PPTA vs AGI vs EQX Stock Comparison

Perpetua Resources, Alamos Gold and Equinox Gold Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AGI Alamos Gold Inc
$31.16 -9.7% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.11B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
9 wins
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
$10.43 -12.4% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.47B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alamos Gold leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Alamos Gold 9, Equinox Gold 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPPTAAGIEQXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.27B $13.11B $6.47B AGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x 11.2x 13.1x AGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x 10.4x EQX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +47.8% +98.8% EQX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 52.6% 20.5% AGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 30.3% 9.9% AGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 0.1x AGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.0% +2.0% -1.4% AGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.3%/yr +32.0%/yr +6.1%/yr AGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.6% 54.8% 62.5% AGI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 72/100 71/100 AGI

Percentile Scorecard

PPTAAGIEQX

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

AxisPPTAAGIEQX
Valuation 16 #136 of 162 60 #65 of 162 81 #31 of 162
Growth 1 #146 of 147 78 #33 of 147 100 #1 of 147
Profitability 23 #94 of 122 90 #13 of 122 69 #39 of 122
Financial Health 92 #14 of 164 69 #51 of 164 62 #63 of 164
Shareholder Returns 16 #90 of 107 62 #41 of 107 41 #64 of 107
Overall 30 72 71
  • PPTA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AGI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQX 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

PeriodPPTAAGIEQXSPY
1 month -21.8%-9.7%-12.4% -0.2%
3 months +5.6%+8.2%+14.1% +3.9%
6 months -33.2%-25.3%-24.6% +8.2%
Year to date -24.1%-19.2%-25.7% +12.9%
1 year -26.0%+2.0%-1.4% +12.3%
3 years +411.7%+143.1%+126.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +72.4%+34.5%+31.3% +23.3%
5 years +275.7%+300.0%+34.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +30.3%+32.0%+6.1% +10.9%
10 years —+295.4%+40.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.7%+3.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePPTAAGIEQXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.6%54.8%62.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.1%59.6%64.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.021.902.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.04-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.6%-49.7%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-43.7%-44.4% -1.2%
52-week high $37.22$55.33$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $16.44$27.82$8.61 $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.

MultiplePPTAAGIEQX
P/E now vs peer median -9.9xmedian 13.3x 11.2xmedian 13.3x 13.3xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 5.9xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 7.3x 7.5xmedian 7.3x 6.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 14.7x -113.7xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.31 0.12median 0.31 0.09median 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 monthsPPTAAGIEQX
Revenue – $2.23B $2.41B
Operating income -$264.40M $1.49B $740.90M
Net income -$232.33M $1.17B $1.74B
Free cash flow -$213.26M -$115.10M –
R&D $254.25M $27.80M $25.27M
EPS (diluted) $-1.86 $2.78 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $574.25M $636.90M $317.78M
Total debt – $900.00M $553.95M
Shares (diluted) 125.09M 422.66M 630.31M
Enterprise value -$132.20M $10.54B $4.43B

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
MetricPPTAAGIEQX
P/E -9.9x 11.2x 13.3x
P/FCF -10.8x -113.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -12.7x – –
P/S – 5.9x 3.4x
P/B 3.2x 2.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.7x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -6.5x 7.5x 6.6x
EV/EBIT -6.5x 8.5x 11.2x
EV/Revenue – 5.7x 3.4x
EV/FCF -8.1x -109.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.12 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPPTAAGIEQX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 47.8% 98.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.5% 33.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -351.9% 128.1% 363.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -93.2% 80.0% 256.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -951.5% 238.3% 638.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -101.3% 92.1% 385.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -542.8% 228.6% 372.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.3% 90.4% 149.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -436.4% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -103.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -493.7% -144.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% -30.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPPTAAGIEQX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 75.7% 51.5%
Operating margin – 66.8% 30.7%
Pretax margin – 75.9% 26.8%
Net margin – 52.6% 20.5%
FCF margin – -5.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity -31.1% 24.9% 16.3%
Return on assets -29.4% 17.7% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – 30.3% 9.9%
Return on capital employed -34.5% 24.5% –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPPTAAGIEQX
Debt / assets – 3.0% 5.7%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – -1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 6.9% 28.4% 35.0%
Equity / assets 93.1% 71.6% 65.0%
Interest coverage – 316.7x 21.9x
Current ratio 12.3x 2.1x –
Quick ratio 11.9x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 11.8x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score – 5.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPPTAAGIEQX
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -18.8% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -18.8% 0.5% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusPPTAAGIEQX
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.20FY2026 $2.24FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +60.0%FY2026 +49.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.4% +31.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $2.52BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +39.2%FY2026 +130.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +26.5% +32.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPPTAAGIEQX
Held by institutions 67.2% 56.4% 70.9%
Institutions holding 255 472 327
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -1.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 128 240 184
Institutions selling 79 151 88
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.59 2.09

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.

PPTAAGIEQX
PPTA 1.00 0.76 0.78
AGI 0.76 1.00 0.85
EQX 0.78 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PPTA, AGI and EQX?

Alamos Gold (AGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.27B, Alamos Gold (AGI) $13.11B, Equinox Gold (EQX) $6.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, PPTA, AGI and EQX?

Alamos Gold (AGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -9.8x, Alamos Gold (AGI) 11.2x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinox Gold (EQX) is cheapest (Alamos Gold (AGI) 13.9x, Equinox Gold (EQX) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinox Gold (EQX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alamos Gold (AGI) +47.8%, Equinox Gold (EQX) +98.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alamos Gold (AGI) has the highest net margin (Alamos Gold (AGI) 52.6%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Alamos Gold (AGI) leads (Alamos Gold (AGI) 30.3%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alamos Gold (AGI) returned the most: Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.0%, Alamos Gold (AGI) +2.0%, Equinox Gold (EQX) -1.4%. Over five years, Alamos Gold (AGI) compounded fastest (Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.3%/yr, Alamos Gold (AGI) +32.0%/yr, Equinox Gold (EQX) +6.1%/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%, Equinox Gold (EQX) 62.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alamos Gold (AGI) leads on 9. 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.