SVM vs B vs AG Stock Comparison

Silvercorp Metals, Barrick Mining and First Majestic Silver Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.22 -27.4% 1M +28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
2 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.23 -10.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$66.96B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 9, Silvercorp Metals 2, First Majestic Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSVMBAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.89B $66.96B $7.50B B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 10.3x 21.6x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 10.2x 18.3x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.8% +49.4% +98.5% AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 31.6% 21.2% B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 24.8% 12.0% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -0.1x -1.0x SVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% B
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.4% +17.7% +15.7% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +14.6%/yr +2.4%/yr B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.6% 46.9% 73.7% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 78/100 76/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

SVMBAG

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

AxisSVMBAG
Valuation 83 #28 of 162 86 #23 of 162 75 #41 of 162
Growth 87 #20 of 147 90 #15 of 147 99 #2 of 147
Profitability 82 #23 of 122 93 #9 of 122 84 #20 of 122
Financial Health 84 #28 of 165 52 #79 of 165 69 #52 of 165
Shareholder Returns 44 #60 of 107 70 #33 of 107 50 #54 of 107
Overall 76 78 76
  • SVM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG 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

PeriodSVMBAGSPY
1 month -27.4%-10.8%-21.9% -0.8%
3 months -15.6%+2.3%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months -34.2%-6.0%-27.5% +7.0%
Year to date -1.4%-12.2%-10.9% +12.2%
1 year +28.4%+17.7%+15.7% +13.0%
3 years +257.4%+134.1%+171.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.9%+32.8%+39.4% +23.1%
5 years +87.2%+97.2%+12.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+14.6%+2.4% +11.0%
10 years —+129.6%+85.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.7%+6.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSVMBAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.6%46.9%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.4%50.3%74.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.611.792.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.400.380.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.4%-48.8%-70.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.7%-27.8%-53.6% -1.8%
52-week high $15.71$52.98$32.01 $779.14
52-week low $6.09$31.67$10.67 $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.

MultipleSVMBAG
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 12.8x 10.0xmedian 12.8x 20.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 7.0x 4.8xmedian 7.0x 6.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 15.2x 5.7xmedian 15.2x 11.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.29 0.03median 0.29 0.42median 0.29

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 monthsSVMBAG
Revenue $495.47M $20.66B $1.64B
Gross profit $302.64M $11.56B $827.10M
Operating income $165.81M $10.94B $756.62M
Net income $69.58M $9.49B $421.54M
Free cash flow $309.98M $11.25B $617.41M
R&D – $481.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.39 $3.82 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $386.76M $5.93B $1.09B
Total debt $118.10M $18.98B $1.03B
Shares (diluted) 219.43M 1.71B 484.56M
Enterprise value $235.81M $42.16B $3.56B

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
MetricSVMBAG
P/E 21.0x 10.0x 20.5x
P/FCF 5.9x 5.7x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 6.8x 8.8x
P/S 3.7x 3.1x 4.4x
P/B 1.5x 2.3x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.4x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 4.8x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 5.7x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.0x 3.9x
EV/FCF 4.6x 5.6x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 6.7x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.03 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSVMBAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.8% 49.4% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 24.2% 39.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 146.3% 89.0% 335.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 58.3% 56.9% 283.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.4% 111.0% 622.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.4% 62.3% 78.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.2% 137.0% 517.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 50.9% 196.2% 98.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.3% 142.2% 294.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.6% 332.2% 48.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 120.5% 84.0% 207.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.9% 43.8% 131.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 298.5% 69.3% 232.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 189.0% 33.2% 80.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSVMBAG
Gross margin 61.1% 56.0% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 40.9% 63.2% 60.3%
Operating margin 33.5% 53.0% 46.1%
Pretax margin 57.4% 58.9% 46.5%
Net margin 17.3% 31.6% 21.2%
FCF margin 62.6% 54.4% 37.6%
Operating cash flow margin 65.4% 45.5% 50.3%
Return on equity 5.7% 29.6% 12.2%
Return on assets 4.4% 18.1% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 24.8% 12.0%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 22.2% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.7x 1.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSVMBAG
Debt / assets 0.0% 8.9% 6.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -0.1x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 23.2% 47.8% 31.7%
Equity / assets 76.8% 52.2% 68.3%
Interest coverage 11.9x 63.6x 34.3x
Current ratio 3.5x 3.0x 2.6x
Quick ratio 3.4x 2.1x 2.3x
Cash ratio 3.3x 1.9x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 4.25 2.78 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSVMBAG
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.4% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.2% -1.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.6% -0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.5% 0.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.2% 0.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.5% -20.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% -32.9%

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.

ConsensusSVMBAG
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $0.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026 +76.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +80.6% +14.4% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $479.44MFY2026 $20.23BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +74.7% +24.8% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSVMBAG
Held by institutions 55.0% 58.0% 47.0%
Institutions holding 185 1,005 347
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% -4.7% -4.4%
Institutions buying 92 486 193
Institutions selling 64 337 104
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.44 1.86

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.

SVMBAG
SVM 1.00 0.79 0.89
B 0.79 1.00 0.80
AG 0.89 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SVM, B and AG?

Barrick Mining (B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.89B, Barrick Mining (B) $66.96B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, SVM, B and AG?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 22.0x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.4x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

First Majestic Silver (AG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest net margin (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +28.4%, Barrick Mining (B) +17.7%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +15.7%. Over five years, Barrick Mining (B) compounded fastest (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +13.4%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +14.6%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Barrick Mining (B) has the highest dividend yield: Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 0.00%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%. Silvercorp Metals (SVM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SVM, B and AG?

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