PAAS vs USAS vs WPM Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, Americas Gold & Silver and Wheaton Precious Metals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$132.55 -3.7% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$61.27B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wheaton Precious Metals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Wheaton Precious Metals 7, Pan American Silver 2, Americas Gold & Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASUSASWPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.55B $796.66M $61.27B WPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9,901x -19.3x 30.1x WPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 32.8x 31.2x PAAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +88.0% -6.5% USAS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% -22.7% — PAAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 1.3% 18.7% WPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.3x -6.9x 0.7x USAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% -20.5% +37.4% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +5.1%/yr +26.5%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 89.2% 52.1% WPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 61/100 78/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

PAASUSASWPM

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

AxisPAASUSASWPM
Valuation 56 #75 of 169 52 #81 of 169 76 #49 of 200
Growth 88 #20 of 153 82 #28 of 153 93 #9 of 117
Profitability 50 #62 of 123 44 #69 of 123 98 #4 of 144
Financial Health 87 #23 of 165 79 #36 of 165 76 #40 of 166
Shareholder Returns 50 #58 of 116 50 #59 of 116 45 #45 of 81
Overall 66 61 78
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WPM ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAASUSASWPMSPY
1 month -11.8%-34.0%-3.7% -5.9%
3 months -15.7%-36.8%+5.7% -4.6%
6 months -29.9%-53.8%+0.8% +0.2%
Year to date -21.8%-42.3%+12.8% +7.5%
1 year +19.9%-20.5%+37.4% +8.2%
3 years +166.1%+371.2%+197.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +38.6%+67.7%+43.9% +19.0%
5 years +55.8%+28.3%+223.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.3%+5.1%+26.5% +9.4%
10 years +145.5%-57.6%+456.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.4%-8.2%+18.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePAASUSASWPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%89.2%52.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%94.2%54.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.973.561.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.230.72 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-83.6%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-70.6%-20.0% -5.9%
52-week high $68.70$10.03$165.72 $779.14
52-week low $33.77$2.71$96.28 $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.

MultiplePAASUSASWPM
P/E now vs peer median 9,841xmedian 12.9x -19.2xmedian 12.9x 29.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 5.2xmedian 3.1x -1,688xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 7.6x 72.9xmedian 7.6x 23.6xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.2x 16.5xmedian 12.2x 23.7xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 6.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 377.07median 0.19 -0.49median 0.19 0.51median 0.77

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 monthsPAASUSASWPM
Revenue $3.46B $181.59M -$35.66M
Gross profit $1.18B $92.90M $2.40B
Operating income $2.08M $4.62M $2.28B
Net income $1.12B -$47.71M $2.05B
Free cash flow $1.53B $57.37M $2.54B
R&D – $7.36M –
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-0.15 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $88.88M $100.19M
Total debt $2.00M $6.95M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 267.34M 454.69M
Enterprise value $9.76B $416.47M $56.70B

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
MetricPAASUSASWPM
P/E 9,841x -19.2x 29.5x
P/FCF 11.2x 16.5x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 20.9x 23.7x
P/S 4.9x 5.2x -1,688x
P/B 2.3x 3.2x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.2x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 44.0x 72.9x 23.6x
EV/EBIT 7,492x 187.0x 27.3x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 4.8x -1,741x
EV/FCF 10.2x 15.0x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 19.1x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 377.07 -0.49 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASUSASWPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 88.0% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 28.8% -17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 684.7% 114.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 118.7% 109.3% 69.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.6% -37.5% 149.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 179.0% 63.9% 73.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.9% -42.6% 159.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.4% 3.6% 49.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 135.9% -281.6% 158.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 39.1% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 283.0% 712.7% 88.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 84.2% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.9% 207.2% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 60.6% 56.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASUSASWPM
Gross margin 34.0% 51.2% –
EBITDA margin 10.2% 6.5% –
Operating margin 0.1% 2.5% –
Pretax margin 0.1% -16.4% –
Net margin 0.0% -22.7% –
FCF margin 44.2% 31.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 24.9% -7,135%
Return on equity 0.0% -8.5% 21.5%
Return on assets 0.0% -5.2% 18.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 1.3% 18.7%
Return on capital employed 0.0% – 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.7% -67.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASUSASWPM
Debt / assets 0.0% 1.6% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.3x -6.9x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 31.5% 20.3%
Equity / assets 72.7% 68.5% 79.7%
Interest coverage 22.1x 1.2x 61.9x
Current ratio 14.1x – 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.1x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.15 – 15.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASUSASWPM
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -2.8% -0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -1.1% -0.8% 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.

ConsensusPAASUSASWPM
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 32.8xFY2026 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $0.09FY2026 $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 – +40.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +244.4% +24.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $245.32MFY2026 $3.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +108.1%FY2026 +45.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +62.4% +25.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASUSASWPM
Held by institutions 56.5% – 63.9%
Institutions holding 586 – 848
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% – +2.8%
Institutions buying 268 – 419
Institutions selling 199 – 268
Buyers to sellers 1.35 – 1.56

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.

PAASUSASWPM
PAAS 1.00 0.81 0.90
USAS 0.81 1.00 0.80
WPM 0.90 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, USAS and WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.55B, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) $796.66M, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $61.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, USAS and WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9,901x, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -19.3x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pan American Silver (PAAS) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.7x, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 32.8x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 31.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +6.2%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) +88.0%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -22.7%). On return on invested capital, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 1.3%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.9%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) -20.5%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +37.4%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.3%/yr, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) +5.1%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +26.5%/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%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 0.00%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.01%. Pan American Silver (PAAS) and Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) has been the steadiest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.8%, Americas Gold & Silver (USAS) 89.2%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, USAS 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 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.