EQX vs KGC vs PPTA Stock Comparison

Equinox Gold, Kinross Gold and Perpetua Resources 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
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
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kinross Gold leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Kinross Gold 9, Equinox Gold 1, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQXKGCPPTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.56B $27.82B $2.29B KGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x 8.9x -9.9x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 9.8x — KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.8% +39.5% — EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 36.9% — KGC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 40.9% — 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 -1.4% +1.0% -26.0% KGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +29.8%/yr +30.3%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.5% 54.4% 73.6% KGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 81/100 30/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

EQXKGCPPTA

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

AxisEQXKGCPPTA
Valuation 81 #31 of 162 86 #23 of 162 16 #136 of 162
Growth 100 #1 of 147 84 #25 of 147 1 #146 of 147
Profitability 69 #39 of 122 99 #2 of 122 23 #94 of 122
Financial Health 62 #63 of 164 72 #46 of 164 92 #14 of 164
Shareholder Returns 41 #64 of 107 63 #40 of 107 16 #90 of 107
Overall 71 81 30
  • EQX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA 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

PeriodEQXKGCPPTASPY
1 month -12.4%-8.2%-21.8% -0.2%
3 months +14.1%-2.1%+5.6% +3.9%
6 months -24.6%-24.6%-33.2% +8.2%
Year to date -25.7%-18.3%-24.1% +12.9%
1 year -1.4%+1.0%-26.0% +12.3%
3 years +126.2%+333.3%+411.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.3%+63.1%+72.4% +23.3%
5 years +34.4%+267.6%+275.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.1%+29.8%+30.3% +10.9%
10 years +40.6%+515.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.5%+19.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQXKGCPPTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.5%54.4%73.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.9%57.2%75.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.101.953.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.02-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-56.0%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.4%-39.6%-50.6% -1.2%
52-week high $18.76$38.07$37.22 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$22.21$16.44 $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.

MultipleEQXKGCPPTA
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 13.3x 9.0xmedian 13.3x -9.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 7.3x 4.6xmedian 7.3x -6.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x 7.0xmedian 14.7x -10.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.31 0.08median 0.31 0.16median 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 monthsEQXKGCPPTA
Revenue $2.41B $8.47B –
Gross profit – $4.89B –
Operating income $740.90M $4.46B -$264.40M
Net income $1.74B $3.23B -$232.33M
Free cash flow – $3.93B -$213.26M
R&D $25.27M $177.70M $254.25M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $2.55 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $317.78M $2.66B $574.25M
Total debt $553.95M $4.67B –
Shares (diluted) 630.31M 1.22B 125.09M
Enterprise value $4.52B $18.66B -$113.44M

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
MetricEQXKGCPPTA
P/E 13.3x 9.0x -9.9x
P/FCF – 7.0x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.6x -12.7x
P/S 3.4x 3.3x –
P/B 1.3x 2.8x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.8x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 4.6x -6.5x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 5.8x -6.5x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 3.0x –
EV/FCF – 6.6x -8.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.2x -9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.08 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQXKGCPPTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.8% 39.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 28.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 77.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 87.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 363.9% 86.2% -351.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 256.1% 137.5% -93.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 638.7% 98.6% -951.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 385.5% 48.0% -101.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 372.4% 118.1% -542.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.9% 112.1% -60.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 46.5% -436.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.9% -103.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.6% -493.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.1% -113.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQXKGCPPTA
Gross margin – 57.7% –
EBITDA margin 51.5% 65.7% –
Operating margin 30.7% 52.6% –
Pretax margin 26.8% 52.4% –
Net margin 20.5% 36.9% –
FCF margin – 46.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 58.4% –
Return on equity 16.3% 34.0% -31.1%
Return on assets 9.7% 24.4% -29.4%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 40.9% –
Return on capital employed – – -34.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQXKGCPPTA
Debt / assets 5.7% 5.9% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 35.0% 28.1% 6.9%
Equity / assets 65.0% 71.9% 93.1%
Interest coverage 21.9x 27.8x –
Current ratio – – 12.3x
Quick ratio – – 11.9x
Cash ratio – – 11.8x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQXKGCPPTA
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% -18.8%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.7% -18.8%
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.

ConsensusEQXKGCPPTA
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $2.36FY2026 $-1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.3%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +31.0% +6.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $8.30BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +130.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +32.3% +3.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQXKGCPPTA
Held by institutions 70.9% – 67.2%
Institutions holding 327 – 255
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% – -1.6%
Institutions buying 184 – 128
Institutions selling 88 – 79
Buyers to sellers 2.09 – 1.62

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.

EQXKGCPPTA
EQX 1.00 0.84 0.78
KGC 0.84 1.00 0.78
PPTA 0.78 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQX, KGC and PPTA?

Kinross Gold (KGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinox Gold (EQX) $6.56B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $27.82B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQX, KGC and PPTA?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinox Gold (EQX) 13.3x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.9x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.4x, 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%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kinross Gold (KGC) returned the most: Equinox Gold (EQX) -1.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +1.0%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.0%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Equinox Gold (EQX) +6.1%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +29.8%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.3%/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%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 0.00%. Equinox Gold (EQX) and Perpetua Resources (PPTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinross Gold (KGC) has been the steadiest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.4%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.