AngloGold Ashanti Misses Q3 2026 Estimates as Revenue Rises 7.9% to $2.56B

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) missed estimates for the third quarter of 2026 on both revenue and adjusted EPS. Revenue was $2.56 billion, up 7.9% from a year earlier, below the $2.89 billion estimate, and adjusted EPS was $1.55, up 17% from a year earlier, below the $1.76 estimate.

Shares rose 4.5% in premarket trading as of 7:11 a.m. ET, to $91.95 from a $87.95 close.

Q3 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, revenue was $329.6 million below the estimate and adjusted EPS was $0.21 below it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $3.10 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.98. The YoY column compares with $2.37 billion and $1.32 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 1 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 2 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $2.37 billion, $3.02 billion, $3.15 billion, $3.10 billion and $2.56 billion.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $2.05 and revenue of $3.06 billion next quarter, based on 2 analysts.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue keeps growing from a year earlier after this quarter's 7.9% increase to $2.56 billion.
• Estimate record. Whether AngloGold Ashanti returns to beating EPS estimates, which it did in 1 of its last 8 reports.
• Related coverage. See our reports on Tripadvisor, Rockwell Automation, Appian and Xeris Biopharma.

Sources: Results are from AngloGold Ashanti's Nov. 5, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from AngloGold Ashanti's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.