Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. AU scored 71.7, HMY scored 63.7 — AU leads.
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Different reporting periods. AU's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but HMY's are as of June 2025 — a 12-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
AU
AngloGold Ashanti plc
Gold · Quality-Growth
71.7
$94.16 · $47.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
8.0
AU leads
HMY
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
Gold · Quality-Growth
63.7
$16.88 · $10.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestHMY6.2x
Fastest growthAU+70.8%
Strongest balance sheetHMY0.13
Highest qualityAU91 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueAU-64%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
AU
stronger →← stronger
HMY
91
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
89
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
81
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
80
AU is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
AU
HMY
$4.5bB
FCF
$956mC+
+70.8%A
Rev
+20.4%A-
0.17B+
D/E
0.13A-
12.6xA-
P/E
6.2xA
0.78A-
PEG
0.03A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
AU
HMY
64% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
57% below
~-9%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
+110%
1-yr DCF upside
+87%
+174%
5-yr DCF upside
+131%
+311%
10-yr DCF upside
+216%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
AU
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Cyclical growth
HMY
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
Foreign reporter (ZAR)
The companies
AUAngloGold Ashanti plc
Gold · $94.16 · beta 0.74
Why now
Gold · market cap $47.6b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $129.14 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +71% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.78 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $117.50 (implying +25% upside).
Moat
Net margin 32% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 45% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 117% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Reserve-replacement treadmill — every barrel or ounce extracted has to be replaced through exploration or acquisition; underspending on replacement reserves shows up in production declines 2-3 years out.
HMYHarmony Gold Mining Company Limited
Gold · $16.88 · beta 0.79
Why now
Gold · market cap $10.6b. Down 35% from 52-week high of $26.06 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +20%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.03 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 3 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $22.19 (implying +31% upside).
Moat
Net margin 20% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 30% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. Mining moat is reserve quality + extraction cost per unit — top-quartile cost producers generate cash through the commodity cycle while marginal producers burn it.
Risk
Down 35% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Jurisdictional + permitting risk — mining and extraction operations concentrate exposure to political stability, royalty regimes, and environmental review timelines that can stall production for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is AU or HMY the better stock?
AU scores higher: AU 71.7, HMY 63.7 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are AU and HMY scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.