Free cash flow
Newmont Free cash flow increased by 11.8% to $3.14B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 160.9%, from $1.21B to $3.14B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows an upward trend with a 40.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $580.00M | $746.00M | $858.00M | $257.00M | $524.00M | -$56.00M | $364.00M | -$45.00M | $47.00M | $399.00M | -$74.00M | $628.00M | $771.00M | $1.64B | $1.21B | $1.71B | $1.57B | $2.81B | $3.14B |
| QoQ Change | — | +28.6% | +15.0% | -70.0% | +103.9% | -110.7% | +750.0% | -112.4% | +204.4% | +748.9% | -118.5% | +948.6% | +22.8% | +112.2% | -26.3% | +41.9% | -8.1% | +79.1% | +11.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.7% | -107.5% | -57.6% | -117.5% | -91.0% | +812.5% | -64.4% | >999% | +93.2% | — | >999% | +172.3% | +103.8% | +71.9% | +160.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Newmont's free cash flow?
- Newmont (NEM) reported free cash flow of $3.14B in Q1 2026.
- How has Newmont's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Newmont's free cash flow increased by 160.9% year-over-year, from $1.21B to $3.14B.
- What is the long-term trend for Newmont's free cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Newmont's free cash flow has grown at a 40.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.63B to $7.30B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.