# Newmont Corporation (NEM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $128.09, market value $135.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.2×** (5-yr avg 21.8×, 3-yr avg 14.0×). Newmont Corporation trades at 16.2× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 21.8×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 12.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.11**. A PEG of 0.11 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 5.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.2×.
- **Price / book: 3.8×**. The shares trade at 3.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.2%** (5-yr avg 4.6%). Free cash flow equals 7.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of 4.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 31.3%**. 31.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 20.9%**. 20.9% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: 15.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 21.3%** (3-yr 23.9%/yr, 5-yr 14.5%/yr). Revenue grew 21.3% over the last year, against 14.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 118.8%** (5-yr 12.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 118.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 88.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 88.5% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.15**. Debt is 0.15 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.81%** ($1.03 per share, trailing). Newmont Corporation yields 0.81%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 16%** (11% of free cash flow). 16% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -0.8%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (21 analysts). 21 analysts cover Newmont Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $132.87 (+4% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 72.3%** (YTD 28.8%, 3-mo 28.5%). The shares are up 72.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.3%** (69.8% above the low). Trading 5% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.57** (volatility 50%). Beta of 1.57 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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