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

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:

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) is the #1 top gold stock out of 49 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 Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 24 points higher than the gold industry average of 36.

FSM passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fortuna Mining has seen its stock return 64.56% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 7 percentage points.

Galiano Gold (NYSEMKT:GAU) is the #2 top gold stock out of 49 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: C, 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 return 8.02% over the past year, underperforming other gold stocks by -50 percentage points.

Aris Mining (NYSEMKT:ARIS) is the #3 top gold stock out of 49 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 (NYSEMKT:ARIS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Aris Mining (NYSEMKT: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 147.2% over the past year, overperforming other gold stocks by 89 percentage points.

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

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.14%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1%. 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.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.12%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1%.

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

Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has an annual dividend yield of 2.62%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gold industry average of 1%. Anglogold Ashanti's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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.

Gold stocks were down -3.49% in the last day, and down -1.85% over the last week. Hycroft Mining Holding was the among the top losers in the gold industry, dropping -8.22% yesterday.

Shares of precious metal-related companies are trading lower as gold and silver fall after Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh's comments on inflation and prices, raising rate-hike concerns. The commodity is also under pressure after Treasury Secretary Bessent's letter suggested the Treasury exchanged existing Exchange Stabilization Fund foreign-currency assets for Yen, which contributed to a spike in the dollar value.

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:

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 41 points higher than the gold industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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.

Iamgold has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the gold industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iamgold's stock has gained 130.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 72 percentage points.

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) 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.

Fortuna Mining has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the gold industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortuna Mining's stock has gained 64.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gold industry by 7 percentage points.

51.61% of gold stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gold stocks to rise by 11.07% over the next year.

0% of gold stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.6% of gold stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.81% are rated C (Hold), 13.95% are rated D (Sell), and 11.63% are rated F (Strong Sell).