IAG vs PPTA vs SND Stock Comparison

Iamgold, Perpetua Resources and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IAG Iamgold Corp
$17.08 -13.3% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.72B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
9 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$192.77M
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 9, Smart Sand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIAGPPTASNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.72B $2.22B $192.77M IAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x -9.6x 18.4x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.2% — +26.5% IAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 39.4% — 2.7% IAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 52.3% — 3.1% IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 0.1x IAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.3% -26.0% +122.9% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.3%/yr +30.3%/yr +15.6%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.5% 73.6% 70.7% IAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 30/100 73/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

IAGPPTASND

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

AxisIAGPPTASND
Valuation 94 #10 of 162 16 #136 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Growth 97 #6 of 147 1 #146 of 147 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 100 #1 of 122 23 #94 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 61 #64 of 164 92 #14 of 164 44 #93 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 16 #90 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 88 30 73
  • IAG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND 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

PeriodIAGPPTASNDSPY
1 month -13.3%-21.8%-5.0% -0.2%
3 months +19.8%+5.6%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months +3.6%-33.2%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +3.6%-24.1%+24.2% +12.9%
1 year +48.3%-26.0%+122.9% +12.3%
3 years +562.0%+411.7%+146.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +87.8%+72.4%+35.0% +23.3%
5 years +482.9%+275.7%+106.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.3%+30.3%+15.6% +10.9%
10 years +334.6%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIAGPPTASNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.5%73.6%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%75.1%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.283.02-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.76-0.351.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-70.6%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.5%-50.6%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $24.57$37.22$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $10.96$16.44$2.09 $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.

MultipleIAGPPTASND
P/E now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 13.3x -9.9xmedian 13.3x 18.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 7.3x -6.5xmedian 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 14.7x -10.8xmedian 14.7x 5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.31 0.16median 0.31 2.96median 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 monthsIAGPPTASND
Revenue $3.68B – $386.99M
Gross profit $1.85B – $52.09M
Operating income $2.54B -$264.40M $7.85M
Net income $1.27B -$232.33M $10.49M
Free cash flow $2.19B -$213.26M $34.63M
R&D $30.20M $254.25M –
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $-1.86 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $501.40M $574.25M $10.20M
Total debt $449.30M – $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 581.70M 125.09M 41.37M
Enterprise value $7.93B -$184.11M $135.48M

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
MetricIAGPPTASND
P/E 6.8x -9.9x 18.6x
P/FCF 4.6x -10.8x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x -12.7x 4.1x
P/S 2.7x – 0.5x
P/B 2.3x 3.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.3x -6.5x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 4.0x -6.5x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 2.7x – 0.5x
EV/FCF 4.6x -8.1x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x -9.6x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.16 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIAGPPTASND
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.2% – 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 58.4% – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 192.3% – 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 154.4% – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.6% -351.9% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 826.2% -93.2% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.0% -951.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 112.4% -101.3% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 234.8% -542.8% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 111.5% -60.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 328.3% -436.4% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.2% -103.1% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 144.4% -493.7% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 122.0% -113.4% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIAGPPTASND
Gross margin 50.3% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin 82.1% – 10.0%
Operating margin 69.1% – 2.0%
Pretax margin 49.1% – 1.9%
Net margin 39.4% – 2.7%
FCF margin 59.5% – 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 54.3% – 12.1%
Return on equity 29.2% -31.1% 4.4%
Return on assets 21.3% -29.4% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 52.3% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed 46.9% -34.5% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.8x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIAGPPTASND
Debt / assets 7.5% – 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 26.1% 6.9% 31.4%
Equity / assets 73.9% 93.1% 68.6%
Interest coverage 137.4x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 12.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 11.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 11.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.35 – 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIAGPPTASND
Dividend yield – – 5.0%
Net buyback yield – -18.8% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -18.8% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusIAGPPTASND
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.85FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +51.6%FY2026 – -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 – +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIAGPPTASND
Held by institutions 65.8% 67.2% 49.7%
Institutions holding 319 255 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -1.6% +12.9%
Institutions buying 170 128 69
Institutions selling 101 79 17
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.62 4.06

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.

IAGPPTASND
IAG 1.00 0.79 0.01
PPTA 0.79 1.00 0.00
SND 0.01 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IAG, PPTA and SND?

Iamgold (IAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iamgold (IAG) $9.72B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.22B, Smart Sand (SND) $192.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, IAG, PPTA and SND?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iamgold (IAG) 6.7x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.6x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.4x). 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%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iamgold (IAG) has the highest net margin (Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Iamgold (IAG) +48.3%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.0%, Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Iamgold (IAG) +42.3%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.3%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Iamgold (IAG) has been the steadiest (Iamgold (IAG) 63.5%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.6%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IAG, PPTA and SND?

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 9. 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.