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Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI) is a leading global gold mining company, operating across six countries, including significant assets in Australia, Ghana, and Chile. The company is strategically positioned within the gold sector to capitalize on increasing gold prices and robust demand. With a strong commitment to sustainability and operational efficiency, Gold Fields leverages its high-quality assets and ongoing exploration initiatives to deliver value to shareholders while navigating the challenges of mining operations.
Bull says
- ↑Revenue rose 170% YoY to $14.7B on 18% higher production (2.44M oz) and ~$3,500/oz prices
- ↑Adjusted free cash flow jumped 391% YoY to $3B, funding buybacks and dividends
- ↑Launching $100M share buyback and committing 35% of FCF to returns
- ↑Positive technical setup (bullish pennant) hints at upside potential
- ↑Shares trade ~14% below $39.63 fair value estimate
- ↑Strong profitability, high earnings yield, robust growth, positive momentum, low leverage risk, and 2% dividend yield
Bear says
- ↓Ghana may impose higher royalties soon, denting profit margins
- ↓Earnings revisions are deeply negative, implying analyst downgrades ahead
- ↓Short interest is elevated, signaling heightened investor skepticism
- ↓Inflation pushed AISC up 1% YoY to $1,050/oz, pressuring margins
- ↓Revenue depends on gold price stability; volatility poses revenue risk
- ↓Weak liquidity and low institutional ownership may exacerbate trading volatility
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Earnings Call · Q4 2025 · Mgmt. Guidance
Updated 07-10-2026neutral
Transcript signals
Bull points
- On the back of the higher production as unpacked earlier by Mike, and an average gold price for the period of about $3,500 per ounce, headline earnings are up 170% year-on-year to $2.6 billion.
- Adjusted free cash flow is just shy of $3 billion for the year, or up 391% year-on-year, and at $3.32 per share.
- This has enabled us to declare a record-based dividend for the full year of R25.50 per share, comprising the interim dividend of R7 per share and a final dividend payable in Q1 2026 of R18.50 per share.
Bear points
- We've seen a 3% year-on-year increase in oil and costs. This is higher volumes offsetting inflation as well as investing in our future at windfall. The higher operating costs are driven by the inclusion of Solaris Norto as it reached commercial levels of production. They're accounting for Gruyere at 100% for the fourth quarter of the year, as well as higher mining costs, driven by both volumes and contractor rate increases.
- Our all-in costs and all-in sustaining costs were within guidance and were marginally higher than 2024. Most of the impact was due to higher sustaining capital, but also due to royalties and stronger producing currencies.
- we did see a 21% increase in capital spend, which translated into a 14% increase in costs, and that again was largely due to the development of the barren lands, underground mine, and related brownfield exploration.
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