NEM vs PPTA vs B Stock Comparison

Newmont, Perpetua Resources and Barrick Mining Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$111.81 -4.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$116.19B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.92%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.66 -6.3% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$64.77B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
2.42%
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 7, Newmont 4, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEMPPTABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.19B $2.26B $64.77B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x -9.7x 10.1x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x — 10.3x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.7% — +49.4% B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.7% — 31.6% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% — 24.8% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — -0.1x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.92% — 2.42% B
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.3% -23.2% +20.6% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +30.6%/yr +16.1%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 73.2% 46.9% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 30/100 79/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

NEMPPTAB

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

AxisNEMPPTAB
Valuation 74 #44 of 163 16 #137 of 163 86 #23 of 163
Growth 83 #26 of 148 1 #147 of 148 91 #14 of 148
Profitability 85 #19 of 123 23 #95 of 123 93 #9 of 123
Financial Health 53 #78 of 164 93 #13 of 164 52 #79 of 164
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 108 16 #91 of 108 71 #32 of 108
Overall 72 30 79
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B 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

PeriodNEMPPTABSPY
1 month -4.5%-16.1%-6.3% +0.7%
3 months +16.7%-4.5%+2.6% +3.7%
6 months +0.6%-34.6%-1.7% +7.1%
Year to date +12.0%-25.4%-11.2% +12.8%
1 year +40.3%-23.2%+20.6% +11.9%
3 years +188.9%+422.0%+140.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +42.5%+73.5%+33.9% +22.8%
5 years +107.1%+279.4%+110.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.7%+30.6%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years +216.0%—+126.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%—+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEMPPTABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%73.2%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.2%74.4%50.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.803.021.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.84-0.320.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-70.6%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-51.5%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $135.14$37.22$52.98 $779.14
52-week low $78.90$16.44$31.67 $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.

MultipleNEMPPTAB
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 13.2x -9.7xmedian 13.2x 10.1xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 7.2x -6.4xmedian 7.2x 4.9xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 15.2x -10.6xmedian 15.2x 5.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.30 0.16median 0.30 0.03median 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 monthsNEMPPTAB
Revenue $26.61B – $20.66B
Gross profit $18.41B – $11.56B
Operating income $5.60B -$264.40M $10.94B
Net income $9.44B -$232.33M $9.49B
Free cash flow $10.07B -$213.26M $11.25B
R&D $193.00M $254.25M $481.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.79 $-1.86 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $8.83B $574.25M $5.93B
Total debt $5.09B – $18.98B
Shares (diluted) 1.05B 125.09M 1.71B
Enterprise value $81.51B -$144.53M $49.51B

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
MetricNEMPPTAB
P/E 12.7x -9.7x 10.1x
P/FCF 11.5x -10.6x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x -12.5x 6.9x
P/S 4.4x – 3.1x
P/B 3.2x 3.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 3.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x -6.4x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 20.1x -6.4x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 4.2x – 3.1x
EV/FCF 11.2x -7.9x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x -9.3x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.16 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEMPPTAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.7% – 49.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% – 24.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.0% – 89.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.7% – 56.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 298.7% -351.9% 111.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% -93.2% 62.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.4% -951.5% 137.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.8% -101.3% 196.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% -542.8% 142.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.7% -60.3% 332.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% -436.4% 84.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.7% -103.1% 43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% -493.7% 69.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 136.1% -113.4% 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEMPPTAB
Gross margin 69.2% – 56.0%
EBITDA margin 30.6% – 63.2%
Operating margin 21.0% – 53.0%
Pretax margin 52.8% – 58.9%
Net margin 34.7% – 31.6%
FCF margin 37.9% – 54.4%
Operating cash flow margin 49.2% – 45.5%
Return on equity 26.5% -31.1% 29.6%
Return on assets 16.3% -29.4% 18.1%
Return on invested capital 8.6% – 24.8%
Return on capital employed 10.7% -34.5% 22.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEMPPTAB
Debt / assets 8.7% – 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 6.9% 47.8%
Equity / assets 61.6% 93.1% 52.2%
Interest coverage – – 63.6x
Current ratio 2.5x 12.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 11.9x 2.1x
Cash ratio 1.6x 11.8x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 4.22 – 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEMPPTAB
Dividend yield 0.9% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 4.9% -19.1% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 5.8% -19.1% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusNEMPPTAB
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 – 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.57FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 – +55.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% – +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.82BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $20.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 – +19.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% – +24.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEMPPTAB
Held by institutions 77.2% 67.2% 0.0%
Institutions holding 1,788 255 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -1.6% –
Institutions buying 843 128 1
Institutions selling 719 79 0
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.62 –

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.

NEMPPTAB
NEM 1.00 0.78 0.88
PPTA 0.78 1.00 0.79
B 0.88 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEM, PPTA and B?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newmont (NEM) $116.19B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.26B, Barrick Mining (B) $64.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEM, PPTA and B?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newmont (NEM) 12.7x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.7x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Newmont (NEM) 11.7x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Barrick Mining (B) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Newmont (NEM) +40.3%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -23.2%, Barrick Mining (B) +20.6%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Newmont (NEM) +15.7%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.6%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest dividend yield: Newmont (NEM) 0.92%, Barrick Mining (B) 2.42%. Perpetua Resources (PPTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.2%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEM, PPTA and B?

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 7. 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.