Franco-Nevada Corporation · FNV · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

Franco-Nevada enters 2025 with higher GEO guidance and execution risks

The supplied transcript supports a constructive operating trajectory: higher gold prices, new mine ramp-ups and recent acquisitions point to higher GEO production in 2025. The case remains dependent on execution, commodity-price assumptions and resolution of Cobre Panama and CRA-related uncertainties.

Reported Before market openNYSEBasic Materials $44.12B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $0.89
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $304.3M
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +0.2% Event window
SPY move -2.7% Same window
Abnormal move +2.9% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +1.3% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Franco-Nevada moved from the prior quarter's lower GEO guidance to raised 2025 GEO guidance, while adding a larger portfolio of streams and royalties. The current analysis also emphasizes the Sibanye, Porcupine, Yanacocha and Valentine Gold contributions and keeps Cobre Panama and the CRA dispute as key risks.

Guidance delta

Raised: 2025 guidance projects a 7% increase in total GEOs, with contributions from Sibanye, Porcupine, Yanacocha, Valentine Gold and other start-ups.

Key takeaways

  • Management described a strong fourth quarter and year-end results near the top of revised GEO guidance.
  • More than $1.3 billion of streams, royalties and equity deals expanded the production profile by up to 95,000 GEOs per year.
  • New mine and stream ramp-ups are central to the 2025 outlook, including Tocantinzinho, Sibanye Western Limb, Valentine Gold and Porcupine.
  • The Cobre Panama arbitration and negotiations remain material sources of legal and operating uncertainty.
  • Higher gold prices support margins, but commodity-price sensitivity can affect GEO conversion and reported guidance.

Management priorities

  • Ramp up Valentine Gold and Tocantinzinho production.
  • Integrate and develop the recently acquired streams and royalties.
  • Advance Magino expansion and assess the Candelaria underground expansion.
  • Pursue additional precious-metal and diversified-commodity opportunities.
  • Manage Cobre Panama negotiations and the CRA transfer-pricing dispute.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
FNV EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.72 Q1 '24 actual $0.76, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.78 Q2 '24 actual $0.75, miss Q3 '24 estimate $0.83 Q3 '24 actual $0.80, miss Q2 '25 estimate $1.10 Q2 '25 actual $1.24, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.37 Q3 '25 actual $1.43, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.68 Q4 '25 actual $1.85, beat Q1 '26 estimate $2.09 Q1 '26 actual $2.38, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.95 Q2 '26 actual $1.81, miss Q3 '26 estimate $1.77 Q4 '26 estimate $2.02 Q1 '27 estimate $2.10 Q2 '27 estimate $2.20
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold25 ratings
Bullish1144.0%
Neutral1248.0%
Bearish28.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$228.75Current
$139Low
$238.74Average
$310High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 26, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 16, 2026
Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainJul 14, 2026
B of A Securities Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 9, 2026
Jefferies Hold HoldMaintainJul 6, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainJun 30, 2026
TD Cowen Buy HoldUpgradeMay 20, 2026
HC Wainwright & Co. Buy BuyMaintainMay 13, 2026
TD Securities Hold HoldMaintainNov 5, 2025
Raymond James Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 10, 2025
Barclays Underweight UnderweightMaintainJul 7, 2023
Keybanc Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 18, 2022
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainMar 4, 2021
Deutsche Bank Hold HoldMaintainJun 17, 2020
Credit Suisse Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 8, 2019
GMP Securities Hold BuyDowngradeJul 23, 2019
Dundee Buy NeutralUpgradeDec 8, 2016
Canaccord Genuity Buy HoldUpgradeNov 15, 2016
Desjardins Buy BuyMaintainOct 26, 2016
National Bank Financial Inc Sector Perform OutperformDowngradeOct 13, 2016
National Bank FInancial Sector Perform OutperformDowngradeOct 13, 2016
BMO Capital Market Perform OutperformDowngradeMay 12, 2016
Goldman Sachs Sell NeutralDowngradeMay 11, 2016
Clarksons Platou Buy BuyMaintainFeb 16, 2016
Macquarie Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 14, 2015
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainMay 29, 2014
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $228.75. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
ScotiabankTanya Jakusconek$274$202.32 +19.8%Jul 14, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$285$207.5 +24.6%Jul 9, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$245$217.58 +7.1%Jul 6, 2026
UBSDaniel Major$280$204.5 +22.4%Jun 30, 2026
TD SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$291$222.74 +27.2%May 20, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$290$237.11 +26.8%May 14, 2026
H.C. WainwrightHeiko Ihle$305$265.72 +33.3%Mar 12, 2026
H.C. WainwrightAnalyst unavailable$285$250.65 +24.6%Feb 13, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$310$242.45 +35.5%Jan 30, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$283$265.05 +23.7%Jan 26, 2026
RBC CapitalJosh Wolfson$250$202.93 +9.3%Dec 10, 2025
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$228$203.17 -0.3%Dec 7, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$270$208.1 +18.0%Dec 1, 2025
H.C. WainwrightAnalyst unavailable$210$185.14 -8.2%Nov 4, 2025
ScotiabankTanya Jakusconek$225$191.21 -1.6%Oct 23, 2025
UBSDaniel Major$260$209.43 +13.7%Oct 16, 2025
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$234$203.78 +2.3%Oct 10, 2025
Raymond JamesBrian MacArthur$218$214.17 -4.7%Sep 23, 2025
UBSDaniel Major$250$208.58 +9.3%Sep 19, 2025
Raymond JamesBrian MacArthur$186$168.5 -18.7%May 28, 2025
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$150$145.74 -34.4%Mar 11, 2025
TD SecuritiesDerick Ma$152$145.74 -33.6%Mar 11, 2025
Bank of America SecuritiesLawson Winder$139$124.46 -39.2%Oct 1, 2024
ScotiabankTanya Jakusconek$141$122.71 -38.4%May 23, 2024
H.C. WainwrightAnalyst unavailable$145$133.79 -36.6%Aug 11, 2022
H.C. WainwrightAnalyst unavailable$144$126 -37.0%Jul 19, 2022
H.C. WainwrightAnalyst unavailable$180$156.09 -21.3%May 5, 2022
Industrial Alliance SecuritiesPuneet Singh$187$130.35 -18.3%Jan 21, 2022
KeyBancAdam Josephson$154.38$134.33 -32.5%Dec 22, 2021
DesjardinsJohn Sclodnick$159.15$150.21 -30.4%May 20, 2021
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Franco-Nevada Corporation operates as a royalty and stream company focused on precious metals in South America, Central America, Mexico, the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Africa. It operates through Precious Metals, Other Mining and Energy segments. The company manages its portfolio with a focus on precious metals, such as gold, silver, and platinum group metals; and engages in the sale of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids through a third-party marketing agent. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-02-24T00:00:08.107373+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-26T03:10:46.527835+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-26T03:10:46.524878+00:00

Methodology

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-26. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.