VLTO vs KGC Comparison

Veralto Corp is a provider of essential technology solutions that safeguard many of the world's most vital resources. The company operates in two segments: Water Quality and Product Quality & Innovation. Through the WQ segment, it improves the quality and reliability of water through brands including Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat. Through the PQI segment, the company promotes consumer trust in products and helps enable product innovation through brands including Videojet, Linx, Esko, X-Rite, and Pantone.

Kinross Gold is a Canada-based gold producer, producing roughly 2.1 million gold equivalent ounces in 2024. The company had about a decade of gold reserves at the end of 2024. It operates mines in the Americas and West Africa after selling its low-cost Russian operations in 2022 in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The company has historically used acquisitions to fuel expansion into new regions and production growth. In 2022, Kinross purchased the Great Bear project in Canada. If developed as we think likely, it could produce an average of more than 500,000 ounces of gold per year for at least a decade, with its unit cash costs likely in the first quartile of the industry cost curve.