Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM) reported a margin-led surge in Q4 and FY 2025 earnings and cash generation, pairing record free cash flow with a stronger balance sheet and higher shareholder returns.
Quarterly net income rose to $1.52 billion from $509 million last year, while adjusted net income increased to $1.35 billion from $632 million. This translates to $2.69 earnings per diluted share, up from last year’s $1.26.
The jump is mainly driven by a price rally as the realized price of gold jumped to $4,163 per ounce from $2,660 per ounce last year.
On a full-year basis, 2025 net income climbed to $4.46 billion from $1.90 billion in 2024, and adjusted net income rose to $4.17 billion from $2.12 billion. Average realized gold prices jumped to $3,454 per ounce versus $2,384 per ounce last year.
The jump in bottomline boosted operating cash flow to $2.11 billion from $1.13 billion in the previous comparable period, while free cash flow increased to $1.31 billion from $570 billion. For the full-year, this increased to a record $6.82 billion from $3.96 billion, while free cash flow also rose to a record $4.40 billion from $2.14 billion.
The company ended the year with $2.87 billion of cash and cash equivalents, up from $2.16 billion at September 30, 2025.
The upswing transpired despite a dip in production. Payable gold was 840,608 ounces in the quarter, down from 847,401 ounces last year, while full-year 2025 payable gold production was 3.45 million ounces, down from 3.49 million last year.
However, quarterly costs have also spiked across the board. Production costs increased to $1,113 per ounce from $881, total cash costs per ounce rose to $1,089 from $923, and AISC increased to $1,517 per ounce from $1,316.
For full-year 2025, production costs per ounce increased to $965 from $885, total cash costs per ounce rose to $979 from $903, and AISC increased to $1,339 from $1,239.
The company guided payable gold production to remain stable at 3.3 million to 3.5 million ounces annually from 2026 through 2028, with 2026 total cash costs per ounce guided at $1,020 to $1,120 and AISC at $1,400 to $1,550 under the revised composition.
Agnico Eagle last traded at $205.21 on the TSX.
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