KGC vs PPTA vs SND Stock Comparison

Kinross Gold, Perpetua Resources and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$23.01 -8.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.61B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
0.70%
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.62M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.03%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kinross Gold leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Kinross Gold 8, Smart Sand 2, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKGCPPTASNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.61B $2.30B $193.62M KGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x -9.9x 18.6x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% — +26.5% KGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.9% — 2.7% KGC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.9% — 3.1% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 0.1x KGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.70% — 5.03% SND
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% -26.0% +122.9% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.8%/yr +30.3%/yr +15.6%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.4% 73.6% 70.7% KGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 30/100 73/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

KGCPPTASND

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

AxisKGCPPTASND
Valuation 86 #23 of 162 16 #136 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Growth 84 #25 of 147 1 #146 of 147 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 99 #2 of 122 23 #94 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 72 #46 of 164 92 #14 of 164 44 #93 of 164
Shareholder Returns 63 #40 of 107 16 #90 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 81 30 73
  • KGC 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

PeriodKGCPPTASNDSPY
1 month -8.2%-21.8%-5.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.1%+5.6%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months -24.6%-33.2%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date -18.3%-24.1%+24.2% +12.9%
1 year +1.0%-26.0%+122.9% +12.3%
3 years +333.3%+411.7%+146.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +63.1%+72.4%+35.0% +23.3%
5 years +267.6%+275.7%+106.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.8%+30.3%+15.6% +10.9%
10 years +515.2%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKGCPPTASNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.4%73.6%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.2%75.1%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.953.02-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.351.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-70.6%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.6%-50.6%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $38.07$37.22$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $22.21$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.

MultipleKGCPPTASND
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 13.3x -9.9xmedian 13.3x 18.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 7.3x -6.5xmedian 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.7x -10.8xmedian 14.7x 5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 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 monthsKGCPPTASND
Revenue $8.47B – $386.99M
Gross profit $4.89B – $52.09M
Operating income $4.46B -$264.40M $7.85M
Net income $3.23B -$232.33M $10.49M
Free cash flow $3.93B -$213.26M $34.63M
R&D $177.70M $254.25M –
EPS (diluted) $2.55 $-1.86 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $2.66B $574.25M $10.20M
Total debt $4.67B – $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 1.22B 125.09M 41.37M
Enterprise value $18.57B -$105.75M $136.34M

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
MetricKGCPPTASND
P/E 9.0x -9.9x 18.6x
P/FCF 7.0x -10.8x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x -12.7x 4.1x
P/S 3.3x – 0.5x
P/B 2.8x 3.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 3.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x -6.5x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 5.8x -6.5x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x – 0.5x
EV/FCF 6.6x -8.1x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.2x -9.6x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.16 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGCPPTASND
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% – 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 77.5% – 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 87.4% – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.2% -351.9% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 137.5% -93.2% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.6% -951.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% -101.3% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.1% -542.8% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 112.1% -60.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.5% -436.4% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.9% -103.1% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.6% -493.7% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -113.4% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGCPPTASND
Gross margin 57.7% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin 65.7% – 10.0%
Operating margin 52.6% – 2.0%
Pretax margin 52.4% – 1.9%
Net margin 36.9% – 2.7%
FCF margin 46.4% – 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 58.4% – 12.1%
Return on equity 34.0% -31.1% 4.4%
Return on assets 24.4% -29.4% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 40.9% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed – -34.5% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.8x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGCPPTASND
Debt / assets 5.9% – 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 6.9% 31.4%
Equity / assets 71.9% 93.1% 68.6%
Interest coverage 27.8x – –
Current ratio – 12.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 11.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 11.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGCPPTASND
Dividend yield 0.7% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield 1.1% -18.8% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 1.7% -18.8% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -11.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -6.3% – –

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.

ConsensusKGCPPTASND
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.36FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.0%FY2026 – -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.30BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 – +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGCPPTASND
Held by institutions – 67.2% 49.7%
Institutions holding – 255 91
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.6% +12.9%
Institutions buying – 128 69
Institutions selling – 79 17
Buyers to sellers – 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.

KGCPPTASND
KGC 1.00 0.77 -0.01
PPTA 0.77 1.00 0.00
SND -0.01 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGC, PPTA and SND?

Kinross Gold (KGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kinross Gold (KGC) $27.61B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.30B, Smart Sand (SND) $193.62M.

Which stock is cheaper, KGC, PPTA and SND?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.0x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.9x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kinross Gold (KGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kinross Gold (KGC) +39.5%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kinross Gold (KGC) has the highest net margin (Kinross Gold (KGC) 36.9%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Kinross Gold (KGC) 40.9%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Kinross Gold (KGC) +1.0%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.0%, Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Kinross Gold (KGC) +29.8%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.3%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest dividend yield: Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.70%, Smart Sand (SND) 5.03%. Perpetua Resources (PPTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinross Gold (KGC) has been the steadiest (Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.4%, 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, KGC, 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, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads on 8. 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.