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Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | Apr 29, 2026 | $1.32vs $1.09+21.1% | $622Mvs $666M-6.5% |
| Q1 2026 | Feb 26, 2026 | $1.62vs $0.59+174.6% | $623Mvs $522M+19.4% |
| Q4 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | $0.66vs $0.41+61.0% | $432Mvs $452M-4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | $0.40vs $0.30+33.3% | $373Mvs $356M+5.0% |
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Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales/Revenue | 1.27B | 1.17B | 867.89M | 676.54M | 900.45M | 824.8M | 823.85M | 1.15B | 1.74B |
Revenue Growth % | 19.24% | -8.4% | -25.66% | -22.05% | 33.1% | -8.4% | -0.12% | 40.15% | 50.92% |
Cost of Goods Sold | 980.25M | 982.96M | 536.25M | 652.61M | 813.11M | 763.47M | 732.6M | 591.48M | 993.63M |
COGS % of Revenue | 76.92% | 84.2% | 61.79% | 96.46% | 90.3% | 92.56% | 88.92% | 51.23% | 57.02% |
Gross Profit | 294.12M▲ 0% | 184.42M▼ 37.3% | 331.64M▲ 79.8% | 23.93M▼ 92.8% | 87.34M▲ 265.0% | 61.33M▼ 29.8% | 91.25M▲ 48.8% | 563.13M▲ 517.1% | 748.88M▲ 33.0% |
Gross Margin % | 23.08% | 15.8% | 38.21% | 3.54% | 9.7% | 7.44% | 11.08% | 48.77% | 42.98% |
Gross Profit Growth % | 20.63% | -37.3% | 79.82% | -92.78% | 265.01% | -29.78% | 48.78% | 517.14% | 32.99% |
Operating Expenses | 153.41M | 136.36M | 386.02M | 105.2M | 153.3M | 100.35M | 70.13M | 115.16M | 128.89M |
OpEx % of Revenue | 12.04% | 11.68% | 44.48% | 15.55% | 17.03% | 12.17% | 8.51% | 9.97% | 7.4% |
Selling, General & Admin | 107.69M | 106.28M | 98.65M | 80.96M | 89.45M | 84.92M | 90.38M | 85.45M | 92.78M |
SG&A % of Revenue | 8.45% | 9.1% | 11.37% | 11.97% | 9.93% | 10.3% | 10.97% | 7.4% | 5.32% |
Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352K | 379K | 401K | 0 | 965K | 0 |
R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.05% | - | 0.08% | - |
Other Operating Expenses | 49.24M | 30.08M | 287.38M | 23.89M | 63.47M | 15.03M | -20.25M | 28.75M | 36.11M |
Operating Income | 105.52M▲ 0% | 53.76M▼ 49.1% | -54.39M▼ 201.2% | -81.27M▼ 49.4% | -65.96M▲ 18.8% | -39.02M▲ 40.8% | 21.12M▲ 154.1% | 445.65M▲ 2010.0% | 619.99M▲ 39.1% |
Operating Margin % | 8.28% | 4.6% | -6.27% | -12.01% | -7.32% | -4.73% | 2.56% | 38.6% | 35.58% |
Operating Income Growth % | -20.18% | -49.06% | -201.18% | -49.43% | 18.84% | 40.84% | 154.13% | 2010.01% | 39.12% |
EBITDA | 323.62M | 314.04M | 177.85M | -77.57M | -62.28M | -36.56M | 222.73M | 596.48M | 767.86M |
EBITDA Margin % | 25.39% | 26.9% | 20.49% | -11.47% | -6.92% | -4.43% | 27.04% | 51.66% | 44.07% |
EBITDA Growth % | -1.62% | -2.96% | -43.37% | -143.62% | 19.72% | 41.3% | 709.23% | 167.8% | 28.73% |
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 218.1M | 260.28M | 232.24M | 3.7M | 3.68M | 2.46M | 201.61M | 150.82M | 147.87M |
EBIT | 121.74M | 61.44M | -85.04M | -33.91M | 154.37M | 168.52M | -27.9M | 448.39M | 619.99M |
