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Vista Gold Corp.VGZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Materials›Precious Metals
Momentum leader 87
Mkt cap
$401M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
97%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$6.61M
20-day average traded
P/B
7.91×
price to book
ROE
-26.4%
delivered
Implied ROE
71.2%
what the price asks
Next earnings
111 days
25 Feb 2027
Close · USD$2.75
1D+1.5%
1W+10.4%
1M+3.0%
3M+23.3%
6M+22.2%
YTD+39.6%
1Y+79.7%
ATR %5.0%
Beta2.27
52w lowhigh12.1% off high

What Vista Gold does

Employees: 13

Vista Gold at a glance

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).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026VGZ 116Peer median 85
Six months, rebased to 100: Vista Gold against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Vista Gold financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
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

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Vista Gold competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%+100%-20%-10%0%ITHAMXAUXXETGCMCLDECNGOLDAISFISHSLGNMGRDSASEVMMATXALDEFMLRMLPAMPALOFVLVGZ6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Vista Gold is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

0%100%00×100×200×ITHAMXAUXXCMCLDECNGOLDAISFISHSLGNMGRDSVMMATXITRVGZReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Vista Gold is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%100%0%100%ITHAMXAUXXCMCLAISFISHNMGATXALDEITRVGZROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Vista Gold is the large dot.

Vista Gold competitors and peer comparison

How Vista Gold compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Vista Gold against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureVGZPeer medianRank 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 / book7.91×2.88×2nd most expensive of 19
ROE the price implies71.2%27.9%2nd most demanding of 19
ROE delivered-26.4%-3.7%3rd lowest of 16

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Vista Gold VGZUnited States$401M+22%n/a-26%7.91×71.2%-26.4%
International Tower Hill Mines ITH.TOCanada$405M-39%n/a-3%2.42×27.5%-2.8%
Amex Gold Mining AMX.VCanada$407M-26%n/a-5%2.64×40.4%-4.9%
Gold X2 Mining AUXX.VCanada$409M-32%n/a-36%3.65×54.2%-36.2%
Entree Resources ETG.TOCanada$391M+6%n/an/an/an/an/a
Caledonia Mining CMCLUnited States$412M-11%+35%25%1.40×11.0%24.6%
Deccan Gold Mines DECNGOLD.NSIndia$389M+46%+159%-14%6.94×117.3%n/a
Aeris Resources AIS.AXAustralia$385M-20%+22%39%0.74×8.7%38.9%
Sailfish Royalty FISH.VCanada$384M+96%+88%130%2.20×7.8%130.5%
San Lorenzo Gold SLG.VCanada$431M+101%n/a-8%19.32×44.7%-7.5%
New Murchison Gold NMG.AXAustralia$433M+19%+1,594,866%147%2.97×16.6%146.8%
Radisson Mining Resources RDS.VCanada$371M-6%n/a-4%4.30×46.0%-3.7%
Asante Gold ASE.VCanada$439M-39%+28%n/a4.45×38.5%n/a
Viridis Mining and Minerals VMM.AXAustralia$366M+29%n/a-14%5.77×46.0%-13.6%
ATEX Resources ATX.TOCanada$443M-45%n/a-78%3.70×21.5%-77.7%
Aldebaran Resources ALDE.VCanada$359M+3%n/a-7%2.80×28.2%-7.3%
Integra Resources ITR.VCanada$453M-20%+71%5%1.65×18.2%5.0%
Focus Minerals FML.AXAustralia$355M-23%+216%36%1.13×13.6%36.5%
Rusoro Mining RML.VCanada$457M-5%n/an/an/an/an/a
Endomines Finland PAMPALO.HEFinland$352M-25%+59%15%4.43×38.4%n/a
Freegold FVL.TOCanada$351M-27%n/a-5%2.10×25.0%-4.8%

Questions

Which companies are Vista Gold's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: International Tower Hill Mines (ITH.TO), Amex Gold Mining (AMX.V), Gold X2 Mining (AUXX.V), Entree Resources (ETG.TO), Caledonia Mining (CMCL), Deccan Gold Mines (DECNGOLD.NS), Aeris Resources (AIS.AX), Sailfish Royalty (FISH.V).
Is Vista Gold expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 7.91× against a peer median of 2.88×, 2nd most expensive of 19 in its peer set. 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.
How has Vista Gold stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +22.2% against -15.3% for the median peer; over one year +79.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.