Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PAAS scored 61.9, AU scored 71.7 — AU leads.
Compare another set
Different reporting periods. AU's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but PAAS's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
PAAS
Pan American Silver Corp.
Gold · Quality-Growth
61.9
$46.27 · $19.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
9.8
AU leads
AU
AngloGold Ashanti plc
Gold · Quality-Growth
71.7
$94.16 · $47.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestAU12.6x
Fastest growthAU+70.8%
Strongest balance sheetPAAS0.11
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)
PAAS
stronger →← stronger
AU
71
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
91
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
67
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
81
AU is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PAAS
AU
$1.0bC+
FCF
$4.5bB
+28.4%A-
Rev
+70.8%A
0.11A-
D/E
0.17B+
13.7xB+
P/E
12.6xA-
7.02D
PEG
0.78A-
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
PAAS
AU
20% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
64% below
~20%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-9%/yr
-35%
1-yr DCF upside
+110%
-16%
5-yr DCF upside
+174%
+19%
10-yr DCF upside
+311%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
PAAS
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Diluting shareholders
Cyclical growth
AU
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Cyclical growth
The companies
PAASPan American Silver Corp.
Gold · $46.27 · beta 1.58
Why now
Gold · market cap $19.2b. Down 34% from 52-week high of $69.99 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +28% — in hypergrowth territory. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $64.53 (implying +39% upside).
Moat
Net margin 27% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 104% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 34% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 1.58 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. Commodity exposure — earnings power tracks the price of the underlying commodity, not management execution. A 15-20% move in the commodity reprices the equity well before fundamentals catch up.
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.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
Not investment advice. The Bull Rankings publishes a quantitative ranking model and accompanying analysis for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security; nothing is personalized to your circumstances, risk tolerance, or tax situation. Investing carries the risk of loss — invest at your own risk and consider consulting a licensed financial professional before acting on anything you read here. See terms and methodology for full disclosures.
Where PAAS and AU diverge
On the headline score the gap is 9.8 points in favor of AU. The widest single difference is Quality, where AU leads by 20.3 points.
QualityPAAS 70.7 · AU 91.0AU +20.3
ValuePAAS 67.0 · AU 81.1AU +14.1
GrowthPAAS 50.0 · AU 50.0level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value 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.
Common questions
Is AU or PAAS the better stock?
AU scores higher: AU 71.7, PAAS 61.9 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.
Where do AU and PAAS differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where AU leads by 20 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. AU also leads value, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are AU and PAAS 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.