SVM vs VZLA vs PAAS Stock Comparison

Silvercorp Metals, Vizsla Silver and Pan American Silver Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.31 -23.3% 1M +31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
8 wins
VZLA Vizsla Silver Corp.
$3.31 -14.2% 1M -20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Silvercorp Metals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Silvercorp Metals 8, Pan American Silver 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSVMVZLAPAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.72B $1.04B $14.34B PAAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x -7.7x 46.3x SVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x — 12.8x SVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.8% — +2.3% SVM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% — 9.7% SVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% — 0.0% SVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x 0.5x -4.4x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.1% -20.6% +16.1% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr — +9.7%/yr SVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.6% 68.2% 57.9% PAAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 35/100 67/100 SVM

Percentile Scorecard

SVMVZLAPAAS

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

AxisSVMVZLAPAAS
Valuation 84 #27 of 163 36 #105 of 163 57 #71 of 163
Growth 88 #19 of 148 16 #124 of 148 74 #39 of 148
Profitability 83 #22 of 123 25 #93 of 123 52 #60 of 123
Financial Health 83 #28 of 164 51 #81 of 164 85 #25 of 164
Shareholder Returns 48 #57 of 108 50 #55 of 108 69 #34 of 108
Overall 77 35 67
  • SVM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • VZLA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS 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

PeriodSVMVZLAPAASSPY
1 month -23.3%-14.2%-11.7% +0.7%
3 months -13.9%+1.8%-7.5% +3.7%
6 months -30.7%-2.1%-22.1% +7.1%
Year to date -0.4%-39.5%-21.4% +12.8%
1 year +31.1%-20.6%+16.1% +11.9%
3 years +266.1%+203.7%+172.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +54.2%+44.8%+39.7% +22.8%
5 years +96.9%—+59.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.5%—+9.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+164.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSVMVZLAPAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.6%68.2%57.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.0%75.6%60.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.622.562.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.44-0.300.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.4%-59.2%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.1%-51.7%-40.7% -1.2%
52-week high $15.71$6.86$68.70 $779.14
52-week low $6.09$2.95$33.20 $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.

MultipleSVMVZLAPAAS
P/E now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 13.2x -8.4xmedian 13.2x 50.2xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 5.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.2x -4.3xmedian 7.2x 43.9xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 15.2x 61.4xmedian 15.2x 15.3xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.30 0.13median 0.30 1.14median 0.30

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 monthsSVMVZLAPAAS
Revenue $495.47M – $3.19B
Gross profit $302.64M – $882.07M
Operating income $165.81M – $1.90M
Net income $69.58M -$134.20M $930.65M
Free cash flow $309.98M $18.91M $1.12B
R&D – $1.36M –
EPS (diluted) $0.39 $-0.40 $0.81
Cash & equivalents $386.76M $406.50M $1.57B
Total debt $118.10M $4.44B $3.00M
Shares (diluted) 219.43M 338.89M 381.58M
Enterprise value $67.67M -$443.08M $9.19B

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
MetricSVMVZLAPAAS
P/E 21.2x -8.4x 50.2x
P/FCF 5.9x 61.4x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x -75.0x 15.4x
P/S 3.7x – 5.4x
P/B 1.6x 2.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x -4.3x 43.9x
EV/EBIT 8.7x -4.3x 8,215x
EV/Revenue 2.9x – 4.9x
EV/FCF 4.7x 55.0x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x -67.2x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.13 1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSVMVZLAPAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.8% – 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.7% – 22.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 146.3% – -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 58.3% – 104.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.4% – 116.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.4% – 127.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.2% -1,584% 123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 50.9% -103.6% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.3% -955.5% -57.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.6% -62.9% 44.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 120.5% -43.8% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.9% -16.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 298.5% 159.0% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 189.0% 25.1% 56.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSVMVZLAPAAS
Gross margin 61.1% – 27.7%
EBITDA margin 40.9% – 11.1%
Operating margin 33.5% – 0.1%
Pretax margin 57.4% – 0.1%
Net margin 17.3% – 9.7%
FCF margin 62.6% – 35.1%
Operating cash flow margin 65.4% – 35.1%
Return on equity 5.7% -29.9% 0.0%
Return on assets 4.4% -17.6% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 11.7% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 12.0% -33.5% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.7x 0.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSVMVZLAPAAS
Debt / assets 0.0% 40.3% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x 0.5x -4.4x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 15.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 23.2% 41.2% 27.5%
Equity / assets 76.8% 58.8% 72.5%
Interest coverage 11.9x – 21.3x
Current ratio 3.5x 55.2x 14.1x
Quick ratio 3.4x 54.7x 2.5x
Cash ratio 3.3x 54.7x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 4.28 – 5.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSVMVZLAPAAS
Dividend yield 0.2% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -1.0% -1.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -1.0% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusSVMVZLAPAAS
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 – 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 – $3.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 – +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +80.6% – +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $479.44MFY2026 – $4.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 – +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +74.7% – +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSVMVZLAPAAS
Held by institutions 0.0% 54.7% 56.5%
Institutions holding 1 162 585
Change in shares held, QoQ – -3.7% -1.0%
Institutions buying 0 80 269
Institutions selling 1 45 199
Buyers to sellers 0.00 1.78 1.35

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.

SVMVZLAPAAS
SVM 1.00 0.79 0.85
VZLA 0.79 1.00 0.76
PAAS 0.85 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SVM, VZLA and PAAS?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.72B, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) $1.04B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $14.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, SVM, VZLA and PAAS?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 20.1x, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -7.7x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 46.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) is cheapest (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.5x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.8x). 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: Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +31.1%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -20.6%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +16.1%. Over five years, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) compounded fastest (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +14.5%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pan American Silver (PAAS) has been the steadiest (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 68.2%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SVM, VZLA and PAAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) leads on 8. 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.