Hochschild Mining

Hochschild Mining reported record numbers for H1 2026: revenue rose 62% to $844.4 million, adjusted EBITDA climbed to $492 million and earnings per share increased to $0.37. Despite missing analysts’ profit expectation ($0.37 vs. $0.45), investors reacted positively; the stock rose pre-market and the company raised the interim dividend by 300% to $0.04. Hochschild generated $156 million of free cash flow, turned net debt into a net cash position of $51 million and confirmed its production guidance, but raised its AISC cost guidance to $2,380–$2,500/oz. Management expects operational improvement at the Mara Rosa mine in H2 and outlined a growth pipeline with projects such as Royropata and Monte do Carmo. » Mere på de.investing.com

Hochschild Mining reports a 62% rise in revenue for the first half of 2026 to USD 844.4m and adjusted EBITDA up 119% to USD 491.5m; profit before tax rose to USD 365.8m and basic earnings per share to USD 0.37. Net debt was converted into net cash of USD 51.1m and the interim dividend was quadrupled to 4.0 US cents per share. Attributable production fell from 165,176 to 151,830 gold equivalent ounces, and management raised its 2026 cost guidance due to higher operating costs in Peru, Argentina and Brazil. The shares then climbed about 6.4% to 665.5 pence, supported by a strong gold price environment. » Mere på de.investing.com

Hochschild Mining reports total payments of US$82.8 million to governments for 2025 in Peru, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Of that, US$67.2 million were taxes, US$12.5 million royalties and US$3.1 million fees; Peru received the largest share with US$61.3 million. Payments in Argentina mainly related to the San Jose mine, in Brazil to Mara Rosa and in Chile to fees for the Volcan project. The report was prepared under UK rules on payments to governments and the FCA disclosure rules; amounts below £86,000 per government entity were not recorded and there were no in‑kind payments. » Mere på de.investing.com