AU
Anglogold Ashanti PLC
$78.24
▲ 4.5%Updated Today 12:18 PM ET
AU at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Strong · 86/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 79.8% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$42.75B
P/E
12.31x
Forward P/E (est.)
8.79x
ROE
43.8%
Revenue Growth
20.8%
EPS Growth
83.1%
Profit Margin
31.1%
FCF Yield
2.0%
Debt / Equity
0.28x
ROIC
—
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
2.87x
Dividend Yield
4.2%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
1.1%
Rating Score
86/100
Anglogold Ashanti PLC (AU) is a large-cap company in the Metals & Mining industry, part of the Materials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $42.75B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $9.89B in revenue and $3.17B in net profit.
Our model rates AU Strong (86/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (5 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
35.8% average over the last 3 years
±9.6 pts around 32.3% across 5 years
grew in 4 of the last 4 year-over-year periods
positive in 4 of 5 years
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what AU's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. AU trades near $78.24, below its 50-day average ($91.24) and 200-day average ($90.30). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 46 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. AU's is $4.42 (~5.6% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month AU found buyers near $77.13 (support) and sellers near $97.19 (resistance); its 52-week range is $44.67–$129.14. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.3× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
25.2%
Revenue moved from $4.03B in 2021 to $9.89B in 2025, a 25.2% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 20.8% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
49.2%
Operating Margin
46.5%
Net Margin
32.1%
ROE
43.8%
Anglogold Ashanti PLC keeps about 31.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 49.2% gross margin and 46.5% operating margin. Return on equity is 43.8%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$2.02B
Net Debt
-$880.00M
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
—
Debt / Equity
0.28x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.3x, with a current ratio of 2.9x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $2.02B of total debt against $2.90B of cash.
Operating CF
$4.78B
Free Cash Flow
$3.33B
FCF Margin
33.7%
In the latest year Anglogold Ashanti PLC produced about $4.78B of operating cash flow and $3.33B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 2.0% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Dividend yield
4.2%
Total paid (latest FY)
$244.00M
History on record
4 years
dividend uses 7% of free cash flow
8% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 1 year in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 4 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
12.31x
P/S
4.32x
P/B
5.39x
EV / EBITDA
—
AU trades at 12.3x trailing earnings (about 8.8x on estimated forward earnings), 4.3x sales, and 5.4x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 1.1% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is an undemanding multiple — potentially cheap if the business is stable.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$273.47
Current price
$78.24
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$3.33B
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where AU sits versus its Materials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 54 Materials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How AU stacks up against its Materials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Materials sector (78 S&P 500 companies), AU ranks #7 of 78 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (12.3x P/E vs. 21.2x median) with a higher return on equity (43.8% vs. 16.1%) and faster revenue growth (20.8% vs. 7.9%).
P/E vs sector
12.3x
median 21.2x
ROE vs sector
43.8%
median 16.1%
Growth vs sector
20.8%
median 7.9%
Sector rank
#7
of 78 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Materials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 78 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $78.24 today · expected CAGR 6% – 18%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.97B | $14.48B | $17.53B | $21.21B | $25.66B |
| Net income | $3.83B | $4.63B | $5.61B | $6.79B | $8.21B |
| EPS | $7.01 | $8.48 | $10.26 | $12.42 | $15.03 |
| Share price (low) | $49.08 | $59.38 | $71.85 | $86.94 | $105.20 |
| Share price (high) | $84.13 | $101.80 | $123.17 | $149.04 | $180.34 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -37% / 8% | -13% / 14% | -3% / 16% | 3% / 17% | 6% / 18% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for AU:
- Revenue is growing 20.8% a year, a sign of real demand.
- High net margins (31.1%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (43.8%) shows capital is put to work well.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.3x) lowers risk.
- Pays a 4.2% dividend on top of any price gains.
- Our model's overall read is Strong (86/100).
The case against AU:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Anglogold Ashanti PLC is a large-cap materials business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 12.3x earnings, which our model scores Strong (86/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 17 Wall Street analysts covering AU recommend (July 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
AU's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
AU — frequently asked questions
Is AU a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Anglogold Ashanti PLC Strong (86/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is AU's rating on The Stocks School?
Anglogold Ashanti PLC currently scores 86/100 (Strong) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does AU's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Anglogold Ashanti PLC's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for AU calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this AU analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell AU. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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