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 +28.50% per year, and are the best gold stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Gold
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Gold is Zen Rated D and is the 88th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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SBSW
SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD
$11.66-3.24%-7.02%10.42%20.58%-6.65%33.56%75.60%-9.54%-10.88%$21.29$7.8745.23%48.16%1.234,947,000-6.94%
GAU
GALIANO GOLD INC
$2.132.90%-1.39%4.93%-3.18%-11.98%-9.75%231.78%216.96%-49.41%$3.62$1.6641.16%28.31%0.833,651,00049.20%
ARIS
ARIS MINING CORP
$19.402.37%-0.72%10.29%16.73%9.92%111.10%657.81%N/AN/A$23.29$8.7516.70%121.71%1.191,618,00028.62%
FSM
FORTUNA MINING CORP
$11.950.25%-0.33%14.35%29.05%23.96%50.50%298.33%190.05%61.92%$13.85$7.6913.72%55.40%1.084,942,00074.94%
SSRM
SSR MINING INC
$36.330.51%0.25%14.64%17.38%40.87%66.65%141.40%140.76%196.33%$39.44$18.197.89%99.73%0.854,773,000193.90%
CMCL
CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC
$24.11-0.66%-6.19%4.51%15.58%2.25%-24.23%117.99%99.26%N/A$38.75$15.8537.78%52.11%0.61419,000152.41%
OGC
OCEANAGOLD CORP
$28.44-1.49%-5.80%3.34%7.52%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$35.19$21.9419.18%29.63%2.311,924,000231.15%
IAG
IAMGOLD CORP
$20.350.94%0.44%11.87%20.56%13.75%84.83%701.18%812.56%393.93%$24.87$10.8718.17%87.21%0.9520,705,000427.65%
AUGO
AURA MINERALS INC
$88.25-0.52%1.34%15.75%38.89%21.99%184.77%N/AN/AN/A$110.32$29.1120.01%203.16%2.271,508,0000.73%
MAKO
MAKO MINING CORP
$10.540.38%4.56%8.44%29.96%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$11.10$5.595.05%88.55%2.40576,000240.83%
TRX
TRX GOLD CORP
$1.292.38%14.16%21.70%40.22%-13.42%152.94%227.41%164.89%43.33%$2.80$0.5453.93%138.89%0.6915,634,000312.07%
GFI
GOLD FIELDS LTD
$42.51-1.92%-5.74%3.89%10.13%-0.61%12.25%245.33%410.32%774.69%$61.64$31.1131.04%36.64%0.613,361,00051.19%
PAAS
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP
$49.990.75%-0.70%7.27%2.02%-3.48%41.94%199.16%106.31%193.02%$69.90$33.0828.48%51.12%0.933,338,00020.85%
KGC
KINROSS GOLD CORP
$28.08-1.44%-3.60%3.54%5.29%-3.01%26.15%434.86%416.18%583.21%$39.11$22.0128.20%27.58%0.835,481,0003.34%
B
BARRICK MINING CORP
$43.33-0.82%-0.80%2.95%7.41%7.09%44.10%159.77%132.33%152.07%$54.69$30.3720.77%42.67%0.629,953,00044.50%
AU
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
$103.290.91%-1.08%5.45%13.67%11.80%59.89%472.24%590.90%575.54%$129.14$62.5520.02%65.13%0.697,559,000291.46%
EQX
EQUINOX GOLD CORP
$12.451.88%0.40%8.73%18.46%-7.23%19.71%137.60%78.11%N/A$18.96$8.4934.34%46.73%0.9225,894,000142.54%
BTG
B2GOLD CORP
$5.491.67%2.04%10.24%27.67%19.35%27.08%72.10%51.66%97.48%$6.29$3.5712.72%53.78%0.7727,111,00048.39%
NEM
NEWMONT CORP
$123.41-0.79%-2.68%6.41%18.90%15.83%57.57%204.94%128.49%221.13%$135.29$76.058.78%62.28%0.5921,501,000300.84%
RGLD
ROYAL GOLD INC
$249.65-0.72%-1.04%8.34%16.21%2.94%32.78%119.28%138.97%224.18%$306.25$168.8818.48%47.83%0.562,011,000317.22%
AEM
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD
$199.49-0.93%-0.43%6.71%19.70%1.73%29.22%300.66%276.25%282.68%$255.24$134.3821.84%48.45%0.571,846,000-19.04%
CGAU
CENTERRA GOLD INC
$23.021.19%1.72%8.18%38.93%32.07%149.40%310.34%216.21%N/A$24.52$9.506.12%142.44%0.801,510,0008.24%
NAMM
NAMIB MINERALS
$1.407.69%4.48%6.06%-24.32%-38.33%-54.55%-86.49%N/AN/A$7.42$0.9181.13%53.17%0.51463,00042.46%
AGI
ALAMOS GOLD INC
$35.72-0.11%-0.56%8.57%-1.71%-14.73%14.71%182.82%375.00%345.39%$55.40$27.0535.52%32.05%0.676,834,000113.70%
SA
SEABRIDGE GOLD INC
