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Our current read (analysis of 2026-08-23): Designation Watch · Gem Score +9 (−100…+100 Quality+Value blend) · Quality 78 · Value -48 · Sentiment 83 (timing only, not weighted) · Composite fair value $305.39 vs $178.82 at analysis
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Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
AEM NYSEAgnico Eagle Mines Limited is a Canadian-based gold mining company focused on the exploration, development, and production of precious metals. The company primarily produces gold, while also exploring for silver, copper, and zinc across a portfolio of operating mines and pipeline projects. Its producing assets are located in Canada, Australia, Finland, and Mexico, with additional exploration and development activities in Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia, and the United States. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited operates through business segments that generally reflect its northern and southern operations alongside dedicated exploration activities, providing geographic and asset diversification within the materials and gold industry. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company plays a significant role in the global gold sector by supplying refined gold to international markets and maintaining a concentration in comparatively stable mining jurisdictions. Through its combination of large-scale producing mines and an active exploration pipeline, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is positioned as a major participant in the precious metals value chain.
Price Overview
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
This company does not file structured financial statements with the U.S. SEC, so quarterly figures aren't available from our filings-based data engine. Annual figures shown here come from the sources that do cover it.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
EPS (Diluted): 8.86
Total Equity: $24.74B
Shares: 503,434,000
Total Debt: $196.27M
Cash: $2.87B
EBITDA: N/A
Total Debt: $196.27M
Cash: $2.87B
Revenue: $11.91B
Revenue: $11.91B
Revenue: $11.91B
Total Equity: $24.74B
Tax Rate: 33.4%
Equity: $24.74B
Total Debt: $196.27M
Cash: $2.87B
Current Liabilities: $2.47B
Long-Term Debt: $196.27M
Total Debt: $196.27M
Total Equity: $24.74B
Shares: 503,434,000
Shares: 503,434,000
CapEx: -$2.42B
Shares: 503,434,000
Stock Price: $178.82
Net Income: $4.46B
Industry Benchmarks
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 8, 2026 12:03am (15d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.8B | $5.7B | $6.6B | $8.3B | $11.9B |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.8B | $2.6B | $2.9B | $3.1B | $3.3B |
| Gross Profit | $2.1B | $3.1B | $3.7B | $5.2B | $8.6B |
| Operating Expenses | $152.5M | $326.1M | — | — | — |
| Operating Income | $1.9B | $2.8B | — | — | — |
| Net Income | $543.0M | $670.2M | $1.9B | $1.9B | $4.5B |
| EBITDA | $2.7B | $3.9B | — | — | — |
| EPS | $1.11 | $1.53 | $3.97 | $3.79 | $8.89 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $1.11 | $1.53 | $3.95 | $3.78 | $8.86 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 8, 2026 12:03am (15d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $185.8M | $658.6M | $338.6M | $926.4M | $2.9B |
| Total Current Assets | $1.3B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.8B | $5.0B |
| Total Assets | $10.2B | $23.5B | $28.7B | $30.0B | $34.5B |
| Current Liabilities | $761.8M | $946.4M | $1.0B | $1.5B | $2.5B |
| Long-Term Debt | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.7B | $1.1B | $196.3M |
| Total Liabilities | $4.2B | $7.3B | $9.3B | $9.2B | $9.7B |
| Total Equity | $6.0B | $16.2B | $19.4B | $20.8B | $24.7B |
| Retained Earnings | -$165.3M | -$201.6M | $963.2M | $2.0B | $5.5B |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 8, 2026 12:03am (15d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.3B | $2.1B | $2.6B | $4.0B | $6.8B |
| Capital Expenditure | -$867.7M | -$1.5B | -$1.7B | -$1.8B | -$2.4B |
| Free Cash Flow | $448.3M | $558.4M | $947.4M | $2.1B | $4.4B |
| Acquisitions (net) | -$185.9M | — | -$1.0B | — | -$122.0M |
| Net Debt Issued / (Repaid) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | -$275.2M | -$608.3M | -$638.6M | -$671.7M | -$728.1M |
| Stock Buybacks | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Change in Cash | -$216.7M | $472.8M | -$320.0M | $587.8M | $1.9B |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Aug 8, 2026 12:03am (15d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +50.1% | +15.4% | +25.0% | +43.7% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +49.9% | +19.2% | +40.8% | +64.8% |
| Operating Income Growth | +44.8% | — | — | — |
| Net Income Growth | +23.4% | +189.6% | -2.4% | +135.4% |
| EBITDA Growth | +45.7% | — | — | — |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Aug 8, 2026 12:03am (15d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | $0.45 | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.45 | — | — | — |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2024-02-29 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2023-11-30 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-31 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2023-05-31 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2023-02-28 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2022-11-30 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2022-08-31 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2022-05-31 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-04 | $0.40 | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-30 | $0.35 | — | — | — |
| 2021-08-31 | $0.35 | — | — | — |
Deep Analysis
Narrative Economics
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Claude Reading
Starting with the raw numbers: AEM printed $11.91B revenue in 2025 vs $8.29B in 2024 — that's 43.7% YoY on a company that did $3.82B just four years ago. Net income tripled from 2022's $670M to $4.46B, and net margin expanded from 11.7% to 37.5%. This is not a "mature earner" in the classical sense — this is a mature operator riding a spot gold move from ~$1,800 to ~$2,700+/oz, where every incremental dollar over all-in sustaining cost drops to the bottom line. Operating cash flow of $6.82B against $2.42B capex yields $4.40B FCF, and the balance sheet is essentially unlevered (debt $196M vs equity $24.7B, D/E 0.008). ROE of 18% at a gold miner in an up-cycle is respectable but not extraordinary — the same operating leverage that drove 135% earnings growth cuts the other way if gold rolls over.
