PPTA vs AGI vs AU Stock Comparison

Perpetua Resources, Alamos Gold and AngloGold Ashanti Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGI Alamos Gold Inc
$31.16 -9.7% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.04B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$86.74 -12.4% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.81B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 7, Alamos Gold 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPPTAAGIAULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.26B $13.04B $43.81B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.7x 11.1x 11.5x AGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x 10.2x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +47.8% +54.6% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 52.6% 32.2% AGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 30.3% 40.5% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.0% +2.0% +33.5% AU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.3%/yr +32.0%/yr +35.5%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.6% 54.8% 60.2% AGI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 72/100 81/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

PPTAAGIAU

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

AxisPPTAAGIAU
Valuation 16 #136 of 162 60 #65 of 162 76 #40 of 162
Growth 1 #146 of 147 78 #33 of 147 88 #18 of 147
Profitability 23 #94 of 122 90 #13 of 122 97 #5 of 122
Financial Health 92 #14 of 164 69 #51 of 164 49 #84 of 164
Shareholder Returns 16 #90 of 107 62 #41 of 107 97 #4 of 107
Overall 30 72 81
  • PPTA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AGI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AU 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

PeriodPPTAAGIAUSPY
1 month -21.8%-9.7%-12.4% -0.2%
3 months +5.6%+8.2%+9.9% +3.9%
6 months -33.2%-25.3%-7.7% +8.2%
Year to date -24.1%-19.2%+1.7% +12.9%
1 year -26.0%+2.0%+33.5% +12.3%
3 years +411.7%+143.1%+352.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +72.4%+34.5%+65.4% +23.3%
5 years +275.7%+300.0%+356.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +30.3%+32.0%+35.5% +10.9%
10 years —+295.4%+549.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.7%+20.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePPTAAGIAUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.6%54.8%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.1%59.6%62.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.021.902.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.040.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.6%-49.7%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-43.7%-32.4% -1.2%
52-week high $37.22$55.33$128.26 $779.14
52-week low $16.44$27.82$63.61 $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.

MultiplePPTAAGIAU
P/E now vs peer median -9.9xmedian 13.3x 11.2xmedian 13.3x 11.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 5.9xmedian 3.2x 3.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 7.3x 7.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 14.7x -113.7xmedian 14.7x 6.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.31 0.12median 0.31 —median 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 monthsPPTAAGIAU
Revenue – $2.23B $11.83B
Gross profit – – $6.48B
Operating income -$264.40M $1.49B $4.91B
Net income -$232.33M $1.17B $4.48B
Free cash flow -$213.26M -$115.10M $6.34B
R&D $254.25M $27.80M $259.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.86 $2.78 $7.48
Cash & equivalents $574.25M $636.90M $2.78B
Total debt – $900.00M $1.57B
Shares (diluted) 125.09M 422.66M 509.09M
Enterprise value -$144.71M $10.47B $31.70B

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
MetricPPTAAGIAU
P/E -9.9x 11.2x 11.6x
P/FCF -10.8x -113.7x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow -12.7x – 7.1x
P/S – 5.9x 3.7x
P/B 3.2x 2.7x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.7x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA -6.5x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT -6.5x 8.5x 8.6x
EV/Revenue – 5.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF -8.1x -109.5x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.6x – 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.12 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPPTAAGIAU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 47.8% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 97.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -351.9% 128.1% 165.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -93.2% 80.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -951.5% 238.3% 115.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -101.3% 92.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -542.8% 228.6% 78.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.3% 90.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -436.4% – 103.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -103.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -493.7% -144.0% 108.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% -30.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPPTAAGIAU
Gross margin – – 54.8%
EBITDA margin – 75.7% –
Operating margin – 66.8% 41.5%
Pretax margin – 75.9% 51.7%
Net margin – 52.6% 32.2%
FCF margin – -5.2% 53.6%
Operating cash flow margin – – 52.3%
Return on equity -31.1% 24.9% 46.3%
Return on assets -29.4% 17.7% 28.7%
Return on invested capital – 30.3% 40.5%
Return on capital employed -34.5% 24.5% 35.2%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPPTAAGIAU
Debt / assets – 3.0% 10.1%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x –
Debt / FCF – -1.7x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 6.9% 28.4% 42.4%
Equity / assets 93.1% 71.6% 57.6%
Interest coverage – 316.7x –
Current ratio 12.3x 2.1x 2.7x
Quick ratio 11.9x 1.3x 2.1x
Cash ratio 11.8x 1.2x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – 5.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPPTAAGIAU
Dividend yield – 0.5% 5.2%
Net buyback yield -18.8% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -18.8% 0.5% 5.2%
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.

ConsensusPPTAAGIAU
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.20FY2026 $2.24FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +60.0%FY2026 +58.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.4% +9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $2.52BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +39.2%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +26.5% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPPTAAGIAU
Held by institutions 67.2% 56.4% 45.9%
Institutions holding 255 472 563
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -1.1% +3.0%
Institutions buying 128 240 323
Institutions selling 79 151 166
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.59 1.95

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.

PPTAAGIAU
PPTA 1.00 0.76 0.75
AGI 0.76 1.00 0.83
AU 0.75 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PPTA, AGI and AU?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.26B, Alamos Gold (AGI) $13.04B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $43.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, PPTA, AGI and AU?

Alamos Gold (AGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.7x, Alamos Gold (AGI) 11.1x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Alamos Gold (AGI) 13.9x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alamos Gold (AGI) +47.8%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alamos Gold (AGI) has the highest net margin (Alamos Gold (AGI) 52.6%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Alamos Gold (AGI) 30.3%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AngloGold Ashanti (AU) returned the most: Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.0%, Alamos Gold (AGI) +2.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +33.5%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.3%/yr, Alamos Gold (AGI) +32.0%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +35.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alamos Gold (AGI) has been the steadiest (Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.6%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 54.8%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PPTA, AGI and AU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 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.