COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
AU vs ORLA
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. AU scored 64.7, ORLA scored 65.2 — ORLA leads.
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Different reporting periods. ORLA's fundamentals are as of March 2026, but AU's are as of December 2025 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
AU
AngloGold Ashanti plc
64.7
$121.22 · $61.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
0.5
ORLA leads
ORLA
Orla Mining Ltd
65.2
$9.44 · $3.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestORLA13.1x
- Fastest growthORLA+207.6%
- Strongest balance sheetAU0.17
- Highest qualityAU94 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueORLA-35%
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
ORLA
94
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
81
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
58
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
68
AU and ORLA split the three pillars evenly.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
AU
ORLA
$3.3bB
FCF
$359mC
+70.8%A
Rev
+207.6%A
0.17B+
D/E
0.42B
16.2xB+
P/E
13.1xA-
0.78A-
PEG
1.34B
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
ORLA
27% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
35% below
~2%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-4%/yr
+17%
1-yr DCF upside
+40%
+38%
5-yr DCF upside
+53%
+75%
10-yr DCF upside
+72%
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
ORLA
Why this score
- Cyclical growth
- Short track record
The companies
AUAngloGold Ashanti plc
Why now
Gold · market cap $61.3b. 6% off the 52-week high of $129.14. 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 $113.13 (implying -7% upside).
Moat
Net margin 32% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 32% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 105% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
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.
ORLAOrla Mining Ltd
Why now
Gold · market cap $3.5b. Down 57% from 52-week high of $21.98 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +208% — in hypergrowth territory.
Moat
Net margin 19% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 42% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 142% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Down 57% 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
AU leads ORLA by 2.3 points (71.1 to 68.8), its sharpest advantage coming in FCF (grade B). A contrarian could still prefer ORLA, which trades about 35% below our DCF fair value — a margin of safety the score doesn't reward. Note they play different roles — AU screens as value, ORLA screens as growth — so the model rewards different traits for each.
Our AI analyst is busy right now, so this verdict is drawn directly from the pillars, grades and DCF above.
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Where AU and ORLA diverge
On the headline score the gap is 0.5 points in favor of ORLA. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- QualityAU 93.7 · ORLA 81.0AU +12.7
- ValueAU 57.8 · ORLA 68.4ORLA +10.6
- GrowthAU 50.0 · ORLA 50.0level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.