$30.950.23%-0.19%-0.26%4.38%14.59%61.96%160.30%82.17%183.94%$40.06$20.5922.73%50.34%0.98869,00037.94%
FNV
FRANCO NEVADA CORP
$265.93-0.25%-0.03%14.15%21.29%9.29%31.32%84.52%94.10%274.29%$285.67$181.506.91%46.52%0.561,103,000177.83%
CDE
COEUR MINING INC
$19.76-1.10%-3.98%6.75%12.85%2.60%21.38%740.85%223.40%57.07%$27.74$13.5528.75%45.83%1.5457,669,00027.59%
WPM
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP
$151.01-0.78%-2.02%13.80%23.20%17.29%44.12%239.42%268.86%461.17%$165.76$92.578.90%63.14%0.671,587,00037.28%
GORO
GOLD RESOURCE CORP
$3.592.28%-0.28%33.46%169.92%206.84%391.78%670.39%121.60%-43.55%$4.24$0.6215.31%479.03%0.561,830,0002.46%
OR
OR ROYALTIES INC
$36.74-0.68%1.97%13.71%5.39%-0.33%2.77%183.05%212.68%228.33%$48.06$27.5423.55%33.41%0.571,410,00040.58%
PZG
PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP
$1.351.50%2.27%-6.25%8.87%-25.82%21.62%350.00%68.75%-35.71%$2.71$0.9550.18%42.11%0.50303,00078.24%
OGG
OSISKO GOLD GROUP INC
$2.72-0.73%-3.89%0.74%2.64%-19.05%-6.85%-9.33%N/AN/A$4.80$2.1843.27%24.77%0.851,015,00068.33%
IDR
IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC
$28.63-1.51%-7.38%-3.96%-19.22%-5.98%-1.85%404.05%504.14%1,590.08%$54.70$26.0247.66%10.03%0.67594,000147.50%
EGO
ELDORADO GOLD CORP
$43.221.96%-1.21%11.65%30.77%24.91%60.13%326.65%421.98%118.28%$51.16$24.4415.52%76.84%0.798,933,000132.81%
CTGO
CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC
$18.73-2.19%2.29%-2.19%10.31%-4.54%-21.63%-5.21%1.24%-7.51%$34.38$14.5045.52%29.17%0.511,352,000214.42%
THM
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD
$2.607.00%8.33%2.36%17.65%18.72%72.19%577.08%256.16%220.99%$3.65$1.4328.77%81.82%0.942,984,000196.92%
NFGC
NEW FOUND GOLD CORP
$1.840.55%8.88%12.20%13.58%-6.12%-8.91%-58.84%N/AN/A$3.59$1.3448.75%37.31%0.852,897,000151.91%
VGZ
VISTA GOLD CORP
$2.260.44%4.15%-0.88%-5.44%14.72%5.61%386.02%209.59%126.00%$3.13$1.4327.80%58.04%0.764,932,000303.93%
IAUX
I-80 GOLD CORP
$1.792.29%2.29%13.29%15.48%27.86%92.89%-4.79%N/AN/A$2.24$0.8920.09%101.58%1.0616,425,000-22.98%
DC
DAKOTA GOLD CORP
$6.110.49%5.16%4.62%23.94%22.94%33.70%127.14%N/AN/A$7.25$3.7915.72%61.21%0.944,877,000461.22%
GLDG
GOLDMINING INC
$1.01-0.98%-2.88%-0.98%5.98%-21.71%-12.17%23.32%-18.55%N/A$2.27$0.8055.51%26.25%0.801,296,000257.02%
HYMC
HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP
$21.40-0.51%1.04%-11.53%-17.72%-40.95%270.88%524.45%20.90%N/A$58.73$5.9363.56%261.18%1.076,273,000171.44%
USAU
US GOLD CORP
$15.411.18%1.38%5.48%-2.78%0.06%-2.59%295.13%52.73%-70.37%$23.75$12.2335.12%26.05%0.94179,00024.31%
CNL
COLLECTIVE MINING LTD
$12.990.78%-7.71%-9.54%-6.01%-21.46%2.36%N/AN/AN/A$21.80$9.7740.41%32.96%1.04191,000-1.04%
SGLD
SCORPIO GOLD CORP
$4.13-3.50%-6.14%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$14.15$3.8370.81%7.83%4.2587,000-43.14%
NG
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC
$7.27-2.15%-3.07%-1.89%-6.79%-14.97%0.28%76.89%8.02%36.65%$14.40$5.0849.51%43.25%1.0612,904,00036.45%
AAUC
ALLIED GOLD CORP
$22.916.41%0.31%9.15%-10.65%-26.52%48.48%N/AN/AN/A$32.20$14.6128.85%56.81%1.131,102,000227.98%
AUST
AUSTIN GOLD CORP
$1.130.89%-1.74%-2.59%-11.02%-23.13%-32.34%37.80%N/AN/A$3.92$0.8771.17%29.89%0.824,700-64.39%
AUXX
GOLD X2 MINING INC
$6.040.67%-6.79%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$8.14$5.5825.80%8.24%2.8733,000-30.38%
ATCX
ATLAS CRITICAL MINERALS CORP
$3.190.31%-3.78%-11.53%-18.75%-43.73%N/AN/AN/AN/A$14.01$2.5777.27%23.93%1.032,200-69.01%
BGL
BLUE GOLD LTD
$0.23-0.86%11.11%25.68%-39.63%-83.57%-97.91%-97.88%N/AN/A$11.59$0.1898.02%27.78%0.42277,000-11.22%

