PAAS vs AG vs USAS Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, First Majestic Silver and Americas Gold & Silver Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Pan American Silver leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pan American Silver 5, First Majestic Silver 5, Americas Gold & Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASAGUSASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.08B $7.32B $945.24M PAAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9,841x 18.1x -19.2x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 18.4x 32.8x PAAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +81.3% +88.0% USAS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 22.6% -22.7% AG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 12.4% 1.3% AG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.3x -0.9x -6.9x USAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.68% 0.40% — PAAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +39.6% -20.5% AG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +2.1%/yr +5.1%/yr PAAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 73.8% 89.2% PAAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 74/100 61/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

PAASAGUSAS

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

AxisPAASAGUSAS
Valuation 56 #75 of 169 77 #39 of 169 52 #81 of 169
Growth 88 #20 of 153 99 #2 of 153 82 #28 of 153
Profitability 50 #62 of 123 86 #18 of 123 44 #69 of 123
Financial Health 87 #23 of 165 69 #52 of 165 79 #36 of 165
Shareholder Returns 50 #58 of 116 37 #74 of 116 50 #59 of 116
Overall 66 74 61
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPAASAGUSASSPY
1 month -11.8%-15.2%-34.0% -5.9%
3 months -15.7%-13.8%-36.8% -4.6%
6 months -29.9%-30.3%-53.8% +0.2%
Year to date -21.8%-10.6%-42.3% +7.5%
1 year +19.9%+39.6%-20.5% +8.2%
3 years +166.1%+220.9%+371.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +38.6%+47.5%+67.7% +19.0%
5 years +55.8%+11.0%+28.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.3%+2.1%+5.1% +9.4%
10 years +145.5%+76.8%-57.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.4%+5.9%-8.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePAASAGUSASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%73.8%89.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%73.7%94.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.972.673.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.54-0.23 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-70.5%-83.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-53.5%-70.6% -5.9%
52-week high $68.70$32.01$10.03 $779.14
52-week low $33.77$10.67$2.71 $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.

MultiplePAASAGUSAS
P/E now vs peer median 9,841xmedian 12.9x 18.1xmedian 12.9x -19.2xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 4.2xmedian 3.1x 5.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 7.6x 5.8xmedian 7.6x 72.9xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.2x 11.9xmedian 12.2x 16.5xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 377.07median 0.19 0.36median 0.19 -0.49median 0.19

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 monthsPAASAGUSAS
Revenue $3.46B $1.75B $181.59M
Gross profit $1.18B $898.14M $92.90M
Operating income $2.08M $830.06M $4.62M
Net income $1.12B $465.18M -$47.71M
Free cash flow $1.53B $613.68M $57.37M
R&D – – $7.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.82 $-0.15
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $1.07B $88.88M
Total debt $2.00M $307.85M $6.95M
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 484.56M 267.34M
Enterprise value $11.30B $3.11B $565.04M

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
MetricPAASAGUSAS
P/E 9,841x 18.1x -19.2x
P/FCF 11.2x 11.9x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 9.0x 20.9x
P/S 4.9x 4.2x 5.2x
P/B 2.3x 2.1x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.1x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 44.0x 5.8x 72.9x
EV/EBIT 7,492x 7.7x 187.0x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.6x 4.8x
EV/FCF 10.2x 10.4x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 7.8x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 377.07 0.36 -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASAGUSAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 81.3% 88.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 44.1% 28.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 244.8% 684.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 118.7% 448.0% 109.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.6% 362.4% -37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 179.0% 82.0% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.9% 650.4% -42.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.4% 108.1% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 135.9% 322.1% -281.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 49.8% 39.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 283.0% 139.9% 712.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 239.0% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.9% 127.6% 207.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 68.6% 60.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASAGUSAS
Gross margin 34.0% 51.3% 51.2%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 62.7% 6.5%
Operating margin 0.1% 47.4% 2.5%
Pretax margin 0.1% 49.1% -16.4%
Net margin 0.0% 22.6% -22.7%
FCF margin 44.2% 35.1% 31.6%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 46.6% 24.9%
Return on equity 0.0% 12.9% -8.5%
Return on assets 0.0% 8.8% -5.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 12.4% 1.3%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 18.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.8x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 5.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASAGUSAS
Debt / assets 0.0% 6.1% 1.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.3x -0.9x -6.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 31.4% 31.5%
Equity / assets 72.7% 68.6% 68.5%
Interest coverage 22.1x 42.5x 1.2x
Current ratio 14.1x 2.5x –
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.2x –
Cash ratio 2.1x 2.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.15 3.80 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASAGUSAS
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield -2.8% -0.8% -0.8%
Shareholder yield -1.1% -0.4% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusPAASAGUSAS
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $0.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +76.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +17.3% +244.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026 $245.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +108.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +8.3% +62.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASAGUSAS
Held by institutions 56.5% 47.0% –
Institutions holding 586 348 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -4.4% –
Institutions buying 268 193 –
Institutions selling 199 104 –
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.86 –

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.

PAASAGUSAS
PAAS 1.00 0.91 0.81
AG 0.91 1.00 0.84
USAS 0.81 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, AG and USAS?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $17.08B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.32B, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) $945.24M.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, AG and USAS?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9,841x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.1x, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pan American Silver (PAAS) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.7x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.4x, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 32.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +6.2%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +81.3%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) +88.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Majestic Silver (AG) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 22.6%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -22.7%). On return on invested capital, First Majestic Silver (AG) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.4%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Majestic Silver (AG) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.9%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +39.6%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -20.5%. Over five years, Pan American Silver (PAAS) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.3%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +2.1%/yr, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) has the highest dividend yield: Pan American Silver (PAAS) 1.68%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.40%. Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pan American Silver (PAAS) has been the steadiest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.8%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.8%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 89.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, AG and USAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 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.