PAAS vs USAS vs EXK Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, Americas Gold & Silver and Endeavour Silver Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.98 -10.9% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pan American Silver leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pan American Silver 5, Endeavour Silver 5, Americas Gold & Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASUSASEXKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.44B $820.72M $2.18B PAAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.8x -19.9x 33.1x EXK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 35.4x 12.1x EXK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +88.0% +197.5% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% -22.7% 8.9% PAAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 1.3% 16.1% EXK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x -6.9x -0.9x USAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% -22.0% -1.0% PAAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +6.5%/yr +9.6%/yr PAAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 88.1% 76.3% PAAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 60/100 70/100 EXK

Percentile Scorecard

PAASUSASEXK

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

AxisPAASUSASEXK
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 50 #82 of 162 70 #50 of 162
Growth 74 #39 of 147 80 #30 of 147 88 #19 of 147
Profitability 52 #59 of 122 44 #69 of 122 65 #43 of 122
Financial Health 85 #25 of 164 77 #38 of 164 65 #58 of 164
Shareholder Returns 72 #31 of 107 51 #53 of 107 62 #41 of 107
Overall 68 60 70
  • PAAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EXK 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

PeriodPAASUSASEXKSPY
1 month -8.3%-29.1%-10.9% +0.9%
3 months -1.3%-12.6%+5.6% +5.9%
6 months -18.2%-42.0%-10.3% +8.5%
Year to date -19.0%-37.6%-15.1% +13.3%
1 year +19.1%-22.0%-1.0% +12.4%
3 years +177.6%+302.9%+253.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +40.6%+59.2%+52.3% +23.5%
5 years +63.9%+37.2%+58.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.4%+6.5%+9.6% +11.0%
10 years +172.0%-55.9%+88.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.5%-7.9%+6.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePAASUSASEXKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%88.1%76.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.1%93.8%77.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.073.793.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.25-0.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-83.6%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-68.2%-43.5% -0.9%
52-week high $68.70$10.03$14.12 $779.14
52-week low $33.20$3.01$7.07 $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.

MultiplePAASUSASEXK
P/E now vs peer median 51.7xmedian 13.4x -20.7xmedian 13.4x 34.4xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.2x 5.6xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 7.3x 79.4xmedian 7.3x 7.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 14.8x 17.8xmedian 14.8x 12.6xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 0.31 -0.53median 0.31 0.95median 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 monthsPAASUSASEXK
Revenue $3.19B $181.59M $737.30M
Gross profit $882.07M $92.90M $229.80M
Operating income $1.90M $4.62M $176.30M
Net income $930.65M -$47.71M -$124.97M
Free cash flow $1.12B $57.37M $165.81M
R&D – $7.36M –
EPS (diluted) $0.81 $-0.15 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $88.88M $236.60M
Total debt $3.00M $6.95M $337.87M
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 267.34M 283.08M
Enterprise value $10.30B $440.53M $1.43B

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
MetricPAASUSASEXK
P/E 51.7x -20.7x 34.4x
P/FCF 15.8x 17.8x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 22.6x 20.3x
P/S 5.6x 5.6x 2.8x
P/B 2.4x 3.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.5x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 45.4x 79.4x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 8,488x 203.6x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF 14.4x 16.4x 11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 20.8x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 -0.53 0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASUSASEXK
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 88.0% 197.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 28.8% 48.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 684.7% 463.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 104.0% 109.3% 60.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 116.1% -37.5% 834.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 127.1% 63.9% 42.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.6% -42.6% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 3.6% -122.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -57.1% -281.6% 260.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 39.1% 36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 712.7% 261.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 84.2% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.2% 207.2% 1,855%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.4% 60.6% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASUSASEXK
Gross margin 27.7% 51.2% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 6.5% 33.5%
Operating margin 0.1% 2.5% 23.9%
Pretax margin 0.1% -16.4% -7.7%
Net margin 9.7% -22.7% 8.9%
FCF margin 35.1% 31.6% 22.5%
Operating cash flow margin 35.1% 24.9% 14.0%
Return on equity 0.0% -8.5% 9.7%
Return on assets 0.0% -5.2% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 1.3% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 0.0% – 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.9x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASUSASEXK
Debt / assets 0.0% 1.6% 0.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x -6.9x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 31.5% 44.0%
Equity / assets 72.5% 68.5% 56.0%
Interest coverage 21.3x 1.2x 7.5x
Current ratio 14.1x – 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.5x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 2.2x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score 5.21 – 3.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASUSASEXK
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield -1.4% -0.8% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -0.8% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusPAASUSASEXK
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 35.4xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $0.09FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +244.4% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $244.05MFY2026 $813.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +107.0%FY2026 +88.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +63.3% +39.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASUSASEXK
Held by institutions 56.5% 42.0% 50.1%
Institutions holding 584 154 222
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +4.8% -6.4%
Institutions buying 268 95 122
Institutions selling 199 33 55
Buyers to sellers 1.35 2.88 2.22

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.

PAASUSASEXK
PAAS 1.00 0.81 0.89
USAS 0.81 1.00 0.81
EXK 0.89 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, USAS and EXK?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.44B, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) $820.72M, Endeavour Silver (EXK) $2.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, USAS and EXK?

Endeavour Silver (EXK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 49.8x, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -19.9x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Endeavour Silver (EXK) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.2x, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 35.4x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 12.1x). 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) +2.3%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) +88.0%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -22.7%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Endeavour Silver (EXK) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 1.3%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pan American Silver (PAAS) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.1%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -22.0%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) -1.0%. Over five years, Pan American Silver (PAAS) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.4%/yr, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) +6.5%/yr, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +9.6%/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) 57.9%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 88.1%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, USAS 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, 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.