PAAS vs NEM vs EXK Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, Newmont and Endeavour Silver Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$119.76 +2.9% 1M +46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$124.45B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.86%
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.59 -12.6% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 7, Endeavour Silver 3, Pan American Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASNEMEXKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.08B $124.45B $1.99B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9,841x 13.6x 32.7x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 12.5x 11.5x EXK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +23.7% +197.5% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 34.7% 8.9% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.6% 16.1% EXK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.3x -0.5x -0.9x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.68% 0.86% — PAAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +46.7% +4.5% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +16.3%/yr +7.8%/yr NEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 49.1% 77.0% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 70/100 70/100 NEM

Percentile Scorecard

PAASNEMEXK

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

AxisPAASNEMEXK
Valuation 56 #75 of 169 66 #59 of 169 68 #55 of 169
Growth 88 #20 of 153 85 #24 of 153 87 #21 of 153
Profitability 50 #62 of 123 85 #19 of 123 67 #41 of 123
Financial Health 87 #23 of 165 57 #72 of 165 63 #62 of 165
Shareholder Returns 50 #58 of 116 60 #47 of 116 64 #42 of 116
Overall 66 70 70
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EXK 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

PeriodPAASNEMEXKSPY
1 month -11.8%+2.9%-12.6% -5.9%
3 months -15.7%+13.6%-14.2% -4.6%
6 months -29.9%+5.5%-25.2% +0.2%
Year to date -21.8%+19.9%-19.3% +7.5%
1 year +19.9%+46.7%+4.5% +8.2%
3 years +166.1%+216.2%+251.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +38.6%+46.8%+52.1% +19.0%
5 years +55.8%+112.5%+45.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.3%+16.3%+7.8% +9.4%
10 years +145.5%+216.8%+56.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.4%+12.2%+4.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePAASNEMEXKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%49.1%77.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%51.7%77.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.971.662.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.950.06 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-65.0%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-11.4%-46.2% -5.9%
52-week high $68.70$135.14$14.12 $779.14
52-week low $33.77$81.63$7.03 $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.

MultiplePAASNEMEXK
P/E now vs peer median 9,841xmedian 12.9x 13.6xmedian 12.9x 32.7xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 4.7xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 7.6x 14.8xmedian 7.6x 6.5xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.2x 12.4xmedian 12.2x 12.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 377.07median 0.19 0.11median 0.19 0.90median 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 monthsPAASNEMEXK
Revenue $3.46B $26.61B $737.30M
Gross profit $1.18B $18.41B $229.80M
Operating income $2.08M $5.60B $176.30M
Net income $1.12B $9.44B -$124.97M
Free cash flow $1.53B $10.07B $165.81M
R&D – $193.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $8.79 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $8.83B $236.60M
Total debt $2.00M $5.09B $5.60M
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 1.05B 283.08M
Enterprise value $11.30B $89.77B $1.25B

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
MetricPAASNEMEXK
P/E 9,841x 13.6x 32.7x
P/FCF 11.2x 12.4x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 9.5x 19.3x
P/S 4.9x 4.7x 2.7x
P/B 2.3x 3.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 44.0x 14.8x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 7,492x 21.6x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 4.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 10.2x 12.0x 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 9.2x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 377.07 0.11 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASNEMEXK
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 23.7% 197.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 34.0% 48.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 41.0% 463.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 118.7% 55.7% 60.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.6% 298.7% 834.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 179.0% 45.7% 42.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.9% 30.4% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.4% 136.8% -122.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 135.9% 34.6% 260.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 119.7% 36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 283.0% 42.0% 261.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.7% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.9% 64.6% 1,855%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 136.1% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASNEMEXK
Gross margin 34.0% 69.2% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 30.6% 36.8%
Operating margin 0.1% 21.0% 23.9%
Pretax margin 0.1% 52.8% -7.7%
Net margin 0.0% 34.7% 8.9%
FCF margin 44.2% 37.9% 22.5%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 49.2% 14.0%
Return on equity 0.0% 26.5% 9.7%
Return on assets 0.0% 16.3% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.6% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 10.7% 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASNEMEXK
Debt / assets 0.0% 8.7% 0.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.3x -0.5x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 38.4% 44.0%
Equity / assets 72.7% 61.6% 56.0%
Interest coverage 22.1x – 7.5x
Current ratio 14.1x 2.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 5.15 4.44 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASNEMEXK
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield -2.8% 4.6% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -1.1% 5.4% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% –

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.

ConsensusPAASNEMEXK
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $9.57FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +9.6% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 $813.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +88.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +20.0% +39.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASNEMEXK
Held by institutions 56.5% 77.2% –
Institutions holding 586 1,790 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.5% –
Institutions buying 268 843 –
Institutions selling 199 721 –
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.17 –

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.

PAASNEMEXK
PAAS 1.00 0.86 0.89
NEM 0.86 1.00 0.80
EXK 0.89 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, NEM and EXK?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $17.08B, Newmont (NEM) $124.45B, Endeavour Silver (EXK) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, NEM and EXK?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9,841x, Newmont (NEM) 13.6x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Endeavour Silver (EXK) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.7x, Newmont (NEM) 12.5x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Endeavour Silver (EXK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +6.2%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Endeavour Silver (EXK) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.9%, Newmont (NEM) +46.7%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +4.5%. Over five years, Newmont (NEM) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.3%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +16.3%/yr, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +7.8%/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%, Newmont (NEM) 0.86%. Endeavour Silver (EXK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.8%, Newmont (NEM) 49.1%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 77.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, NEM and EXK?

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