Austin Gold's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Austin Gold (AUST) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Austin Gold vs Its Competitors
- Scale: Austin Gold ranks #112 of 155 companies by market capitalization in the Metal Mining industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
Austin Gold's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Corp | - | - | - | No |
| Competitors combined (1) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
AUST Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
AUST Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hnr Acquisition Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Austin Gold's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Austin Gold's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Austin Gold Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Corp | 13.17 | - |
| Hnr Acquisition Corp | 37.12 | 16.94 |
| SUBTOTAL | 50.29 | 16.94 |
Sources: Austin Gold Corp's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Austin Gold's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| NAMMCO | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bull Mountain Resources, LLC | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Austin Gold's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Austin Gold's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Corp | 13 | - | -29,379 |
| Hnr Acquisition Corp | 37 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | 37 | - | - |
Austin Gold's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 131 companies in Austin Gold's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Austin Gold ranks #112 of 131 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 762, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhp Group Limited | 215,428 | 15.58 % |
| 2 | Southern Copper Corp | 168,009 | 12.15 % |
| 3 | Rio Tinto Plc | 153,635 | 11.11 % |
| 4 | Newmont Corporation | 123,068 | 8.90 % |
| 5 | Freeport mcmoran Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Franco nevada Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Anglogold Ashanti Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Cameco Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 112 | Austin Gold Corp | 13 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Austin Gold's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-30.
Austin Gold's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Solitario Resources Corp | 54 | -15.51 % |
| 108 | Verde Resources Inc | 30 | -82.09 % |
| 109 | Star Gold Corp | 29 | - |
| 110 | Western Uranium and Vanadium Corp | 20 | -67.72 % |
| 111 | Rise Gold Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 112 | Austin Gold Corp | 13 | -44.00 % |
| 113 | Nevada Canyon Gold Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 114 | Mineralrite Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 115 | Lithium Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 116 | Adamant Dri Processing And Minerals Group | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 117 | Golden Star Resource Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Austin Gold's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-30. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Austin Gold's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Metal Mining industry average (79 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Metal Mining industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 21.3x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 12.8x | - |
| P/B | 3.1x | 3.4x | -0.3x |
| Return on Equity | -19.54 % | industry aggregate | -34.70 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -10.65 % | 8.08 % (avg) | -18.73 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Austin Gold's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | -9.59 % | -18.15 % | -10.65 % |
| P/E | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Austin Gold's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Austin Gold's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Austin Gold falls in the Question Mark quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 34.3% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Austin Gold's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 762 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Austin Gold's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Austin Gold's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Austin Gold's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Austin Gold falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Austin Gold's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 34.7 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 34.3% median pace.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-19.1% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Austin Gold's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Corp | - | - | - |
| Hnr Acquisition Corp | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.16 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Austin Gold's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Corp | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Hnr Acquisition Corp | Q4 2025 | -7.7 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -7.7 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Austin Gold's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Corp | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Hnr Acquisition Corp | Q4 2025 | - | +956.4 % |
Austin Gold's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Corp | - | - | - |
| Hnr Acquisition Corp | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Austin Gold's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Corp | - | - |
| Hnr Acquisition Corp | - | 2.19 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 2.97 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.