PAAS vs WPM vs SVM Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, Wheaton Precious Metals and Silvercorp Metals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$125.95 -11.9% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$57.13B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.62 -23.9% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPAASWPMSVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.92B $57.13B $1.88B WPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.4x 28.0x 21.9x SVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 29.6x 12.0x SVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% -6.5% +60.8% SVM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% — 17.3% SVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 18.7% 11.7% WPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 0.7x -1.9x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.0% +33.4% +40.6% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr +25.1%/yr +14.6%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 50.7% 70.6% WPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 77/100 76/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

PAASWPMSVM

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

AxisPAASWPMSVM
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 73 #49 of 181 83 #28 of 162
Growth 73 #40 of 147 92 #10 of 111 87 #20 of 147
Profitability 52 #59 of 122 97 #5 of 129 82 #23 of 122
Financial Health 85 #25 of 164 78 #37 of 164 83 #28 of 164
Shareholder Returns 71 #32 of 107 45 #42 of 75 44 #60 of 107
Overall 68 77 76
  • PAAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WPM ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SVM 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

PeriodPAASWPMSVMSPY
1 month -13.3%-11.9%-23.9% -0.2%
3 months -3.7%+14.9%-8.2% +3.9%
6 months -20.5%-2.7%-26.9% +8.2%
Year to date -19.6%+7.2%+3.4% +12.9%
1 year +20.0%+33.4%+40.6% +12.3%
3 years +175.5%+189.3%+274.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +40.2%+42.5%+55.4% +23.3%
5 years +58.8%+206.7%+97.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.7%+25.1%+14.6% +10.9%
10 years +168.4%+437.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.4%+18.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePAASWPMSVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%50.7%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.1%54.1%73.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.071.942.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.660.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-43.8%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.4%-24.0%-45.1% -1.2%
52-week high $68.70$165.72$15.71 $779.14
52-week low $33.20$94.37$6.09 $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.

MultiplePAASWPMSVM
P/E now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 13.3x 28.0xmedian 34.2x 22.0xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.2x -1,604xmedian 4.9x 3.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.0xmedian 7.3x 22.5xmedian 11.7x 7.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.7x 22.5xmedian 13.2x 6.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 5.9xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.31 0.48median 0.91 0.48median 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 monthsPAASWPMSVM
Revenue $3.19B -$35.66M $495.47M
Gross profit $882.07M $2.40B $302.64M
Operating income $1.90M $2.28B $165.81M
Net income $930.65M $2.05B $69.58M
Free cash flow $1.12B $2.54B $309.98M
EPS (diluted) $0.81 $4.48 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $100.19M $386.76M
Total debt $3.00M $1.99B $118.10M
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 454.69M 219.43M
Enterprise value $10.77B $52.56B $221.55M

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
MetricPAASWPMSVM
P/E 51.3x 28.0x 22.0x
P/FCF 15.7x 22.5x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 22.5x 5.9x
P/S 5.5x -1,604x 3.8x
P/B 2.4x 5.9x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 5.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 45.0x 22.5x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 8,419x 25.9x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 5.0x -1,657x 3.1x
EV/FCF 14.3x 23.2x 4.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 23.2x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 0.48 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASWPMSVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% -6.5% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -17.4% 31.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 114.5% 146.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 104.0% 69.4% 58.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 116.1% 149.2% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 127.1% 73.5% 72.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.6% 159.9% -7.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 49.4% 50.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -57.1% 158.1% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 58.1% 45.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 88.5% 120.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 56.5% 53.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.2% 88.5% 298.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.4% 56.5% 189.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASWPMSVM
Gross margin 27.7% – 61.1%
EBITDA margin 11.1% – 40.9%
Operating margin 0.1% – 33.5%
Pretax margin 0.1% – 57.4%
Net margin 9.7% – 17.3%
FCF margin 35.1% – 62.6%
Operating cash flow margin 35.1% -7,135% 65.4%
Return on equity 0.0% 21.5% 5.7%
Return on assets 0.0% 18.5% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 18.7% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 21.2% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – -67.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASWPMSVM
Debt / assets 0.0% 16.3% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 0.7x -1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.8x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 20.3% 23.2%
Equity / assets 72.5% 79.7% 76.8%
Interest coverage 21.3x 61.9x 11.9x
Current ratio 14.1x 0.5x 3.5x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.5x 3.4x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.4x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 5.18 15.15 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASWPMSVM
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.6% 0.2%
Net buyback yield -1.4% 0.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.6% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusPAASWPMSVM
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $4.25FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +22.8% +80.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $3.35BFY2026 $479.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +24.2% +74.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASWPMSVM
Held by institutions 56.5% 63.9% 55.0%
Institutions holding 584 846 185
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +2.8% +2.1%
Institutions buying 268 419 92
Institutions selling 199 266 64
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.58 1.44

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.

PAASWPMSVM
PAAS 1.00 0.90 0.85
WPM 0.90 1.00 0.82
SVM 0.85 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, WPM and SVM?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.92B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $57.13B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, WPM and SVM?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 51.4x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 28.0x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.1x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 29.6x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 12.0x). 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%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +20.0%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +33.4%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +40.6%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.7%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +25.1%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +14.6%/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%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.01%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 0.00%. Pan American Silver (PAAS) and Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 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) 57.9%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.7%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, WPM 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, 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.