PAAS vs SVM vs WPM Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, Silvercorp Metals and Wheaton Precious Metals Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.18 -22.8% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
0.24%
Silver Basic Materials
5 wins
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$119.18 -12.6% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$54.11B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.65%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Wheaton Precious Metals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wheaton Precious Metals 5, Silvercorp Metals 5, Pan American Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASSVMWPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.42B $1.81B $54.11B WPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10,746x 20.9x 26.5x SVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 11.4x 28.0x SVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +60.8% -6.5% SVM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 17.3% — SVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 11.7% 18.7% WPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x -1.8x 0.7x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.75% 0.24% 0.65% PAAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +26.0% +23.5% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr +14.1%/yr +24.3%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.5% 70.9% 51.1% WPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 76/100 77/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

PAASSVMWPM

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

AxisPAASSVMWPM
Valuation 54 #77 of 165 85 #26 of 165 75 #46 of 181
Growth 76 #37 of 150 85 #23 of 150 92 #10 of 112
Profitability 48 #64 of 122 83 #22 of 122 98 #4 of 131
Financial Health 86 #25 of 166 84 #28 of 166 76 #40 of 165
Shareholder Returns 69 #34 of 107 44 #60 of 107 46 #41 of 75
Overall 66 76 77
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WPM ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAASSVMWPMSPY
1 month -14.5%-22.8%-12.6% -2.3%
3 months -11.0%-14.9%+6.5% -0.7%
6 months -23.9%-32.8%-4.0% +4.8%
Year to date -24.9%-1.9%+1.4% +10.3%
1 year +10.5%+26.0%+23.5% +10.3%
3 years +153.7%+252.6%+165.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +36.4%+52.2%+38.5% +20.1%
5 years +51.0%+93.4%+196.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +8.6%+14.1%+24.3% +10.1%
10 years +139.8%—+396.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.1%—+17.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePAASSVMWPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.5%70.9%51.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.3%73.6%54.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.132.652.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.180.370.46 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-56.4%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.3%-47.9%-28.1% -3.5%
52-week high $68.70$15.71$165.72 $779.14
52-week low $33.20$6.09$94.37 $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.

MultiplePAASSVMWPM
P/E now vs peer median 10,746xmedian 12.5x 20.9xmedian 12.5x 26.5xmedian 34.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.9x 3.6xmedian 2.9x -1,517xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 7.3x 6.6xmedian 7.3x 21.3xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 14.6x 5.8xmedian 14.6x 21.3xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 5.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 411.97median 0.28 0.46median 0.28 0.46median 0.91

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 monthsPAASSVMWPM
Revenue $3.19B $495.47M -$35.66M
Gross profit $882.07M $302.64M $2.40B
Operating income $1.90M $165.81M $2.28B
Net income $931.18M $69.58M $2.05B
Free cash flow $1.12B $309.98M $2.54B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.39 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $386.76M $100.19M
Total debt $3.00M $293.00K $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 219.43M 454.69M
Enterprise value $11.27B $348.89M $49.54B

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
MetricPAASSVMWPM
P/E 10,746x 20.9x 26.5x
P/FCF 14.6x 5.8x 21.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 5.6x 21.3x
P/S 5.1x 3.6x -1,517x
P/B 2.2x 1.5x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.5x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 41.8x 6.6x 21.3x
EV/EBIT 7,812x 8.6x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.9x -1,570x
EV/FCF 13.2x 4.6x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 4.4x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 411.97 0.46 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASSVMWPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 60.8% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 31.7% -17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 146.3% 114.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 113.6% 58.3% 69.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 116.1% 44.4% 149.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 127.1% 72.4% 73.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.7% -7.2% 159.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.1% 50.9% 49.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -99.8% 1.3% 158.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 45.6% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50,145% 120.5% 88.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.9% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 448.7% 298.5% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.4% 189.0% 56.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASSVMWPM
Gross margin 27.7% 61.1% –
EBITDA margin 11.1% 43.6% –
Operating margin 0.1% 33.5% –
Pretax margin 0.1% 57.4% –
Net margin 0.0% 17.3% –
FCF margin 35.2% 62.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.9% 65.4% -7,135%
Return on equity 0.0% 5.7% 21.5%
Return on assets 0.0% 4.4% 18.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 11.7% 18.7%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 12.0% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 4.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% -67.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASSVMWPM
Debt / assets 0.0% 0.0% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x -1.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.0x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 23.2% 20.3%
Equity / assets 72.5% 76.8% 79.7%
Interest coverage 21.3x 11.9x 61.9x
Current ratio 14.1x 3.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.5x 3.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.2x 3.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.94 4.23 14.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASSVMWPM
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield -1.5% -0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -0.1% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 23.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%

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.

ConsensusPAASSVMWPM
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +80.6% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $479.44MFY2026 $3.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +74.7% +24.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASSVMWPM
Held by institutions 56.5% 55.0% 63.9%
Institutions holding 586 185 848
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +2.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 269 92 420
Institutions selling 199 64 267
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.44 1.57

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.

PAASSVMWPM
PAAS 1.00 0.85 0.90
SVM 0.85 1.00 0.82
WPM 0.90 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, SVM and WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $16.42B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.81B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $54.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, SVM and WPM?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 10,746x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 20.9x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.2x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.4x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 28.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.5%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +26.0%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.5%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +8.6%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +14.1%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +24.3%/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) 1.75%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 0.24%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.65%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) has been the steadiest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.5%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.9%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, SVM and WPM?

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