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Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for KGC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 1 piece · newest: Daily Pulse, “Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, Materials” (2026-08-24)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where KGC appears in the diary — 1 piece, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

  • Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, MaterialsDaily Pulse · 24 Aug 2026The gold ladder — mature, and ordered by beta GLD (the metal) 1m +14.0% · 1w +5.4% FNV / WPM (royalty & streaming) 1m +24.1% / +43.4% GDX (senior miners) 1m +37.1% · NEM +38.9% · AEM +49.5% · KGC +38.4% GDXJ (junior miners) 1m +35.9% · 1w…
Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Materials in US: +1.3% week · −4.7% month · −0.4% quarter · +7.2% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLB.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
How it trades on rate days beta 1.12 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How KGC has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 1.12 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Kinross Gold Corporation moved 1.12% on average · correlation 0.19 · higher than 91% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 2.35 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −2.41% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −11.59% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Gold · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Gold · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against KGC on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Kinross Gold Corporation

KGC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Kinross Gold explores, develops and operates gold mines, with operations spread across the United States, Brazil, Chile, Canada and Mauritania. It also produces and sells silver as a by-product of its gold operations and manages reclamation of its mined-out sites. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Where it sits in the stack
Kinross holds no seat in Closelooknet's index; it sits in the diary's Basic Materials sleeve, within the gold-mining group of our US universe. It is tracked alongside other scored gold producers rather than as part of the AI build-out stack that the diary otherwise follows.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group draws on scored Basic Materials names in the US universe, and lists AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Barrick Mining, IAMGold, Agnico Eagle Mines, Harmony Gold, Pan American Silver and First Majestic Silver; the market also names Newmont as a comparison.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Kinross carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on the quality module and weakest on momentum. The diary has quoted it once, in a Daily Pulse piece comparing gold, crypto and materials ladders by return.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Kinross's price recovers ground against its longer moving averages, since momentum has been the weak point in an otherwise steady quality score.

Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) trades on US exchanges, classified under Basic Materials.

The Closelooknet company score reads 72/100 composite (momentum 24, quality 87, valuation 74) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by CIBC, 2026-09-25

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for KGC from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target CIBC — target 50 from 54 Target cut to $50 from $54 (+101.1% to spot) 2026-09-25
  • Price target Scotiabank — target 39 from 41 Target cut to $39 from $41 (+60.7% to spot) 2026-09-24

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.65%, quarterly · buybacks 600 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What KGC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.15 USD per share · a 0.65% yield on the 2026-10-06 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-10-06
  • Change on the year +72.3% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.0899 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.0400 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-20
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.12 USD (partial) · 2026: 0.12 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-05
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 152 m USD 6% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 600 m USD 2.1% of today's market value
  • Share count −0.8% in FY2025 13 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 752 m USD · 29% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC)?

Kinross Gold Corporation trades as KGC on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is KGC in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Kinross Gold Corporation is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-07.

What is Kinross Gold Corporation's Closelooknet composite score?

72 out of 100, with momentum 24, quality 87 and valuation 74 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does KGC trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -13.7% vs the 50-day and -18.9% vs the 200-day average, 38.9% below the 52-week high and +8.8% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 70 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Kinross Gold Corporation compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Gold · US), Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) sits 38.9% below its 52-week high, 13.7% below its 50-day average; Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS) is 33.8% below, Aura Minerals Inc. Common Shares (AUGO) is 19.9% below, Franco-Nevada Corporation (FNV) is 14.3% below. Put any of them next to KGC in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does Kinross Gold Corporation trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Kinross Gold Corporation had a beta of 1.12 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 91% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −2.41% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

Where has Closelooknet written about Kinross Gold Corporation?

Kinross Gold Corporation appears in 1 Closelooknet piece, most recently Daily Pulse: Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, Materials (2026-08-24). What Closelooknet said most recently: The gold ladder — mature, and ordered by beta GLD (the metal) 1m +14.0% · 1w +5.4% FNV / WPM (royalty & streaming) 1m +24.1% / +43.4% GDX (senior miners) 1m +37.1% · NEM +38.9% · AEM +49.5% · KGC +38.4% GDXJ (junior miners) 1m +35.9% · 1w… (Daily Pulse, 2026-08-24). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does Kinross Gold Corporation do?

Kinross Gold explores, develops and operates gold mines, with operations spread across the United States, Brazil, Chile, Canada and Mauritania. It also produces and sells silver as a by-product of its gold operations and manages reclamation of its mined-out sites. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Closelooknet's peer group draws on scored Basic Materials names in the US universe, and lists AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Barrick Mining, IAMGold, Agnico Eagle Mines, Harmony Gold, Pan American Silver and First Majestic Silver; the market also names Newmont as a comparison.

Where does Kinross Gold Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Kinross holds no seat in Closelooknet's index; it sits in the diary's Basic Materials sleeve, within the gold-mining group of our US universe. It is tracked alongside other scored gold producers rather than as part of the AI build-out stack that the diary otherwise follows. Kinross carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on the quality module and weakest on momentum. The diary has quoted it once, in a Daily Pulse piece comparing gold, crypto and materials ladders by return.

Does Kinross Gold Corporation pay a dividend?

Kinross Gold Corporation has paid 0.15 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.65% on the 2026-10-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.0400 USD on 2026-08-20. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 152 m USD in dividends and bought back 600 m USD of its own shares, 29% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.8% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Kinross Gold Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on Kinross Gold Corporation on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by CIBC on 2026-09-25 (target 50 from 54). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KGC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Gold. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.