Net Interest Income | -24.54M | -23.58M | -25.45M | -22.96M | -43.19M | -43.33M | -37.45M | -34.96M | -14.82M |
Interest Income | 5.52M | 9.69M | 5.52M | 1.54M | 1.19M | 4.21M | 2.11M | 11.54M | 48.29M |
Interest Expense | 34.62M | 38.46M | 30.96M | 24.49M | 44.38M | 47.54M | 39.56M | 46.5M | 63.11M |
Other Income/Expense | -12.89M | -31.27M | 52.43M | 23.18M | 167.09M | 163.45M | 61.4M | 127.79M | 353.39M |
Pretax Income | 92.55M▲ 0% | 22.48M▼ 75.7% | -1.96M▼ 108.7% | -58.1M▼ 2871.8% | 101.13M▲ 274.1% | 124.43M▲ 23.0% | 82.52M▼ 33.7% | 573.45M▲ 594.9% | 973.38M▲ 69.7% |
Pretax Margin % | 7.26% | 1.93% | -0.23% | -8.59% | 11.23% | 15.09% | 10.02% | 49.67% | 55.86% |
Income Tax | 18.01M | 26.93M | -25.59M | 25.43M | -23.67M | 41K | 42.99M | 156.16M | 129.01M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 19.46% | 119.8% | 1308.95% | -43.77% | -23.41% | 0.03% | 52.1% | 27.23% | 13.25% |
Net Income | 60.82M▲ 0% | -4.45M▼ 107.3% | -12.21M▼ 174.3% | -135.72M▼ 1011.7% | -264.07M▼ 94.6% | 602.55M▲ 328.2% | 19.86M▼ 96.7% | 402.69M▲ 1928.1% | 787.05M▲ 95.4% |
Net Margin % | 4.77% | -0.38% | -1.41% | -20.06% | -29.33% | 73.05% | 2.41% | 34.88% | 45.17% |
Net Income Growth % | 118.8% | -107.32% | -174.28% | -1011.71% | -94.58% | 328.17% | -96.7% | 1928.15% | 95.45% |
Net Income (Continuing) | 74.78M | 154K | 23.64M | -83.53M | 124.8M | 124.39M | 39.53M | 417.29M | 844.37M |
Discontinued Operations | 0 | -10.66M | -52.09M | -66.81M | -387.6M | 478.55M | -6.85M | -1.02M | -8.98M |
Minority Interest | 215.59M | 221.24M | 196.68M | 172.4M | 170.21M | 154.09M | 162.75M | 169.01M | 205.58M |
EPS (Diluted) | 0.24▲ 0% | -0.02▼ 107.3% | -0.07▼ 304.0% | -0.61▼ 762.8% | 0.49▲ 180.3% | 0.49▲ 0.0% | 0.08▼ 84.0% | 1.59▲ 1933.2% | 3.10▲ 95.0% |
EPS Growth % | 118.9% | -107.29% | -304% | -762.8% | 180.33% | 0% | -84.04% | 1933.25% | 94.97% |
EPS (Basic) | 0.24 | -0.01 | -0.07 | -0.61 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.08 | 1.59 | 3.10 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M | 253.99M |
Dividend Payout Ratio | 36.33% | - | - | - | - | 3.08% | 93.39% | 4.58% | 14.19% |
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Current Assets | 701.86M | 761.13M | 648.62M | 589.15M | 739.54M | 620.38M | 577.76M | 838.36M | 1.16B |
Cash & Short-Term Investments | 214.55M | 369.2M | 210.05M | 235.45M | 377M | 253.92M | 219.79M | 478.44M | 529.84M |
Cash Only | 214.55M | 369.2M | 210.05M | 235.45M | 377M | 253.92M | 219.79M | 478.44M | 529.84M |
Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accounts Receivable | 330.05M | 146.7M | 316.18M | 250.67M | 255.89M | 249.94M | 255.47M | 260.86M | 529.41M |
Days Sales Outstanding | 94.53 | 45.87 | 132.97 | 135.24 | 103.72 | 110.61 | 113.18 | 82.46 | 110.9 |
Inventory | 132.29M | 135.92M | 97.97M | 77.33M | 86.26M | 88.34M | 76.53M | 79.59M | 79.32M |
Days Inventory Outstanding | 49.26 | 50.47 | 66.69 | 43.25 | 38.72 | 42.24 | 38.13 | 49.12 | 29.14 |
