KGC vs NEM vs BVN Stock Comparison

Kinross Gold, Newmont and Buenaventura Mining Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$21.58 -11.3% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.34B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$111.81 -4.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$111.78B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 4, Kinross Gold 4, Buenaventura Mining 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKGCNEMBVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.34B $111.78B $6.77B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.7x 12.1x 7.7x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 11.7x 6.4x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% +23.7% +75.7% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.6% 34.7% 60.4% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 41.6% 8.6% — KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.5x — NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% +40.3% +23.6% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr +15.7%/yr +28.4%/yr KGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 48.0% 52.8% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 72/100 74/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

KGCNEMBVN

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

AxisKGCNEMBVN
Valuation 90 #17 of 163 74 #44 of 163 61 #65 of 163
Growth 82 #27 of 148 83 #26 of 148 86 #22 of 148
Profitability 99 #2 of 123 85 #19 of 123 79 #27 of 123
Financial Health 76 #40 of 164 53 #78 of 164 55 #75 of 164
Shareholder Returns 40 #65 of 108 65 #38 of 108 89 #13 of 108
Overall 78 72 74
  • KGC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN 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

PeriodKGCNEMBVNSPY
1 month -11.3%-4.5%-13.8% +0.7%
3 months -8.7%+16.7%-13.8% +3.7%
6 months -28.6%+0.6%-15.6% +7.1%
Year to date -23.4%+12.0%-1.1% +12.8%
1 year -6.6%+40.3%+23.6% +11.9%
3 years +309.5%+188.9%+234.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +60.0%+42.5%+49.5% +22.8%
5 years +259.1%+107.1%+249.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.2%+15.7%+28.4% +10.9%
10 years +477.0%+216.0%+113.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.2%+12.2%+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKGCNEMBVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%48.0%52.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.4%51.2%56.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.961.801.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.840.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-65.0%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.3%-17.3%-37.0% -1.2%
52-week high $38.07$135.14$43.67 $779.14
52-week low $21.58$78.90$21.16 $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.

MultipleKGCNEMBVN
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.2x 12.7xmedian 13.2x 8.0xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x 4.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.2x 13.8xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 15.2x 11.5xmedian 15.2x 66.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.30 0.11median 0.30 0.61median 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 monthsKGCNEMBVN
Revenue $8.44B $26.61B $1.45B
Gross profit $4.90B $18.41B –
Operating income $4.47B $5.60B $349.40M
Net income $3.21B $9.44B $646.41M
Free cash flow $5.48B $10.07B –
R&D $170.00M $193.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.59 $8.79 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $8.83B $529.84M
Total debt $816.70M $5.09B $700.74M
Shares (diluted) 1.22B 1.05B 811.63M
Enterprise value $14.26B $76.93B $4.40B

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
MetricKGCNEMBVN
P/E 8.3x 12.7x 8.0x
P/FCF 4.7x 11.5x 66.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 8.9x –
P/S 3.1x 4.4x 4.8x
P/B 2.6x 3.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.2x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT 5.4x 20.1x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.2x 4.6x
EV/FCF 4.4x 11.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 8.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.11 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGCNEMBVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 23.7% 75.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 34.0% 39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.9% 41.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 55.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.2% 298.7% 252.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 115.3% 45.7% 122.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.0% 30.4% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 136.8% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.2% 34.6% 58.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.3% 119.7% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% 42.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.4% 60.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 64.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 136.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGCNEMBVN
Gross margin 58.0% 69.2% –
EBITDA margin 65.2% 30.6% –
Operating margin 52.9% 21.0% 24.1%
Pretax margin 52.3% 52.8% 55.1%
Net margin 37.6% 34.7% 60.4%
FCF margin 64.9% 37.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 55.9% 49.2% –
Return on equity 32.3% 26.5% 16.5%
Return on assets 23.3% 16.3% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 41.6% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed – 10.7% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGCNEMBVN
Debt / assets 5.9% 8.7% 11.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 27.6% 38.4% 29.1%
Equity / assets 72.4% 61.6% 70.9%
Interest coverage 171.8x – –
Current ratio – 2.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 3.8x
Cash ratio – 1.6x 1.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.22 3.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGCNEMBVN
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.9% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -1.6% 4.9% –
Shareholder yield -0.9% 5.8% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.1% 11.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.8% 10.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -145.6% -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -38.0% -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.

ConsensusKGCNEMBVN
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.36FY2026 $9.57FY2026 $4.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.0%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +10.1% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.30BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +20.0% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGCNEMBVN
Held by institutions – 77.2% 44.5%
Institutions holding – 1,788 274
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.5% -0.7%
Institutions buying – 843 143
Institutions selling – 719 100
Buyers to sellers – 1.17 1.43

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.

KGCNEMBVN
KGC 1.00 0.88 0.78
NEM 0.88 1.00 0.80
BVN 0.78 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGC, NEM and BVN?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kinross Gold (KGC) $24.34B, Newmont (NEM) $111.78B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $6.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGC, NEM and BVN?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kinross Gold (KGC) 7.7x, Newmont (NEM) 12.1x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 7.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.1x, Newmont (NEM) 11.7x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Kinross Gold (KGC) 41.6%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Kinross Gold (KGC) -6.6%, Newmont (NEM) +40.3%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +23.6%. Over five years, Kinross Gold (KGC) compounded fastest (Kinross Gold (KGC) +29.2%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +15.7%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +28.4%/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%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 0.00%. Kinross Gold (KGC) and Buenaventura Mining (BVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.7%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KGC, NEM 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, Newmont (NEM) leads on 4. 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.