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AU vs WPM

Side-by-side comparison of AngloGold Ashanti PLC (AU) and Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (WPM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AU and WPM operate in Precious Metals (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • WPM is the larger of the two at $46.98B, about 1.2x AU ($37.70B).
  • Over the past year, AU is up 48.0% and WPM is up 13.3% - AU leads by 34.7 points.
  • AU has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for WPM).
  • AU has more recent analyst coverage (20 ratings vs 17 for WPM).
PerformanceAU+47.97%WPM+13.27%
2025-07-21+0.00%2026-07-20
MetricAUWPM
Company
AngloGold Ashanti PLC
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Price
$74.89-2.41%
$103.51-0.61%
Market cap
$37.70B
$46.98B
1M return
-17.57%
-17.76%
1Y return
+47.97%
+13.27%
Sector
Basic Materials
Basic Materials
Industry
Precious Metals
Precious Metals
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
6
2
Recent ratings
20
17
AU

AngloGold Ashanti PLC

AngloGold Ashanti Limited operates as a gold mining company. It also produces gold, silver, uranium, and sulphuric acid; and dóre bars. The company operates ten operations and three projects in eight countries in South Africa, Continental Africa, the Americas, and Australia. AngloGold Ashanti Limited was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

WPM

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., a mining company, primarily sells precious metals in Canada and internationally. The company sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits. It has agreements for 24 operating mining assets and 7 development stage projects. The company was formerly known as Silver Wheaton Corp. and changed its name to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in May 2017. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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