Newmont's Q3 2025 release improved cost and capital guidance for the year, and its Q4 and full-year 2025 report provided 2026 guidance alongside an enhanced capital allocation framework. Combined with prior divestments of non-core assets, that points to a portfolio that management is willing to shrink in order to earn a higher return on what remains.
Executive summary
After a bruising post-Newcrest integration, Newmont's 2025 disclosures suggest a business finally settling into a simpler shape.
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Section 01
What the numbers say
Section 02
Reading the strategy
The strategic bet is straightforward: fewer, higher-quality assets, tighter capital rules, and more consistent return of cash to shareholders. Whether the market gives Newmont credit for that depends on execution against the new framework over the next several quarters, not on headline gold prices.
Combined with prior divestments of non-core assets, that points to a portfolio that management is willing to shrink in order to earn a higher return on what remains.
Data visualiser
All-in sustaining cost distribution, producer sample
- Q1 low1,180
- Median1,465
- Q3 high1,720
- Marginal1,985
| Stage | Value (US$/oz) |
|---|---|
| Q1 low | 1180 |
| Median | 1465 |
| Q3 high | 1720 |
| Marginal | 1985 |
Reported AISC for the producers covered by the markets desk this quarter.
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