IAG vs BVN vs NEM Stock Comparison

Iamgold, Buenaventura Mining and Newmont Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IAG Iamgold Corp
$16.35 -17.0% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.64B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$110.38 -9.1% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$118.12B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 6, Newmont 3, Buenaventura Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIAGBVNNEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.64B $7.24B $118.12B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 8.3x 12.8x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 6.5x 11.6x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.2% +75.7% +23.7% IAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 39.4% 60.4% 34.7% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 52.3% — 8.6% IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — -0.5x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.6% +26.7% +32.4% IAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.5%/yr +27.7%/yr +13.9%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.5% 52.8% 48.0% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 73/100 71/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

IAGBVNNEM

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

AxisIAGBVNNEM
Valuation 95 #9 of 162 59 #67 of 162 72 #46 of 162
Growth 97 #6 of 147 86 #21 of 147 83 #26 of 147
Profitability 100 #1 of 122 78 #28 of 122 84 #21 of 122
Financial Health 62 #64 of 165 54 #76 of 165 54 #77 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 89 #13 of 107 65 #38 of 107
Overall 88 73 71
  • IAG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM 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

PeriodIAGBVNNEMSPY
1 month -17.0%-14.1%-9.1% -0.8%
3 months +11.1%-10.2%+18.1% +3.5%
6 months -4.5%-12.5%-4.9% +7.0%
Year to date -0.8%+2.3%+10.5% +12.2%
1 year +37.6%+26.7%+32.4% +13.0%
3 years +533.7%+237.2%+183.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +85.1%+50.0%+41.5% +23.1%
5 years +446.8%+238.8%+91.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +40.5%+27.7%+13.9% +11.0%
10 years +302.7%+112.1%+205.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.9%+7.8%+11.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIAGBVNNEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.5%52.8%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%57.1%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.881.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.500.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-54.0%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-34.8%-18.3% -1.8%
52-week high $24.57$43.67$135.14 $779.14
52-week low $10.96$21.16$78.63 $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.

MultipleIAGBVNNEM
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.8x 8.3xmedian 12.8x 12.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.1x 5.0xmedian 3.1x 4.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 13.6xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 15.2x 69.2xmedian 15.2x 11.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.29 0.63median 0.29 0.10median 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 monthsIAGBVNNEM
Revenue $3.68B $1.45B $26.61B
Gross profit $1.85B – $18.41B
Operating income $2.54B $349.40M $5.60B
Net income $1.27B $646.41M $9.44B
Free cash flow $2.19B – $10.07B
R&D $30.20M – $193.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $1.08 $8.79
Cash & equivalents $501.40M $529.84M $8.83B
Total debt $2.62B $700.74M $5.09B
Shares (diluted) 581.70M 811.63M 1.05B
Enterprise value $7.86B $4.87B $83.27B

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
MetricIAGBVNNEM
P/E 6.5x 8.3x 12.5x
P/FCF 4.4x 69.2x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x – 8.8x
P/S 2.6x 5.0x 4.3x
P/B 2.2x 1.7x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.7x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 3.2x – 13.6x
EV/EBIT 3.8x 19.9x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 4.8x 4.2x
EV/FCF 4.4x – 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x – 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.63 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIAGBVNNEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.2% 75.7% 23.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 39.5% 34.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 192.3% – 41.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 154.4% – 55.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.6% 252.6% 298.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 826.2% 122.1% 45.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.0% 55.3% 30.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 112.4% 0.6% 136.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 234.8% 58.4% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 111.5% 13.2% 119.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 328.3% – 42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.2% – 60.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 144.4% – 64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 122.0% – 136.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIAGBVNNEM
Gross margin 50.3% – 69.2%
EBITDA margin 82.1% – 30.6%
Operating margin 69.1% 24.1% 21.0%
Pretax margin 49.1% 55.1% 52.8%
Net margin 39.4% 60.4% 34.7%
FCF margin 59.5% – 37.9%
Operating cash flow margin 54.3% – 49.2%
Return on equity 29.2% 16.5% 26.5%
Return on assets 21.3% 11.7% 16.3%
Return on invested capital 52.3% – 8.6%
Return on capital employed 46.9% 7.0% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIAGBVNNEM
Debt / assets 7.5% 11.6% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 26.1% 29.1% 38.4%
Equity / assets 73.9% 70.9% 61.6%
Interest coverage 137.4x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 6.19 3.69 4.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIAGBVNNEM
Dividend yield – 4.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 4.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.0% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusIAGBVNNEM
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 6.5xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.85FY2026 $4.37FY2026 $9.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +51.6%FY2026 +41.9%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% -9.8% +13.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $24.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +10.0% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIAGBVNNEM
Held by institutions 65.8% 44.5% 77.2%
Institutions holding 319 273 1,786
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 170 143 841
Institutions selling 101 99 719
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.44 1.17

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.

IAGBVNNEM
IAG 1.00 0.79 0.86
BVN 0.79 1.00 0.80
NEM 0.86 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IAG, BVN and NEM?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iamgold (IAG) $9.64B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.24B, Newmont (NEM) $118.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, IAG, BVN and NEM?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iamgold (IAG) 6.7x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.3x, Newmont (NEM) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Iamgold (IAG) 8.8x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.5x, Newmont (NEM) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iamgold (IAG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Iamgold (IAG) +87.2%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iamgold (IAG) returned the most: Iamgold (IAG) +37.6%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +26.7%, Newmont (NEM) +32.4%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Iamgold (IAG) +40.5%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +27.7%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Iamgold (IAG) 0.00%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 0.00%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%. Iamgold (IAG) and Buenaventura Mining (BVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Iamgold (IAG) 63.5%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.8%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IAG, BVN and NEM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Iamgold (IAG) leads on 6. 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.