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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top gold stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best gold stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Gold

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Gold is Zen Rated B and is the 42nd ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
B	BARRICK MINING CORP	$71.72B	23.60%	12.30%	17.19%	19.90%	0.58	3.06	55.00%	32.10%	44.34%
OGC	OCEANAGOLD CORP	$6.59B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAU	GALIANO GOLD INC	$579.33M	13.20%	5.00%	24.45%	26.50%	1.53	0.97	31.00%	7.60%	24.93%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	$6.11B	6.70%	3.90%	7.11%	7.30%	0.42	5.33	62.40%	12.20%	19.73%
IAG	IAMGOLD CORP	$10.16B	25.90%	17.80%	25.76%	24.60%	0.38	1.89	48.00%	29.50%	41.37%
MAKO	MAKO MINING CORP	$719.78M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.57	3.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
FSM	FORTUNA MINING CORP	$2.88B	21.00%	15.00%	23.10%	28.80%	0.37	3.17	54.70%	31.50%	46.67%
CMCL	CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC	$411.19M	24.40%	14.20%	21.11%	28.80%	0.93	4.66	51.20%	22.40%	38.33%
ARIS	ARIS MINING CORP	$3.54B	9.70%	5.00%	11.79%	12.00%	0.73	1.78	50.20%	14.70%	33.30%
SBSW	SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD	$7.90B	-12.40%	-3.60%	N/A	2.50%	2.67	N/A	24.60%	-4.00%	3.21%
NEM	NEWMONT CORP	$115.65B	25.20%	15.10%	26.85%	29.60%	0.65	2.44	68.30%	33.90%	56.07%
AUGO	AURA MINERALS INC	$5.60B	34.60%	6.10%	54.88%	50.80%	4.45	0.98	60.00%	7.80%	53.74%
BTG	B2GOLD CORP	$6.11B	15.70%	9.50%	28.17%	28.20%	0.61	1.19	51.60%	14.80%	37.18%
PAAS	PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP	$22.36B	12.60%	9.00%	12.90%	14.90%	0.38	2.84	42.30%	28.90%	42.22%
KGC	KINROSS GOLD CORP	$34.15B	34.50%	23.40%	34.80%	39.20%	0.40	2.84	56.50%	36.00%	50.66%
EQX	EQUINOX GOLD CORP	$9.07B	10.70%	6.00%	11.70%	10.30%	0.58	1.24	46.50%	26.90%	45.95%
GFI	GOLD FIELDS LTD	$35.01B	52.30%	28.10%	N/A	36.90%	0.78	N/A	57.90%	40.80%	60.99%
AGI	ALAMOS GOLD INC	$16.21B	25.20%	17.40%	23.16%	26.10%	0.42	2.01	60.40%	51.20%	66.55%
AEM	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD	$88.38B	22.00%	15.90%	24.32%	32.20%	0.34	3.15	70.80%	39.50%	60.22%
CGAU	CENTERRA GOLD INC	$3.36B	32.50%	22.90%	31.65%	43.20%	0.47	2.41	37.30%	40.30%	52.51%
FNV	FRANCO NEVADA CORP	$45.51B	18.70%	17.40%	20.25%	23.80%	0.09	6.16	76.60%	65.10%	82.87%
OR	OR ROYALTIES INC	$6.76B	18.20%	16.60%	18.93%	22.10%	0.09	4.11	84.80%	78.10%	91.93%
CDE	COEUR MINING INC	$19.12B	16.30%	11.20%	6.80%	16.30%	0.47	3.73	48.10%	31.10%	39.22%
AU	ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC	$46.55B	35.80%	18.70%	27.78%	29.90%	0.64	2.87	49.20%	26.60%	37.78%
IDR	IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC	$583.38M	24.70%	22.40%	19.13%	27.70%	0.06	12.77	64.60%	43.30%	46.93%
SCZM	SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD	$702.00M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.14	1.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
TRX	TRX GOLD CORP	$301.30M	-12.60%	-6.10%	7.99%	11.40%	0.54	2.37	54.90%	-8.30%	11.33%
WPM	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP	$58.31B	21.30%	20.40%	22.41%	28.90%	0.07	4.53	74.70%	65.60%	76.42%
RGLD	ROYAL GOLD INC	$18.69B	11.90%	9.40%	8.45%	11.30%	0.27	3.52	86.50%	48.50%	60.65%
VMET	VERSAMET ROYALTIES CORP	$1.35B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.16	33.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
EGO	ELDORADO GOLD CORP	$6.27B	13.60%	8.70%	12.91%	12.50%	0.55	1.63	51.40%	28.60%	38.59%
NAMM	NAMIB MINERALS	$108.17M	-325.30%	204.00%	1,197.39%	609.70%	-2.60	0.30	41.40%	122.50%	133.74%
ODV	OSISKO DEVELOPMENT CORP	$816.32M	-10.60%	-6.10%	-5.48%	-10.00%	0.53	2.37	61.50%	-189.60%	-180.00%
THM	INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD	$651.48M	-2.00%	-2.00%	-1.00%	-2.50%	0.00	238.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGL	BLUE GOLD LTD	$19.42M	N/A	-104.40%	-97.47%	1,181.90%	-2.88	0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
VGZ	VISTA GOLD CORP	$344.49M	-32.70%	-31.00%	-14.85%	-792.60%	0.04	29.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
IAUX	I-80 GOLD CORP	$1.36B	-61.70%	-27.60%	-18.77%	-26.90%	2.94	9.46	18.50%	-176.90%	-157.10%
PZG	PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP	$115.81M	-51.10%	-29.40%	-25.45%	-25.10%	0.78	2.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
SA	SEABRIDGE GOLD INC	$3.66B	-6.40%	-4.10%	-4.96%	-4.10%	0.50	6.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLDG	GOLDMINING INC	$235.13M	-9.20%	-8.80%	-10.91%	-15.00%	0.04	20.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
USAU	US GOLD CORP	$258.57M	-68.10%	-58.10%	-36.73%	-922.80%	0.04	26.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
NFGC	NEW FOUND GOLD CORP	$645.55M	-22.70%	-17.90%	-11.49%	-31.50%	0.29	2.89	9.90%	-367.90%	-366.13%
HYMC	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	$2.77B	-65.70%	-33.40%	-26.18%	-57.20%	0.21	46.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTGO	CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC	$575.73M	-28.40%	-10.70%	-5.29%	-15.80%	0.54	1.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
DC	DAKOTA GOLD CORP	$754.02M	-25.20%	-24.60%	-17.98%	-41.10%	0.02	38.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
NG	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC	$3.59B	-42.50%	-24.80%	-14.01%	-26.20%	0.39	88.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNL	COLLECTIVE MINING LTD	$1.46B	-44.00%	-35.60%	-27.21%	-189.70%	0.39	4.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
AAUC	ALLIED GOLD CORP	$3.32B	-34.50%	-6.60%	17.75%	22.00%	5.38	0.65	40.40%	-9.10%	14.00%
GORO	GOLD RESOURCE CORP	$207.21M	19.10%	3.80%	7.92%	10.20%	3.02	3.33	36.00%	5.00%	10.81%
AUST	AUSTIN GOLD CORP	$19.31M	-20.10%	-19.80%	-21.76%	-21.50%	0.02	15.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATCX	ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP	$14.04M	-563.40%	-215.40%	-651.69%	-695.40%	2.30	0.39	-64.30%	-5,860.20%	-5,860.24%
ORLA	ORLA MINING LTD	$3.92B	40.60%	12.60%	33.08%	33.10%	1.79	1.06	55.00%	19.50%	39.43%

