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SSR Mining Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 3 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 5 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income from continuing operations reported: Net income from continuing operations was $94.8 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, against $93.9 million, or $0.44, a year earlier. Source
  • Operating and free cash flow reported: Operating cash flow was $106.0 million and free cash flow $5.8 million, against $64.6 million a year earlier. Capital spending was $100.2 million. Free cash flow before working capital changes was $110.8 million. Source
  • AISC per ounce higher year on year: AISC per gold equivalent ounce sold was $2,527, against $2,114. Cash cost per ounce was $1,647, against $1,449. Nine-month AISC was $2,523 per ounce. Source
  • Marigold production weighted to fourth quarter: As previously guided, full-year Marigold production is weighted to the fourth quarter. The company cites recent pumping upgrades, higher-grade ore stacked at cell 23B, and planned inventory drawdown. Source
  • Buybacks of $193.6 million in quarter: The company completed $193.6 million of share buybacks in the quarter, repurchasing 6.2 million shares. Nine-month repurchases were about 16.6 million shares, more than $530 million. Source
  • Roxmore acquisition agreed for Converse: Converse is adjacent to Marigold. The company says it has potential to add 150,000 to 170,000 ounces of annual gold production, with first production targeted for 2033. Source
  • Updated Marigold mine plan reported: The October 13 Marigold technical report shows a $3.3 billion NPV at 5%, a more than 50% increase in total gold production over the prior life-of-mine plan, and 4.6 million ounces of reserves. Source

“Over the last few months, we have delivered a number of positive milestones designed to create long-term value for shareholders”

Rod Antal, Executive Chairman of SSR Mining

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Gold equivalent production Sourcefull year 2026450,000 to 535,000 gold equivalent ouncesKept
Gold production Sourcefull year 2026355 to 420 thousand ouncesKept
AISC per gold equivalent ounce Sourcefull year 20262,180 to 2,260 per ounceKept
AISC trend Sourcefull year 2026approximately 10% above the upper end of the guidance rangeRaised from trending towards the top end of guidance
Cash cost per ounce Sourcefull year 20261,480 to 1,560 per gold equivalent ounceKept
Sustaining capital expenditures Sourcefull year 2026$202 millionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year AISC is now expected about 10% above the upper end of guidance. The prior release said it was trending toward the top end. Source
  • New: Continued identification of additional Puna ore supports a possible mine life extension and a resequencing of ore processing. Source
  • New: Agreement announced October 13, 2026 for the all-cash acquisition of Roxmore Resources and its Converse Gold Project; closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. Source
  • New: Updated Marigold Technical Report Summary announced October 13, 2026. Source

Quarter results and cash flow

  • Net income from continuing operations reported: Net income from continuing operations was $94.8 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, against $93.9 million, or $0.44, a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted earnings reported at $130.7 million: Adjusted net income was $130.7 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, against $101.2 million, or $0.47, a year earlier. Nine-month adjusted net income was $518.4 million. Source
  • Operating and free cash flow reported: Operating cash flow was $106.0 million and free cash flow $5.8 million, against $64.6 million a year earlier. Capital spending was $100.2 million. Free cash flow before working capital changes was $110.8 million. Source

Production, prices and revenue

  • Revenue higher than prior-year quarter: Revenue was $447.7 million, against $385.8 million a year earlier. Nine-month revenue was $1,473.2 million, against $1,107.9 million. Source
  • Gold equivalent output near prior year: Production was 103,585 gold equivalent ounces, against 102,673 a year earlier. Nine-month production was 315,459 ounces, against 326,940. Source
  • Realized gold price higher year on year: Average realized gold price was $4,247 per ounce sold, against $3,503 a year earlier. The nine-month average was $4,451, against $3,259. Source
  • Realized silver price higher year on year: Average realized silver price was $58.39 per ounce sold, against $41.92. Silver sold was 1,870 thousand ounces, against 2,657 thousand. Source

“Although costs are trending approximately 10% above the top end of our original guidance ranges, we expect robust free cash flow into year-end.”