Gold Stocks FAQ

What are the best gold stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)


Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is the #1 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -13 points lower than the gold industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBSW as a "A".

SBSW passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sibanye Stillwater has seen its stock return 33.56% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -3 percentage points.

Sibanye Stillwater has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, an upside of 15.78% from Sibanye Stillwater's current stock price of $11.66.

Sibanye Stillwater stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Sibanye Stillwater, 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. Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU)


Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #2 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 6 points higher than the gold industry average of 36.

GAU passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Galiano Gold has seen its stock lose -9.75% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -47 percentage points.

3. Aris Mining (NYSE:ARIS)


Aris Mining (NYSE:ARIS) is the #3 top gold stock out of 51 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Aris Mining (NYSE:ARIS) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 14 points higher than the gold industry average of 36.

ARIS passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aris Mining has seen its stock return 111.1% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 74 percentage points.

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. Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW)


Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) has an annual dividend yield of 6.52%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.4%. Sibanye Stillwater's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Sibanye Stillwater's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sibanye Stillwater's dividend payout ratio of -59% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)


Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 5.78%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.4%. Gold Fields's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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 high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO)


Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.99%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1.4%.

Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 62.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gold stocks down?

Gold stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and down -1.11% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why gold stocks are down.

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. Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC)


Oceanagold (NYSE:OGC) 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.

Oceanagold has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the gold industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

2. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI)


Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) 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.

Gold Fields has a valuation score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the gold industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gold Fields's stock has gained 12.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -25 percentage points.

3. B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG)


B2gold (NYSEMKT:BTG) 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.

B2gold has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the gold industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B2gold's stock has gained 27.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gold industry by -10 percentage points.

Are gold stocks a good buy now?

48.39% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 16.97% over the next year.

2.27% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.36% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.91% are rated C (Hold), 11.36% are rated D (Sell), and 9.09% 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 17.74x.
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