PAAS vs B vs VZLA Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, Barrick Mining and Vizsla Silver Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
B Barrick Mining Corp
$39.71 -3.4% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$66.06B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
10 wins
VZLA Vizsla Silver Corp.
$3.27 -14.6% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 10, Pan American Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASBVZLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.53B $66.06B $1.11B B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.1x 10.1x -8.3x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 10.6x — B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +49.4% — B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 31.6% — B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 24.8% — B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x -0.1x 0.5x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% +24.7% -20.2% B
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +16.7%/yr — B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 46.8% 68.2% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 78/100 35/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

PAASBVZLA

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

AxisPAASBVZLA
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 86 #23 of 162 35 #105 of 162
Growth 74 #39 of 147 90 #15 of 147 16 #124 of 147
Profitability 52 #59 of 122 93 #9 of 122 25 #92 of 122
Financial Health 85 #25 of 164 52 #79 of 164 51 #81 of 164
Shareholder Returns 72 #31 of 107 68 #35 of 107 49 #55 of 107
Overall 68 78 35
  • PAAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • VZLA 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

PeriodPAASBVZLASPY
1 month -8.3%-3.4%-14.6% +0.9%
3 months -1.3%+9.3%+4.8% +5.9%
6 months -18.2%+3.3%-3.8% +8.5%
Year to date -19.0%-8.8%-40.2% +13.3%
1 year +19.1%+24.7%-20.2% +12.4%
3 years +177.6%+143.2%+197.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +40.6%+34.5%+43.8% +23.5%
5 years +63.9%+116.2%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.4%+16.7%— +11.0%
10 years +172.0%+132.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.5%+8.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePAASBVZLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%46.8%68.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.1%50.3%75.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.071.802.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.53-0.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-48.8%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-25.0%-52.3% -0.9%
52-week high $68.70$52.98$6.86 $779.14
52-week low $33.20$31.67$2.95 $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.

MultiplePAASBVZLA
P/E now vs peer median 51.7xmedian 13.4x 10.4xmedian 13.4x -8.3xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 7.3x 5.0xmedian 7.3x -4.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 14.8x 5.9xmedian 14.8x 60.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 0.31 0.03median 0.31 0.13median 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 monthsPAASBVZLA
Revenue $3.19B $20.66B –
Gross profit $882.07M $11.56B –
Operating income $1.90M $10.94B –
Net income $930.65M $9.49B -$134.20M
Free cash flow $1.12B $11.25B $18.91M
R&D – $481.00M $1.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.81 $3.82 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $5.93B $406.50M
Total debt $3.00M $18.98B $4.44B
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 1.71B 338.89M
Enterprise value $10.38B $41.26B -$366.39M

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
MetricPAASBVZLA
P/E 51.7x 10.4x -8.3x
P/FCF 15.8x 5.9x 60.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 7.1x -74.1x
P/S 5.6x 3.2x –
P/B 2.4x 2.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 45.4x 5.0x -4.3x
EV/EBIT 8,488x 6.0x -4.3x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.2x –
EV/FCF 14.4x 5.8x 54.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 6.9x -66.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 0.03 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASBVZLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 49.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 24.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 89.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 104.0% 56.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 116.1% 111.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 127.1% 62.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 123.6% 137.0% -1,584%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 196.2% -103.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -57.1% 142.2% -955.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 332.2% -62.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 84.0% -43.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.8% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.2% 69.3% 159.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.4% 33.2% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASBVZLA
Gross margin 27.7% 56.0% –
EBITDA margin 11.1% 63.2% –
Operating margin 0.1% 53.0% –
Pretax margin 0.1% 58.9% –
Net margin 9.7% 31.6% –
FCF margin 35.1% 54.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 35.1% 45.5% –
Return on equity 0.0% 29.6% -29.9%
Return on assets 0.0% 18.1% -17.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 24.8% –
Return on capital employed 0.0% 22.2% -33.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASBVZLA
Debt / assets 0.0% 8.9% 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x -0.1x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.4x 15.3x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 47.8% 41.2%
Equity / assets 72.5% 52.2% 58.8%
Interest coverage 21.3x 63.6x –
Current ratio 14.1x 3.0x 55.2x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.1x 54.7x
Cash ratio 2.2x 1.9x 54.7x
Altman Z-score 5.21 2.84 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASBVZLA
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -1.4% 0.2% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 2.5% -1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusPAASBVZLA
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $3.75FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +14.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $20.23BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +24.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASBVZLA
Held by institutions 56.5% 58.0% 54.7%
Institutions holding 584 1,005 162
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -4.7% -3.7%
Institutions buying 268 486 80
Institutions selling 199 337 45
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.44 1.78

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.

PAASBVZLA
PAAS 1.00 0.85 0.77
B 0.85 1.00 0.73
VZLA 0.77 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, B and VZLA?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.53B, Barrick Mining (B) $66.06B, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) $1.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, B and VZLA?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 50.1x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.1x, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.2x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.6x). 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: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barrick Mining (B) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.1%, Barrick Mining (B) +24.7%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -20.2%. Over five years, Barrick Mining (B) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.4%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.00%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 0.00%. Pan American Silver (PAAS) and Vizsla Silver (VZLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.8%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 68.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, B and VZLA?

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 10. 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.