Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

AngloGold Ashanti combines strong cash generation, a net-cash balance sheet and substantial shareholder distributions with a diversified operating and project portfolio. However, Q2 group production declined year over year while AISC rose to $2,039/oz, making the promised H2 production recovery and cost reduction central to the near-term case. The issuer-reported NYSE price was $113.19 as of 28 August 2026.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets8 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$76.00
Mean target$113.13
High · most bullish analyst$134.00
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$76.0020%

The expected H2 production recovery fails to materialise, AISC remains at or above Q2 levels, and further operational or safety interruptions weaken output. Lower realised gold prices or persistent macro cost pressure would then compress margins and reduce cash available for growth and shareholder distributions.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$113.1356%
Matches the consensus mean

Production improves in H2 as management expects and unit costs ease from Q2 levels, but inflation, royalties, fuel and foreign-exchange pressure keep costs elevated. Strong free cash flow and net cash support dividends and investment in brownfield and Nevada growth.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$134.0024%

H2 production exceeds H1 production, higher volumes reduce unit costs, Full Asset Potential efficiencies gain traction and strong gold prices sustain cash generation. Successful execution of the approved share-repurchase framework would add another channel for shareholder returns.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • H1 2026 free cash flow reached $1.895 billion and the group ended June with $991 million of net cash, providing financial capacity for dividends, growth investment and potential repurchases.
  • The company has identified brownfield opportunities across existing mines and longer-term Tier One growth opportunities at North Bullfrog and Arthur in Nevada.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Q2 2026 group production fell to 744,000 ounces from 804,000 ounces a year earlier, reflecting the Serra Grande disposal, lower Obuasi production and planned sequencing and maintenance.
  • Q2 2026 group AISC increased to $2,039/oz from $1,666/oz, with inflation, royalties, fuel, foreign exchange, lower sales and higher sustaining capital contributing to pressure.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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