Updated February 16, 2026
KINROSS GOLD CORP earns a Buy rating from our quantitative model with a composite score of 72/100, ranking #50 among 7,333 U.S. stocks. The model sees a stock with an above-average factor profile — not without risks, but with enough quantitative support to warrant a constructive outlook.
The strongest dimension is value at 89/100, which places KGC in the top 11 percent of all stocks on this measure. quality at 83/100 provides secondary support. No single factor falls below the average threshold, which is a constructive sign.
Within the Mining sector, KGC ranks 4th out of 50 peers, placing it in the 92nd percentile. At $11.4 billion, the company is a well-established large cap.
Six-Factor Scorecard
Our model evaluates every U.S. stock across six independently measured dimensions. Each score represents a percentile rank — a score of 80 means the stock ranks higher than 80 percent of all companies on that factor.
Key Financial Metrics
Quality Analysis
KINROSS GOLD CORP's quality score of 83/100 places it among the top profitability performers in the market. The quality factor evaluates margins, return on equity, return on assets, and earnings consistency — the fundamental building blocks of a durable business.
Return on equity of 15.1% exceeds the sector median of 4.0%. Gross margins of 37.8% are competitive for the sector. Operating margins of 31.6% sit above the 7.0% sector average.
Net margins of 20.0% demonstrate that the company efficiently converts revenue into bottom-line profit.
Valuation Assessment
A value score of 89/100 puts KGC in the top 11 percent of all stocks on cheapness — suggesting the market is significantly underpricing the company's fundamentals. Key valuation metrics include a P/E ratio of 11.4x, an EV/EBITDA of 4.5x, a price-to-book of 1.6x, a price-to-sales of 2.3x. Deep value scores like this historically correlate with above-average forward returns, though they can also reflect legitimate concerns about business quality that the value factor does not capture.
Momentum & Timing
KINROSS GOLD CORP's momentum score of 81/100 places it among the strongest trending stocks in the market. The stock has been outperforming roughly 81 percent of all other companies over the relevant measurement window. The academic literature, starting with Jegadeesh and Titman's seminal 1993 research, demonstrates that stocks with this kind of relative strength tend to continue outperforming for three to twelve months.
Revenue growth of 21.3% is fueling the price trend from the fundamental side. A beta of 0.94 means KINROSS GOLD CORP moves roughly in line with the broader market.
Our entry timing model currently signals Neutral, which warrants caution despite the price trend.
Risk Factors
No investment comes without risks, and honest analysis requires flagging them clearly:
- Model limitations. Quantitative models measure what is measurable — financial ratios, price trends, leverage — but cannot capture qualitative factors like management quality, competitive positioning, or pending litigation. This analysis should be supplemented with fundamental due diligence.
- Market regime risk. Factor-based strategies perform differently across market regimes. The current factor exposures that support KINROSS GOLD CORP's rating may become headwinds if the macro environment shifts — for example, if interest rates move sharply or if sector rotation accelerates.
Bottom Line
KINROSS GOLD CORP earns a Buy rating with a composite score of 72/100 and 4 out of 5 stars, ranking #50 among 7,333 stocks. The factor profile is constructive — not without blemishes, but with enough quantitative support to position KGC above the majority of the market.
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