Newmont (NEM) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What NEM does

Newmont (NEM) is a gold producer that also explores for copper, silver, lead, zinc, and other metals. It operates across the United States, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Ghana, Suriname, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. As a large-cap resource producer, it is part of the S&P 500 and sits in the Basic Materials sector, Gold industry.

Key numbers explained

• 123.55 USD is the current share price, which you can compare with the 52-week range of 76.05 – 135.29 to see where it sits relative to recent trading.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 15.6 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the last 12 months' earnings; the forward P/E ratio of 12.1 uses expected future earnings and is often read as a gauge of growth expectations.
• 7.92 USD is the trailing 12-month earnings per share, a measure of how much profit the company generated for each share outstanding.
• The dividend yield of 0.82% tells you the annual dividend as a percentage of the current share price; the ex-dividend date is 3 sept. 2026, and the company pays out 13% of its earnings as dividends.
• 0.54 is the beta, meaning the stock has historically moved about half as much as the overall market in percentage terms.
• 25.77 mld. USD in trailing 12-month revenue, growing 15.1% year over year, shows top-line expansion; 33.4% profit margin and 51.6% operating margin indicate how much of that revenue turns into profit.
• 25.9% return on equity measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' capital.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 15.8% and price-to-book of 3.71 frame the company's leverage and how the market values its net assets.

Recent news

• Headlines ask whether Newmont's record free cash flow momentum can carry into Q3 and whether Agnico Eagle can sustain its shareholder-friendly capital strategy.
• Other stories cover a fully funded 71,500-metre exploration program targeting new discoveries, strong production at Otjikoto Mine boosting B2Gold's growth, and a National Bank Financial price target adjustment on Newmont to 140 from 120 with a Sector Perform rating.
• A prediction that Iamgold will start paying a dividend before the end of 2027 is also in the mix, highlighting broader interest in shareholder returns across the sector.

What to watch

• Gold prices and currency movements, since Newmont's revenue is tied to the value of gold and other metals.
• Production volumes and cost discipline, which drive the profit margin and operating margin figures.
• Capital allocation decisions, including dividend policy and share buybacks, which affect the dividend yield and shareholder returns.
• Debt levels and interest rates, given the debt-to-equity ratio and the company's large asset base.
• Regulatory and geopolitical conditions in the countries where it operates, which can affect project timelines and costs.
• Peer comparisons with companies like PPG Industries (PPG), Albemarle Corporation (ALB), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Linde plc (LIN), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), CRH plc (CRH), and Steel Dynamics (STLD) for context on sector valuation and performance.