Other Current Assets | 7.42M | 92.17M | 3.45M | 0 | 0 | 8.84M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Non-Current Assets | 3.63B | 3.46B | 3.46B | 3.39B | 3.82B | 3.88B | 3.96B | 4.21B | 4.87B |
Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.95B | 1.85B | 1.75B | 1.66B | 1.54B | 1.54B | 1.61B | 1.89B | 2.31B |
Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.65x | 0.63x | 0.49x | 0.41x | 0.59x | 0.54x | 0.51x | 0.61x | 0.75x |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.02M | 34.02M | 34.02M |
Intangible Assets | 330.05M | 25.26M | 26.68M | 20.95M | 25.2M | 23.84M | 19.11M | 24.81M | 30.09M |
Long-Term Investments | 1.54B | 1.47B | 1.58B | 1.49B | 2.06B | 2.19B | 1.53B | 1.55B | 2.38B |
Other Non-Current Assets | 26M | 71.52M | 26.09M | 150.98M | 36.72M | 23.03M | 636.94M | 620.85M | 22.22M |
Total Assets | 4.33B▲ 0% | 4.22B▼ 2.7% | 4.11B▼ 2.6% | 3.98B▼ 3.1% | 4.56B▲ 14.6% | 4.5B▼ 1.3% | 4.53B▲ 0.7% | 5.05B▲ 11.3% | 6.02B▲ 19.3% |
Asset Turnover | 0.29x | 0.28x | 0.21x | 0.17x | 0.20x | 0.18x | 0.18x | 0.23x | 0.29x |
Asset Growth % | 1.56% | -2.67% | -2.61% | -3.11% | 14.63% | -1.28% | 0.68% | 11.34% | 19.31% |
Total Current Liabilities | 521.19M | 399.18M | 565.36M | 360.44M | 844.94M | 379.6M | 441.61M | 479.74M | 575.99M |
Accounts Payable | 233.35M | 153.29M | 131.28M | 196.14M | 259.64M | 247.99M | 293.62M | 295.03M | 363.01M |
Days Payables Outstanding | 86.89 | 56.92 | 89.35 | 109.7 | 116.55 | 118.56 | 146.29 | 182.06 | 133.35 |
Short-Term Debt | 0 | 141.17M | 320.69M | 65.79M | 229.42M | 35.07M | 0 | 9.17M | 8.93M |
Deferred Revenue (Current) | 78.93M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 285.76M | 92.43M | 96.22M | 92.32M | 352.85M | 94.17M | 141.71M | 126.08M | 90.6M |
Current Ratio | 1.35x | 1.91x | 1.15x | 1.63x | 0.88x | 1.63x | 1.31x | 1.75x | 2.01x |
Quick Ratio | 1.09x | 1.57x | 0.97x | 1.42x | 0.77x | 1.40x | 1.14x | 1.58x | 1.87x |
Cash Conversion Cycle | 56.9 | 39.42 | 110.3 | 68.79 | 25.9 | 34.29 | 5.02 | -50.48 | 6.68 |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 747.99M | 788.47M | 573.72M | 819.32M | 1.18B | 960.69M | 922.98M | 1.01B | 1.18B |
Long-Term Debt | 0 | 540.9M | 322.41M | 506.57M | 878.56M | 703.46M | 0 | 611.96M | 700.74M |
Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.65M | 0 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 15.79M | 31.42M | 28.96M | 38.32M | 46.74M | 32.42M | 30.41M | 43.06M | 39.99M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 732.2M | 216.16M | 222.35M | 274.44M | 253.04M | 224.81M | 892.57M | 347.79M | 438.65M |
Total Liabilities | 1.27B | 1.19B | 1.14B | 1.18B | 2.02B | 1.34B | 1.36B | 1.49B | 1.76B |
Total Debt | 96.22M | 95M | 643.1M | 572.36M | 1.11B | 738.53M | 0 | 626.78M | 709.67M |
Net Debt | -118.34M | -274.2M | 433.05M | 336.91M | 730.98M | 484.62M | -219.79M | 148.35M | 179.83M |
Debt / Equity | 0.03x | 0.03x | 0.22x | 0.20x | 0.44x | 0.23x | - | 0.18x | 0.17x |
Debt / EBITDA | 0.30x | 0.30x | 3.62x | - | - | - | - | 1.05x | 0.92x |
