Top 10 US gold stocks to watch in 2026

Most gold mining companies dig and process ore, then sell the metal to generate revenue. This list includes eight mine operators alongside two companies – Wheaton Precious Metals ($WPM) and Royal Gold ($RGLD) – that use a streaming and royalty model, providing upfront capital to miners in exchange for the right to purchase a share of future precious metal production at a set price.

How we built this list: We selected these companies based on their industry and ordered them by market capitalisation. Prices are updated daily, and the list and supporting content are reviewed roughly every quarter. All data is sourced from Stake. This list isn't a recommendation and isn't ordered by suitability.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Source: Stake market data. Figures in US$. Data updated as of 1 September 2026.

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1. Agnico Eagle Mines ($AEM)

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) share price over the last year: started at US$147.74, ended at US$193.46, a change of +30.9%. Range over the period: high US$252.19, low US$136.34. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$193.46 · Daily: -4.8% · Market cap: US$142.40B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

From northwestern Quebec to the Arctic Circle, Agnico Eagle Mines ($AEM) runs gold mines across Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico. The Canadian portfolio covers the Canadian Malartic Complex – comprising the Canadian Malartic and Odyssey mines – alongside Detour Lake, Macassa, Goldex and Meliadine. Ammar Al-Joundi serves as chief executive of the Canadian-based company.

In Australia, $AEM's Fosterville mine is an underground operation roughly 20 kilometres from Bendigo. Finland adds the Kittila mine in Lapland, more than 150 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. The company is also advancing the Ikkari project in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt of northern Finland.

2. Newmont Corp ($NEM)

Newmont Corp (NEM) share price over the last year: started at US$75.86, ended at US$122.63, a change of +61.7%. Range over the period: high US$135.14, low US$74.88. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$122.63 · Daily: -2.7% · Market cap: US$132.83B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

Gold is the primary business at Newmont Corp ($NEM), though the company also produces copper, zinc, lead, and silver. Operations run across five regions: Africa, Australia, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Named mines include Boddington, Tanami, Cadia, Lihir, Ahafo, Peñasquito, Cerro Negro, Yanacocha, Merian, Brucejack, Red Chris, and NGM.

CEO Natascha Viljoen oversees a workforce of 17,500 people. The mine portfolio covers a dozen named operations, each carrying its own set of leases and mineral rights.

3. Barrick Mining ($B)

Barrick Mining (B) share price over the last year: started at US$26.93, ended at US$43.10, a change of +60.0%. Range over the period: high US$52.98, low US$26.93. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$43.10 · Daily: -3.9% · Market cap: US$102.31B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

Barrick Mining Corporation ($B) produces both gold and copper, with gold mines running from Nevada and the Dominican Republic through to Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania and Papua New Guinea. The copper business draws from a separate set of operations in Zambia, Chile and Saudi Arabia – including the Lumwana open pit mine and the Jabal Sayid operation located north-east of Jeddah.

CEO Mark Hill leads a workforce of around 27,000 people across production, exploration and mine development. The dual-commodity structure means copper revenue moves with different market forces than gold.

4. Wheaton Precious Metals ($WPM)

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) share price over the last year: started at US$101.57, ended at US$144.93, a change of +42.7%. Range over the period: high US$165.72, low US$94.37. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$144.93 · Daily: -3.9% · Market cap: US$94.87B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

Running roughly 35 streaming agreements, Wheaton Precious Metals ($WPM) employs 47 people – it finances mine operators and receives a set portion of their output rather than operating any mine directly. The streams cover gold, silver, palladium, platinum and cobalt, with partner operations including Salobo, Penasquito and Antamina among others.

CEO Haytham Hodaly also oversees a definitive agreement to acquire the Spring Valley Project in Nevada, which would add a direct project interest alongside the existing stream portfolio.

5. AngloGold Ashanti ($AU)

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) share price over the last year: started at US$58.14, ended at US$108.13, a change of +86.0%. Range over the period: high US$128.26, low US$57.95. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$108.13 · Daily: -3.7% · Market cap: US$56.81B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

AngloGold Ashanti ($AU) runs gold mining operations across four continents, with roughly ten active mines spread across eight countries. Its African assets cover a wide stretch of the continent – from Geita in Tanzania to Sukari in Egypt – while Kibali in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is managed in partnership with Barrick Gold.

In Australia, the company operates Sunrise Dam and Tropicana, both located in the north-eastern goldfields of Western Australia. Its Americas portfolio adds operations in Argentina and Brazil, plus a greenfield development underway in Nevada in the U.S. CEO Alberto Calderon oversees a business that touches some of the world's most established gold-producing regions.

6. Kinross Gold ($KGC)

Kinross Gold (KGC) share price over the last year: started at US$21.46, ended at US$29.43, a change of +37.1%. Range over the period: high US$38.07, low US$21.46. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$29.43 · Daily: -4.1% · Market cap: US$50.34B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

Kinross Gold ($KGC) runs open-pit gold mines with a portfolio stretching from Alaska and Nevada in the United States through to Brazil, Chile and Mauritania. The Paracatu operation in Brazil's Minas Gerais region is a cornerstone of its production base, while the Tasiast mine in northwestern Mauritania and Fort Knox near Fairbanks, Alaska round out its major producing assets.

