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Best Mining Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top mining stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best mining 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 mining stocks to buy right now are:

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is the #1 top mining 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 Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

NEXA passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nexa Resources Sa has seen its stock return 158.64% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 110 percentage points.

Nexa Resources Sa has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 3.42% from Nexa Resources Sa's current stock price of $12.57.

Nexa Resources Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Nexa Resources Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 83.33% have issued a hold, while 16.67% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) is the #2 top mining 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 Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is 7 points higher than the mining industry average of 21.

TECK passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Teck Resources has seen its stock return 50.46% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 2 percentage points.

Teck Resources has an average 1 year price target of $60.33, an upside of 8.14% from Teck Resources's current stock price of $55.79.

Teck Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Teck Resources, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) is the #3 top mining 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 Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -5 points lower than the mining industry average of 21. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SGML as a "B".

SGML passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sigma Lithium has seen its stock return 68.14% over the past year, overperforming other mining stocks by 19 percentage points.

Sigma Lithium has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, an upside of 65.21% from Sigma Lithium's current stock price of $10.29.

Sigma Lithium stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Sigma Lithium, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 6 mining stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 mining stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has an annual dividend yield of 4.43%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 1.85%. Rio Tinto's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Rio Tinto's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rio Tinto's dividend payout ratio of 60.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) has an annual dividend yield of 2.41%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the mining industry average of 1.85%. Vale Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Vale Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Vale Sa's dividend payout ratio of 183.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Bhp Group (NYSE:BHP) has an annual dividend yield of 1.81%, which is the same as the mining industry average of 1.85%. Bhp Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Bhp Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bhp Group's dividend payout ratio of 54.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Mining stocks were down -4.83% in the last day, and down -5.49% over the last week. Nexa Resources Sa was the among the top losers in the other industrial metals & mining industry, dropping -10.53% yesterday.

Shares of precious metals-related companies are trading lower as gold and silver prices decline amid a stronger U.S. dollar, rising oil prices, and Treasury yields following escalating tensions in the Middle East. The move has heightened inflation concerns and reinforced expectations that U.S. interest rates will remain elevated.

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 mining stocks right now are:

Nexa Resources Sa (NYSE:NEXA) is the most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Nexa Resources Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 34 points higher than the mining industry average of 9. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexa Resources Sa's stock has gained 158.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mining industry by 110 percentage points.

Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM) is the second most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Santacruz Silver Mining has a valuation score of 14, which is 5 points higher than the mining industry average of 9. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa (NYSE:VALE) is the third most undervalued mining stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Vale Sa has a valuation score of 14, which is 5 points higher than the mining industry average of 9. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vale Sa's stock has gained 45.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the mining industry by -3 percentage points.

57.89% of mining stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect mining stocks to rise by 17.67% over the next year.

4.44% of mining stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of mining stocks are rated B (Buy), 40% are rated C (Hold), 26.67% are rated D (Sell), and 22.22% are rated F (Strong Sell).