Challenger Gold
Challenger Gold is an ASX-listed minerals exploration company focused on gold projects. The company is actively exploring and developing gold deposits in Hualilan, Argentina and El Guayabo, Ecuador. Challenger Gold aims to create shareholder value through successful exploration and development of its gold assets.
Short position
Challenger Gold (ASX:CEL) has 0.23% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 387,582 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.11 percentage points, and over 90 days it has been broadly flat. Its highest recorded short interest was 0.29% in July 2019. CEL is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 31 Dec 2025 (FY25) vs FY24, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $20.6KM (source: ASX (Markit))vs $70.9KM (source: ASX (Markit)) (FY24)
- ASX (Markit), as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $5.8Mvs $74.6M (FY24)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.003vs $0.053 (FY24)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- −70.9%FY
- EPS YoY
- −94.8%FY
- ASX (Markit)
Key ratios
Year to 31 Dec 2025 (FY); balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- n/a
- Operating margin
- −28,800.9%
- Net margin
- 28,028.2%
- FCF margin
- −156,022.6%
- ROE
- 2.6%
- ROA
- 2.3%
- FCF conversion
- −5.57×
- Net cash (excl. leases)
- $16.3M
- Net debt / EBITDA
- −1.5×
- Current ratio
- 1.4×
- Interest cover
- −1.1×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- n/a
- Market cap
- $3.80B
- P/E
- 560.7×
- P/B
- 15.8×
Ratios use the reporting currency (AUD); market cap is in AUD. Sources: Yahoo Finance and ASX (Markit), as at 29 Sep 2026.
Financial statements
Figures in AUD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked
| Line item | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.6KM (source: ASX (Markit)) | $70.9KM (source: ASX (Markit)) | $113.0KM (source: ASX (Markit)) | $24.4KM (source: ASX (Markit)) |
| Operating income | −$5.9M | −$5.1M | −$4.2M | −$2.9M |
| EBITDA | $10.8M | $76.3M | $54.4M | $27.9M |
| EBIT | $10.5M | $76.0M | $54.2M | $27.8M |
| Interest expense | $5.6M | $4.5M | $4.2M | $1.1M |
| Pretax income | $4.9M | $71.6M | $50.0M | $26.6M |
| Tax | −$834.3K | −$3.0M | −$3.8M | $2.0M |
| NPAT | $5.8M | $74.6M | $53.9M | $24.7M |
| Net interest income | −$5.6M | −$4.4M | −$4.1M | −$1.1M |
| EPS basic | $0.003 | $0.054 | $0.047 | $0.024 |
| EPS diluted | $0.003 | $0.053 | $0.046 | $0.024 |
| Shares | 2.42B | 1.53B | 1.26B | 1.05B |
- ASX (Markit)
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- Half Year Accounts 30 June 2026Half Year Results11 Sep 2026via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report31 Jul 2026via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report30 Apr 2026via asx_announcements
- Annual Report to ShareholdersAnnual Report30 Apr 2026via asx_announcements
- Full Year Statutory Accounts 31 December 2025Full Year Results31 Mar 2026via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report30 Jan 2026via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report31 Oct 2025via asx_announcements
- Half Year Accounts 30 June 2025Half Year Results12 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report31 Jul 2025via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report30 Apr 2025via asx_announcements
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