PAAS vs AU vs HL Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, AngloGold Ashanti and Hecla Mining Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$88.63 -5.3% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.25B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.03B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins
HL Hecla Mining Co/De/
$14.44 -15.6% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.88B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 8, Pan American Silver 2, Hecla Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASAUHLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.72B $47.25B $9.88B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10,011x 12.0x 25.8x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 10.5x 22.6x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +40.3% +84.1% HL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 32.6% 21.0% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 51.0% 22.3% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.3x — -0.8x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +32.2% +19.2% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +36.3%/yr +19.3%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 60.8% 72.3% PAAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 84/100 79/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

PAASAUHL

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

AxisPAASAUHL
Valuation 56 #75 of 169 76 #42 of 169 63 #63 of 169
Growth 88 #20 of 153 76 #38 of 153 97 #5 of 153
Profitability 50 #62 of 123 98 #3 of 123 93 #9 of 123
Financial Health 87 #23 of 165 76 #41 of 165 91 #16 of 165
Shareholder Returns 50 #58 of 116 97 #5 of 116 51 #57 of 116
Overall 66 84 79
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HL 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

PeriodPAASAUHLSPY
1 month -11.8%-5.3%-15.6% -5.9%
3 months -15.7%+1.2%-9.0% -4.6%
6 months -29.9%-11.6%-20.1% +0.2%
Year to date -21.8%+3.9%-24.8% +7.5%
1 year +19.9%+32.2%+19.2% +8.2%
3 years +166.1%+366.5%+243.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +38.6%+67.1%+51.0% +19.0%
5 years +55.8%+369.2%+141.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.3%+36.3%+19.3% +9.4%
10 years +145.5%+525.0%+123.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.4%+20.1%+8.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePAASAUHLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%60.8%72.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%62.8%70.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.972.002.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.530.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-52.8%-58.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-30.9%-54.6% -5.9%
52-week high $68.70$128.26$31.81 $779.14
52-week low $33.77$67.04$12.11 $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.

MultiplePAASAUHL
P/E now vs peer median 9,841xmedian 12.9x 11.5xmedian 12.9x 25.4xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 3.7xmedian 3.1x 5.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 8.9xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.2x 7.1xmedian 12.2x 18.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 377.07median 0.19 —median 0.19 0.23median 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 monthsPAASAUHL
Revenue $3.46B $12.03B $1.82B
Gross profit $1.18B $6.59B –
Operating income $2.08M $6.18B $824.40M
Net income $1.12B $4.59B $382.86M
Free cash flow $1.53B $6.30B $531.60M
R&D – $239.00M $38.68M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $7.71 $0.56
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $3.08B $691.57M
Total debt $2.00M $1.80B $7.08M
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 509.09M 676.87M
Enterprise value $9.93B $34.55B $7.72B

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
MetricPAASAUHL
P/E 9,841x 11.5x 25.4x
P/FCF 11.2x 7.1x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 7.3x 12.3x
P/S 4.9x 3.7x 5.3x
P/B 2.3x 4.0x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 4.0x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 44.0x – 8.9x
EV/EBIT 7,492x 7.0x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.6x 4.9x
EV/FCF 10.2x 6.9x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 7.0x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 377.07 – 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASAUHL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 40.3% 84.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 34.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 67.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 118.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.6% 80.2% 223.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 179.0% – 316.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.9% 72.8% 92.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.4% – 118.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 135.9% 47.6% 91.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – 111.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 283.0% 59.5% 91.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 92.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.9% 63.6% 133.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% – 91.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASAUHL
Gross margin 34.0% 54.8% –
EBITDA margin 10.2% – 54.8%
Operating margin 0.1% 51.4% 45.2%
Pretax margin 0.1% 52.5% 44.6%
Net margin 0.0% 32.6% 21.0%
FCF margin 44.2% 52.4% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 51.1% 43.3%
Return on equity 0.0% 45.6% 28.7%
Return on assets 0.0% 28.9% 24.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 51.0% 22.3%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 39.0% 26.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASAUHL
Debt / assets 0.0% 11.1% 0.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.3x – -0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 31.2% 16.0%
Equity / assets 72.7% 68.8% 84.0%
Interest coverage 22.1x – 56.2x
Current ratio 14.1x – 6.0x
Quick ratio 2.3x 143.6x 5.9x
Cash ratio 2.1x 121.0x 4.3x
Altman Z-score 5.15 – 12.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASAUHL
Dividend yield 1.7% 5.1% 0.0%
Net buyback yield -2.8% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -1.1% 5.1% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusPAASAUHL
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $8.47FY2026 $0.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +57.7%FY2026 +45.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +9.8% +40.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $11.78BFY2026 $1.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +3.7% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASAUHL
Held by institutions 56.5% 45.9% 72.1%
Institutions holding 586 566 586
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +3.0% +0.4%
Institutions buying 268 326 312
Institutions selling 199 166 187
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.96 1.67

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.

PAASAUHL
PAAS 1.00 0.82 0.86
AU 0.82 1.00 0.75
HL 0.86 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, AU and HL?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.72B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $47.25B, Hecla Mining (HL) $9.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, AU and HL?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 10,011x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 12.0x, Hecla Mining (HL) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.7x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.5x, Hecla Mining (HL) 22.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hecla Mining (HL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +6.2%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +40.3%, Hecla Mining (HL) +84.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.6%, Hecla Mining (HL) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 51.0%, Hecla Mining (HL) 22.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +32.2%, Hecla Mining (HL) +19.2%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.3%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.3%/yr, Hecla Mining (HL) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pan American Silver (PAAS) has been the steadiest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.8%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.8%, Hecla Mining (HL) 72.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, AU and HL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads on 8. 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.