IAMGOLD Corp (TSE:IMG)
NYSE:IMG
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Rating:75Outperform
Price Target:
C$25.00
▼(-5.20% Downside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:05/09/26
The score is driven primarily by strong recent financial performance (high margins, improving leverage, and sharply better free cash flow) and a supportive earnings update (reaffirmed production outlook, strong cash generation, and buybacks/deleveraging). Valuation is also favorable with a low P/E. Offsetting these positives, technical signals are neutral-to-weak (negative MACD and price below key mid-term averages), and the call highlighted cost sensitivity (royalties/energy) plus some operational disruption at Côté.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
Sustained, large free cash flow and strong EBITDA provide durable internal funding for capital allocation, enabling debt reduction, buybacks and growth capex without heavy external financing. This improves long-term resilience across commodity cycles and funds strategic projects.
Negative Factors
Historic earnings volatility
Prior years of losses and negative free cash flow show the company's economics can reverse under weaker prices or operational hiccups. That cyclicality raises execution and cash-flow sustainability risk for long-range planning and capital returns.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash generation
Sustained, large free cash flow and strong EBITDA provide durable internal funding for capital allocation, enabling debt reduction, buybacks and growth capex without heavy external financing. This improves long-term resilience across commodity cycles and funds strategic projects.
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IAMGOLD (IMG) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$13.74B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)1.68M
Price to Earnings (P/E)7.3
Beta (1Y)2.72
Revenue Growth87.39%
EPS Growth21.18%
CountryCA
Employees3,700
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryGold
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.74
Shares Outstanding588,800,000
10 Day Avg. Volume1,673,353
30 Day Avg. Volume1,681,939
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.61
Price to Book (P/B)2.27
Price to Sales (P/S)3.27
P/FCF Ratio12.30
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
C$35.72Price Target Upside35.46% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)3.41
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$5.75B
IAMGOLD Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
IAMGOLD Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores, develops, and operates gold mining properties in North America, South America, and West Africa. The company owns interests in the Rosebel mine located in Suriname, South America; the Essakan...
How the Company Makes Money
IAMGOLD makes money primarily by producing gold and selling it to customers, generating revenue based on the volume of gold sold and the realized gold price. Its core revenue stream is the sale of mined gold (typically sold as doré or refined gold...
IAMGOLD Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 05, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasizes materially positive financial and operational momentum: strong free cash flow ($525M mine-site FCF), robust adjusted EBITDA ($666M) and a transition to a net cash position, enabling $350M+ of share repurchases and debt reduction. Operationally, Essakane and Westwood delivered strong cash generation and safety improvements; Cote experienced early, nonrecurring throughput issues but has remedial actions (conveyor replacement, HPGR maintenance) and an upcoming resource update and expansion study that management expects to be highly accretive. Key risks are concentrated around royalty effects at elevated gold prices, energy/fuel cost volatility (notably at Essakane), and some near-term operational costs and inflationary pressures. On balance, positives (cash generation, capital returns, strengthened balance sheet, and multiple near-term growth catalysts) significantly outweigh the operational and cost headwinds discussed.Positive Updates
Strong Production Start and Full-Year Outlook
Q1 attributable production of 183,600 ounces; company remains on track for FY2026 guidance of 720,000–820,000 ounces. Notable asset-level production: Essakane ~111,900 oz (100% basis) and Cote ~74,700 oz (100% basis). Management expects Q2+ improvement at Cote and stronger H2 overall.
Negative Updates
Cote Early-Stage Operational Disruption
Unplanned downtime at Cote due to conveyor stress following commissioning of the secondary crusher led to reduced throughput (net throughput limited, cited ~2.3M t for the quarter) and attributable production impact (Cote attributable ~52,300 oz). Replacement of conveyor belt planned for May; management characterizes the issue as nonrecurring but it reduced Q1 throughput.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Production Start and Full-Year Outlook
Q1 attributable production of 183,600 ounces; company remains on track for FY2026 guidance of 720,000–820,000 ounces. Notable asset-level production: Essakane ~111,900 oz (100% basis) and Cote ~74,700 oz (100% basis). Management expects Q2+ improvement at Cote and stronger H2 overall.
