PAAS vs VZLA vs SVM Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, Vizsla Silver and Silvercorp Metals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.34 -20.6% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$484.23M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Silvercorp Metals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Silvercorp Metals 8, Pan American Silver 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASVZLASVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.70B $1.11B $1.95B PAAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10,001x -8.3x 19.0x SVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x — 11.6x SVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% — +49.7% SVM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% — 21.2% SVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 11.0% SVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.3x 0.5x -1.8x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% -16.5% +36.1% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr — +13.6%/yr SVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 68.7% 71.2% PAAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 35/100 77/100 SVM

Percentile Scorecard

PAASVZLASVM

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

AxisPAASVZLASVM
Valuation 56 #75 of 169 38 #106 of 169 85 #27 of 169
Growth 88 #20 of 153 16 #128 of 153 90 #17 of 153
Profitability 50 #62 of 123 25 #92 of 123 84 #20 of 123
Financial Health 87 #23 of 165 49 #84 of 165 82 #30 of 165
Shareholder Returns 50 #58 of 116 47 #62 of 116 45 #64 of 116
Overall 66 35 77
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • VZLA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM 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

PeriodPAASVZLASVMSPY
1 month -11.8%-9.9%-20.6% -5.9%
3 months -15.7%-9.9%-22.8% -4.6%
6 months -29.9%-7.0%-38.0% +0.2%
Year to date -21.8%-41.7%0.0% +7.5%
1 year +19.9%-16.5%+36.1% +8.2%
3 years +166.1%+212.7%+269.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +38.6%+46.3%+54.6% +19.0%
5 years +55.8%—+89.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.3%—+13.6% +9.4%
10 years +145.5%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.4%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePAASVZLASVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%68.7%71.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%75.3%73.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.972.402.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.240.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-59.2%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-53.5%-46.9% -5.9%
52-week high $68.70$6.86$15.71 $779.14
52-week low $33.77$2.95$6.13 $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.

MultiplePAASVZLASVM
P/E now vs peer median 9,841xmedian 12.9x -8.1xmedian 12.9x 17.8xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 3.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 7.6x -4.2xmedian 7.6x 6.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.2x 59.2xmedian 12.2x 5.3xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 377.07median 0.19 0.09median 0.19 0.54median 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 monthsPAASVZLASVM
Revenue $3.46B – $484.23M
Gross profit $1.18B – $301.66M
Operating income $2.08M – $165.77M
Net income $1.12B -$134.20M $85.80M
Free cash flow $1.53B $18.91M $345.79M
R&D – $1.36M –
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-0.40 $0.47
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $406.50M $383.45M
Total debt $2.00M $289.08M $2.09M
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 338.89M 219.43M
Enterprise value $9.92B -$364.79M $293.57M

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
MetricPAASVZLASVM
P/E 9,841x -8.1x 17.8x
P/FCF 11.2x 59.2x 5.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x -72.3x 5.3x
P/S 4.9x – 3.8x
P/B 2.3x 2.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 44.0x -4.2x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 7,492x -4.2x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 4.5x – 3.0x
EV/FCF 10.2x 52.8x 4.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x -64.5x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 377.07 0.09 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASVZLASVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% – 49.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 28.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% – 128.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 118.7% – 53.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.6% – 32.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 179.0% – 42.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.9% -1,584% 81.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.4% -103.6% 23.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 135.9% -955.5% 91.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -90.2% 33.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 283.0% -43.8% 113.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% 64.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.9% 159.0% 271.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 24.6% 286.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASVZLASVM
Gross margin 34.0% – 62.3%
EBITDA margin 10.2% – 44.2%
Operating margin 0.1% – 34.2%
Pretax margin 0.1% – 58.7%
Net margin 0.0% – 21.2%
FCF margin 44.2% – 71.4%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% – 71.8%
Return on equity 0.0% -29.9% 11.0%
Return on assets 0.0% -17.6% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 11.0%
Return on capital employed 0.0% -33.5% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.1x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASVZLASVM
Debt / assets 0.0% 40.3% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.3x 0.5x -1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 15.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 41.2% 25.8%
Equity / assets 72.7% 58.8% 74.2%
Interest coverage 22.1x – 12.5x
Current ratio 14.1x 55.2x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 54.7x 3.1x
Cash ratio 2.1x 54.7x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 5.15 – 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASVZLASVM
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield -2.8% -1.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -1.1% -1.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPAASVZLASVM
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 – 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 – $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 – +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% – +80.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 – $479.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 – +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% – +74.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASVZLASVM
Held by institutions 56.5% 54.7% 55.1%
Institutions holding 586 162 186
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -3.7% +2.1%
Institutions buying 268 80 93
Institutions selling 199 45 64
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.78 1.45

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.

PAASVZLASVM
PAAS 1.00 0.77 0.85
VZLA 0.77 1.00 0.79
SVM 0.85 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, VZLA and SVM?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.70B, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) $1.11B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, VZLA and SVM?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 10,001x, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -8.3x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.7x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.6x). 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) +6.2%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +49.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.9%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -16.5%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +36.1%. Over five years, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.3%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +13.6%/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) 58.8%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 68.7%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 71.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) leads on 8. 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.