Kinross Gold Corporation · KGC · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Kinross maintains guidance as projects and cash flow advance
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis: Kinross is maintaining full-year guidance while advancing high-grade projects and using cash flow for growth and shareholder returns. The main counterweights are inflation, permitting, capital-cost and oil-price risks.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis keeps guidance sentiment maintained but describes increasing capital spending and adds project-specific developments. Lobo-Marte economics were updated, Great Bear engineering advanced, and Kinross announced an incoming COO.
Guidance delta
Maintained; the supplied analysis says the company remains on track for full-year production, cost and capital guidance.
Key takeaways
- Q2 performance exceeded expectations with strong cash flow and operating margins.
- Lobo-Marte and Great Bear advanced with permitting and engineering milestones.
- Productivity and cost-management initiatives are intended to offset inflationary pressure.
- Capital returns remain a stated priority alongside growth investment.
Management priorities
- Advance Lobo-Marte permitting and development.
- Continue Great Bear engineering, capital budgeting and permitting work.
- Ramp Phase X and progress Curlew development.
- Maintain exploration, operational efficiency and capital allocation programs.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| CIBC | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 25, 2026 |
| TD Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Sep 24, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 18, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 7, 2025 |
| National Bank Financial Inc | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 17, 2023 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 5, 2023 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 30, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 11, 2019 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Neutral | Downgrade | May 30, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 11, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 10, 2017 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 7, 2016 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | May 11, 2016 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 11, 2016 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Mackie Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 1, 2014 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 12, 2013 |
| Vertical Research | Sell | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Cormark Securities | Buy | Market Perform | Upgrade | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Dundee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 1, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $20.13. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIBC | Anita Soni | $34 | $24.34 | +68.9% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $28 | $23.18 | +39.1% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $24.86 | +148.4% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Tanya Jakusconek | $39 | $24.27 | +93.7% | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $23.94 | +103.7% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $39 | $23.82 | +93.7% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $38 | $24.71 | +88.8% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $23.26 | +49.0% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $37 | $28.74 | +83.8% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $32.26 | +168.3% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $33.34 | +113.6% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $38.86 | +123.5% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| CIBC | Anita Soni | $38.5 | $33.42 | +91.3% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $37.5 | $33.25 | +86.3% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Fahad Tariq | $33 | $27.28 | +63.9% | Dec 7, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $33 | $28.49 | +63.9% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $23.8 | +59.0% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| UBS | Daniel Major | $31 | $26.9 | +54.0% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $25 | $24.28 | +24.2% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $23.02 | +34.1% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Tanya Jakusconek | $16 | $14.5 | -20.5% | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $15 | $11.79 | -25.5% | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Tanya Jakusconek | $11 | $9.24 | -45.4% | Aug 19, 2024 |
| CIBC | Anita Soni | $12 | $8.86 | -40.4% | Jul 10, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $4 | $4.26 | -80.1% | Dec 6, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Jackie Przybylowski | $9.75 | $4.92 | -51.6% | May 2, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Jackie Przybylowski | $10.5 | $5.63 | -47.8% | Mar 13, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Tyler Langton | $8 | $5.26 | -60.3% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Michael Jalonen | $7.5 | $5.26 | -62.7% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Jackie Przybylowski | $11 | $5.82 | -45.4% | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Eight Capital | Ralph M. Profiti | $9.55 | $5.78 | -52.6% | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Farooq Hamed | $7.96 | $5.78 | -60.5% | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ingrid Rico | $11.14 | $6.87 | -44.7% | Nov 12, 2021 |
| CIBC | Anita Soni | $6.76 | $6.26 | -66.4% | Jun 22, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationKinross Gold Corporation, along with its various affiliates, is dedicated to acquiring, exploring, and developing gold deposits primarily across regions such as the United States, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and Mauritania. Beyond these core operations, the company also handles the mining and processing of gold-bearing ores, conducts rehabilitation of former gold mining sites, and produces and sells silver. Kinross Gold Corporation was established in 1993 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Toronto, Canada.
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-30T19:07:26.114284+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-03T01:23:14.877038+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-31T13:00:38.833737+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-31T13:00:38.830742+00:00
Methodology
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