Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) Strengthens Cash Position Through Divestitures, Poised For Near-Term Operational Leverage

Newmont entered a high-liquidity phase after a series of asset and equity sales while a planned leadership handoff preserves operational continuity into 2026. Recent cash and debt moves set the company to convert balance-sheet gains into capital returns and project progress.

Recent News

September 29, 2025 — Newmont announced that Tom Palmer will retire on December 31, 2025, with Natascha Viljoen named CEO effective January 1, 2026; the company also confirmed CFO changes and an interim CFO appointment.

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+ / DI-: ADX at 27.93 signals a strong underlying trend; DI+ shows a dip & reversal while DI- is decreasing, both indicating directional momentum favors the upside and supporting a continuation bias tied to valuation resilience.

MACD: MACD sits at 3.92 with a signal line at 2.97 and MACD_trend increasing; MACD above its signal line represents a bullish momentum confirmation that aligns with the stronger trend strength and supports near-term upside potential.

MRO: MRO at 27.99 and MRO_trend increasing indicates price currently sits above the model target, implying potential for consolidation or pullback toward fair-value levels even as momentum stays elevated.

RSI: RSI at 62.14 with an increasing trend points to sustained buying pressure without an extreme overbought reading, which complements the MACD bullish signal while leaving room for further strength before mechanical exhaustion.

Price vs. Moving Averages and Overlays: Latest close of $105.25 trades above the 12-day EMA ($99.11, increasing), the 20-day average ($97.39), the 50-day average ($89.75) and the 200-day average ($68.56), signaling a broadly bullish price structure; price sits above the 1x Bollinger upper band of $103.15, denoting an extended short-term move.

Volume & Support: Recent volume (6,237,145) runs below the 10-day average (10,818,507) and the 50/200-day averages, suggesting the latest upward extension carries lighter participation; SuperTrend lower support at $96.72 provides a reference level for short-term risk management.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Earnings and Cash-Flow Dynamics: Reported EPS of $1.71 exceeded the estimate of $1.44 by $0.27, an EPS surprise ratio of 18.75%, reflecting stronger-than-expected profit delivery. Operating cash flow reached $2,298,000,000 and free cash flow totaled $1,571,000,000, producing a free cash flow yield of 1.83% (slightly below the industry peer mean of 1.95%).

Profitability: EBIT measured $2,559,000,000 and an EBIT margin of 46.33% sits above the industry peer mean of 37.66% and slightly below the industry peer median of 47.08%. Quarter-over-quarter, EBIT margin fell by 22.62%, while year-over-year EBIT margin improved by 86.31%, indicating recent quarter volatility but strong annual operating leverage.

Revenue and Growth: Total revenue registered $5,524,000,000. Reported revenue growth shows a short-term change of 3.89% while year-over-year revenue declined by 15.59%, signaling recent operational or timing effects on top-line comparisons even as margins expanded year-over-year.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity: Cash on hand reached $5,639,000,000 with cash and short-term investments of $5,967,000,000; current ratio stands at 2.04 and quick ratio at 1.56. Total debt equals $5,651,000,000 producing debt-to-EBITDA of 1.76 and an interest-coverage ratio of 49.21, reflecting a strongly manageable leverage profile after recent deleveraging activity.

Capital Allocation: Dividend payout ratio of 14.90% and dividend yield of 0.32% accompany active share repurchase programs and sizeable divestiture proceeds used to reduce debt and return capital. Forward EPS sits at $1.94 with a forward P/E of 74.25, and trailing P/E stands at 45.95; those multiples reflect elevated market expectations alongside strong cash returns.

Profitability Returns: Return on equity of 5.51% and return on assets of 3.34% illustrate modest returns on a large asset base; operating margin sits at 47.36%, consistent with the company’s concentrated portfolio of high-margin assets.