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Jun 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best gold mining stocks to buy right now are:

1. Barrick Mining (NYSE:B)

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) is the #1 top gold stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 13 points higher than the gold industry average of 33.

B passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrick Mining has seen its stock return 112.46% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 61 percentage points.

Barrick Mining has an average 1 year price target of $57.67, an upside of 34.77% from Barrick Mining's current stock price of $42.79.

Barrick Mining stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Barrick Mining, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is the #2 top gold stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 6, which is -27 points lower than the gold industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OGC as a "A".

OGC passed 2 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

3. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #3 top gold stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -4 points lower than the gold industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAU as a "A".

GAU passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock return 48.67% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -3 percentage points.

Galiano Gold has an average 1 year price target of $4.08, an upside of 82.74% from Galiano Gold's current stock price of $2.23.

Galiano Gold stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Galiano Gold, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the gold stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 22 gold stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gold stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.69%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.02%. Gold Fields's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Gold Fields's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Gold Fields's dividend payout ratio of 46.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.37%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.02%.

Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 134.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)

Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has an annual dividend yield of 3.3%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.02%. Anglogold Ashanti's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Anglogold Ashanti's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Anglogold Ashanti's dividend payout ratio of 38.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks up?

Gold stocks were up 1.89% in the last day, and down -1.5% over the last week. Agnico Eagle Mines was the among the top gainers in the gold industry, gaining 2.97% yesterday.

Shares of precious metals-related companies are trading lower as gold and silver fall in response to a stronger U.S. jobs report, which boosts the dollar and reinforces expectations that the Fed will maintain higher interest rates.

What are the most undervalued gold stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued gold stocks right now are:

1. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) is the most undervalued gold stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

B2gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 24.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -27 percentage points.

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) is the second most undervalued gold stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 40.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -12 percentage points.

3. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is the third most undervalued gold stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Iamgold has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the gold industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold's stock has gained 131.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 80 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

53.33% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 39.09% over the next year.

17.02% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.53% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 31.91% are rated C (Hold), 17.02% are rated D (Sell), and 8.51% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the gold industry?

The average P/E ratio of the gold industry is 15.92x.

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Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.

Sectors & Industries Basic MaterialsGold
Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top gold stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best gold stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Gold Stocks FAQ

1. Barrick Mining (NYSE:B)

2. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

3. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

1. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

3. Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)

1. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

3. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

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Gold Stocks FAQ

1. Barrick Mining (NYSE:B)

2. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)

3. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)

1. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)

2. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)

3. Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)

1. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)

2. Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM)

3. Iamgold (NYSE:IAG)

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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top gold stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best gold stocks to buy now. Learn More.