Metals & mining · Basic Materials · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Buenaventura Mining reported revenue of $1.7B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 50.0% from the year before. Operating income was $633M, an operating margin of 36.6%, and net income was $830M. Operating cash flow of $577M less capital expenditure of $473M left free cash flow of $104M.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 900 | 825 | 824 | 1,155 | 1,732 |
| Cost of revenue | 813 | 763 | 733 | 795 | 949 |
| Gross profit | 87.3 | 61.3 | 91.2 | 359 | 782 |
| Operating income | −66.0 | −39.0 | 21.1 | 446 | 633 |
| Interest expense | 60.6 | 54.1 | 119 | 65.4 | 87.1 |
| Pre-tax income | 101 | 124 | 82.5 | 573 | 967 |
| Income tax | −23.7 | 0.0 | 43.0 | 156 | 128 |
| Net income | −263 | 603 | 32.7 | 416 | 830 |
| Diluted EPS | −1.04 | 2.37 | 0.08 | 1.59 | 3.08 |
| Diluted shares | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 377 | 254 | 220 | 478 | 530 |
| Receivables | 240 | 222 | 240 | 257 | 532 |
| Inventory | 86.3 | 88.3 | 76.5 | 79.6 | 75.7 |
| Current assets | 740 | 620 | 578 | 838 | 1,157 |
| Net PP&E | 1,538 | 1,535 | – | – | – |
| Total assets | 4,562 | 4,503 | 4,534 | 5,048 | 6,023 |
| Payables | 260 | 248 | 294 | 367 | 457 |
| Current liabilities | 845 | 380 | 442 | 480 | 576 |
| Total liabilities | 2,023 | 1,340 | 1,365 | 1,488 | 1,755 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,368 | 3,009 | 3,006 | 3,391 | 4,062 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | −233 | 41.7 | 227 | 486 | 577 |
| Capital expenditure | 90.3 | 152 | 239 | 338 | 473 |
| Free cash flow | −324 | −110 | −11.6 | 148 | 104 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 187 | 177 | 181 | 151 | 120 |
| Acquisitions | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Dividends paid | 6.2 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 25.8 | 122 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | −8.4% | −0.1% | 40.1% | 50.0% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | – | – | 2010.0% | 42.1% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | – | −96.6% | 1887.5% | 93.7% |
| Gross margin | 9.7% | 7.4% | 11.1% | 31.1% | 45.2% |
| Operating margin | −7.3% | −4.7% | 2.6% | 38.6% | 36.6% |
| Net margin | −29.2% | 73.1% | 4.0% | 36.1% | 47.9% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | −11.1% | 20.0% | 1.1% | 12.3% | 20.4% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | −1.8% | −0.9% | 0.5% | 9.8% | 11.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | −36.0% | −13.4% | −1.4% | 12.8% | 6.0% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 0.89x | 0.07x | 6.95x | 1.17x | 0.70x |
| Receivable days | 97 | 98 | 106 | 81 | 112 |
| Inventory days | 39 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 29 |
| Payable days | 117 | 119 | 146 | 169 | 176 |
| Interest cover | −1.09x | −0.72x | 0.18x | 6.81x | 7.27x |
| Current ratio | 0.88x | 1.63x | 1.31x | 1.75x | 2.01x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.