Kinross Gold (KGC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE: KGC) is a Toronto-based precious metals mining company primarily focused on the exploration, development and production of gold, with silver recovered as a by-product at some operations. The company’s activities span the full mining lifecycle, including discovery and resource delineation, mine construction and operation, ore processing, and eventual site reclamation and closure. Kinross sells refined gold produced at its processing facilities and manages associated logistics and processing arrangements to deliver metal to market.

Kinross operates a portfolio of producing mines and development projects across multiple regions, with a significant presence in the Americas and West Africa. Its operations include both open-pit and underground mining methods and are supported by regional exploration programs intended to extend mine life and identify new deposits. The company’s technical teams focus on ore extraction, milling, metallurgical recovery, and the implementation of capital projects to sustain and optimize production.

In addition to operational execution, Kinross emphasizes environmental stewardship, workplace health and safety, and engagement with local communities and stakeholders where it operates. The company pursues sustainability initiatives and regulatory compliance as part of its operating framework and reports on social and environmental performance through regular corporate disclosures. Kinross’s integrated approach combines exploration, operational management and corporate governance to develop and produce gold resources for global markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.98 to $28.58
• 50-Day Range: $26.51 to $34.94
• 52-Week Range: $14.35 to $39.11
• Volume: 4.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $33.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.98
• Dividend Yield: 0.57%
• Price Target: $38.81
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kinross Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinross Gold scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 181 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kinross Gold has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.87, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kinross Gold has a consensus price target of $38.81, representing about 37.3% upside from its current price of $28.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinross Gold has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinross Gold are expected to decrease by -0.68% in the coming year, from $2.92 to $2.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinross Gold is 11.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinross Gold is 11.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinross Gold has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kinross Gold has a P/B Ratio of 3.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.56% of the float of Kinross Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kinross Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.27, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinross Gold has recently increased by 9.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kinross Gold has a dividend yield of 0.57%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kinross Gold does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kinross Gold is 6.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kinross Gold will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.52% next year. This indicates that Kinross Gold will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Kinross Gold has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Kinross Gold this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for KGC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

53 people have added Kinross Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 430% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kinross Gold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Kinross Gold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.69% of the stock of Kinross Gold is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/26 Dividend: 3/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/26 Dividend: 3/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/21/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - GOLD
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KGC
• CIK: 701818
• Web: www.kinross.com
• Phone: (416) 365-5123
• Fax: 416-363-6622
• Employees: 6,800
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kinross Gold: $38.81
• High Price Target: $54.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.87
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.68
• P/E Growth: 1.01
• Net Income: $2.39 billion
• Net Margins: 35.99%
• Pretax Margin: 50.11%
• Return on Equity: 32.47%
• Return on Assets: 22.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 2.84
• Quick Ratio: 1.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.78
• Cash Flow: $2.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.14
• Book Value: $7.73 per share
• Price / Book: 3.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,192,600,000
• Free Float: 1,180,675,000
• Market Cap: $33.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73