EQX vs NEM vs PPTA Stock Comparison

Equinox Gold, Newmont and Perpetua Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.48 -6.7% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.23B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
0.38%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$113.92 -1.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$118.38B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.90%
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 8, Equinox Gold 3, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQXNEMPPTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.23B $118.38B $2.32B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 12.9x -10.0x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 11.9x — EQX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.8% +23.7% — EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 34.7% — NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 8.6% — EQX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.5x — NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.38% 0.90% — NEM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +43.6% -26.9% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr +16.1%/yr +31.3%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.5% 48.0% 73.5% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 72/100 29/100 NEM

Percentile Scorecard

EQXNEMPPTA

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

AxisEQXNEMPPTA
Valuation 81 #32 of 162 73 #45 of 162 16 #136 of 162
Growth 100 #1 of 147 83 #26 of 147 1 #146 of 147
Profitability 70 #37 of 122 84 #21 of 122 23 #94 of 122
Financial Health 62 #63 of 164 54 #76 of 164 92 #14 of 164
Shareholder Returns 43 #61 of 107 65 #38 of 107 15 #91 of 107
Overall 71 72 29
  • EQX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM 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

PeriodEQXNEMPPTASPY
1 month -6.7%-1.9%-15.0% +0.9%
3 months +17.2%+24.7%+7.5% +5.9%
6 months -22.0%+5.9%-29.3% +8.5%
Year to date -25.4%+14.1%-23.4% +13.3%
1 year -2.8%+43.6%-26.9% +12.4%
3 years +127.3%+192.3%+416.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +31.5%+43.0%+72.9% +23.5%
5 years +41.0%+111.0%+289.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.1%+16.1%+31.3% +11.0%
10 years +39.9%+222.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.4%+12.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEQXNEMPPTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.5%48.0%73.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.9%51.3%75.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.101.803.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.040.91-0.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-65.0%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.1%-15.7%-50.2% -0.9%
52-week high $18.76$135.14$37.22 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$78.90$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.

MultipleEQXNEMPPTA
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 13.4x 12.9xmedian 13.4x -10.0xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 4.4xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 7.3x 14.1xmedian 7.3x -6.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.8x 11.8xmedian 14.8x -10.9xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.31 0.11median 0.31 0.17median 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 monthsEQXNEMPPTA
Revenue $2.41B $26.61B –
Gross profit – $18.41B –
Operating income $740.90M $5.60B -$264.40M
Net income $1.74B $9.44B -$232.33M
Free cash flow – $10.07B -$213.26M
R&D $25.27M $193.00M $254.25M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $8.79 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $317.78M $8.83B $574.25M
Total debt $553.95M $5.09B –
Shares (diluted) 630.31M 1.05B 125.09M
Enterprise value $6.19B $83.70B -$83.23M

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
MetricEQXNEMPPTA
P/E 13.4x 12.9x -10.0x
P/FCF – 11.8x -10.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.0x -12.9x
P/S 3.4x 4.4x –
P/B 1.3x 3.3x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 14.1x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 20.5x -6.6x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 4.3x –
EV/FCF – 11.4x -8.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.8x -9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.11 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQXNEMPPTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.8% 23.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 34.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 41.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 55.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 363.9% 298.7% -351.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 256.1% 45.7% -93.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 638.7% 30.4% -951.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 385.5% 136.8% -101.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 372.4% 34.6% -542.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.9% 119.7% -60.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.0% -436.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.7% -103.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 64.6% -493.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 136.1% -113.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQXNEMPPTA
Gross margin – 69.2% –
EBITDA margin 51.5% 30.6% –
Operating margin 30.7% 21.0% –
Pretax margin 26.8% 52.8% –
Net margin 20.5% 34.7% –
FCF margin – 37.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 49.2% –
Return on equity 16.3% 26.5% -31.1%
Return on assets 9.7% 16.3% -29.4%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed – 10.7% -34.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQXNEMPPTA
Debt / assets 5.7% 8.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 35.0% 38.4% 6.9%
Equity / assets 65.0% 61.6% 93.1%
Interest coverage 21.9x – –
Current ratio – 2.5x 12.3x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 11.9x
Cash ratio – 1.6x 11.8x
Altman Z-score – 4.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQXNEMPPTA
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 4.8% -18.6%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 5.7% -18.6%
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.

ConsensusEQXNEMPPTA
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $9.57FY2026 $-1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.3%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +31.0% +10.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +130.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +32.3% +20.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQXNEMPPTA
Held by institutions 70.9% 77.2% 67.2%
Institutions holding 327 1,787 255
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.5% -1.6%
Institutions buying 184 842 128
Institutions selling 88 719 79
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.17 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.

EQXNEMPPTA
EQX 1.00 0.83 0.78
NEM 0.83 1.00 0.78
PPTA 0.78 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQX, NEM and PPTA?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinox Gold (EQX) $8.23B, Newmont (NEM) $118.38B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQX, NEM and PPTA?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinox Gold (EQX) 13.4x, Newmont (NEM) 12.9x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinox Gold (EQX) is cheapest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.5x, 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%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Equinox Gold (EQX) -2.8%, Newmont (NEM) +43.6%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.9%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Equinox Gold (EQX) +7.1%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +16.1%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest dividend yield: Equinox Gold (EQX) 0.38%, Newmont (NEM) 0.90%. Perpetua Resources (PPTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQX, NEM 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, Newmont (NEM) leads on 8. 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.