Thesis

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Thesis Summary

Eldorado offers a material production-growth opportunity through the ramp-up of Skouries and the newly acquired McIlvenna Bay operation, alongside established mines in Canada, Greece and Turkiye. The principal near-term catalysts are Skouries first concentrate and commercial production, McIlvenna Bay's transition to commercial production, and second-half-weighted delivery of updated 2026 gold guidance. The opportunity remains execution-sensitive: first-half gold production was 204,974 ounces against full-year guidance of 495,000-600,000 ounces, year-to-date AISC was $1,934 per ounce, and Skouries still required final site energization and integrated commissioning at the latest reported date. A Hold recommendation balances the substantial growth potential against commissioning, cost and integration risk.

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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 targets5 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$32.00
Mean target$40.60
High · most bullish analyst$54.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$32.0020%

Final energization, commissioning or tailings-infrastructure work delays Skouries commercial production beyond Q4 2026, while McIlvenna Bay ramp-up challenges and weak output at higher-cost established mines constrain production and keep unit costs above guidance.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$40.6050%
Matches the consensus mean

Skouries reaches commercial production in Q4 2026 but ramps progressively, McIlvenna Bay advances toward steady-state operation, and consolidated production finishes within the updated range. Cost performance remains elevated during commissioning before improving as new production scales.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$54.0030%

Skouries achieves first concentrate in Q3 and commercial production in Q4 2026, while McIlvenna Bay completes its ramp-up on schedule. The new operations add meaningful gold and copper production, established mines deliver the updated production range, and operating leverage improves as development assets transition into production.

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

Key Investment Merits
  • Updated 2026 consolidated gold-production guidance of 495,000-600,000 ounces provides a visible near-term growth target.
  • Skouries was 97% complete at June 30, 2026 and is designed as a long-life copper-gold operation, with expected average life-of-mine annual production of approximately 140,000 gold ounces and 67 million copper pounds.
  • McIlvenna Bay adds copper, zinc, gold and silver exposure; first copper concentrate was produced in June 2026 and commercial production was expected in Q3 2026.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Skouries remained dependent on final site energization, integrated commissioning and ramp-up, leaving scope for further schedule or cost slippage.
  • First-half 2026 AISC of $1,934 per ounce exceeded the upper end of the operating-mine full-year guidance range, increasing the importance of second-half production and cost improvement.
  • McIlvenna Bay is a newly acquired operation still ramping toward commercial production, creating simultaneous integration and commissioning risk.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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