Employees: 13
Size Vista Gold (VGZ) is a United States Materials company (Precious Metals) with a market value of $401M, the 2856th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $2.75 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 22.2%, against -15.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Valuation It trades at 7.91× book value against a peer median of 2.88× (2nd most expensive of 19).
Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 71.2%; Vista Gold delivers -26.4%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
Short interest Short interest is 6.0% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 25 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | -$146,000 | -$88,000 | -$55,000 | -$40,000 | -$45,000 |
| EBITDA | -$10.5M | -$9.20M | -$7.12M | -$6.72M | -$8.29M |
| Net income | -$8.54M | -$7.50M | $11.2M | -$6.58M | -$4.93M |
| Free cash flow | -$8.09M | -$7.36M | -$7.94M | -$5.91M | -$7.42M |
| Capital expenditure | $865,000 | $742,000 | $2.21M | $51,000 | $5,000 |
| Total debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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| Measure | VGZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +3.0% | -10.7% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +22.2% | -15.3% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Return on equity | -26.4% | -3.7% | 3rd lowest of 18 |
| Price / book | 7.91× | 2.88× | 2nd most expensive of 19 |
| ROE the price implies | 71.2% | 27.9% | 2nd most demanding of 19 |
| ROE delivered | -26.4% | -3.7% | 3rd lowest of 16 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold VGZ | United States | $401M | +22% | n/a | -26% | 7.91× | 71.2% | -26.4% |
| International Tower Hill Mines ITH.TO | Canada | $405M | -39% | n/a | -3% | 2.42× | 27.5% | -2.8% |
| Amex Gold Mining AMX.V | Canada | $407M | -26% | n/a | -5% | 2.64× | 40.4% | -4.9% |
| Gold X2 Mining AUXX.V | Canada | $409M | -32% | n/a | -36% | 3.65× | 54.2% | -36.2% |
| Entree Resources ETG.TO | Canada | $391M | +6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Caledonia Mining CMCL | United States | $412M | -11% | +35% | 25% | 1.40× | 11.0% | 24.6% |
| Deccan Gold Mines DECNGOLD.NS | India | $389M | +46% | +159% | -14% | 6.94× | 117.3% | n/a |
| Aeris Resources AIS.AX | Australia | $385M | -20% | +22% | 39% | 0.74× | 8.7% | 38.9% |
| Sailfish Royalty FISH.V | Canada | $384M | +96% | +88% | 130% | 2.20× | 7.8% | 130.5% |
| San Lorenzo Gold SLG.V | Canada | $431M | +101% | n/a | -8% | 19.32× | 44.7% | -7.5% |
| New Murchison Gold NMG.AX | Australia | $433M | +19% | +1,594,866% | 147% | 2.97× | 16.6% | 146.8% |
| Radisson Mining Resources RDS.V | Canada | $371M | -6% | n/a | -4% | 4.30× | 46.0% | -3.7% |
| Asante Gold ASE.V | Canada | $439M | -39% | +28% | n/a | 4.45× | 38.5% | n/a |
| Viridis Mining and Minerals VMM.AX | Australia | $366M | +29% | n/a | -14% | 5.77× | 46.0% | -13.6% |
| ATEX Resources ATX.TO | Canada | $443M | -45% | n/a | -78% | 3.70× | 21.5% | -77.7% |
| Aldebaran Resources ALDE.V | Canada | $359M | +3% | n/a | -7% | 2.80× | 28.2% | -7.3% |
| Integra Resources ITR.V | Canada | $453M | -20% | +71% | 5% | 1.65× | 18.2% | 5.0% |
| Focus Minerals FML.AX | Australia | $355M | -23% | +216% | 36% | 1.13× | 13.6% | 36.5% |
| Rusoro Mining RML.V | Canada | $457M | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Endomines Finland PAMPALO.HE | Finland | $352M | -25% | +59% | 15% | 4.43× | 38.4% | n/a |
| Freegold FVL.TO | Canada | $351M | -27% | n/a | -5% | 2.10× | 25.0% | -4.8% |