Net Debt / EBITDA | -0.37x | -0.87x | 2.43x | - | - | - | -0.99x | 0.25x | 0.23x |
Interest Coverage | 3.52x | 1.60x | -2.75x | -1.38x | 3.48x | 3.54x | -0.71x | 9.64x | 9.82x |
Total Equity | 3.06B▲ 0% | 3.03B▼ 1.1% | 2.97B▼ 2.0% | 2.8B▼ 5.7% | 2.54B▼ 9.3% | 3.16B▲ 24.6% | 3.17B▲ 0.2% | 3.56B▲ 12.3% | 4.27B▲ 19.9% |
Equity Growth % | 0.54% | -1.11% | -2.03% | -5.67% | -9.33% | 24.6% | 0.2% | 12.32% | 19.88% |
Book Value per Share | 12.06 | 11.93 | 11.69 | 11.02 | 9.99 | 12.45 | 12.48 | 14.02 | 16.80 |
Total Shareholders' Equity | 2.85B | 2.81B | 2.77B | 2.63B | 2.37B | 3.01B | 3.01B | 3.39B | 4.06B |
Common Stock | 750.5M | 750.5M | 751.29M | 750.5M | 751.29M | 751.29M | 750.5M | 751.29M | 751.29M |
Retained Earnings | 1.73B | 1.68B | 1.64B | 1.5B | 1.24B | 1.84B | 1.84B | 2.23B | 2.9B |
Treasury Stock | -64.03M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accumulated OCI | 149.45M | 162.68M | 162.13M | 153.94M | 159.06M | 197.35M | 195.17M | 195.34M | 195.35M |
Minority Interest | 215.59M | 221.24M | 196.68M | 172.4M | 170.21M | 154.09M | 162.75M | 169.01M | 205.58M |
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operations | 60.82M | -3.16M | 69.08M | 142.43M | -233.5M | 41.67M | 227.03M | 486.06M | 580.94M |
Operating CF Margin % | 4.77% | -0.27% | 7.96% | 21.05% | -25.93% | 5.05% | 27.56% | 42.1% | 33.34% |
Operating CF Growth % | 119.7% | -105.19% | 2288.72% | 106.2% | -263.93% | 117.84% | 444.89% | 114.09% | 19.52% |
Net Income | 60.82M | -4.45M | -12.21M | -68.91M | 0 | 602.93M | 19.86M | 403.71M | 796.03M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 218.1M | 1.29M | 232.24M | 199.99M | 0 | 176.78M | 189.77M | 166.63M | 147.87M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15.59M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Non-Cash Items | -60.82M | 3.16M | -150.96M | 11.35M | -233.5M | -631.5M | 17.41M | -84.28M | -362.96M |
Working Capital Changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -90.95M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Change in Receivables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.72M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Change in Payables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -29.42M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash from Investing | -138.15M | -117.56M | -105.6M | -62.22M | -86.29M | 205.75M | -205.54M | -117.92M | -480.66M |
Capital Expenditures | -257.55M | -109.03M | -102.63M | -71.55M | -90.31M | -151.97M | -238.67M | -337.74M | -482.92M |
CapEx % of Revenue | 20.21% | 9.34% | 11.82% | 10.58% | 10.03% | 18.43% | 28.97% | 29.25% | 27.71% |
Acquisitions | 1.96M | 2.24M | 0 | -13.45M | 3.64M | 343.32M | 0 | 0 | 2.26M |
Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Investing | 119.39M | -8.53M | -2.97M | 22.77M | 382K | 14.5M | 33.13M | 219.82M | 0 |
Cash from Financing | 59.58M | -74.05M | -122.63M | -35.26M | 461.33M | -370.5M | -55.62M | -109.49M | -48.55M |
