NEM vs B vs AEM Stock Comparison

Newmont, Barrick Mining and Agnico Eagle Mines Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.13 -10.3% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$65.26B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
6 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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 6, Newmont 3, Agnico Eagle Mines 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEMBAEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.72B $65.26B $88.25B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 10.0x 15.0x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 10.1x 15.9x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.7% +49.4% +50.3% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.7% 31.6% 40.4% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 24.8% 23.3% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x -0.3x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% B
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.4% +19.4% +5.6% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +14.4%/yr +25.0%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.7% 46.8% 48.3% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 79/100 78/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

NEMBAEM

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

AxisNEMBAEM
Valuation 72 #46 of 162 87 #22 of 162 66 #56 of 162
Growth 83 #26 of 147 90 #15 of 147 75 #38 of 147
Profitability 84 #20 of 122 93 #9 of 122 95 #7 of 122
Financial Health 54 #77 of 166 53 #78 of 166 77 #39 of 166
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 107 73 #30 of 107 79 #23 of 107
Overall 72 79 78
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM 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

PeriodNEMBAEMSPY
1 month -11.9%-10.3%-11.1% -1.0%
3 months +16.8%+2.7%+19.8% +2.9%
6 months -9.8%-7.2%-13.2% +6.4%
Year to date +9.0%-12.4%+2.6% +11.4%
1 year +22.4%+19.4%+5.6% +13.1%
3 years +183.1%+130.3%+251.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +41.5%+32.1%+52.1% +21.5%
5 years +89.0%+95.7%+204.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.6%+14.4%+25.0% +10.9%
10 years +199.5%+125.4%+254.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.6%+8.5%+13.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNEMBAEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.7%46.8%48.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.5%50.2%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.701.771.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.460.410.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-48.8%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-28.0%-31.0% -2.5%
52-week high $135.14$52.98$252.19 $779.14
52-week low $78.63$31.67$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.

MultipleNEMBAEM
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.7x 10.0xmedian 12.7x 14.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 6.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 6.9x 4.8xmedian 6.9x 7.4xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 15.1x 5.7xmedian 15.1x 16.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.27 0.03median 0.27 0.52median 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 monthsNEMBAEM
Revenue $26.61B $20.66B $14.53B
Gross profit $18.41B $11.56B $9.99B
Operating income $5.60B $10.94B $9.64B
Net income $9.44B $9.49B $5.87B
Free cash flow $10.07B $11.25B $5.43B
R&D $193.00M $481.00M $226.87M
EPS (diluted) $8.79 $3.82 $11.67
Cash & equivalents $8.83B $5.93B $3.46B
Total debt $5.09B $18.98B $785.64M
Shares (diluted) 1.05B 1.71B 503.43M
Enterprise value $80.86B $40.46B $77.88B

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
MetricNEMBAEM
P/E 12.4x 10.0x 14.9x
P/FCF 11.2x 5.7x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 6.8x 11.7x
P/S 4.3x 3.1x 6.0x
P/B 3.2x 2.3x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.4x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 4.8x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 5.7x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.0x 5.8x
EV/FCF 10.9x 5.6x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 6.7x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.03 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEMBAEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.7% 49.4% 50.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 24.2% 33.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.0% 89.0% 72.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.7% 56.9% 44.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 298.7% 111.0% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 62.3% 42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.4% 137.0% 98.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.8% 196.2% 34.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 142.2% 97.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.7% 332.2% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 84.0% 45.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.7% 43.8% 47.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% 69.3% 55.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 136.1% 33.2% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEMBAEM
Gross margin 69.2% 56.0% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 30.6% 63.2% 78.0%
Operating margin 21.0% 53.0% 66.3%
Pretax margin 52.8% 58.9% 60.4%
Net margin 34.7% 31.6% 40.4%
FCF margin 37.9% 54.4% 37.4%
Operating cash flow margin 49.2% 45.5% 51.1%
Return on equity 26.5% 29.6% 21.4%
Return on assets 16.3% 18.1% 16.1%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 24.8% 23.3%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 22.2% 27.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEMBAEM
Debt / assets 8.7% 8.9% 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 47.8% 24.3%
Equity / assets 61.6% 52.2% 75.7%
Interest coverage – 63.6x 131.9x
Current ratio 2.5x 3.0x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.9x 2.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 4.14 2.78 7.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEMBAEM
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 2.6% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.7% 8.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% 7.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% -7.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -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.

ConsensusNEMBAEM
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.48FY2026 $3.76FY2026 $10.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +14.1% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.93BFY2026 $20.00BFY2026 $14.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% +25.1% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEMBAEM
Held by institutions 77.2% 58.0% 62.5%
Institutions holding 1,786 1,005 1,053
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -4.7% -0.6%
Institutions buying 841 486 467
Institutions selling 719 337 396
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.44 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.

NEMBAEM
NEM 1.00 0.88 0.89
B 0.88 1.00 0.89
AEM 0.89 0.89 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEM, B and AEM?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newmont (NEM) $115.72B, Barrick Mining (B) $65.26B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $88.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEM, B and AEM?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newmont (NEM) 12.5x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.0x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Newmont (NEM) 11.5x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.1x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.9x). 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%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Newmont (NEM) +22.4%, Barrick Mining (B) +19.4%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +5.6%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Newmont (NEM) +13.6%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +14.4%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest dividend yield: Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Newmont (NEM) 48.7%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.8%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEM, B 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, Barrick Mining (B) leads on 6. 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.