The rule-based "mature earner" tag is technically correct but analytically lazy — it masks the fact that AEM's earnings are a levered call on the gold price, not a stable annuity. The pre-flight commentary is more honest, calling out the elevated gold-price assumption baked into the 20x P/E. Where I part ways sharply is with the Valuation Synthesis "undervalued" verdict at $355 fair value / +99% upside. That number is almost certainly extrapolating 2025's blowout earnings (which reflect ~$2,600+ gold) into a normalized DCF as if this is a durable run-rate. If you normalize gold to $2,100-2,300 (still historically elevated), net income compresses toward $2.5-3.0B, and 20x that gets you $50-60B market cap vs the current $90.5B. The synthesis and market-forces layer disagree — one says +99% upside, the other couldn't complete — and the narrative layer astutely notes the "50% discount to DCF" is more likely rational skepticism about gold-price durability than market myopia. I side with the narrative read.
A careful contrarian would press three points. First, at $178 the stock trades at 7.6x sales and 20x earnings for a business whose top line is a commodity price times ounces produced — reserve replacement is capex-intensive and every major miner has struggled to grow production ex-M&A. Second, the FCF CAGR of 115% is a base-effect artifact of coming off depressed 2021-2022 margins; you cannot underwrite that forward. Third, insider activity isn't shown here but gold equities historically see management monetizing into strength, not accumulating — the absence of that data is a gap, not a green light. The 30% drawdown from 52-week highs the pre-flight cites suggests the marginal buyer already doubts these earnings extend. Also worth noting: current ratio 2.02 and $2.87B cash are fine but not fortress — this is a company that needs to keep spending $2.4B/year on capex just to stand still.
I dissent from the synthesis "undervalued at $355" verdict. My read: AEM is roughly fairly valued to modestly rich at $178, with fair value in the $150-190 range depending on your gold deck. At $2,400 gold flat forward, you get ~$3.5B normalized earnings, 20x = $70B, or ~$140/share — below current. At $2,700 sustained, current price is defensible. The "50% discount to DCF" the models flag exists because the market is (correctly) refusing to capitalize peak-cycle earnings at a mature-industrial multiple. This is a well-run company with a pristine balance sheet in a cyclical industry at a cyclical high — the setup where the fundamentals look best is precisely when the forward return is worst. I'd want $130-140 to get interested, or evidence that AISC is structurally falling (it isn't — cost inflation across the sector runs 5-8%/yr). The narrative layer got this right and the DCF synthesis got it wrong by treating 2025 as run-rate.
GPT Reading
At $178.82, Agnico Eagle is being valued like a high-quality gold miner at close to peak conditions, not like a generic cyclical producer. The raw numbers justify part of that premium: revenue has gone from $3.82B in 2021 to $11.91B in 2025, net income from $543M to $4.46B, operating cash flow to $6.82B, and free cash flow to $4.40B even after $2.42B of capex. The balance sheet is exceptionally strong for a miner, with just $196M of debt against $2.87B of cash and $24.74B of equity, so there is essentially no solvency risk. Gross margin of 72.0% and net margin of 37.5% are enormous for this industry, and 18.0% ROE with almost no leverage means the profitability is operational, not financial engineering. If I only looked at quality, I would understand why the market gives AEM a premium multiple.
What stands out to me, though, is that the market is already capitalizing a lot of unusually favorable economics. A 20.2x P/E, 7.6x sales, and 7.3x EV/revenue are rich absolute multiples for a gold miner, especially one whose product price is exogenous and whose margins can swing with gold prices and operating costs. The company earned $1.90B in 2024 and $4.46B in 2025; that is not a normal earnings progression for a mature mining business unless either commodity pricing, portfolio mix, or accounting gains are doing heavy lifting. The model’s “nearly 100% undervalued” conclusion strikes me as too mechanical because it appears to extrapolate recent growth and cash generation without adequately haircutting cycle risk. For miners, a single year of exceptional free cash flow often deserves to be normalized, not annualized. If 2025 is anywhere near a peak-margin year, then a 20x multiple is not cheap — it is full.
