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Northern Star Resources

Materials

Northern Star Resources is a global-scale Australian gold producer with operations in Western Australia and Alaska. The company focuses on organic growth through targeted exploration and expansion of existing operations. Northern Star aims to deliver superior shareholder returns by maintaining a diversified asset base and low-cost operations.

Short position

short percentage2.88%
reported shorts41M
shares on issue1.425B

Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) has 2.88% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 41,027,816 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 1.51 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.99 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.55% in February 2021. NST 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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Northern Star Resources (NST) financials

Results, ratios and statements

Latest result

Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency

Revenue
$7.62Bvs $6.41B (FY25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
NPAT
$1.66Bvs $1.34B (FY25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
EPS (diluted)
$1.16vs $1.12 (FY25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
Rev YoY
+18.8%FY
EPS YoY
+3.7%FY

Key ratios

Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026

Gross margin
58.6%
Operating margin
32.7%
Net margin
21.8%
FCF margin
6.2%
ROE
10.9%
ROA
7.9%
FCF conversion
0.28×
Net debt (excl. leases)
$377.2M
Net debt / EBITDA
0.1×
Current ratio
1.6×
Interest cover
20.1×
Cash dividends paid / net profit
45.8%
Market cap
$34.72B
P/E
21.1×
P/B
2.2×

Ratios use the reporting currency (AUD); market cap is in AUD. Source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.

Financial statements

Figures in AUD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked

NST income, newest period first, figures in AUD
Line itemFY26FY25FY24FY23
Revenue$7.62B$6.41B$4.92B$4.13B
Gross profit$4.47B$3.63B$2.32B$1.37B
Operating income$2.50B$1.99B$988.6M$869.1M
EBITDA$4.12B$3.43B$2.16B$1.23B
EBIT$2.53B$2.07B$1.03B$901.9M
Interest expense$124.2M$117.2M$101.8M$57.1M
Pretax income$2.40B$1.95B$927.4M$844.8M
Tax$740.4M$612.5M$288.9M$259.6M
NPAT$1.66B$1.34B$638.5M$585.2M
Net interest income−$91.4M−$75.8M−$60.0M−$39.1M
EPS basic$1.17$1.13$0.56$0.51
EPS diluted$1.16$1.12$0.55$0.50
Shares1.42B1.43B1.15B1.15B