KGC vs B vs AU Stock Comparison

Kinross Gold, Barrick Mining and AngloGold Ashanti Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$21.58 -11.3% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.32B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.66 -6.3% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$62.61B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.06 -10.1% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$40.19B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionKGCBAULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.32B $62.61B $40.19B B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.7x 9.6x 10.6x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 10.3x 10.0x KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% +49.4% +54.6% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.6% 31.6% 32.2% KGC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 41.6% 24.8% 40.5% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x — KGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% +20.6% +26.4% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr +16.1%/yr +35.7%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 46.9% 60.2% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 79/100 81/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

KGCBAU

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

AxisKGCBAU
Valuation 90 #17 of 163 86 #23 of 163 76 #40 of 163
Growth 82 #27 of 148 91 #14 of 148 89 #17 of 148
Profitability 99 #2 of 123 93 #9 of 123 97 #5 of 123
Financial Health 76 #40 of 164 52 #79 of 164 49 #85 of 164
Shareholder Returns 40 #65 of 108 71 #32 of 108 97 #4 of 108
Overall 78 79 81
  • KGC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU 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

PeriodKGCBAUSPY
1 month -11.3%-6.3%-10.1% +0.7%
3 months -8.7%+2.6%+3.3% +3.7%
6 months -28.6%-1.7%-9.2% +7.1%
Year to date -23.4%-11.2%-0.3% +12.8%
1 year -6.6%+20.6%+26.4% +11.9%
3 years +309.5%+140.0%+352.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +60.0%+33.9%+65.4% +22.8%
5 years +259.1%+110.5%+360.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.2%+16.1%+35.7% +10.9%
10 years +477.0%+126.3%+529.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.2%+8.5%+20.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKGCBAUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%46.9%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.4%50.3%62.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.961.802.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.440.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-48.8%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.3%-27.0%-33.7% -1.2%
52-week high $38.07$52.98$128.26 $779.14
52-week low $21.58$31.67$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.

MultipleKGCBAU
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.2x 10.1xmedian 13.2x 11.4xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.2x 4.9xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 15.2x 5.8xmedian 15.2x 6.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.30 0.03median 0.30 —median 0.30

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 monthsKGCBAU
Revenue $8.44B $20.66B $11.83B
Gross profit $4.90B $11.56B $6.48B
Operating income $4.47B $10.94B $4.91B
Net income $3.21B $9.49B $4.48B
Free cash flow $5.48B $11.25B $6.34B
R&D $170.00M $481.00M $259.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.59 $3.82 $7.48
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $5.93B $2.78B
Total debt $816.70M $18.98B $1.57B
Shares (diluted) 1.22B 1.71B 509.09M
Enterprise value $14.24B $37.81B $28.07B

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
MetricKGCBAU
P/E 8.3x 10.1x 11.4x
P/FCF 4.7x 5.8x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 6.9x 6.9x
P/S 3.1x 3.1x 3.6x
P/B 2.6x 2.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.4x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 4.9x –
EV/EBIT 5.4x 5.8x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.1x 3.5x
EV/FCF 4.4x 5.6x 6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 6.8x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGCBAU
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 49.4% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 24.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.9% 89.0% 97.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 56.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.2% 111.0% 165.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 115.3% 62.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 74.0% 137.0% 115.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 196.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 91.2% 142.2% 78.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.3% 332.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% 84.0% 103.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.4% 43.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 69.3% 108.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 33.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGCBAU
Gross margin 58.0% 56.0% 54.8%
EBITDA margin 65.2% 63.2% –
Operating margin 52.9% 53.0% 41.5%
Pretax margin 52.3% 58.9% 51.7%
Net margin 37.6% 31.6% 32.2%
FCF margin 64.9% 54.4% 53.6%
Operating cash flow margin 55.9% 45.5% 52.3%
Return on equity 32.3% 29.6% 46.3%
Return on assets 23.3% 18.1% 28.7%
Return on invested capital 41.6% 24.8% 40.5%
Return on capital employed – 22.2% 35.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGCBAU
Debt / assets 5.9% 8.9% 10.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 27.6% 47.8% 42.4%
Equity / assets 72.4% 52.2% 57.6%
Interest coverage 171.8x 63.6x –
Current ratio – 3.0x 2.7x
Quick ratio – 2.1x 2.1x
Cash ratio – 1.9x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – 2.80 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGCBAU
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.4% 5.3%
Net buyback yield -1.6% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield -0.9% 2.6% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.1% 8.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.8% 7.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -145.6% -7.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -38.0% -0.1% –

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.

ConsensusKGCBAU
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.36FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.0%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +14.4% +9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.30BFY2026 $20.23BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +24.8% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGCBAU
Held by institutions – 0.0% 45.9%
Institutions holding – 1 564
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +3.0%
Institutions buying – 1 324
Institutions selling – 0 166
Buyers to sellers – – 1.95

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.

KGCBAU
KGC 1.00 0.88 0.87
B 0.88 1.00 0.85
AU 0.87 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGC, B and AU?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kinross Gold (KGC) $24.32B, Barrick Mining (B) $62.61B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $40.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGC, B and AU?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kinross Gold (KGC) 7.7x, Barrick Mining (B) 9.6x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.1x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.0x). 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: Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kinross Gold (KGC) has the highest net margin (Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Kinross Gold (KGC) 41.6%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Kinross Gold (KGC) -6.6%, Barrick Mining (B) +20.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +26.4%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Kinross Gold (KGC) +29.2%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +16.1%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +35.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.00%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%. Kinross Gold (KGC) and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.7%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KGC, B 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, Kinross Gold (KGC) 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.