Vista Gold's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Vista Gold (VGZ) 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: Vista Gold vs Its Competitors
- Scale: Vista Gold ranks #85 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).
Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold Corp | - | - | - | No |
| Competitors combined (30) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (8) |
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.
VGZ Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
VGZ Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
VGZ 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 | Gold Resource Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Augusta Gold Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Freeport mcmoran Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Southern Copper Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | International Tower Hill Mines Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Vista Gold's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Vista Gold's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Vista Gold Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold Corp | 392.66 | - |
| Southern Copper Corp | 168,000.53 | 15,787.50 |
| Newmont Corporation | 123,825.35 | 25,767.00 |
| Freeport mcmoran Inc | 103,780.56 | 25,868.00 |
| Royal Gold Inc | 20,439.72 | 1,547.06 |
| Coeur Mining Inc | 18,485.19 | 3,171.20 |
| SUBTOTAL | 459,653.08 | 91,946.05 |
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Sources: Vista 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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Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clarus Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Vista Energy S a b De C v | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Vista 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.
Vista Gold's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Southern Copper Corp | Reportable subsegments 100.00 % |
| Freeport mcmoran Inc | Rod and Refining 33.08 % |
| Royal Gold Inc | Stream interest 66.67 % |
| Hecla Mining Company | Keno Hill 0.39 % |
| Gold Resource Corp | Oaxaca Mexico Segment 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold Corp | 393 | - | -474,278 |
| Southern Copper Corp | 168,001 | 950,081 | 341,752 |
| Newmont Corporation | 123,825 | 1,472,400 | 501,086 |
| Freeport mcmoran Inc | 103,781 | 892,000 | 158,276 |
| Royal Gold Inc | 20,440 | 39,668,103 | 19,097,205 |
| Coeur Mining Inc | 18,485 | 1,210,381 | 324,583 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 459,260 | 1,346,149 | 353,623 |
Vista Gold's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Southern Copper Corp | Other European Countries 6.87 % |
| Coeur Mining Inc | Mexico 44.60 % |
| Verde Resources Inc | US 96.41 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Vista Gold's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 131 companies in Vista Gold's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Vista Gold ranks #85 of 131 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.03 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 751, 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 | 211,645 | 15.27 % |
| 2 | Southern Copper Corp | 166,346 | 12.00 % |
| 3 | Rio Tinto Plc | 152,559 | 11.01 % |
| 4 | Newmont Corporation | 124,220 | 8.96 % |
| 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% |
| 85 | Vista Gold Corp | 389 | 0.03 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Vista Gold's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Western Copper And Gold Corporation | 449 | 20.97 % |
| 81 | Caledonia Mining Corp Plc | 446 | -31.54 % |
| 82 | Integra Resources Corp | 445 | -4.01 % |
| 83 | Niocorp Developments Ltd | 406 | -52.60 % |
| 84 | New Found Gold Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 85 | Vista Gold Corp | 389 | 31.93 % |
| 86 | Trx Gold Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 87 | Highlander Silver Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 88 | Vox Royalty Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 89 | Blue Moon Metals Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 90 | Mesabi Trust | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Vista Gold's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Vista Gold's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Metal Mining industry average (72 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.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 21.8x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 13.3x | - |
| P/B | 8.9x | 3.5x | +5.4x |
| Return on Equity | -25.50 % | industry aggregate | -44.68 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -15.60 % | 7.81 % (avg) | -23.41 % |
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.
Vista 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 15.92 % | 21.44 % | 25.23 % | 7.92 % | 22.56 % | 45.97 % | 102.28 % | -29.81 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | 52.8x | - | - | 6.6x | - |
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.
Vista Gold's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Vista 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.
Vista Gold falls in the Question Mark quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 33.6% (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.
Vista 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 751 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Vista Gold's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Vista 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.
Vista 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.
Vista 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.
Vista 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
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 44.7 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 33.6% median pace.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (36.70 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-15.5% 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.
Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold Corp | 23.57 | 23.86 | - |
| Southern Copper Corp | 2.36 | 4.46 | 0.61 |
| Newmont Corporation | 1.44 | 2.33 | 0.15 |
| Freeport mcmoran Inc | 0.70 | 2.29 | 0.31 |
| Royal Gold Inc | 1.77 | 3.12 | 0.10 |
| Coeur Mining Inc | 1.65 | 3.07 | 0.00 |
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.
Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold Corp | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Southern Copper Corp | Q2 2026 | +40.6 % | +71.5 % |
| Newmont Corporation | Q2 2026 | +15.1 % | +8.5 % |
| Freeport mcmoran Inc | Q2 2026 | -7.3 % | +80.2 % |
| Royal Gold Inc | Q2 2026 | +114.9 % | +79.3 % |
| Coeur Mining Inc | Q2 2026 | +125.9 % | +72.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +119.0 % | +28.0 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold Corp | Q2 2026 | - | +1,918.8 % |
| Southern Copper Corp | Q2 2026 | +14.7 % | +79.4 % |
| Newmont Corporation | Q2 2026 | +4.3 % | +6.7 % |
| Freeport mcmoran Inc | Q2 2026 | -2.2 % | - |
| Royal Gold Inc | Q2 2026 | +148.5 % | -55.6 % |
| Coeur Mining Inc | Q2 2026 | +408.9 % | +106.7 % |
Vista Gold's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold Corp | - | - | - |
| Southern Copper Corp | 25.88% | 28.19% | 49.18% |
| Newmont Corporation | 15.44% | 17.36% | 25.42% |
| Freeport mcmoran Inc | 7.86% | 7.15% | 14.70% |
| Royal Gold Inc | 9.04% | 8.45% | 11.58% |
| Coeur Mining Inc | 8.57% | 10.48% | 12.49% |
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).
Vista Gold's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold Corp | - | - |
| Southern Copper Corp | 30.06 | 10.64 |
| Newmont Corporation | 14.69 | 4.81 |
| Freeport mcmoran Inc | 35.25 | 4.01 |
| Royal Gold Inc | 25.70 | 13.21 |
| Coeur Mining Inc | 14.53 | 5.83 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 19.04 | 5.00 |
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.