If You'd Invested $1,000 In Newmont Stock 1 Year Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today
Key Points
Newmont is a major beneficiary of any rally in gold prices, thanks to industry dominance.
Newmont is sitting on a lot of cash right now with a formidable balance sheet.
Any drop in Newmont stock is a buying opportunity for investors betting on gold.
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Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) stock's chart is easily one of the most fascinating ones I've ever seen.
The gold stock see-sawed for decades, touched $86 per share in mid-2022, and fell back to the ground. Newmont stock bottomed out about a year ago, and there's been no stopping since.
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If you'd invested $1,000 in Newmont stock a year ago, your money would be worth nearly $2,650 today. That's after the stock's drop over the past few days, amid the ongoing Iran war and fluctuations in gold prices.
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What's happening with Newmont stock?
Newmont is the world's largest gold mining company, and has benefited significantly from the historic rise in gold prices. Gold hit an all-time high of $5,608.35 per ounce in January 2026. Newmont's average realized gold price surged 45% and free cash flow hit a record $7.3 billion on net income of $7.2 billion in 2025.
Newmont also repaid $3.4 billion in debt and returned another $3.4 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
Is Newmont stock still a buy?
Newmont now holds more cash than debt. That's a rarity for a commodity company.
Although Newmont is guiding for a softer 2026 because of lower production, and the stock falling amid geopolitical tensions and lower gold prices, a recovery in gold could help offset lower sales volumes. A fortress balance sheet, meanwhile, should help Newmont navigate commodity cycles.
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Neha Chamaria has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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