KGC vs PPTA vs AEM Stock Comparison

Kinross Gold, Perpetua Resources and Agnico Eagle Mines Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$19.90 -17.3% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$26.17B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$167.24 -9.0% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.21B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Agnico Eagle Mines leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Agnico Eagle Mines 5, Kinross Gold 5, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKGCPPTAAEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.17B $2.03B $92.21B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x -8.7x 14.9x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x — 15.3x KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% — +42.4% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.6% — 41.0% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 41.6% — 21.6% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — -0.3x KGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -29.1% +2.9% AEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.1%/yr +28.8%/yr +26.2%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.1% 73.0% 48.8% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 30/100 78/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

KGCPPTAAEM

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

AxisKGCPPTAAEM
Valuation 90 #17 of 168 17 #140 of 168 65 #59 of 168
Growth 76 #37 of 152 1 #151 of 152 75 #39 of 152
Profitability 99 #2 of 124 24 #95 of 124 95 #7 of 124
Financial Health 78 #37 of 166 93 #13 of 166 79 #36 of 166
Shareholder Returns 48 #60 of 115 16 #97 of 115 77 #27 of 115
Overall 78 30 78
  • KGC ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM 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

PeriodKGCPPTAAEMSPY
1 month -17.3%-21.1%-9.0% -2.0%
3 months -15.7%-22.3%+11.0% -2.2%
6 months -30.9%-41.2%-6.1% +4.2%
Year to date -29.3%-33.6%-1.4% +10.6%
1 year -15.0%-29.1%+2.9% +10.4%
3 years +258.6%+351.4%+238.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +53.1%+65.3%+50.1% +20.2%
5 years +231.1%+254.0%+220.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year +27.1%+28.8%+26.2% +10.1%
10 years +372.7%—+222.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +16.8%—+12.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKGCPPTAAEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.1%73.0%48.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.1%74.4%52.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.033.141.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.400.06 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-70.6%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.7%-56.8%-33.7% -3.2%
52-week high $38.07$37.22$252.19 $779.14
52-week low $19.90$16.07$136.36 $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.

MultipleKGCPPTAAEM
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 12.4x -8.7xmedian 12.4x 13.6xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x 5.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 7.2x -5.4xmedian 7.2x 7.2xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 14.8x -9.4xmedian 14.8x 14.8xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.26 0.14median 0.26 0.47median 0.26

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 monthsKGCPPTAAEM
Revenue $8.44B – $15.05B
Gross profit $4.90B – $9.92B
Operating income $4.47B -$264.40M $9.42B
Net income $3.21B -$232.33M $6.17B
Free cash flow $5.48B -$213.26M $5.65B
R&D $170.00M $254.25M $244.35M
EPS (diluted) $2.59 $-1.86 $12.26
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $574.25M $3.61B
Total debt $816.70M – $197.10M
Shares (diluted) 1.22B 125.09M 503.43M
Enterprise value $16.09B -$375.50M $79.15B

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
MetricKGCPPTAAEM
P/E 7.6x -8.7x 13.6x
P/FCF 4.4x -9.4x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x -11.1x 11.4x
P/S 2.8x – 5.6x
P/B 2.4x 2.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.8x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x -5.4x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 4.9x -5.4x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 2.6x – 5.3x
EV/FCF 4.0x -6.7x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x -8.0x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.14 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGCPPTAAEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% – 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.5% – 34.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.9% – 60.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 79.0% – 42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.2% -351.9% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 115.3% -93.2% 40.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.0% -951.5% 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.0% -101.3% 35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.3% -542.8% 78.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.3% -60.3% 28.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% -436.4% 26.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.4% -103.1% 48.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% -493.7% 28.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% -113.4% 13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGCPPTAAEM
Gross margin 58.0% – 65.9%
EBITDA margin 65.2% – 74.1%
Operating margin 52.9% – 62.6%
Pretax margin 52.3% – 60.9%
Net margin 37.6% – 41.0%
FCF margin 64.9% – 37.5%
Operating cash flow margin 55.9% – 48.9%
Return on equity 32.3% -31.1% 21.2%
Return on assets 23.3% -29.4% 16.0%
Return on invested capital 41.6% – 21.6%
Return on capital employed – -34.5% 26.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGCPPTAAEM
Debt / assets 5.9% – 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.6% 6.9% 24.3%
Equity / assets 72.4% 93.1% 75.7%
Interest coverage 171.8x – 147.4x
Current ratio – 12.3x 2.7x
Quick ratio – 11.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 11.8x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – – 6.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGCPPTAAEM
Dividend yield 0.8% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -1.8% -21.5% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -1.0% -21.5% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -145.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -38.0% – –

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.

ConsensusKGCPPTAAEM
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 – 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.36FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $10.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.0%FY2026 – +32.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% – +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.30BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $14.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 – +22.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% – +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGCPPTAAEM
Held by institutions 59.3% 67.2% 62.5%
Institutions holding 643 255 1,055
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -1.6% -0.6%
Institutions buying 315 128 468
Institutions selling 224 79 397
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.62 1.18

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.

KGCPPTAAEM
KGC 1.00 0.78 0.91
PPTA 0.78 1.00 0.82
AEM 0.91 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGC, PPTA and AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kinross Gold (KGC) $26.17B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.03B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $92.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGC, PPTA and AEM?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.2x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -8.7x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.4x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Kinross Gold (KGC) 41.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) returned the most: Kinross Gold (KGC) -15.0%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -29.1%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +2.9%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Kinross Gold (KGC) +27.1%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +28.8%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +26.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Kinross Gold (KGC) 55.1%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KGC, PPTA and AEM?

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 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.