Yancoal Sets Production Record and Lifts Cash Pile on Strong Q4 Prices

Yancoal Australia ( (AU:YAL) ) has shared an update.

Yancoal Australia reported record quarterly and full-year production for 2025, with 18.9 million tonnes of ROM coal and 13.6 million tonnes of saleable coal on a 100% basis in the December quarter, driving attributable saleable output to a company-record 38.6 million tonnes for the year. Fourth-quarter attributable coal sales of 10.8 million tonnes slightly exceeded production as the company optimised its sales mix and stockpiles, while average realised prices rose 6% quarter-on-quarter to A$148 per tonne despite a subdued global coal market, lifting year-end cash to A$2.13 billion, up A$307 million from September. Management indicated full-year cash operating costs should land around the midpoint of guidance and capital expenditure toward the bottom of its range, underscoring cost discipline and a strengthening balance sheet that positions Yancoal to consider dividends and pursue value-accretive growth opportunities, potentially enhancing returns for shareholders in a challenging commodity price environment.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:YAL) stock is a Buy with a A$6.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Yancoal Australia stock, see the AU:YAL Stock Forecast page.

More about Yancoal Australia

Yancoal Australia is a major Australian coal producer with interests in open-cut and underground mines such as Moolarben, Mount Thorley Warkworth, Hunter Valley Operations and others. It supplies both thermal coal for power generation and metallurgical coal for steelmaking, giving it exposure to international energy and steel markets and the key coal price indices that underpin its export-focused sales portfolio.

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