IDR vs AEM vs EQX Stock Comparison

Idaho Strategic Resources, Agnico Eagle Mines and Equinox Gold Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$180.70 -7.1% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$90.36B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
0.97%
Gold Basic Materials
9 wins
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.43 -12.4% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.19B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
0.38%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Agnico Eagle Mines leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Agnico Eagle Mines 9, Equinox Gold 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIDRAEMEQXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $326.66M $90.36B $8.19B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 15.4x 13.3x EQX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 16.5x 10.4x EQX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.4% +50.3% +98.8% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.4% 20.5% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.3% 9.9% AEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 0.1x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.97% 0.38% AEM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.5% +16.5% -1.4% AEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.2%/yr +26.7%/yr +6.1%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.3% 48.1% 62.5% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 78/100 71/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

IDRAEMEQX

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

AxisIDRAEMEQX
Valuation – 65 #58 of 162 81 #31 of 162
Growth – 74 #39 of 147 100 #1 of 147
Profitability – 95 #7 of 122 69 #39 of 122
Financial Health – 76 #40 of 164 62 #63 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 78 #24 of 107 41 #64 of 107
Overall – 78 71
  • IDR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQX 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

PeriodIDRAEMEQXSPY
1 month -32.2%-7.1%-12.4% -0.2%
3 months -28.4%+25.7%+14.1% +3.9%
6 months -50.1%-4.5%-24.6% +8.2%
Year to date -48.8%+6.6%-25.7% +12.9%
1 year -32.5%+16.5%-1.4% +12.3%
3 years +308.9%+270.4%+126.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +60.0%+54.8%+31.3% +23.3%
5 years +183.7%+226.2%+34.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.2%+26.7%+6.1% +10.9%
10 years +953.6%+270.5%+40.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +26.6%+14.0%+3.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIDRAEMEQXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.3%48.1%62.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.4%50.9%64.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.851.742.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.34-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-45.9%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.9%-28.3%-44.4% -1.2%
52-week high $51.50$252.19$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $19.11$136.36$8.61 $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.

MultipleIDRAEMEQX
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.3x 15.4xmedian 13.3x 13.3xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 3.2x 6.2xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 7.7xmedian 7.3x 6.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x 16.6xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.54median 0.31 0.09median 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 monthsIDRAEMEQX
Revenue $45.86M $14.53B $2.41B
Gross profit – $9.99B –
Operating income – $9.64B $740.90M
Net income – $5.87B $1.74B
Free cash flow – $5.43B –
R&D – $226.87M $25.27M
EPS (diluted) – $11.67 $0.78
Cash & equivalents – $3.46B $317.78M
Total debt $17.97M $785.64M $553.95M
Shares (diluted) 15.98M 503.43M 630.31M
Enterprise value $326.66M $79.99B $6.15B

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
MetricIDRAEMEQX
P/E – 15.4x 13.3x
P/FCF – 16.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – 12.2x –
P/S 7.1x 6.2x 3.4x
P/B – 3.2x 1.3x
P/Tangible book – 3.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 7.7x 6.6x
EV/EBIT – 9.0x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 6.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF – 16.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.54 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDRAEMEQX
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.4% 50.3% 98.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.4% 33.8% 33.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 72.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.1% 363.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.3% 256.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 98.5% 638.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% 385.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 97.4% 372.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 28.7% 149.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 45.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 55.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDRAEMEQX
Gross margin – 68.8% –
EBITDA margin – 78.0% 51.5%
Operating margin – 66.3% 30.7%
Pretax margin – 60.4% 26.8%
Net margin – 40.4% 20.5%
FCF margin – 37.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 51.1% –
Return on equity – 21.4% 16.3%
Return on assets – 16.1% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – 23.3% 9.9%
Return on capital employed – 27.9% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDRAEMEQX
Debt / assets – 0.5% 5.7%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 24.3% 35.0%
Equity / assets – 75.7% 65.0%
Interest coverage – 131.9x 21.9x
Current ratio – 2.9x –
Quick ratio – 1.8x –
Cash ratio – 1.8x –
Altman Z-score – 7.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDRAEMEQX
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.2% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusIDRAEMEQX
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +49.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +3.2% +31.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.59MFY2026 $14.44BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.8%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 +130.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.2% +2.6% +32.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDRAEMEQX
Held by institutions 47.5% 62.5% 70.9%
Institutions holding 127 1,053 327
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -0.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 79 467 184
Institutions selling 30 396 88
Buyers to sellers 2.63 1.18 2.09

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.

IDRAEMEQX
IDR 1.00 0.66 0.62
AEM 0.66 1.00 0.87
EQX 0.62 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDR, AEM and EQX?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) $326.66M, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $90.36B, Equinox Gold (EQX) $8.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, IDR, AEM and EQX?

Equinox Gold (EQX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.4x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinox Gold (EQX) is cheapest (Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) 16.0x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.5x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.4x). 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: Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) +50.4%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +98.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) returned the most: Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) -32.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.5%, Equinox Gold (EQX) -1.4%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) +23.2%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.7%/yr, Equinox Gold (EQX) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest dividend yield: Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) 0.00%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.97%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 0.38%. Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) 80.3%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IDR, AEM and EQX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 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.