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Company Guidance
IAMGOLD guided full‑year attributable production of 720,000–820,000 ounces and reconfirmed Côté (100%) guidance of 390,000–440,000 ounces with refined throughput of 12–13 Mtpa, a ~1.1 g/t net grade and ~93% recoveries, targeting a near‑term expansion to 50–55 ktpd; management expects a catalyst calendar (Côté resource update this quarter, Côté expansion study Q4, Nelligan PEA H1 2027, Westwood technical update H2 2027). In Q1 the company produced 183,600 attributable ounces, reported >$1.0 billion revenue, adjusted EBITDA of $666 million (trailing 12‑month EBITDA ≈ $2 billion), operating cash flow before working capital of $629.5 million and mine‑site free cash flow of $524.6 million, enabling $260 million of share buybacks in the quarter (additional $40 million post‑quarter, $350 million total to date) and $100 million repayment of the credit facility; cash was $505.2 million and liquidity ≈ $1.1 billion. Unit costs in Q1 included consolidated cash costs (incl. royalties) ≈ $1,301/oz, Côté cash costs ex‑royalties $1,359/oz and AISC $2,109/oz, Westwood cash costs $1,270/oz and AISC $1,733/oz, and Essakane cash costs ex‑royalties $1,083/oz and AISC $2,125/oz; royalties materially increased costs (Côté ≈ $335/oz, Essakane ≈ $597/oz) and energy sensitivity was highlighted (approx. +$12/oz consolidated, +$7/oz Côté and +$20/oz Essakane per $10/bbl increase).IAMGOLD Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
74
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.42B | 2.90B | 1.63B | 987.10M | 958.80M | 1.15B |
| Gross Profit | 1.64B | 1.20B | 549.90M | 124.10M | 147.90M | 2.70M |
| EBITDA | 1.97B | 1.56B | 1.25B | 315.40M | 273.60M | 219.00M |
| Net Income | 1.01B | 676.03M | 819.60M | 94.30M | -36.40M | -255.10M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 5.99B | 6.34B | 5.37B | 4.54B | 4.43B | 3.97B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 551.20M | 422.13M | 348.50M | 367.10M | 407.80M | 552.50M |
| Total Debt | 651.00M | 839.97M | 1.15B | 952.10M | 992.50M | 530.00M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.57B | 2.10B | 1.97B | 2.27B | 2.22B | 1.65B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.33B | 4.18B | 3.34B | 2.21B | 2.13B | 2.24B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.28B | 771.37M | -151.40M | -817.30M | -371.80M | -370.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.63B | 1.07B | 486.00M | 159.40M | 408.70M | 285.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -366.06M | -358.06M | -582.40M | -402.30M | -891.90M | -630.70M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.04B | -656.09M | 83.30M | 201.70M | 404.00M | -41.20M |
IAMGOLD Technical Analysis
Negative
26.37
Price Trends
25.30
Negative
26.27
Negative
21.52
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.34
Negative
37.45
Neutral
33.18
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:IMG, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 26.37 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 23.82, above the 50-day MA of 25.30, and above the 200-day MA of 21.52, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.34 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 37.45 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 33.18 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TSE:IMG.
IAMGOLD Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | C$9.70B | 7.89 | 34.87% | 0.42% | 61.07% | 163.91% | |
75 Outperform | C$13.74B | 7.28 | 26.05% | ― | 87.39% | 21.18% | |
75 Outperform | C$9.07B | 7.74 | 15.70% | 1.71% | 85.46% | ― | |
74 Outperform | C$20.08B | 10.26 | 27.75% | 2.31% | 38.40% | ― | |
74 Outperform | C$14.39B | 9.18 | 10.73% | ― | 65.86% | 10.18% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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IAMGOLD Corporate Events
Financial Disclosures
IAMGOLD Sets Date for Q1 2026 Results and Investor Call
Neutral
Apr 10, 2026
IAMGOLD said it will publish its first-quarter 2026 operating and financial results after markets close on May 5, 2026, followed by a management-hosted conference call on May 6 to discuss performance. The results release and webcast, which will al...
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