Debt Issued (Net) | 41.22M | -45.22M | -53.87M | 6.74M | 518.3M | -54.64M | -35.51M | -83.74M | 78.08M |
Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dividends Paid | -22.1M | -22.86M | -22.1M | 0 | 0 | -18.54M | -18.54M | -18.44M | -111.65M |
Share Repurchases | -621K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Financing | 40.46M | -5.97M | -46.67M | -42M | -56.97M | -297.32M | -1.57M | -7.31M | -14.99M |
Net Change in Cash | 134.01M▲ 0% | 154.65M▲ 15.4% | -159.15M▼ 202.9% | 25.4M▲ 116.0% | 141.55M▲ 457.2% | -123.08M▼ 187.0% | -34.13M▲ 72.3% | 258.64M▲ 857.9% | 51.4M▼ 80.1% |
Free Cash Flow | -196.72M▲ 0% | -112.19M▲ 43.0% | -33.55M▲ 70.1% | 70.89M▲ 311.3% | -323.8M▼ 556.8% | -110.31M▲ 65.9% | -11.64M▲ 89.5% | 148.32M▲ 1374.5% | 104.97M▼ 29.2% |
FCF Margin % | -15.44% | -9.61% | -3.87% | 10.48% | -35.96% | -13.37% | -1.41% | 12.85% | 6.02% |
FCF Growth % | 70.57% | 42.97% | 70.09% | 311.28% | -556.78% | 65.93% | 89.45% | 1374.52% | -29.23% |
FCF per Share | -0.77 | -0.44 | -0.13 | 0.28 | -1.27 | -0.43 | -0.05 | 0.58 | 0.41 |
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.00x | 0.71x | -5.66x | -1.05x | 0.88x | 0.07x | 11.43x | 1.21x | 0.74x |
Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 28.27M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.59M | 0 | 0 |
Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return on Equity (ROE) | -10.05% | 1.99% | -0.15% | -0.41% | -4.71% | -9.89% | 21.14% | 0.63% | 11.97% | 20.11% |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3% | 2.65% | 1.41% | -1.33% | -1.86% | -1.54% | -0.85% | 0.48% | 10.04% | 11.4% |
Gross Margin | 22.81% | 23.08% | 15.8% | 38.21% | 3.54% | 9.7% | 7.44% | 11.08% | 48.77% | 42.98% |
Net Margin | -30.27% | 4.77% | -0.38% | -1.41% | -20.06% | -29.33% | 73.05% | 2.41% | 34.88% | 45.17% |
Debt / Equity | 0.02x | 0.03x | 0.03x | 0.22x | 0.20x | 0.44x | 0.23x | - | 0.18x | 0.17x |
Interest Coverage | -7.32x | 3.52x | 1.60x | -2.75x | -1.38x | 3.48x | 3.54x | -0.71x | 9.64x | 9.82x |
FCF Conversion | 0.95x | 1.00x | 0.71x | -5.66x | -1.05x | 0.88x | 0.07x | 11.43x | 1.21x | 0.74x |
Revenue Growth | 12.28% | 19.24% | -8.4% | -25.66% | -22.05% | 33.1% | -8.4% | -0.12% | 40.15% | 50.92% |
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) reported $1.74B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 1950% increase from $84.7M in 1996.
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) grew revenue by 50.9% over the past year. This is strong growth.
Yes, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) is profitable, generating $784.7M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (45.2% net margin).
Yes, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.28%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 20.1%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) generated $105.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.