EXK vs AU vs AG Stock Comparison

Endeavour Silver, AngloGold Ashanti and First Majestic Silver Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.50 -20.1% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
1 win
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.03 -14.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.11B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 9, Endeavour Silver 1, First Majestic Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXKAUAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $44.11B $7.50B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x 11.6x 21.6x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 10.0x 18.3x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +197.5% +54.6% +98.5% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 32.2% 21.2% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 40.5% 12.0% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — -1.0x AG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +24.0% +15.7% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +34.5%/yr +2.4%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.4% 60.2% 73.7% AU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 81/100 76/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

EXKAUAG

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

AxisEXKAUAG
Valuation 70 #49 of 162 74 #43 of 162 75 #41 of 162
Growth 88 #19 of 147 88 #18 of 147 99 #2 of 147
Profitability 65 #43 of 122 97 #5 of 122 84 #20 of 122
Financial Health 64 #60 of 165 50 #83 of 165 69 #52 of 165
Shareholder Returns 59 #45 of 107 97 #4 of 107 50 #54 of 107
Overall 69 81 76
  • EXK ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG 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

PeriodEXKAUAGSPY
1 month -20.1%-14.1%-21.9% -0.8%
3 months -5.4%+5.7%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months -22.8%-13.4%-27.5% +7.0%
Year to date -20.2%-0.3%-10.9% +12.2%
1 year -7.3%+24.0%+15.7% +13.0%
3 years +231.9%+343.3%+171.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +49.2%+64.3%+39.4% +23.1%
5 years +42.3%+340.1%+12.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%+34.5%+2.4% +11.0%
10 years +72.8%+529.4%+85.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.6%+20.2%+6.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXKAUAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.4%60.2%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.6%62.2%74.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.162.202.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.400.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-52.8%-70.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.9%-33.7%-53.6% -1.8%
52-week high $14.12$128.26$32.01 $779.14
52-week low $7.07$63.61$10.67 $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.

MultipleEXKAUAG
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 12.8x 11.4xmedian 12.8x 20.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 6.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 15.2x 6.8xmedian 15.2x 11.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 4.8xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.29 —median 0.29 0.42median 0.29

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 monthsEXKAUAG
Revenue $737.30M $11.83B $1.64B
Gross profit $229.80M $6.48B $827.10M
Operating income $176.30M $4.91B $756.62M
Net income -$124.97M $4.48B $421.54M
Free cash flow $165.81M $6.34B $617.41M
R&D – $259.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $7.48 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $236.60M $2.78B $1.09B
Total debt $337.87M $1.57B $1.03B
Shares (diluted) 283.08M 509.09M 484.56M
Enterprise value $1.47B $31.99B $3.56B

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
MetricEXKAUAG
P/E 32.3x 11.4x 20.5x
P/FCF 11.9x 6.8x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 6.9x 8.8x
P/S 2.7x 3.6x 4.4x
P/B 2.8x 4.8x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 4.8x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – 6.4x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 8.5x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.5x 3.9x
EV/FCF 10.5x 6.6x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 6.7x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 – 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXKAUAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 197.5% 54.6% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.1% – 39.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 463.2% 97.4% 335.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.7% – 283.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 834.6% 165.2% 622.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.2% – 78.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.8% 115.8% 517.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -122.0% – 98.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 260.2% 78.5% 294.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% – 48.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 261.3% 103.4% 207.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – 131.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,855% 108.6% 232.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – 80.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXKAUAG
Gross margin 31.2% 54.8% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 33.5% – 60.3%
Operating margin 23.9% 41.5% 46.1%
Pretax margin -7.7% 51.7% 46.5%
Net margin 8.9% 32.2% 21.2%
FCF margin 22.5% 53.6% 37.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 52.3% 50.3%
Return on equity 9.7% 46.3% 12.2%
Return on assets 5.2% 28.7% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 40.5% 12.0%
Return on capital employed 16.9% 35.2% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXKAUAG
Debt / assets 0.4% 10.1% 6.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.2x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 44.0% 42.4% 31.7%
Equity / assets 56.0% 57.6% 68.3%
Interest coverage 7.5x – 34.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 2.7x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 2.1x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.8x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.95 – 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXKAUAG
Dividend yield – 5.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.4% – -1.0%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 5.3% -0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 0.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -20.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -32.9%

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.

ConsensusEXKAUAG
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $0.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +58.7%FY2026 +76.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +9.9% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $813.71MFY2026 $11.81BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +88.0%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +39.6% +4.0% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXKAUAG
Held by institutions 50.1% 45.9% 47.0%
Institutions holding 222 563 347
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.4% +3.0% -4.4%
Institutions buying 122 323 193
Institutions selling 55 166 104
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.95 1.86

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.

EXKAUAG
EXK 1.00 0.73 0.92
AU 0.73 1.00 0.76
AG 0.92 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXK, AU and AG?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Endeavour Silver (EXK) $2.22B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.11B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXK, AU and AG?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 33.7x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.6x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 11.4x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.0x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Endeavour Silver (EXK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Endeavour Silver (EXK) -7.3%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +24.0%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +15.7%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) +7.3%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.5%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Endeavour Silver (EXK) 0.00%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%. Endeavour Silver (EXK) and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has been the steadiest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXK, AU and AG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 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.