Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM) Beneish M-Score: -2.75 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


TSX:WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp TSX:WPM
96 GF Score
Price C$165.39
GF Value C$232.11
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Wheaton Precious Metals Beneish M-Score?

Wheaton Precious Metals TSX:WPM -4.09% 96 Beneish M-Score is -2.75 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates TSX:WPM with a GF Score™ of 96/100 and a GF Value™ of C$232.11 (Modestly Undervalued). Among 685 Metals & Mining companies, Wheaton Precious Metals ranks better than 71.82% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Wheaton Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:WPM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.75   Med: -2.18   Max: 0.55
Current: -2.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wheaton Precious Metals was 0.55. The lowest was -3.75. And the median was -2.18.


Wheaton Precious Metals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Wheaton Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Wheaton Precious Metals Beneish M-Score Chart

Wheaton Precious Metals Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.83 -2.03 -2.16 -3.36 0.55

Wheaton Precious Metals Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.11 -3.75 -1.74 0.55 -2.75

TSX:WPM vs NEM, AU, CDE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Wheaton Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Wheaton Precious Metals Beneish M-Score vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Wheaton Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wheaton Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Wheaton Precious Metals Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Wheaton Precious Metals for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.145+0.528 * 0.8724+0.404 * 0.994+0.892 * 1.8467+0.115 * 0.9597
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5211+4.679 * -0.061253-0.327 * 3.6974
=-2.75

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$25 Mil.
Revenue was 1236.815 + 1192.873 + 658.854 + 687.798 = C$3,776 Mil.
Gross Profit was 959.541 + 915.341 + 464.806 + 482.545 = C$2,822 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$2,999 Mil.
Total Assets was C$13,509 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$10,259 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$420 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$101 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$662 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$10 Mil.
Net Income was 798.564 + 770.104 + 508.007 + 399.475 = C$2,476 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.477 + -4.656 + 122.901 + 1.751 = C$126 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1050.709 + 1029.488 + 529.777 + 567.166 = C$3,177 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$12 Mil.
Revenue was 675.322 + 542.121 + 417.56 + 409.867 = C$2,045 Mil.
Gross Profit was 458.076 + 352.481 + 267.416 + 255.176 = C$1,333 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1,575 Mil.
Total Assets was C$11,111 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$9,327 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$366 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$105 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$138 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$11 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(24.75 / 3776.34) / (11.704 / 2044.87)
=0.006554 / 0.005724
=1.145

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(1333.149 / 2044.87) / (2822.233 / 3776.34)
=0.651948 / 0.747346
=0.8724

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (2998.639 + 10258.5) / 13508.98) / (1 - (1575.093 + 9327.07) / 11110.535)
=0.018642 / 0.018754
=0.994

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=3776.34 / 2044.87
=1.8467

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(365.966 / (365.966 + 9327.07)) / (420.096 / (420.096 + 10258.5))
=0.037756 / 0.03934
=0.9597

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(101.498 / 3776.34) / (105.477 / 2044.87)
=0.026877 / 0.051581
=0.5211

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((9.715 + 661.786) / 13508.98) / ((10.909 + 138.462) / 11110.535)
=0.049708 / 0.013444
=3.6974

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(2476.15 - 126.473 - 3177.14) / 13508.98
=-0.061253

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Wheaton Precious Metals has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.75 mean?
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.75 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Wheaton Precious Metals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Wheaton Precious Metals ranks #193 out of 685 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 28.2%.
Is Wheaton Precious Metals' Beneish M-Score too high?
Wheaton Precious Metals' current Beneish M-Score is -2.75. Based on the distribution chart, Wheaton Precious Metals ranks #193 out of 685 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Wheaton Precious Metals has a GF Score™ of 96/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Wheaton Precious Metals' Beneish M-Score compare to NEM and AU?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Wheaton Precious Metals ranks #193 out of 685 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Wheaton Precious Metals in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Wheaton Precious Metals and its competitors. Wheaton Precious Metals's current Beneish M-Score is -2.75. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Wheaton Precious Metals stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$232.11, compared to a current price of C$165.39 — trading 28.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.75. Wheaton Precious Metals' overall GF Score™ is 96/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.75 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Wheaton Precious Metals stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of C$165.39 is trading 28.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of C$232.11. GuruFocus considers Wheaton Precious Metals to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TSX:WPM:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.75
  • GF Value™: C$232.11 vs. price of C$165.39 (28.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 96/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSX:WPM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Wheaton Precious Metals Business Description

Address 1021 West Hastings Street, Suite 3500, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 0C3
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp is a precious metal streaming company. Its geographical segment includes: North America; Europe; South America; and Africa. It generates its revenue from the sale of precious metals (gold, silver and palladium) and cobalt.
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