Beyond its current mines, $KGC is advancing the Great Bear development project in Canada, adding a future production pipeline to what is already a geographically spread operation. The company employs 7,100 people and is led by chief executive J. Paul Rollinson.

7. Royal Gold ($RGLD)

Royal Gold (RGLD) share price over the last year: started at US$182.97, ended at US$254.09, a change of +38.9%. Range over the period: high US$304.29, low US$169.08. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$254.09 · Daily: -2.8% · Market cap: US$22.15B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

With just 39 employees, Royal Gold ($RGLD) allocates capital across precious metal streams and royalties rather than running mines itself. Through its stream segment, $RGLD makes upfront payments to mining operations and gains the right – and obligation – to buy a set portion of future metal production at a locked-in price for the life of each deal. Its royalty segment covers non-operating interests in mining projects that entitle $RGLD to a share of revenue or metal produced, sometimes after agreed costs are deducted. CEO Bill Heissenbuttel oversees both arms of the business.

8. Coeur Mining ($CDE)

Coeur Mining (CDE) share price over the last year: started at US$13.66, ended at US$20.20, a change of +47.9%. Range over the period: high US$27.15, low US$13.66. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$20.20 · Daily: -2.8% · Market cap: US$21.36B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

Coeur Mining ($CDE) runs seven producing mines across Canada, Mexico and the U.S., extracting gold, silver and copper from properties that range from underground workings to open-pit complexes. The Rainy River mine in Ontario is mid-transition from open-pit to underground operations, while the New Afton mine near Kamloops, British Columbia produces copper alongside gold – making $CDE a touch more diversified across metals than a pure gold producer. CEO Mitch Krebs leads a 2,620-person workforce across those sites, with the portfolio also including the Las Chispas silver-gold operation in Sonora and the Palmarejo complex in Chihuahua. Beyond its seven producing assets, $CDE holds the Silvertip polymetallic exploration project in British Columbia, which sits outside the current producing portfolio.

9. Alamos Gold ($AGI)

Alamos Gold (AGI) share price over the last year: started at US$31.99, ended at US$34.92, a change of +9.2%. Range over the period: high US$55.33, low US$27.83. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$34.92 · Daily: -4.6% · Market cap: US$21.26B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

Alamos Gold ($AGI) runs three producing gold mines across North America, all company-owned and operated. Two of them – the Island Gold District and Young-Davidson mine – sit in northern Ontario, Canada, while the Mulatos District operates in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range in the Mexican state of Sonora.

The company, led by CEO John McCluskey, employs 2,402 people across its operations and projects. Beyond its producing assets, $AGI holds a pipeline of development work, including a Phase 3+ Expansion at Island Gold and the Lynn Lake project in northern Manitoba, which covers two primary sites at MacLellan and Gordon.

That combination of active mines and expansion projects means the business carries both operating activity and construction-stage risk at the same time – a profile common to intermediate producers growing into a larger production base.

10. Eldorado Gold ($EGO)

Eldorado Gold (EGO) share price over the last year: started at US$25.43, ended at US$42.86, a change of +68.5%. Range over the period: high US$49.71, low US$24.93. Source: Stake market data. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Price: US$42.86 · Daily: -4.4% · Market cap: US$16.22B · Sector: Basic Materials · Industry: Metals & Mining

Eldorado Gold Corporation ($EGO) runs four producing mines across three countries – Kisladag and Efemcukuru in western Turkiye, the Lamaque Complex in Quebec, and Olympias in northern Greece. The first three are gold operations, while Olympias produces three separate concentrates bearing gold, lead-silver and zinc, making it the polymetallic piece of the portfolio.

CEO Christian Milau oversees a workforce of 2,350 people spread across those operating sites plus several development projects. The most advanced of these is Skouries, a copper-gold project in northern Greece. $EGO also holds Perama Hill, a gold-silver project in Greece, and the McIlvenna Bay deposit in Saskatchewan – a copper-zinc-gold-silver system sitting within the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt.

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Common questions

How do I invest in US gold stocks in Australia?

Every stock in this list trades on U.S. exchanges, so you'd access them through a share trading platform that provides U.S. market access. Orders are placed in USD, which means your AUD converts to fund the trade and converts back when you sell. You can search each company by its ticker on whichever platform you use.

What are the key risks of US gold stocks?

Gold price volatility is the most direct exposure – when the gold price falls, miners' revenues and profit margins tend to compress at the same time. Operational disruptions add another layer: geological surprises, equipment failures, permitting delays and labour disputes can all affect output. The companies here operate across dozens of countries, so political and regulatory conditions vary considerably from one mine to the next. For Australian investors, the AUD/USD exchange rate also matters, since these stocks are priced in USD and returns convert back to AUD at whatever rate applies at the time.

What's the difference between a gold miner and a streaming or royalty company?

Most of the companies in this list are traditional miners – they build and operate mines, carrying the full weight of capital spending and day-to-day operating costs. Two of them work differently: $WPM and $RGLD are streaming and royalty companies, which provide upfront financing to mining operators in exchange for the right to purchase a portion of future metal production at a fixed price, or to receive a share of mine revenue. That model keeps them out of mine operations directly, though they still carry exposure to gold prices and to the production performance of the miners they partner with.

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