EXK vs NEM vs PAAS Stock Comparison

Endeavour Silver, Newmont and Pan American Silver Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.76 -11.1% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
2 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$111.81 -4.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$116.19B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.92%
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 8, Endeavour Silver 2, Pan American Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXKNEMPAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.04B $116.19B $17.19B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.5x 12.7x 50.2x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 11.7x 12.8x NEM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +197.5% +23.7% +2.3% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 34.7% 9.7% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 8.6% 0.0% EXK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -0.5x -4.4x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.92% 1.67% PAAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.0% +40.3% +16.1% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +15.7%/yr +9.7%/yr NEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.3% 48.0% 57.9% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 72/100 67/100 NEM

Percentile Scorecard

EXKNEMPAAS

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

AxisEXKNEMPAAS
Valuation 70 #49 of 163 74 #44 of 163 57 #71 of 163
Growth 86 #21 of 148 83 #26 of 148 74 #39 of 148
Profitability 66 #43 of 123 85 #19 of 123 52 #60 of 123
Financial Health 66 #57 of 164 53 #78 of 164 85 #25 of 164
Shareholder Returns 62 #42 of 108 65 #38 of 108 69 #34 of 108
Overall 70 72 67
  • EXK ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS 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

PeriodEXKNEMPAASSPY
1 month -11.1%-4.5%-11.7% +0.7%
3 months 0.0%+16.7%-7.5% +3.7%
6 months -15.9%+0.6%-22.1% +7.1%
Year to date -17.4%+12.0%-21.4% +12.8%
1 year -4.0%+40.3%+16.1% +11.9%
3 years +246.4%+188.9%+172.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +51.4%+42.5%+39.7% +22.8%
5 years +53.7%+107.1%+59.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.0%+15.7%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years +83.5%+216.0%+164.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.3%+12.2%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXKNEMPAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.3%48.0%57.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.4%51.2%60.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.171.802.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.050.840.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-65.0%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.0%-17.3%-40.7% -1.2%
52-week high $14.12$135.14$68.70 $779.14
52-week low $7.07$78.90$33.20 $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.

MultipleEXKNEMPAAS
P/E now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 13.2x 12.7xmedian 13.2x 50.2xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x 5.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 7.2x 13.8xmedian 7.2x 43.9xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 15.2x 11.5xmedian 15.2x 15.3xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.30 0.11median 0.30 1.14median 0.30

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 monthsEXKNEMPAAS
Revenue $737.30M $26.61B $3.19B
Gross profit $229.80M $18.41B $882.07M
Operating income $176.30M $5.60B $1.90M
Net income -$124.97M $9.44B $930.65M
Free cash flow $165.81M $10.07B $1.12B
R&D – $193.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $8.79 $0.81
Cash & equivalents $236.60M $8.83B $1.57B
Total debt $337.87M $5.09B $3.00M
Shares (diluted) 283.08M 1.05B 381.58M
Enterprise value $1.29B $81.51B $12.04B

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
MetricEXKNEMPAAS
P/E 33.5x 12.7x 50.2x
P/FCF 12.3x 11.5x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 8.9x 15.4x
P/S 2.8x 4.4x 5.4x
P/B 2.9x 3.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 3.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 13.8x 43.9x
EV/EBIT 10.2x 20.1x 8,215x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.2x 4.9x
EV/FCF 10.9x 11.2x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 8.6x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 0.11 1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXKNEMPAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 197.5% 23.7% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 34.0% 22.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 463.2% 41.0% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.7% 55.7% 104.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 834.6% 298.7% 116.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 45.7% 127.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.8% 30.4% 123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -122.0% 136.8% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 260.2% 34.6% -57.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 119.7% 44.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 261.3% 42.0% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 60.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,855% 64.6% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 136.1% 56.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXKNEMPAAS
Gross margin 31.2% 69.2% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 30.6% 11.1%
Operating margin 23.9% 21.0% 0.1%
Pretax margin -7.7% 52.8% 0.1%
Net margin 8.9% 34.7% 9.7%
FCF margin 22.5% 37.9% 35.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 49.2% 35.1%
Return on equity 9.7% 26.5% 0.0%
Return on assets 5.2% 16.3% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 8.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 16.9% 10.7% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXKNEMPAAS
Debt / assets 0.4% 8.7% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -0.5x -4.4x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.0% 38.4% 27.5%
Equity / assets 56.0% 61.6% 72.5%
Interest coverage 7.5x – 21.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 2.5x 14.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.9x 2.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.6x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 3.02 4.22 5.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXKNEMPAAS
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.4% 4.9% -1.5%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 5.8% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusEXKNEMPAAS
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $9.57FY2026 $3.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +38.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +10.1% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $813.71MFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +88.0%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +39.6% +20.0% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXKNEMPAAS
Held by institutions 50.1% 77.2% 56.5%
Institutions holding 223 1,788 585
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.4% +1.5% -1.0%
Institutions buying 122 843 269
Institutions selling 55 719 199
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.17 1.35

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.

EXKNEMPAAS
EXK 1.00 0.79 0.89
NEM 0.79 1.00 0.86
PAAS 0.89 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXK, NEM and PAAS?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Endeavour Silver (EXK) $2.04B, Newmont (NEM) $116.19B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $17.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXK, NEM and PAAS?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 33.5x, Newmont (NEM) 12.7x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 50.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmont (NEM) is cheapest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 11.8x, Newmont (NEM) 11.7x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.8x). 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%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Endeavour Silver (EXK) leads (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Endeavour Silver (EXK) -4.0%, Newmont (NEM) +40.3%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +16.1%. Over five years, Newmont (NEM) compounded fastest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) +9.0%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +15.7%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) has the highest dividend yield: Newmont (NEM) 0.92%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 1.67%. Endeavour Silver (EXK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.3%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXK, NEM and PAAS?

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.