Fortitude Gold posts $604K consolidated loss in Q3
Production totaled 2,139 gold ounces; consolidated results were a $604,000 net loss.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Fortitude Gold Corp (FTCO) reported third-quarter 2026 results with net sales of $10.315 million, compared with $4.654 million a year earlier, and mine gross profit of $5.246 million versus $2.510 million. The company reported a consolidated net loss of $604,000, while net income attributable to Fortitude shareholders was $1.961 million, compared with $233,000 in 2025; the statements also show a $2.565 million net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest. Production totaled 2,139 gold ounces. Dividends paid during the quarter were $0.9 million, and cash was $8.505 million at September 30, 2026.
For the first nine months of 2026, operating activities used $9.797 million in cash, compared with $8.475 million in 2025. Exploration expense was $3.927 million for the quarter. Isabella Pearl sold 1,221 gold ounces at $1,682 total cash cost per ounce after by-product credits; County Line sold 1,216 ounces at $1,930 per ounce on the same basis. Fortitude said Golden Mile mine construction is targeted for 2027, dependent on permit timing; its permit was with the Bureau of Land Management and should begin a six-month NEPA review period soon. Scarlet South operations were estimated to continue into the first half of 2027.
How this balance works
Rhea-AI gives every point it takes from this document a weight. Minor counts 1, Moderate 3 and Major 9, so one Major point outweighs several Minor ones. The bar adds up the weights on each side, and when neither side holds more than 65% of the total the balance reads Mixed.
It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Positive
- Moderate pointQuarterly net sales were $10.315 million, compared with $4.654 million in 2025.
Negative
- Moderate pointConsolidated results were a $604,000 net loss, versus $233,000 net income in 2025.
- Moderate pointNine-month operating cash use was $9.797 million, versus $8.475 million in 2025.
Filing Explained
At September 30, 2026, the higher share count reduced existing holders’ proportional ownership absent offsets; cash equaled 382.1 days of third-quarter use.
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Sources and calculations
- Fortitude Gold Form 8-K and attached news release (2026-11-10)
- Dilution definition (n.d.)
- Fortitude Gold third-quarter 2026 fundamentals (2026Q3)
- Available liquidity against the last reported quarterly operating outflow, in days at that rate $8,505,000 / ($2,048,000 / 92) = 382.1 days
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