Asset Retirement Obligation
Newmont Asset Retirement Obligation decreased by 1.9% to $6.67B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.8%, from $7.00B to $6.67B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Asset Retirement Obligation shows an upward trend with a 12.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase reflects expanded operational footprints or rising costs for future environmental remediation, impacting long-term balance sheet leverage.
Detailed definition
This represents the total estimated long-term liability for the future retirement of tangible long-lived assets. It acco...
Peer comparison
Standard across oil and gas companies; magnitude is highly correlated with the scale and age of the company's asset base.
other_asset_retirement_obligationHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.75B | $3.81B | $5.77B | $5.78B | $5.79B | $5.78B | $6.73B | $6.75B | $6.75B | $6.82B | $8.39B | $6.85B | $6.84B | $6.84B | $7.02B | $7.00B | $6.92B | $6.81B | $6.80B | $6.67B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.6% | +51.3% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -0.2% | +16.5% | +0.3% | +0.0% | +1.0% | +22.9% | -18.4% | -0.1% | -0.0% | +2.6% | -0.2% | -1.2% | -1.6% | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +54.3% | +51.6% | +16.7% | +16.8% | +16.6% | +18.1% | +24.6% | +1.4% | +1.3% | +0.2% | -16.3% | +2.3% | +1.2% | -0.4% | -3.1% | -4.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Newmont's asset retirement obligation?
- Newmont (NEM) reported asset retirement obligation of $6.67B in Q1 2026.
- How has Newmont's asset retirement obligation changed year-over-year?
- Newmont's asset retirement obligation decreased by 4.8% year-over-year, from $7.00B to $6.67B.
- What is the long-term trend for Newmont's asset retirement obligation?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Newmont's asset retirement obligation has grown at a 12.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.72B to $6.80B.
- What does asset retirement obligation mean?
- The total estimated cost to dismantle and clean up assets at the end of their useful life.