Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 6 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Metals & Mining industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.
Why Focus on Undervalued Metals & Mining Stocks?
Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.
AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.
What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?
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6 Undervalued Metals & Mining Stocks
Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 6 undervalued stocks in the Metals & Mining industry for Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Metals & Mining industry median.
| Company | Ticker | Price/Sales | Price/Earnings | EV/EBITDA | Shareholder Yield | Price/Book Value | Price/Free Cash Flow | Value Grade |
| Centerra Gold Inc. | CGAU | 2.15 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 6.3% | 1.56 | 35.8 | A |
| Commercial Metals Company | CMC | 0.86 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 2.8% | 1.66 | 23.5 | B |
| Eldorado Gold Corporation | EGO | 3.28 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 4.3% | 1.48 | na | A |
| Kaiser Aluminum Corporation | KALU | 0.64 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 0.8% | 2.78 | 75.3 | B |
| Newmont Corporation | NEM | 3.94 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 5.2% | 2.81 | 11.7 | B |
| Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. | SCZM | 1.49 | 9.7 | 2.8 | (3.6%) | 2.79 | 11.9 | B |
The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.
The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)
Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).
As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.
Centerra Gold Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | CGAU | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 50 | 2.15 | 2.86 |
| Price/Earnings | 5 | 5.3 | 15.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6 | 3.4 | 7.9 |
| Shareholder Yield | 11 | 6.3% | (9.1%) |
| Price/Book Value | 41 | 1.56 | 2.71 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 71 | 35.8 | 22.8 |
Centerra Gold Inc. engages in the operation, development, exploration, and acquisition of gold and copper properties in North America, Turkey, and internationally. The company also owns and operates a molybdenum business unit, which includes a metallurgical processing facility and two primary molybdenum properties. Its principal assets include the Mount Milligan gold-copper mine located in British Columbia, Canada; the Öksüt gold mine located in Türkiye; the Kemess project in British Columbia, Canada; the Goldfield District project in Nevada, United States; the Thompson Creek Mine in Idaho; and 75% owned the Endako Mine in British Columbia, Canada. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Centerra Gold Inc. has a Value Score of 83, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at Centerra Gold Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 2.15 compared to the industry median at 2.86, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Centerra Gold Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.
Centerra Gold Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 5.30 compared to the industry median at 15.40. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Centerra Gold Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Now, let’s assess Centerra Gold Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 3.4, when compared to the industry median of 7.9, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.
Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Centerra Gold Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (9.10%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.
As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Centerra Gold Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 2.71. This could make Centerra Gold Inc. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
Lastly, let’s take a look at Centerra Gold Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Centerra Gold Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 22.75. This could make Centerra Gold Inc. less attractive because the higher P/FCF ratio indicates that Centerra Gold Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.
Commercial Metals Company’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | CMC | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 28 | 0.86 | 2.86 |
| Price/Earnings | 28 | 12.9 | 15.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19 | 6.8 | 7.9 |
| Shareholder Yield | 26 | 2.8% | (9.1%) |
| Price/Book Value | 44 | 1.66 | 2.71 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 57 | 23.5 | 22.8 |
Commercial Metals Company manufactures, recycles, and fabricates steel and metal products, and related materials and services in the United States, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through three segments: North America Steel Group; Europe Steel Group; and Emerging Businesses Group. The company processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals to steel mills and foundries, aluminum sheet and ingot manufacturers, brass and bronze ingot makers, copper refineries and mills, secondary lead smelters, specialty steel mills, high temperature alloy manufacturers, and other consumers. It also manufactures and sells finished long steel products, including reinforcing bar, merchant bar, light structural, wire rod, and other special sections, as well as semi-finished billets for rerolling and forging applications. In addition, the company provides fabricated rebar used to reinforce concrete primarily in the construction of commercial and non-commercial buildings, hospitals, convention centers, industrial plants, power plants, highways, bridges, arenas, stadiums, and dams; sells and rents construction-related products and equipment to concrete installers and other businesses; and manufactures and sells strength bars for the truck trailer industry, special bar steels for the energy market, and armor plates for military vehicles. Further, it sells wire meshes, welded steel mesh, wire rod, cold rolled rebar, cold rolled wire rod, assembled rebar cages and other fabricated rebar by-products to fabricators, manufacturers, distributors, and construction companies. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Commercial Metals Company has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.
Commercial Metals Company’s price-earnings ratio is 12.9 compared to the industry median at 15.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Commercial Metals Company more attractive for value investors.
Commercial Metals Company’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Commercial Metals Company less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.71.
