NEM vs AEM vs KGC Stock Comparison

Newmont, Agnico Eagle Mines and Kinross Gold Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$108.86 -11.9% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$115.72B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$173.89 -11.1% 1M +5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$88.25B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$22.33 -19.1% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$27.30B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kinross Gold leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kinross Gold 5, Newmont 4, Agnico Eagle Mines 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEMAEMKGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.72B $88.25B $27.30B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 15.0x 8.7x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 15.9x 9.5x KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.7% +50.3% +39.5% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.7% 40.4% 36.9% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 23.3% 40.9% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.3x -0.3x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% NEM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.4% +5.6% -6.6% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +25.0%/yr +28.7%/yr KGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.7% 48.3% 54.5% AEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 78/100 81/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

NEMAEMKGC

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

AxisNEMAEMKGC
Valuation 72 #46 of 162 66 #56 of 162 86 #24 of 162
Growth 83 #26 of 147 75 #38 of 147 85 #23 of 147
Profitability 84 #20 of 122 95 #7 of 122 99 #2 of 122
Financial Health 54 #77 of 166 77 #39 of 166 73 #46 of 166
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 107 79 #23 of 107 63 #40 of 107
Overall 72 78 81
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KGC 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

PeriodNEMAEMKGCSPY
1 month -11.9%-11.1%-19.1% -1.0%
3 months +16.8%+19.8%-6.4% +2.9%
6 months -9.8%-13.2%-31.9% +6.4%
Year to date +9.0%+2.6%-20.7% +11.4%
1 year +22.4%+5.6%-6.6% +13.1%
3 years +183.1%+251.7%+314.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +41.5%+52.1%+60.7% +21.5%
5 years +89.0%+204.4%+253.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.6%+25.0%+28.7% +10.9%
10 years +199.5%+254.5%+469.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.6%+13.5%+19.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNEMAEMKGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.7%48.3%54.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.5%51.1%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.701.671.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.460.12-0.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-45.9%-56.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-31.0%-41.3% -2.5%
52-week high $135.14$252.19$38.07 $779.14
52-week low $78.63$136.36$22.21 $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.

MultipleNEMAEMKGC
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.7x 14.9xmedian 12.7x 8.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.1x 6.0xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 6.9x 7.4xmedian 6.9x 4.5xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 15.1x 16.0xmedian 15.1x 6.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.27 0.52median 0.27 0.08median 0.27

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 monthsNEMAEMKGC
Revenue $26.61B $14.53B $8.47B
Gross profit $18.41B $9.99B $4.89B
Operating income $5.60B $9.64B $4.46B
Net income $9.44B $5.87B $3.23B
Free cash flow $10.07B $5.43B $3.93B
R&D $193.00M $226.87M $177.70M
EPS (diluted) $8.79 $11.67 $2.55
Cash & equivalents $8.83B $3.46B $2.66B
Total debt $5.09B $785.64M $4.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.05B 503.43M 1.22B
Enterprise value $80.86B $77.88B $18.14B

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
MetricNEMAEMKGC
P/E 12.4x 14.9x 8.7x
P/FCF 11.2x 16.0x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 11.7x 5.4x
P/S 4.3x 6.0x 3.2x
P/B 3.2x 3.0x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 3.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 7.4x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 8.7x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 5.8x 2.9x
EV/FCF 10.9x 15.4x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 11.3x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.52 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEMAEMKGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.7% 50.3% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 33.8% 28.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.0% 72.8% 77.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.7% 44.0% 87.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 298.7% 49.1% 86.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 42.3% 137.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.4% 98.5% 98.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.8% 34.7% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 97.4% 118.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.7% 28.7% 112.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 45.3% 46.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.7% 47.2% 47.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% 55.8% -11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 136.1% 11.0% 27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEMAEMKGC
Gross margin 69.2% 68.8% 57.7%
EBITDA margin 30.6% 78.0% 65.7%
Operating margin 21.0% 66.3% 52.6%
Pretax margin 52.8% 60.4% 52.4%
Net margin 34.7% 40.4% 36.9%
FCF margin 37.9% 37.4% 46.4%
Operating cash flow margin 49.2% 51.1% 58.4%
Return on equity 26.5% 21.4% 34.0%
Return on assets 16.3% 16.1% 24.4%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 23.3% 40.9%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 27.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEMAEMKGC
Debt / assets 8.7% 0.5% 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 24.3% 28.1%
Equity / assets 61.6% 75.7% 71.9%
Interest coverage – 131.9x 27.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.9x –
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.8x –
Altman Z-score 4.14 7.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEMAEMKGC
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 0.3% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 1.3% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.7% – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% – 3.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% – -11.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.4% – -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.

ConsensusNEMAEMKGC
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.48FY2026 $10.91FY2026 $2.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +3.8% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.93BFY2026 $14.34BFY2026 $8.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% +3.0% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEMAEMKGC
Held by institutions 77.2% 62.5% 59.3%
Institutions holding 1,786 1,053 640
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 841 467 313
Institutions selling 719 396 224
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.18 1.40

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.

NEMAEMKGC
NEM 1.00 0.89 0.88
AEM 0.89 1.00 0.91
KGC 0.88 0.91 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEM, AEM and KGC?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newmont (NEM) $115.72B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $88.25B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $27.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEM, AEM and KGC?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newmont (NEM) 12.5x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.0x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Newmont (NEM) 11.5x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.9x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.5x). 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: Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 36.9%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 40.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Newmont (NEM) +22.4%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +5.6%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -6.6%. Over five years, Kinross Gold (KGC) compounded fastest (Newmont (NEM) +13.6%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.0%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +28.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest dividend yield: Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.00%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has been the steadiest (Newmont (NEM) 48.7%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.3%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.