NEM vs PPTA vs KGC Stock Comparison

Newmont, Perpetua Resources and Kinross Gold Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$113.92 -1.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$116.99B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
4 wins
KGC Kinross Gold Corp
$22.98 -4.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.21B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
0.00%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kinross Gold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kinross Gold 6, Newmont 4, Perpetua Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEMPPTAKGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.99B $2.26B $26.21B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x -9.7x 8.3x KGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x — 9.7x KGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.7% — +31.0% KGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.7% — 37.6% KGC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% — 41.6% KGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — -0.3x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.6% -26.9% -0.4% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +31.3%/yr +30.8%/yr PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 73.5% 54.3% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 29/100 77/100 KGC

Percentile Scorecard

NEMPPTAKGC

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

AxisNEMPPTAKGC
Valuation 73 #45 of 162 16 #136 of 162 88 #21 of 162
Growth 83 #26 of 147 1 #146 of 147 82 #27 of 147
Profitability 84 #21 of 122 23 #94 of 122 100 #1 of 122
Financial Health 54 #76 of 164 92 #14 of 164 76 #40 of 164
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 107 15 #91 of 107 41 #64 of 107
Overall 72 29 77
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA 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

PeriodNEMPPTAKGCSPY
1 month -1.9%-15.0%-4.6% +0.9%
3 months +24.7%+7.5%-1.0% +5.9%
6 months +5.9%-29.3%-23.0% +8.5%
Year to date +14.1%-23.4%-18.4% +13.3%
1 year +43.6%-26.9%-0.4% +12.4%
3 years +192.3%+416.7%+332.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.0%+72.9%+63.0% +23.5%
5 years +111.0%+289.7%+282.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.1%+31.3%+30.8% +11.0%
10 years +222.0%—+514.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.4%—+19.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNEMPPTAKGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%73.5%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%75.1%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.803.021.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-0.37-0.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-70.6%-56.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-50.2%-39.6% -0.9%
52-week high $135.14$37.22$38.07 $779.14
52-week low $78.90$16.44$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.

MultipleNEMPPTAKGC
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.4x -10.0xmedian 13.4x 8.8xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 7.3x -6.6xmedian 7.3x 4.7xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 14.8x -10.9xmedian 14.8x 5.0xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.31 0.17median 0.31 0.07median 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 monthsNEMPPTAKGC
Revenue $26.61B – $8.44B
Gross profit $18.41B – $4.90B
Operating income $5.60B -$264.40M $4.47B
Net income $9.44B -$232.33M $3.21B
Free cash flow $10.07B -$213.26M $5.48B
R&D $193.00M $254.25M $170.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.79 $-1.86 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $8.83B $574.25M $2.64B
Total debt $5.09B – $816.70M
Shares (diluted) 1.05B 125.09M 1.22B
Enterprise value $82.14B -$139.71M $16.13B

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
MetricNEMPPTAKGC
P/E 12.9x -10.0x 8.8x
P/FCF 11.8x -10.9x 5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x -12.9x 5.8x
P/S 4.4x – 3.3x
P/B 3.3x 3.2x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 3.2x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x -6.6x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 20.5x -6.6x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 4.3x – 3.0x
EV/FCF 11.4x -8.2x 4.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x -9.7x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.17 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEMPPTAKGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.7% – 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% – 26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.0% – 61.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.7% – 79.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 298.7% -351.9% 68.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% -93.2% 115.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.4% -951.5% 74.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.8% -101.3% 56.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% -542.8% 91.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.7% -60.3% 119.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% -436.4% 27.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.7% -103.1% 38.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% -493.7% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 136.1% -113.4% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEMPPTAKGC
Gross margin 69.2% – 58.0%
EBITDA margin 30.6% – 65.2%
Operating margin 21.0% – 52.9%
Pretax margin 52.8% – 52.3%
Net margin 34.7% – 37.6%
FCF margin 37.9% – 64.9%
Operating cash flow margin 49.2% – 55.9%
Return on equity 26.5% -31.1% 32.3%
Return on assets 16.3% -29.4% 23.3%
Return on invested capital 8.6% – 41.6%
Return on capital employed 10.7% -34.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEMPPTAKGC
Debt / assets 8.7% – 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 6.9% 27.6%
Equity / assets 61.6% 93.1% 72.4%
Interest coverage – – 171.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 12.3x –
Quick ratio 1.9x 11.9x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 11.8x –
Altman Z-score 4.28 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEMPPTAKGC
Dividend yield 0.9% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 4.8% -18.6% -1.5%
Shareholder yield 5.7% -18.6% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.7% – 3.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% – 1.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% – -145.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.4% – -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.

ConsensusNEMPPTAKGC
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 – 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.57FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $2.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 – +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.82BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $8.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 – +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% – +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEMPPTAKGC
Held by institutions 77.2% 67.2% 59.3%
Institutions holding 1,787 255 640
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -1.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 842 128 313
Institutions selling 719 79 224
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.62 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.

NEMPPTAKGC
NEM 1.00 0.78 0.88
PPTA 0.78 1.00 0.78
KGC 0.88 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEM, PPTA and KGC?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newmont (NEM) $116.99B, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.26B, Kinross Gold (KGC) $26.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEM, PPTA and KGC?

Kinross Gold (KGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newmont (NEM) 12.7x, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.7x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinross Gold (KGC) is cheapest (Newmont (NEM) 11.9x, Kinross Gold (KGC) 9.7x). 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: Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Kinross Gold (KGC) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kinross Gold (KGC) has the highest net margin (Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 37.6%). On return on invested capital, Kinross Gold (KGC) leads (Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 41.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Newmont (NEM) +43.6%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.9%, Kinross Gold (KGC) -0.4%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Newmont (NEM) +16.1%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +31.3%/yr, Kinross Gold (KGC) +30.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 0.00%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 0.00%. Perpetua Resources (PPTA) and Kinross Gold (KGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.5%, Kinross Gold (KGC) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEM, PPTA 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 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.