GMTL vs CPAC vs AESI Stock Comparison

Guardian Metal Resources, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa and Atlas Energy Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa 3, Atlas Energy Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGMTLCPACAESILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $299.95M $1.08B $1.13B AESI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.9x 25.1x -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -8.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -11.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -3.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 9.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.78% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +73.0% -15.5% CPAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +15.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.8% 52.9% 67.2% CPAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 27/100 CPAC

Percentile Scorecard

GMTLCPACAESI

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

AxisGMTLCPACAESI
Valuation 31 #112 of 162 33 #7 of 10 58 #69 of 162
Growth – – 6 #138 of 147
Profitability – – 31 #84 of 122
Financial Health 95 #9 of 164 0 #9 of 9 14 #141 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 8 –
Overall – 44 27
  • GMTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CPAC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • AESI 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

PeriodGMTLCPACAESISPY
1 month -49.1%+4.7%-27.2% -0.2%
3 months -47.7%+5.5%-17.5% +3.9%
6 months -72.5%+18.7%-47.0% +8.2%
Year to date —+22.6%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year —+73.0%-15.5% +12.3%
3 years —+158.5%-52.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+37.3%-21.8% +23.3%
5 years —+107.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+15.7%— +10.9%
10 years —+35.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGMTLCPACAESISPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.8%52.9%67.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%31.4%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.280.040.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.38-0.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-36.7%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.9%0.0%-54.1% -1.2%
52-week high $20.64$12.77$19.75 $779.14
52-week low $4.88$6.38$8.10 $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.

MultipleGMTLCPACAESI
P/E now vs peer median -29.9xmedian 13.3x 25.1xmedian 20.3x -9.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 9.5x 21.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -49.8xmedian 14.7x 14.9xmedian 31.6x -6.2xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 —median 2.85 0.30median 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 monthsGMTLCPACAESI
Revenue – – $1.07B
Gross profit – – $76.19M
Operating income – – -$88.46M
Net income – – -$118.33M
Free cash flow – – -$184.12M
EPS (diluted) – – $-0.95
Cash & equivalents $52.46M $15.93M –
Total debt – $261.69M $966.72M
Shares (diluted) 57.79M – 124.94M
Enterprise value $247.49M $866.26M $1.13B

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
MetricGMTLCPACAESI
P/E -29.9x 25.1x -9.6x
P/FCF -49.8x 14.9x -6.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 20.8x
P/S – 1.8x 1.1x
P/B 3.2x 3.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 3.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 21.5x
EV/EBIT – – -23.7x
EV/Revenue – – 2.0x
EV/FCF – – -11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACAESI
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 20.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -63.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -38.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -229.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -32.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -946.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -937.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -915.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACAESI
Gross margin – – 7.1%
EBITDA margin – – 9.2%
Operating margin – – -8.3%
Pretax margin – – -14.8%
Net margin – – -11.1%
FCF margin – – -17.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 5.1%
Return on equity – – -10.4%
Return on assets – – -4.9%
Return on invested capital – – -3.4%
Return on capital employed – – -4.1%
Asset turnover – – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACAESI
Debt / assets – 28.4% 37.8%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 9.9x
Debt / FCF – – -5.3x
Liabilities / assets 3.7% 61.6% 56.4%
Equity / assets 96.3% 38.4% 43.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 15.3x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 14.8x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 14.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – – 0.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACAESI
Dividend yield – 4.8% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 4.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGMTLCPACAESI
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2027 $0.91FY2026 $-0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +68.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +5.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $680.11MFY2026 $1.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.8%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.3% +31.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGMTLCPACAESI
Held by institutions 10.6% 1.4% 84.6%
Institutions holding 47 26 286
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.7% +76.6% +17.8%
Institutions buying 36 17 170
Institutions selling 10 4 72
Buyers to sellers 3.60 4.25 2.36

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.

GMTLCPACAESI
GMTL 1.00 0.02 0.16
CPAC 0.02 1.00 -0.03
AESI 0.16 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GMTL, CPAC and AESI?

Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $299.95M, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) $1.08B, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) $1.13B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) returned the most: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +73.0%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -15.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 4.78%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 0.00%. Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) has been the steadiest (Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 90.8%, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 52.9%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 67.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GMTL, CPAC and AESI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) leads on 3. 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.