Rod Antal, Executive Chairman of SSR Mining

Unit costs and margins

  • AISC per ounce higher year on year: AISC per gold equivalent ounce sold was $2,527, against $2,114. Cash cost per ounce was $1,647, against $1,449. Nine-month AISC was $2,523 per ounce. Source
  • Cost of sales per ounce higher: Cost of sales per gold equivalent ounce sold was $1,755, against $1,585. Total cost of sales was $187.1 million, against $165.7 million, excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization. Source
  • Operating income slightly lower: Operating income was $122.1 million, against $124.9 million a year earlier. Nine-month operating income was $614.3 million, against $399.8 million. Source

Mine-by-mine operations

  • Marigold output lower, AISC higher: Marigold produced 29,135 ounces of gold, against 36,273. AISC was $2,714 per ounce sold, against $1,840. Source
  • Marigold production weighted to fourth quarter: As previously guided, full-year Marigold production is weighted to the fourth quarter. The company cites recent pumping upgrades, higher-grade ore stacked at cell 23B, and planned inventory drawdown. Source
  • CC&V output higher than prior year: CC&V produced 31,567 ounces of gold, against 29,821. AISC was $2,126 per ounce sold, against $1,756. Source
  • Seabee output higher year on year: Seabee produced 15,949 ounces of gold, against 9,118. AISC was $2,094 per ounce sold, against $3,003. Nine-month output was 39,052 ounces, against 46,117. Source
  • Puna silver output lower, AISC higher: Puna produced 1.7 million ounces of silver, against 2.4 million. AISC was $25.64 per ounce of silver sold, against $13.54. Source

“Overall, we continue to see significant latent value in our share price.”

Rod Antal, Executive Chairman of SSR Mining

Cash, liquidity and returns

  • Buybacks of $193.6 million in quarter: The company completed $193.6 million of share buybacks in the quarter, repurchasing 6.2 million shares. Nine-month repurchases were about 16.6 million shares, more than $530 million. Source
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.03 declared: The board declared a $0.03 quarterly dividend on November 3, 2026. The first 2026 quarterly dividend was paid September 11, 2026. Source
  • Cash and liquidity reported: Cash and equivalents were $1.6 billion with no long-term debt, against $1,783.0 million at June 30. Total liquidity was $2.2 billion, including the undrawn $600 million revolver. Source
  • Effective yield about 10% for 2026: Capital returns through the first nine months plus the third-quarter dividend represent an effective yield of about 10% for 2026. The prior release cited nearly 8% at June 30. Source

Strategy, portfolio and projects

  • Americas repositioning completed: The company says the Çöpler and Hod Maden exits complete its repositioning to a free-cash-flow-focused Americas producer anchored by Marigold and CC&V. Source
  • Roxmore acquisition agreed for Converse: Converse is adjacent to Marigold. The company says it has potential to add 150,000 to 170,000 ounces of annual gold production, with first production targeted for 2033. Source
  • Updated Marigold mine plan reported: The October 13 Marigold technical report shows a $3.3 billion NPV at 5%, a more than 50% increase in total gold production over the prior life-of-mine plan, and 4.6 million ounces of reserves. Source
  • Brownfield projects advancing across portfolio: Buffalo Valley, Cortaderas and Porky are described as low capital intensity projects with potential to extend mine lives. Source
  • Exploration continuing in Nevada and Saskatchewan: Earlier-stage exploration continues across more than 13,000 hectares in Nevada and at regional targets in Saskatchewan. Source

Coming up, as management said on 3 November 2026

  • Roxmore closing expected in Q4: Closing is subject to customary conditions, including court approval. Completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. Source
  • Dividend record date November 13: The $0.03 dividend is payable to holders of record at the close of business on November 13, 2026. Source
  • Santoy and Porky work continues: Exploration and resource development at Santoy and Porky continue as possible avenues for Mineral Reserve growth and mine life extension. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gold equivalent ounces produced (quarter) Source103,585
Gold produced (oz, quarter) Source76,651
Silver produced ('000 oz, quarter) Source1,697
Gold equivalent sold (oz, quarter) Source106,613

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Wage and hour class action settlements at CC&V and Marigold were paid in the period. The company describes them as nonrecurring. Source
  • Financial: Management cites higher royalty costs, persistent diesel price pressures and labor and input cost inflation as contributors to AISC above guidance. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management says it remains on track for full-year production guidance of 450,000 to 535,000 gold equivalent ounces. Source
  • Delayed: Lower-cost stockpiled ore that was planned for processing in 2026 is deferred under the resequencing. Source
  • Delayed: Planned Seabee plant maintenance moved from the second quarter into the third quarter. No further scheduled maintenance is expected before year-end. Source
  • Not stated: The second-quarter release said full-year AISC was trending toward the top end of the 2026 guidance range.
  • Not stated: The second-quarter release expected an updated Marigold life-of-mine plan by year-end. The third-quarter release reports the 2026 Marigold TRS announced October 13.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.