You can read more about Commercial Metals Company’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Eldorado Gold Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | EGO | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 64 | 3.28 | 2.86 |
| Price/Earnings | 21 | 11.4 | 15.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15 | 6.0 | 7.9 |
| Shareholder Yield | 18 | 4.3% | (9.1%) |
| Price/Book Value | 39 | 1.48 | 2.71 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 22.8 |
Eldorado Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining, exploration, development, and sale of mineral products primarily in Turkey, Canada, and Greece. It primarily produces gold, as well as silver, lead, and zinc. The company holds a 100% interest in the Kisladag and Efemçukuru mines located in Turkey; Lamaque complex located in Quebec, Canada; Olympias located in northern Greece; and Stratoni, Skouries, Perama Hill, and Sapes gold mines located in Greece. The company was formerly known as Eldorado Corporation Ltd. and changed its name to Eldorado Gold Corporation in April 1996. Eldorado Gold Corporation was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Eldorado Gold Corporation has a Value Score of 82, which is considered to be undervalued.
Eldorado Gold Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 11.4 compared to the industry median at 15.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Eldorado Gold Corporation more attractive for value investors.
Eldorado Gold Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Eldorado Gold Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.71.
You can read more about Eldorado Gold Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | KALU | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 22 | 0.64 | 2.86 |
| Price/Earnings | 24 | 12.0 | 15.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18 | 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Shareholder Yield | 37 | 0.8% | (9.1%) |
| Price/Book Value | 62 | 2.78 | 2.71 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 89 | 75.3 | 22.8 |
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products. It offers flat-rolled plate, sheet, and coil; extruded rod, bar, hollows, and shapes; drawn rod, bar, pipe, tube, and wire; and cast aluminum products. The company also offers aero/HS products, such as heat-treated plates and sheets, hard alloy extruded shapes, cold finish rods and bars, and seamless drawn tubes and billets used for end uses in the global aerospace, space, and defense industries, as well as packaging products, including bare and coated 3000 and 5000-series alloy aluminum coils used in beverage and food packaging industry. In addition, the company provides general engineering products comprising 6000-series aluminum alloy plate, sheet, rod, bar, tube, wire, and standard extruded shapes used in various applications, including the production of armor for military vehicles, ordnances, semiconductor manufacturing cells, electronic devices, power transmission bus pipe and bar, after-market motor sport parts, tooling plates, machinery and equipment parts, bolts, screws, and rivets. Further, it offers automotive extrusions consisting of 6000-series extruded aluminum products for structural components, crash management systems, anti-lock braking systems, and drawn tubes for drive shafts, as well as offers fabrication services, such as sawing and cutting to length. The company sells its products directly to aerospace and automotive manufacturers, tier one aerospace and automotive suppliers, beverage and food packaging manufacturers, and metal service centers through sales personnel located in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation has a Value Score of 61, which is considered to be undervalued.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 12.0 compared to the industry median at 15.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Kaiser Aluminum Corporation more attractive for value investors.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Kaiser Aluminum Corporation more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.71.
You can read more about Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Newmont Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | NEM | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 71 | 3.94 | 2.86 |
| Price/Earnings | 23 | 11.8 | 15.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9 | 4.6 | 7.9 |
| Shareholder Yield | 15 | 5.2% | (9.1%) |
| Price/Book Value | 63 | 2.81 | 2.71 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 28 | 11.7 | 22.8 |
Newmont Corporation operates as a gold producer. It also explores for copper, silver, lead, zinc, and other metals. It has operations and/or assets in the United States, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Ghana, Suriname, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Newmont Corporation has a Value Score of 75, which is considered to be undervalued.
Newmont Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 11.8 compared to the industry median at 15.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Newmont Corporation more attractive for value investors.
Newmont Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Newmont Corporation more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.71.
You can read more about Newmont Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | SCZM | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 40 | 1.49 | 2.86 |
| Price/Earnings | 15 | 9.7 | 15.4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5 | 2.8 | 7.9 |
| Shareholder Yield | 65 | (3.6%) | (9.1%) |
| Price/Book Value | 62 | 2.79 | 2.71 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 28 | 11.9 | 22.8 |
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and operation of mineral properties in Latin America. The company primarily explores for silver and zinc, as well as lead and copper deposits. It also holds a portfolio of mineral properties in Mexico and Bolivia. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. has a Value Score of 74, which is considered to be undervalued.
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.’s price-earnings ratio is 9.7 compared to the industry median at 15.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. more attractive for value investors.
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.71.
You can read more about Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Other Metals & Mining Stock Grades
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Choosing Which of the 6 Best Metals & Mining Stocks Is Right for You
Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.
- Centerra Gold Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Commercial Metals Company stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Eldorado Gold Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Newmont Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. stock has a Value Grade of B.
Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 6 undervalued stocks in the Metals & Mining industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.
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Additional Resources About Metals & Mining Stocks
Want to learn more about Metals & Mining stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.
- 6 Undervalued Metals & Mining Stocks for Monday, July 27
- Is Commercial Metals Company
(CMC) Overvalued? - Is Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) Overvalued?
- Is First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) Overvalued?
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