The other clue is the mismatch between the valuation ratios and the business type. AEM is not a software firm that can convert high current margins into structurally compounding returns with low reinvestment needs; it is a capital-intensive extractor spending $2.42B a year just to develop and sustain assets. Yes, free cash flow of $4.40B is excellent, but investors are paying over $90B of market cap for that stream, roughly a 4.9% FCF yield at current conditions. That is acceptable if gold stays elevated and operations keep improving, but it is not a bargain for a miner with finite reserves and commodity exposure. The tiny payout ratio of 16.3% and sub-1% dividend yield also tell you management is retaining plenty of cash, which is sensible operationally but means shareholders are not being paid much to sit through commodity volatility. My read is that this is an elite operator, but the stock price already reflects that and then some.
The strongest case against my view is simple and not weak: AEM has become a materially bigger and better business, not merely a beneficiary of gold. The 2021-2025 revenue tripling and net income expansion by more than 8x could reflect successful integration, production growth, asset quality upgrades, and cost discipline rather than just price realization. A debt-free net cash balance sheet deserves a premium in mining, and if $4B+ of annual free cash flow is even close to sustainable, then today’s valuation is not demanding. A bull would also note that 3.64x book is not outrageous for a company producing 18% ROE with almost no leverage, and that in a world of macro instability, investors may rationally pay up for one of the safest large-cap gold exposures. I weigh these points less heavily because the current multiples leave less room for any normalization in gold prices, grades, or costs than the “undervalued” label implies.
What would change my mind is evidence that 2025 is not a high-water mark. If the next annual result can hold revenue near $11B-$12B, keep net income above roughly $3.8B, and still produce at least $3.5B-$4.0B of free cash flow after sustaining capex without balance-sheet strain, then the current price would look much more defensible and possibly cheap. Conversely, if earnings slip back toward the 2024 level of $1.9B while capex stays above $2B, the stock should not be anywhere near 20x earnings. For me, the key test is whether current margins and cash conversion are durable through a less forgiving gold tape; until that is proven, I see AEM as an excellent company priced more like a best-case commodity setup than a conservative value.
Grok Reading
Agnico Eagle’s financial transformation over five years is unmistakable and largely real. Revenue scaled from $3.82B in 2021 to $11.91B in 2025, net income from $543M to $4.46B, and free cash flow hit $4.40B on $6.82B of operating cash against only $2.42B of capex. Gross margin of 72% and net margin of 37.5% are elite for a bulk miner; ROE of 18% on a $24.7B equity base with essentially no leverage (debt $196M against $2.87B cash, D/E 0.008) confirms a fortress balance sheet and genuine cash conversion. The 34% revenue CAGR and 52% earnings CAGR are not accounting fiction. What stands out, though, is how much of that trajectory is gold-price beta plus the Kirkland Lake integration rather than organic volume compounding that can be extrapolated. At $178.82 the stock trades 20.2x earnings, 7.6x sales and 3.6x book—multiples that already embed a premium to the traditional 12–15x mining band and leave little room if the metal mean-reverts.
The valuation synthesis calling for $295–$356 (+99%) overstates the case. A 4.9% FCF yield on trailing peak-cycle cash flow is attractive for a zero-debt Tier-1 producer, but it is not a double. Paying 20x for earnings generated when gold is near records assumes those margins and the $2,200–$2,400/oz regime are durable; history says gold-mining earnings compress violently when the metal corrects 15–20%. The “mature earner” archetype and minimal narrative intensity are correct—this is a fundamentals stock, not a story stock—but the engine’s DCF appears to bake in continued high-teens growth and perpetual elevated gold that the 43.7% recent revenue jump simply cannot sustain. Sector-leader status and clean jurisdiction mix justify a quality premium; they do not justify nearly doubling the equity from here.
The strongest counter-argument is straightforward: the market has already marked the stock down ~30% from its highs while the company is printing $4.4B of FCF with a 16% payout ratio and sub-1% dividend yield, leaving enormous reinvestment and buyback capacity. If central-bank buying and geopolitical bid keep gold structurally higher, Agnico’s reserve replacement track record and AISC discipline mean incremental ounces drop through at extraordinary incremental margins, and 20x becomes cheap rather than full. Macro headwinds flagged in the secondary signals cut both ways—the same uncertainty that caps the multiple is exactly why institutions own diversified, low-political-risk gold cash flow. A skeptic citing peak margins and commodity cyclicality is right to be cautious; they are wrong to ignore that few peers match this balance sheet and FCF quality at any gold price.
