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Lundin Gold Inc.LUG.TOCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Canada · CAD·Materials›Precious Metals

Canadian gold mining company operating the high-grade Fruta del Norte underground mine in Ecuador.

≈ A single-asset, high-grade Canadian gold producerMomentum leader 82
Mkt cap
$17.0B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
41%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$39.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
16.0×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 10.8%
Hurdle
-29 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
111 days
25 Feb 2027
Close · CADC$98.46
1D+2.7%
1W+19.8%
1M+15.8%
3M+7.0%
6M+6.6%
YTD-13.7%
1Y-2.7%
ATR %4.1%
52w lowhigh24.8% off high

What Lundin Gold does

Canadian gold mining company operating the high-grade Fruta del Norte underground mine in Ecuador.

Earns by selling the gold, with some silver, from its one mine to refiners and smelters, so results track the gold price and how smoothly that mine runs. Production began in 2019 and it has been a single-asset company since.

In one line: A single-asset, high-grade Canadian gold producer.

Products and services

  • Fruta del Norte gold mine production

Customers

  • Gold refiners/bullion buyers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Mining
  • Gold mining
  • Single-mine (Fruta del Norte, Ecuador)…

What could go right

  • Gold price cycles
  • Production optimisation/expansion at Fruta del Norte

What could go wrong

  • Single-asset/single-country concentration risk (Ecuador)
  • Gold price volatility

Moat: narrow (installed base). One of the highest-grade gold mines globally, though single-asset/single-country concentration risk.

Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada · Founded: 2014 · Employees: 2,013

Named competitors

Lundin Gold at a glance

Size Lundin Gold (LUG.TO) is a Canada Materials company (Precious Metals) with a market value of $17.0B, the 53rd largest of 420 Canada companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at C$98.46 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 6.6%, against -11.5% for the median peer and +5.2% for the Canada market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 35.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +33.5%); the operating margin is 65.1% (peer median 44.8%).

Valuation It trades at 16.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 11.6× (7th most expensive of 21).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 10% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +39%, so the hurdle is -29 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Next results Next results expected around 25 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026LUG.TO 103Peer median 86
Six months, rebased to 100: Lundin Gold against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Lundin Gold financials

Reported figures in CAD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueC$2.79BC$2.49BC$1.63BC$1.22BC$1.06B
Revenue growth—+52%+34%+15%—
Gross profitC$1.88BC$1.63BC$907MC$555MC$461M
EBITDAC$2.00BC$1.73BC$1.05BC$711MC$606M
Net incomeC$1.29BC$1.11BC$584MC$242MC$95.8M
Free cash flowC$1.39BC$1.32BC$437MC$363MC$448M
Capital expenditureC$124MC$120MC$113MC$65.1MC$70.3M
Total debtC$0C$0C$0C$403MC$905M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Lundin Gold competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%-10%0%+10%-10%0%+10%PAAS600547CDEEVN600489EDVEQXAGIRGLD600988FRESNSTKIMG000975GMINHLHMYELDGFILUG.TO6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Lundin Gold is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

+20%+40%+60%+80%+100%10×15×20×PAAS600547CDEEVN600489EDVEQXAGIRGLD600988FRESNSTKIMG000975GMINHLHMYELDGFILUG.TORevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Lundin Gold is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%+40%0%20%40%PAAS600547CDEEVN600489EDVEQXRGLD600988FRESNSTIMG000975HLHMYLUG.TOGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Lundin Gold is the large dot.