Valuation Summary: WMDST values the stock as fair-valued. The combination of strong margin metrics, robust cash and low net leverage supports that valuation, while elevated P/E multiples and a free cash flow yield slightly below the industry peer mean suggest limited upside embedded in multiples absent further cash returns or margin expansion.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-10-23
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-01-22
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 6.2 B
 Operating Cash Flow 2.3 B
 Capital Expenditures -727.00 M
 Change In Working Capital -286.00 M
 Dividends Paid -273.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta -546.00 M
 End Period Cash Flow 5.7 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 5.5 B
 Forward Revenue 1.6 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 2.6 B
 Depreciation 643.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 643.0 M
 Research and Development 40.0 M
 Total Operating Expenses 2.9 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 2.9 B
 EBITDA 3.2 B
 EBIT 2.6 B
 Operating Income 2.6 B
 Interest Income 56.0 M
 Interest Expense 52.0 M
 Net Interest Income 4.0 M
 Income Before Tax 2.5 B
 Tax Provision 787.0 M
 Tax Rate 31.0 %
 Net Income 1.8 B
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 1.8 B
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.44
 EPS Actual 1.71
 EPS Difference 0.27
 EPS Surprise 18.75 %
 Forward EPS 1.94
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 54.7 B
 Intangible Assets 2.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets 30.6 B
 Total Current Assets 10.4 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 6.0 B
 Cash 5.6 B
 Net Receivables 1.0 B
 Inventory 2.4 B
 Long-Term Investments 3.5 B
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 832.0 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 5.1 B
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 5.7 B
 Total Liabilities 21.3 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 33.2 B
 Retained Earnings 2.7 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 30.40
 Shares Outstanding 1.093 B
 Revenue Per-Share 5.05
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 85.9 B
 Enterprise Value 85.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple 26.722
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 43.23 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -14.884 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 117.578
median: 27.671
NEM: 26.722
mean: 15.306
low: -220.72
 EV/R 15.49
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.646
 Asset To Liability 2.57
 Debt To Capital 0.145
 Debt To Assets 0.103
Debt To Assets QoQ -25.069 %
Debt To Assets YoY 5092.462 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.574
mean: 0.141
median: 0.123
NEM: 0.103
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.17
Debt To Equity QoQ -28.203 %
Debt To Equity YoY 4411.406 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.332
median: 0.301
mean: 0.266
NEM: 0.17
low: 0.001
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.585
Price To Book QoQ 18.576 %
Price To Book YoY 30.822 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 8.202
mean: 3.412
median: 3.406
NEM: 2.585
low: 0.927
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 45.95
Price To Earnings QoQ 18.02 %
Price To Earnings YoY -27.47 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 163.615
median: 48.415
NEM: 45.95
mean: 42.002
low: -173.761
 PE/G Ratio 2.347
 Price To Sales (P/S) 15.547
Price To Sales QoQ 18.092 %
Price To Sales YoY 21.955 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 28.634
NEM: 15.547
mean: 14.866
median: 13.598
low: 0.628
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 74.255
Forward PE/G 3.792
Forward P/S 108.861
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -5.036
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.101
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.673 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 22.14 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.462
mean: 0.154
median: 0.153
NEM: 0.101
low: 0.006
 Receivables Turnover 6.561
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -5.978 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 37.409 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 43.106
mean: 12.168
NEM: 6.561
median: 5.762
low: 1.388
 Inventory Turnover 1.1
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.451 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -19.132 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.678
median: 1.173
mean: 1.13
NEM: 1.1
low: 0.336
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 13.909
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 68.586
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 6.417 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 3.049 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 277.604
NEM: 68.586
mean: 36.369
median: 29.62
low: -2045.19
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.045
 CapEx To Revenue -0.132
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.131
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 38.4 B
 Net Invested Capital 38.4 B
 Invested Capital 38.4 B
 Net Tangible Assets 30.6 B
 Net Working Capital 5.3 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.173
 Current Ratio 2.039
Current Ratio QoQ -8.418 %
Current Ratio YoY 3.904 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 12.496
median: 2.581
mean: 2.43
NEM: 2.039
low: 0.005
 Quick Ratio 1.558
Quick Ratio QoQ -10.528 %
Quick Ratio YoY -4.021 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.957
median: 1.685
mean: 1.564
NEM: 1.558
low: 0.315
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 1.765
 Cost Of Debt 0.541 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 49.212
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 0.495 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 269.624 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA NEM: 49.212
high: 47.486
mean: 14.833
median: 11.763
low: -194.931
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.388
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 27.399
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 6.711
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.149
 Dividend Rate 0.25
 Dividend Yield 0.003
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -0.861 %
 Revenue Growth 3.893 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -36.472 %
Revenue Growth YoY -15.59 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 121.571 %
mean: 8.232 %
median: 4.258 %
NEM: 3.893 %
low: -4.838 %
 Earnings Growth 19.58 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 35.972 %
Earnings Growth YoY 56.64 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 257.143 %
mean: 28.536 %
NEM: 19.58 %
median: 5.6 %
low: -150.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 53.041 %
Gross Margin QoQ 4.607 %
Gross Margin YoY 46.786 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 83.6 %
NEM: 53.041 %
median: 47.743 %
mean: 45.613 %
low: -5.37 %
 EBIT Margin 46.325 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -22.618 %
EBIT Margin YoY 86.314 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 55.997 %
median: 47.083 %
NEM: 46.325 %
mean: 37.658 %
low: -25.528 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 47.357 %
Return On Sales QoQ 4.177 %
Return On Sales YoY 90.464 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 51.244 %
NEM: 47.357 %
median: 39.257 %
mean: 37.366 %
low: -31.756 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 1.6 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.829 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -25.133 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 39.299 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 4.504 %
median: 2.627 %
mean: 1.953 %
NEM: 1.829 %
low: -7.163 %
 Free Cash Growth -8.129 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -119.397 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -135.699 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 420.708 %
median: 33.839 %
mean: 31.732 %
NEM: -8.129 %
low: -251.799 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.858
 Cash Flow Margin 35.735 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.078
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 3.335 %
Return On Assets QoQ -10.446 %
Return On Assets YoY 102.244 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 6.16 %
median: 4.619 %
NEM: 3.335 %
mean: 2.968 %
low: -14.746 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 5.159 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.055
Return On Equity QoQ -14.085 %
Return On Equity YoY 77.699 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.115
median: 0.074
NEM: 0.055
mean: 0.044
low: -0.432
 DuPont ROE 5.608 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 4.597 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -12.77 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -115.366 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 9.171 %
median: 6.768 %
mean: 5.441 %
NEM: 4.597 %
low: -12.191 %

