Corrected: Canada's Barrick Mining reports Q2 profit in line with estimates, plans North American IPO by end-2026
CORRECTED-Canada's Barrick Mining reports Q2 profit in line with estimates, plans North American IPO by end-2026 Corrects throughout to say adjusted EPS met estimates, not missed, after estimates updated
Overview
Canada gold and copper miner's Q2 revenue rose, slightly beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q2 rose 74% yr/yr, in line with estimates
Company announced $0.175 quarterly dividend and $1.2 bln in share buybacks during the quarter
Outlook
Barrick maintains 2026 gold production guidance at 2.90–3.25 mln ounces
Company lowers 2026 total attributable capital expenditure to $3.8 bln–$4.2 bln
Barrick expects to complete North American gold assets IPO by end-2026
Result Drivers
GOLD PRODUCTION BOOST - Q2 gold production rose 11% over Q1 to 796,000 oz, exceeding guidance, driven by ahead-of-schedule ramp-up at Loulo-Gounkoto, faster recovery at Pueblo Viejo, and record underground tonnes at Cortez as Goldrush ramped up
HIGHER REALIZED PRICES - Co said increased earnings were driven by higher realized gold and copper prices
COST PRESSURES - Gold cost of sales and AISC rose yr/yr due to lower grades processed, higher fuel costs, and increased royalties tied to stronger realized gold price
Company press release: ID:nGNX6JvW8r
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q2 Revenues | Slight Beat* | $5.29 bln | $5.27 bln (2 Analysts) |
Q2 Adjusted EPS | Meet | $0.82 | $0.82 (10 Analysts) |
Q2 Adjusted Net Income |
| $1.36 bln |
|
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 12 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the gold peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Barrick Mining Corp is C$81.69, about 34% above its August 7 closing price of C$60.96
The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago
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