $8.83B
Total debt $553.95M $816.70M $5.09B
Shares (diluted) 630.31M 1.22B 1.05B
Enterprise value $4.34B $16.36B $82.58B

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
MetricEQXKGCNEM
P/E 13.4x 8.8x 12.9x
P/FCF – 5.0x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.8x 9.0x
P/S 3.4x 3.3x 4.4x
P/B 1.3x 2.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.7x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 4.7x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 5.8x 20.5x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 3.0x 4.3x
EV/FCF – 4.7x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.5x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.07 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQXKGCNEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.8% 31.0% 23.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 26.2% 34.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 61.9% 41.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 79.0% 55.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 363.9% 68.2% 298.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 256.1% 115.3% 45.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 638.7% 74.0% 30.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 385.5% 56.0% 136.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 372.4% 91.2% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.9% 119.3% 119.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.4% 42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.4% 60.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 31.1% 64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.6% 136.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQXKGCNEM
Gross margin – 58.0% 69.2%
EBITDA margin 51.5% 65.2% 30.6%
Operating margin 30.7% 52.9% 21.0%
Pretax margin 26.8% 52.3% 52.8%
Net margin 20.5% 37.6% 34.7%
FCF margin – 64.9% 37.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 55.9% 49.2%
Return on equity 16.3% 32.3% 26.5%
Return on assets 9.7% 23.3% 16.3%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 41.6% 8.6%
Return on capital employed – – 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQXKGCNEM
Debt / assets 5.7% 5.9% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 35.0% 27.6% 38.4%
Equity / assets 65.0% 72.4% 61.6%
Interest coverage 21.9x 171.8x –
Current ratio – – 2.5x
Quick ratio – – 1.9x
Cash ratio – – 1.6x
Altman Z-score – – 4.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQXKGCNEM
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – -1.5% 4.8%
Shareholder yield 0.4% -0.8% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.1% 11.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.8% 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -145.6% -1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -38.0% -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.

ConsensusEQXKGCNEM
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $2.36FY2026 $9.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.3%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.0% +6.8% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $8.30BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +130.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.3% +3.8% +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQXKGCNEM
Held by institutions 70.9% 59.3% 77.2%
Institutions holding 327 640 1,787
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +0.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 184 313 842
Institutions selling 88 224 719
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.40 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.

EQXKGCNEM
EQX 1.00 0.84 0.83
KGC 0.84 1.00 0.88
NEM 0.83 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQX, KGC and NEM?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinox Gold (EQX) $6.38B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $26.44B, Newmont (NEM) $117.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQX, KGC and NEM?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinox Gold (EQX) 12.9x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.3x, Newmont (NEM) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.5x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.7x, Newmont (NEM) 11.9x). 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%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kinross Gold (KGC) has the highest net margin (Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 41.6%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Equinox Gold (EQX) -2.8%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -0.4%, Newmont (NEM) +43.6%. Over five years, Kinross Gold (KGC) compounded fastest (Equinox Gold (EQX) +7.1%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +30.8%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +16.1%/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%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.00%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%. Equinox Gold (EQX) and Kinross Gold (KGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.3%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQX, KGC 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, 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.