PAAS vs WPM Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver and Wheaton Precious Metals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$122.36 -14.4% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.56B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.63%
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 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASWPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.00B $55.56B WPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.6x 27.2x WPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 28.7x PAAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% -6.5% PAAS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 18.7% WPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 0.7x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.69% 0.63% PAAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.9% +24.7% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr +24.3%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 50.7% WPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 78/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

PAASWPM

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

AxisPAASWPM
Valuation 61 #45 of 114 78 #32 of 139
Growth 71 #30 of 102 89 #9 of 73
Profitability 50 #41 of 81 99 #2 of 91
Financial Health 83 #21 of 120 78 #30 of 130
Shareholder Returns 65 #26 of 73 48 #22 of 41
Overall 66 78
  • PAAS ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WPM ranked among 166 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAASWPMSPY
1 month -16.1%-14.4% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%+9.2% +3.5%
6 months -27.0%-10.4% +7.0%
Year to date -22.2%+4.1% +12.2%
1 year +10.9%+24.7% +13.0%
3 years +166.6%+181.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +38.7%+41.2% +23.1%
5 years +52.3%+196.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.8%+24.3% +11.0%
10 years +153.2%+410.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.7%+17.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePAASWPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.1%54.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.061.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-26.2% -1.8%
52-week high $68.70$165.72 $779.14
52-week low $33.20$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.

MultiplePAASWPM
P/E now vs peer median 49.6xmedian 10.6x 27.2xmedian 41.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.1x -1,558xmedian 11.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.4xmedian 5.9x 21.8xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 11.3x 21.8xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.17 0.47median 0.92

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 monthsPAASWPM
Revenue $3.19B -$35.66M
Gross profit $882.07M $2.40B
Operating income $1.90M $2.28B
Net income $930.65M $2.05B
Free cash flow $1.12B $2.54B
EPS (diluted) $0.81 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $100.19M
Total debt $3.00M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 454.69M
Enterprise value $11.86B $50.98B

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
MetricPAASWPM
P/E 49.6x 27.2x
P/FCF 15.2x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 21.8x
P/S 5.3x -1,558x
P/B 2.3x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 43.4x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 8,120x 25.2x
EV/Revenue 4.8x -1,611x
EV/FCF 13.8x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 22.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASWPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 114.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 104.0% 69.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 116.1% 149.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 127.1% 73.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.6% 159.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 49.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -57.1% 158.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 88.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.2% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.4% 56.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASWPM
Gross margin 27.7% –
EBITDA margin 11.1% –
Operating margin 0.1% –
Pretax margin 0.1% –
Net margin 9.7% –
FCF margin 35.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 35.1% -7,135%
Return on equity 0.0% 21.5%
Return on assets 0.0% 18.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 18.7%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – -67.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASWPM
Debt / assets 0.0% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 20.3%
Equity / assets 72.5% 79.7%
Interest coverage 21.3x 61.9x
Current ratio 14.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.06 14.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASWPM
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.6%
Net buyback yield -1.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 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.

ConsensusPAASWPM
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.22FY2026 $4.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.3%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% +22.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.48BFY2026 $3.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +45.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +23.8%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

PAASWPM
PAAS 1.00 0.90
WPM 0.90 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS and WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $17.00B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $55.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS and WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 49.6x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pan American Silver (PAAS) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.5x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 28.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.9%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +24.7%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +8.8%/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) 1.69%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.63%.

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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do PAAS and WPM move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.90, a strong positive relationship. Holding both adds little diversification.

Which is the better stock, PAAS 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.