HMY vs NEM vs AU Stock Comparison

Harmony Gold Mining, Newmont and AngloGold Ashanti Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$109.08 -5.6% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$113.36B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.94%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$82.21 -13.4% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$41.52B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
5.50%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 5, Newmont 4, Harmony Gold Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHMYNEMAULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.65B $113.36B $41.52B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.5x 12.4x 11.0x HMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x 11.4x 9.6x HMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +23.7% +54.6% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 34.7% 32.2% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.6% 40.4% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.07% 0.94% 5.50% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% +34.7% +20.9% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.7%/yr +14.6%/yr +34.9%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.0% 48.5% 60.9% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 72/100 81/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

HMYNEMAU

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

AxisHMYNEMAU
Valuation 85 #25 of 165 71 #49 of 165 75 #42 of 165
Growth – 84 #25 of 150 89 #18 of 150
Profitability – 85 #19 of 122 97 #5 of 122
Financial Health 29 #118 of 166 54 #77 of 166 50 #84 of 166
Shareholder Returns 95 #6 of 107 66 #37 of 107 97 #4 of 107
Overall 70 72 81
  • HMY ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHMYNEMAUSPY
1 month -12.5%-5.6%-13.4% -2.3%
3 months -7.7%+14.4%+0.7% -0.7%
6 months -1.9%+0.7%-9.4% +4.8%
Year to date -23.6%+9.2%-3.6% +10.3%
1 year -7.9%+34.7%+20.9% +10.3%
3 years +207.7%+179.5%+331.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +45.5%+40.9%+62.8% +20.1%
5 years +327.0%+97.9%+346.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +33.7%+14.6%+34.9% +10.1%
10 years +363.4%+193.4%+483.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.6%+11.4%+19.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHMYNEMAUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.0%48.5%60.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.0%51.9%63.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.511.862.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.720.34 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-65.0%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%-19.3%-35.9% -3.5%
52-week high $26.04$135.14$128.26 $779.14
52-week low $13.32$78.90$63.61 $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.

MultipleHMYNEMAU
P/E now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 12.5x 12.4xmedian 12.5x 11.0xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 13.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 14.6x 11.3xmedian 14.6x 6.5xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x 4.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.28 0.10median 0.28 —median 0.28

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 monthsHMYNEMAU
Revenue – $26.61B $11.83B
Gross profit – $18.41B $6.48B
Operating income – $5.60B $4.91B
Net income – $9.44B $4.48B
Free cash flow – $10.07B $6.34B
R&D – $193.00M $259.00M
EPS (diluted) – $8.79 $7.48
Cash & equivalents $525.23M $8.83B $2.78B
Total debt $577.12M $5.09B $1.58B
Shares (diluted) 628.70M 1.05B 509.09M
Enterprise value $7.89B $78.67B $31.19B

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
MetricHMYNEMAU
P/E 5.5x 12.4x 11.0x
P/FCF 3.2x 11.3x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 6.7x
P/S 1.6x 4.3x 3.5x
P/B 2.1x 3.2x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 3.2x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA – 13.5x –
EV/EBIT – 19.6x 8.2x
EV/Revenue – 4.1x 3.4x
EV/FCF – 10.9x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.4x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHMYNEMAU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 23.7% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 34.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 41.0% 97.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 55.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 298.7% 165.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 45.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 30.4% 115.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 136.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.6% 78.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 119.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.0% 103.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 64.6% 108.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 136.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHMYNEMAU
Gross margin – 69.2% 54.8%
EBITDA margin – 30.6% –
Operating margin – 21.0% 41.5%
Pretax margin – 52.8% 51.7%
Net margin – 34.7% 32.2%
FCF margin – 37.9% 53.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 49.2% 52.3%
Return on equity – 26.5% 46.3%
Return on assets – 16.3% 28.7%
Return on invested capital – 8.6% 40.4%
Return on capital employed – 10.7% 35.2%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHMYNEMAU
Debt / assets 7.5% 8.7% 10.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 38.4% 42.4%
Equity / assets 59.6% 61.6% 57.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.5x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.9x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.6x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – 4.14 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHMYNEMAU
Dividend yield 5.1% 0.9% 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 5.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 5.9% 5.5%
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.

ConsensusHMYNEMAU
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2027 11.4xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.86FY2027 $9.57FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2027 +38.9%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.9% +10.1% +9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.36BFY2027 $24.82BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +9.5%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +20.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHMYNEMAU
Held by institutions 13.1% 77.2% 45.9%
Institutions holding 233 1,789 565
Change in shares held, QoQ -20.9% +1.5% +3.0%
Institutions buying 129 843 325
Institutions selling 74 720 166
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.17 1.96

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.

HMYNEMAU
HMY 1.00 0.85 0.86
NEM 0.85 1.00 0.87
AU 0.86 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HMY, NEM and AU?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) $9.65B, Newmont (NEM) $113.36B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $41.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, HMY, NEM and AU?

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) 5.5x, Newmont (NEM) 12.4x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) is cheapest (Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) 5.3x, Newmont (NEM) 11.4x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) -7.9%, Newmont (NEM) +34.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +20.9%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) +33.7%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +14.6%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) 5.07%, Newmont (NEM) 0.94%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.50%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) 64.0%, Newmont (NEM) 48.5%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HMY, NEM and AU?

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 5. 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.