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum indicators collectively favor continuation: directional metrics and MACD point to ongoing bullish pressure, while RSI remains constructive. Price trades extended above short-term bands and moving averages, and MRO signals the market sits ahead of the model target, increasing the probability of a short-term consolidation or a measured pullback before further gains. Volume currently lags multi-week averages, so watch for a volume pickup to confirm trend acceleration. Primary catalysts over the next six weeks include the leadership transition into January 2026, ongoing share repurchases and the timing of divestiture cash flows; these items may amplify directional moves once confirmed. For swing-focused positioning, prioritize alignment with the ADX-backed trend and MACD confirmation while respecting the SuperTrend support at $96.72 and the possibility of mean reversion signals from the MRO if selling pressure appears.

About Newmont Corporation

Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) produces and explores gold, positioning itself as a leading player in the global mining industry. The company also investigates and extracts other valuable minerals, including copper, silver, zinc, and lead. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Newmont operates a diverse portfolio of assets and projects across multiple continents. Its operations span the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic in North America, as well as Peru, Suriname, Argentina, and Chile in South America. In the Asia-Pacific region, Newmont maintains a presence in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Additionally, the company extends its reach into Africa with operations in Ghana. Founded in 1916, Newmont leverages its extensive experience and expertise to manage and develop large-scale mining projects. The company remains committed to sustainable and responsible mining practices, ensuring environmental stewardship and community engagement in all its operational regions. Through strategic exploration and production activities, Newmont aims to deliver long-term value to its stakeholders.



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