Lundin Gold competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (LUG.TO vs NEM vs AEM.TO vs EQX.TO)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Lundin Gold LUG.TO$17.0B+7%+36%65%16.0×9.9%
Newmont NEM$126B+4%+23%55%12.7×-8.9%
Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO$98.4B+6%+41%59%16.9×8.4%
Equinox Gold EQX.TO$13.5B-17%+63%36%9.7×21.0%
Kinross Gold K.TO$26.4B-25%+30%51%8.5×-3.9%
Barrick Mining ABX.TO$67.2B0%+49%52%10.9×-3.0%
Alamos Gold AGI.TO$13.4B-22%+41%57%11.3×7.8%
B2Gold BTO.TO$7.19B+13%+72%46%6.1×-7.0%
Endeavour Mining EDV.TO$13.7B-10%+27%47%9.3×-6.5%

How Lundin Gold compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Lundin Gold against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureLUG.TOPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+15.8%-0.4%highest of 21
6-month return+6.6%-11.5%4th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-24.8%-36.8%6th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+35.6%+33.5%11th highest of 21
Operating margin65.1%44.8%2nd highest of 21
Forward P/E16.0×11.6×7th most expensive of 21
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)9.9%-1.2%6th most demanding of 19
Growth delivered (Del g)+39.0%+17.7%highest of 19
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-29.1 pp-16.2 pp4th least demanding of 19
EV / EBITDA11.6×8.4×3rd most expensive of 17
Net debt / EBITDA-0.4×-0.0×5th least indebted of 17

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Lundin Gold LUG.TOCanada$17.0B+7%+36%65%16.0×9.9%+39.0%
Pan American Silver PAAS.TOCanada$17.2B-26%+37%39%9.5×4.4%+23.0%
Shandong Gold Mining 600547.SSChina$16.5B-24%+12%13%18.9×-5.6%+10.6%
Coeur Mining CDEUnited States$15.9B-17%+117%35%12.1×10.9%+21.6%
Evolution Mining EVN.AXAustralia$18.3B-4%+28%42%13.4×10.8%+24.4%
Zhongjin Gold 600489.SSChina$15.1B-20%+25%13%11.4×-5.9%+10.5%
Endeavour Mining EDV.TOCanada$13.7B-10%+27%47%9.3×-6.5%+25.4%
Equinox Gold EQX.TOCanada$13.5B-17%+63%36%9.7×21.0%+17.5%
Alamos Gold AGI.TOCanada$13.4B-22%+41%57%11.3×7.8%+20.3%
Royal Gold RGLDUnited States$22.5B+11%+94%63%20.9×10.9%+15.6%
Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining 600988.SSChina$11.6B-2%+23%43%17.4×-5.7%+22.6%
Fresnillo FRES.LUnited Kingdom$24.9B-31%+48%59%11.8×-8.2%+12.6%
Northern Star Resources NST.AXAustralia$25.3B+19%+19%35%17.8×17.5%+22.5%
Kinross Gold K.TOCanada$26.4B-25%+30%51%8.5×-3.9%+11.8%
IAMGOLD IMG.TOCanada$10.8B+6%+83%48%9.1×1.4%+19.1%
Shanjin International Gold 000975.SZChina$10.2B-6%-4%36%15.2×-5.7%+16.7%
G Mining Ventures GMIN.TOCanada$9.98B-10%+72%66%19.4×n/an/a
Hecla Mining HLUnited States$9.90B-21%+30%48%18.1×8.0%+15.0%
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR HMYUnited States$9.84B-3%+50%45%5.3×-14.1%+17.7%
Eldorado Gold ELD.TOCanada$9.37B+11%+25%45%7.7×n/an/a
Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR GFIUnited States$31.5B-13%+71%53%9.2×-14.1%+17.7%

Questions

Who are Lundin Gold's main competitors?
Named competitors: Newmont Corporation (NEM), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.TO), Equinox Gold (EQX.TO), Kinross Gold (K.TO), Barrick Mining (ABX.TO), Alamos Gold (AGI.TO). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Pan American Silver (PAAS.TO), Shandong Gold Mining (600547.SS), Coeur Mining (CDE), Evolution Mining (EVN.AX), Zhongjin Gold (600489.SS), Endeavour Mining (EDV.TO).
Is Lundin Gold expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 16.0× against a peer median of 11.6×, 7th most expensive of 21 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 10% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +39%, so the hurdle is -29 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Lundin Gold stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +6.6% against -11.5% for the median peer; over one year -2.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.