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If you are wondering whether Agnico Eagle Mines is priced attractively after a big run in gold names, this article will walk through what the current share price might imply about value. The stock last closed at US$221.49, after a 10.1% decline over the past 7 days, a 12.2% gain over 30 days, 29.9% year to date, 128.6% over 1 year and a very large return over 3 and 5 years. Recent coverage of Agnico Eagle Mines has focused on its position in the gold mining sector and how investors are reassessing established producers against smaller peers. This context helps explain why the share price has seen both strong longer term returns and short term pullbacks as expectations are reconsidered. Even after those moves, Agnico Eagle Mines scores 2 out of 6 on our valuation checks. Next we will look at how different valuation methods frame the current price and finish with a perspective that can help you judge these models in a more complete way.

Agnico Eagle Mines scores just 2/6 on our valuation checks. See what other red flags we found in the full valuation breakdown.

Approach 1: Agnico Eagle Mines Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis

A Discounted Cash Flow model takes estimates of a company’s future cash flows and discounts them back to today to give a single estimate of what the business might be worth in total right now.

For Agnico Eagle Mines, the model used is a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach. The latest twelve month free cash flow is about $4.20b. Based on analyst inputs for the next few years, and then extended projections by Simply Wall St, free cash flow is assumed to be around $5.46b by 2030. The ten year path between 2026 and 2035 is built from a mix of analyst estimates and extrapolated figures, all expressed in dollars and discounted back to today.

Putting those discounted cash flows together gives an estimated intrinsic value of about $196.44 per share, compared with the recent share price of $221.49. That implies the stock screens as roughly 12.8% overvalued using this DCF setup.

Result: OVERVALUED

Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests Agnico Eagle Mines may be overvalued by 12.8%. Discover 47 high quality undervalued stocks or create your own screener to find better value opportunities.AEM Discounted Cash Flow as at Mar 2026

Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for Agnico Eagle Mines.

Approach 2: Agnico Eagle Mines Price vs Earnings

For a profitable company like Agnico Eagle Mines, the P/E ratio is a useful shorthand for what investors are currently willing to pay for each dollar of earnings. It ties the share price directly to the bottom line, which is usually the main anchor for long term returns.

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What counts as a “normal” P/E often reflects how investors see a company’s growth potential and risk. Higher growth or perceived resilience can justify a higher multiple, while more uncertainty or weaker profitability can point to a lower one.

Agnico Eagle Mines currently trades on a P/E of 24.84x. That sits above the broader Metals and Mining industry average of 23.18x, but below the 28.39x average of its peer group. Simply Wall St’s Fair Ratio for the stock is 28.07x, which is its estimate of a justified P/E given factors like earnings growth, profit margins, industry, market value and company specific risks.

Because the Fair Ratio builds in these company level traits, it can be more tailored than a simple peer or sector comparison. With the current P/E of 24.84x sitting below the Fair Ratio of 28.07x, this framework suggests the shares screen as undervalued on earnings.

Result: UNDERVALUEDNYSE:AEM P/E Ratio as at Mar 2026

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Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your Agnico Eagle Mines Narrative

Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation, so let us introduce you to Narratives, a simple way for you to attach a clear story about Agnico Eagle Mines to the numbers you care about such as fair value, future revenue, earnings and margins.

A Narrative on Simply Wall St links your view of the company to a financial forecast and then to a fair value estimate, so you can see in one place how your assumptions map into a specific number per share.

You access these Narratives on the Agnico Eagle Mines Community page, where millions of investors share their views, compare fair values with the current market price and use that gap to help decide whether the stock looks closer to a buy, hold or sell for them personally.

Because Narratives update automatically when new news, earnings or guidance is added to the platform, your story and fair value stay current without you having to rebuild a spreadsheet each time something changes.

For example, one Agnico Eagle Mines Narrative currently anchors on a higher fair value of US$330.00 while another sits closer to US$136.62, and a consensus view around US$221.67 sits in between. This shows how different investors can look at the same company, plug in different growth, margin and risk assumptions, and land on very different but transparent conclusions about what the shares might be worth today.

For Agnico Eagle Mines, we will make it really easy for you with previews of two leading Agnico Eagle Mines Narratives:

🐂 Agnico Eagle Mines Bull Case

Fair value: US$221.67 per share

Implied mispricing vs last close: roughly flat, with the fair value essentially aligned with the recent US$221.49 share price

Assumed annual revenue growth: 12.38%

Analysts in this bullish narrative link their higher fair value to refreshed assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E, supported by multiple firms lifting price targets. The view leans on stronger earnings power backed by reserve expansion near long life assets and a clean energy partnership through the Kivalliq Hydro Fibre Link project. Supportive research coverage and small upward tweaks to revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E feed into the US$221.67 fair value, which sits very close to where the shares last traded.

🐻 Agnico Eagle Mines Bear Case

Fair value: US$136.62 per share

Implied overvaluation vs last close: about 62% above this bear case fair value

Assumed annual revenue growth: 4.34%

The more cautious narrative anchors on a US$136.62 fair value that reflects higher concern around project execution, sector uncertainty and how much upside is already reflected in recent analyst targets. It leans on a lower future P/E multiple and slower revenue growth, even while acknowledging a large project pipeline, capital returns and a long record of production and balance sheet strength. Recent commentary in this camp highlights the risk that higher expectations for growth projects, dividends and buybacks may leave limited room for disappointment if conditions or delivery timelines fall short.

If you want to stress test your own view against these frameworks, you can start with the headline narratives above, then adjust the growth, margin and multiple assumptions until they line up with what you think is realistic for Agnico Eagle Mines over the next few years.

Do you think there's more to the story for Agnico Eagle Mines? Head over to our Community to see what others are saying!NYSE:AEM 1-Year Stock Price Chart

This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

Companies discussed in this article include AEM.

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