IAG vs EQX vs BVN Stock Comparison

Iamgold, Equinox Gold and Buenaventura Mining Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IAG Iamgold Corp
$17.46 -6.0% 1M +46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.32B
P/E
6.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$11.28 -0.7% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.86B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
0.35%
Gold Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 6, Buenaventura Mining 4, Equinox Gold 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIAGEQXBVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.32B $8.86B $7.19B IAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.2x 14.4x 8.2x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 11.2x 6.6x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +71.5% +118.2% +75.7% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.9% 18.6% 60.4% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.1x — IAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.35% 3.99% BVN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.5% +6.4% +30.8% IAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.0%/yr +7.7%/yr +31.0%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.2% 63.7% 53.3% BVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 92/100 72/100 73/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

IAGEQXBVN

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

AxisIAGEQXBVN
Valuation 98 #5 of 169 78 #38 of 169 57 #73 of 169
Growth 98 #4 of 153 100 #1 of 153 86 #22 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 123 75 #31 of 123 77 #29 of 123
Financial Health 72 #47 of 165 63 #61 of 165 54 #76 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 41 #69 of 116 89 #14 of 116
Overall 92 72 73
  • IAG ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN 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

PeriodIAGEQXBVNSPY
1 month -6.0%-0.7%-11.2% -5.9%
3 months +9.0%+4.8%-13.0% -4.6%
6 months -4.8%-21.5%-16.4% +0.2%
Year to date +5.9%-19.7%+1.9% +7.5%
1 year +46.5%+6.4%+30.8% +8.2%
3 years +595.6%+133.1%+233.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +91.0%+32.6%+49.5% +19.0%
5 years +476.2%+45.2%+285.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +42.0%+7.7%+31.0% +9.4%
10 years +314.7%+58.9%+124.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.3%+4.7%+8.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIAGEQXBVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.2%63.7%53.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.4%65.1%56.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.121.941.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.100.58 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-71.6%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-39.9%-35.1% -5.9%
52-week high $24.57$18.76$43.67 $779.14
52-week low $11.92$8.61$21.68 $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.

MultipleIAGEQXBVN
P/E now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 12.9x 14.4xmedian 12.9x 8.2xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x 5.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 7.6x 7.0xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x 69.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.19 0.10median 0.19 0.62median 0.19

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 monthsIAGEQXBVN
Revenue $3.83B $2.65B $1.45B
Gross profit $1.99B $1.36B –
Operating income $2.10B $770.10M $349.40M
Net income $1.44B $1.74B $646.41M
Free cash flow $2.00B – –
R&D $29.70M $28.93M –
EPS (diluted) $2.76 $0.78 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $766.60M $317.78M $529.84M
Total debt $449.20M $553.95M $700.74M
Shares (diluted) 581.70M 630.31M 811.63M
Enterprise value $8.15B $6.82B $5.03B

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
MetricIAGEQXBVN
P/E 6.2x 14.4x 8.2x
P/FCF 5.2x – 69.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x – –
P/S 2.7x 3.3x 5.0x
P/B – 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book – 1.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 7.0x –
EV/EBIT 4.8x 11.6x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 3.4x 4.8x
EV/FCF 5.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.10 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIAGEQXBVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 71.5% 118.2% 75.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 37.9% 39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 167.0% 331.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 176.1% 152.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% 382.3% 252.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 366.1% 260.7% 122.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 187.1% 638.7% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 153.6% 385.5% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 372.4% 58.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.1% 149.9% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 270.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 120.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIAGEQXBVN
Gross margin 51.8% 51.4% –
EBITDA margin 67.7% 48.0% –
Operating margin 54.9% 29.1% 24.1%
Pretax margin 53.8% 27.9% 55.1%
Net margin 41.9% 18.6% 60.4%
FCF margin 52.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 56.8% – –
Return on equity – 16.5% 16.5%
Return on assets – 9.9% 11.7%
Return on invested capital – 11.6% –
Return on capital employed – – 7.0%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIAGEQXBVN
Debt / assets – 5.7% 11.6%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets – 35.0% 29.1%
Equity / assets – 65.0% 70.9%
Interest coverage 12.3x 23.8x –
Current ratio – – 2.0x
Quick ratio – – 3.8x
Cash ratio – – 1.7x
Altman Z-score – – 3.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIAGEQXBVN
Dividend yield – 0.4% 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.4% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusIAGEQXBVN
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.84FY2026 $1.01FY2026 $4.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.8%FY2026 +50.7%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +29.7% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 +131.2%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +32.2% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIAGEQXBVN
Held by institutions 0.0% 70.9% 44.5%
Institutions holding 1 328 275
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.5% -0.7%
Institutions buying 0 185 143
Institutions selling 0 88 101
Buyers to sellers – 2.10 1.42

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.

IAGEQXBVN
IAG 1.00 0.88 0.80
EQX 0.88 1.00 0.77
BVN 0.80 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IAG, EQX and BVN?

Iamgold (IAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iamgold (IAG) $10.32B, Equinox Gold (EQX) $8.86B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, IAG, EQX and BVN?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iamgold (IAG) 6.2x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 14.4x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Iamgold (IAG) 9.5x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 11.2x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinox Gold (EQX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Iamgold (IAG) +71.5%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +118.2%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Iamgold (IAG) 41.9%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 18.6%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iamgold (IAG) returned the most: Iamgold (IAG) +46.5%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +6.4%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +30.8%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Iamgold (IAG) +42.0%/yr, Equinox Gold (EQX) +7.7%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest dividend yield: Iamgold (IAG) 0.00%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 0.35%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 3.99%. Iamgold (IAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has been the steadiest (Iamgold (IAG) 64.2%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 63.7%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.