KGC NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Kinross Gold Corporation · Basic Materials · Gold

Latest close 27.64 USD
19.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 45.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 19.7%, after a 14.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 37/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 61/100.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 27.64 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 19.7% latest completed week
4W Return 14.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -2.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 76.9% 40 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 45.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 19.7%, after a 14.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1212-week average 0.33

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 14.5% over four weeks, -2.5% over 12 weeks, and 46.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W19.7%
4W14.5%
12W-2.5%
26W-13.6%
52W46.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year40
Trend breadth76.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change7.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.68Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change44.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength98/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Value87/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Quality99/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Momentum85/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Growth97/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework94/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
10.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
18.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
53.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
52.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
69.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
41.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
38.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
106.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
40.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
9/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

KGC shows bullish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.41, expected move of 3.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction37/100
Expected move3.8%
Put/call volume0.41
Pressure47
Speculation41
Volatility49
Trend agreement13
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment61/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 18 relevant articles.

7 positive · 11 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move3.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-29.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-13.2%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+19.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses9
Recent vol8.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.0% / -6.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202627.64 USD19.7%29.54 USD15.19 USD-1.03-10.6849.6MOff
31 Jul 202623.10 USD-3.1%29.66 USD15.05 USD-1.35-22.5236.8MOff
24 Jul 202623.85 USD5.7%29.83 USD14.93 USD-1.33-18.9432.5MOff
17 Jul 202622.57 USD-6.5%30.02 USD14.81 USD-1.15-23.4935.7MOff
10 Jul 202624.14 USD-2.3%30.22 USD14.69 USD-1.10-19.2044.4MOff
3 Jul 202624.71 USD1.9%30.34 USD14.57 USD-1.06-15.8830.4MOff
26 Jun 202624.26 USD-9.0%30.43 USD14.44 USD-1.10-15.3154.8MOff
19 Jun 202626.67 USD4.3%30.55 USD14.31 USD-1.22-8.7135.4MOff
12 Jun 202625.58 USD-2.4%30.47 USD14.17 USD-1.29-11.2160.0MOff
5 Jun 202626.22 USD-13.1%30.47 USD14.04 USD-1.37-8.1136.9MOff
29 May 202630.18 USD6.7%30.40 USD13.90 USD-1.243.6528.2MOff
22 May 202628.29 USD-0.2%30.16 USD13.74 USD-1.23-0.7032.2MOff
15 May 202628.34 USD-9.9%30.02 USD13.58 USD-1.090.9838.2MOn
8 May 202631.47 USD6.6%29.91 USD13.43 USD-0.9213.2239.1MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context