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Gold Fields Limited

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 146% YoY at strong marginsQuiet on X (0 mentions/wk)
$GFIOF·$29B·Gold·Basic Materials
$46.05-3.4%1Y+43.0%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $GFIOF, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-28

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

A gold miner earning 51% on equity at 11.7x — revenue up 146% on the metal price, with four straight small misses.

Gold Fields mines gold across South Africa, Ghana, Australia, Peru, Canada and Chile, and also explores for copper and silver. The gold cycle has done the work: half-year revenue of $5.50B grew 146% YoY, following 53.8% and 50.0% in prior periods, with gross margin at 56.7% and operating margin at 51.3% — against 34.6% and 30.7% two years earlier. That operating leverage is the standard miner pattern where fixed costs mean incremental metal price flows almost entirely to profit. Trailing returns are exceptional: 24.3% ROIC and 50.8% ROE, with a 7.2% FCF yield at 11.7x earnings and 8.3x EV/EBITDA, on moderate leverage at 0.43x. Free cash flow reached $2.12B in the latest half against $44M two years earlier. The one consistent negative is the estimate record: all four recent results missed, by 11.0%, 9.8%, 5.9% and zero — small but persistent misses, which usually indicates cost inflation running ahead of what analysts model, a real issue in South African and Ghanaian mining where labour and power costs have risen. Eight analysts model revenue essentially flat from $12.1B in 2026 to $12.4B by 2029 with EPS declining from $5.15 to $4.32 — consensus assumes gold prices retreat. Geographic risk is real and diverse: South African power reliability, Ghanaian and Peruvian permitting, and currency exposure across six jurisdictions. Reporting is semi-annual.

Differs from X sentimentNo X sentiment snapshot is available and the news set is empty for this OTC symbol. Gold miner chatter on X runs through US-listed producers and ETFs, so a South African miner quoted OTC stays outside it.

What to watch: The gold price is the dominant variable and consensus expects it to retreat. All-in sustaining costs are the operational metric — four consecutive small misses suggest cost inflation is outpacing estimates. Full-year results on 2027-02-25; reporting is semi-annual.

On the calendar: Full-year results, 2027-02-25

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Gold Fields is a South African-headquartered gold miner with producing assets in South Africa, Ghana, Australia, Canada, and Peru.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Gold sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $GFIOF.

Gold · Basic Materials

Gold ETF outflows reflect tactical profit-taking after a run to multi-year highs; the structural bid — central bank accumulation and dollar diversification — persists beneath the surface. Miners' operating leverage amplifies metal-price moves in both directions.

What this means for $GFIOF

Direct beneficiary — gold mining revenue is a pure leveraged play on the metal price; margin amplifies price moves in both directions.

Top industry ETF

$GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF
-10.6%YTD
+62.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
11.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
24.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
54.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
50.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
59.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 25, 2026$2.10$2.36-11.0%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$2.12$2.35-9.8%
Q2 2025Aug 22, 2025$1.12$1.19-5.9%
Q1 2025May 6, 2025$0.92$0.920.0%
Next earningsThu, Feb 25·consensus EPS $2.71

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY25$5.5B+146.1%56.7%51.3%$2.96$2.1B
Q2 FY25$3.5B+53.8%50.4%46.4%$1.15$1.0B
Q4 FY24$3.1B+50.0%60.1%57.5%$0.95$681.1M
Q2 FY24$2.1B-5.0%34.6%30.7%$0.43$44.4M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$12.1B$11.4B – $13.9B$5.15$4.35 – $6.688
FY27$12.8B$10.5B – $16.6B$5.45$4.60 – $7.069
FY28$12.5B$11.0B – $15.4B$4.96$4.19 – $6.443
FY29$12.4B$10.9B – $15.3B$4.32$3.65 – $5.604
FY30$15.6B$13.8B – $19.2B$3.44$2.91 – $4.464

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.—Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.48%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+30.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+5.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 894.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.605-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
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