I would flip to a clear undervalued stance if gold holds above roughly $2,300 through the next two reporting seasons while AEM delivers flat-to-up production and all-in costs that protect the 35%+ net margin, or if the multiple compresses toward 15x on unchanged earnings. I would turn decisively cautious on a sustained gold break below $2,000 or on any guidance cut that shows reserve replacement or project capex inflating beyond the current $2.4B run-rate.
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Advanced Analysis Forensic deep-dive · separate lenses
AEM is firing on every cylinder a mature gold miner can. Revenue expanded from $3.82B (2021) to $11.91B (2025), gross margin ripped from 54.1% to 71.9%, and net income scaled from $543M to $4.46B while FCF grew from $448M to $4.40B - roughly 1:1 with net income, indicating real cash earnings, not accruals. Accruals are -5.9% of assets and OCF/NI is 2.1x, both hallmarks of clean earnings. Altman Z of 6.24 signals no solvency stress; $2.87B liquid cash against $2.67B net cash implies trivial leverage against a business printing $4B+ FCF annually.
Verify before trusting this (6)
- Reconcile the reported operating margin (shown as 0 in 2023-2025) with 10-K operating income line - likely classification of impairments or write-downs
- Realized gold price vs. all-in sustaining cost (AISC) trajectory to isolate operational improvement from price tailwind
- Beneish M-score drivers - which sub-indices are elevated (DSRI, GMI, AQI) and whether they reflect the gold cycle vs. accounting choices
- Capex intensity and reserve replacement - mature miners need reinvestment to sustain output; FCF may be flattered by underinvestment
- Insider transaction pattern and any recent M&A share issuance not yet in the diluted count
- Hedging book, if any, and forward-sales exposure that could mask price sensitivity
The e2e composite FV of $295.06 (signal-adj $355.73) implies ~99% upside, but that math leans on a DCF output of $348.34 that almost certainly extrapolates current record gold prices and the 2021-2025 earnings ramp into perpetuity. The anchored-PE cross-check comes in at $188.49 - within 5% of the $178.82 price - and that is the more honest read for a cyclical gold producer whose recent earnings surge is inseparable from commodity tailwinds. When two methods disagree by ~85%, the cyclical one wins on a commodity stock at price highs.
Verify before trusting this (5)
- Sensitivity of the DCF to assumed gold price - what deck was used
- Normalized/mid-cycle earnings vs TTM to gauge how much of EPS is commodity
- Capex guidance for development projects and expected AISC trajectory
- Reserve life and grade profile at core mines
- Management's hedging/capital-return policy at current gold levels
The non-fundamental pressure on AEM is decisively positive right now. Gold miners just posted their best week in over a year on Fed-easing expectations, central bank buying, and ETF inflows, and AEM specifically just delivered a Q2 with record free cash flow and record cash balance despite a pit wall failure at Barnat. That combination - sector narrative flipping bullish while this specific name prints a clean beat - is exactly the setup that gets money chasing in. Peer prints (RGLD, BTG) missed EPS but showed the same revenue tailwind from metal prices, which frames AEM as the quality operator in the cohort. Momentum confirms it: 43.7% recent vs 34.1% long-term CAGR, accelerating. The macro backdrop reinforces the push. A risk-on tape with VIX at 14.9 is not a threat to a 0.62-beta defensive, and the real macro angle - Fed easing expectations driving real yields lower - is the direct fuel for gold. The 10y at 4.69% is a general equity headwind but for a gold miner it is largely irrelevant compared to the rate-cut narrative pulling gold higher. The steady-compounder archetype with durable, low-cult narrative means this is not a fragile momentum trade; it is institutional money rotating into a defensive inflation hedge that is also working. The only mild offset is that narrative intensity is still described as minimal - meaning the crowd has not fully piled in yet, which is arguably bullish for continuation rather than a warning.
Verify before trusting this (5)
- Whether Fed easing expectations get repriced hawkishly - would pull the rug on the gold move
- Gold price holding near record highs vs a sharp reversal
- ETF inflow data into GDX/GDXJ continuing next 2-4 weeks
- Any escalation of the Barnat pit wall issue into a guidance cut
- Whether narrative intensity moves from minimal toward elevated - would signal broader generalist crowding
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When we made this prediction on Aug 10, 2026, AEM was $178.82. We expect it to be $220.00 by Feb 2027, and we consider it great value under $150.00. This is an early model (v0.6.0) — the direction is more reliable than the exact price. Made Aug 10, 2026.
Blue is our prediction, starting the day we made it. Grey is a slower route to the same place — the same destination, taking longer. Black is the actual price, so you can see how we are doing.