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Lucara revenue slips as mega-stone sales ease, but underground project hits key milestones

Story Highlights
  • Lucara’s 2025 revenue fell to $159.7 million as carat sales and mega-stone contributions declined, compressing margins but keeping costs controlled and guidance met.
  • The Karowe Underground Project advanced significantly with shafts at final depth and new development contracts, supported by full debt drawdowns and a major 2026 equity financing.
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Lucara revenue slips as mega-stone sales ease, but underground project hits key milestones

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An announcement from Lucara Diamond ( (TSE:LUC) ) is now available.

Lucara Diamond reported 2025 revenue of $159.7 million from sales of 353,302 carats, down from 2024 as fewer mega-stones were sold, though the year still featured notable recoveries including three diamonds over 1,000 carats and a rare 37.42 carat pink Type IIa stone. Operating margins narrowed to 52% amid lower revenue, but unit operating costs fell 3%, all key metrics met revised guidance, and the company ended the year with $31.9 million in cash and $33.6 million in working capital.

The Karowe Underground Project reached a major milestone in 2025 with both production and ventilation shafts at final depth, more than 2,000 days without a lost-time injury, and award of a key lateral development contract to Group R Mining and Exploration Botswana. Lucara fully drew its $190 million project finance and $30 million working capital facilities, tapped a $28 million cost overrun reserve and Nemesia funding via an unsecured debenture, and in early 2026 raised C$165 million in a large private placement to bolster funding for the underground expansion and future production ramp-up.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:LUC) stock is a Buy with a C$0.26 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Lucara Diamond stock, see the TSE:LUC Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on TSE:LUC Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, TSE:LUC is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by strong profitability and a solid balance sheet, supported by constructive technical momentum and an extremely low P/E valuation. These positives are tempered by negative free cash flow and weak cash conversion, which raise near-term cash flow and liquidity risk.

To see Spark’s full report on TSE:LUC stock, click here.

More about Lucara Diamond

Lucara Diamond Corp. is a Canadian diamond mining company listed in Toronto, Botswana and on Nasdaq, focused on the Karowe mine in Botswana. The company specializes in recovering and marketing large, high-value rough diamonds, including exceptional stones over 10.8 carats, and is advancing the Karowe Underground Project to extend mine life and secure future production.

Average Trading Volume: 372,410

Technical Sentiment Signal: Hold

Current Market Cap: C$129.9M

For a thorough assessment of LUC stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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