
OR Royalties Inc. (TSX:OR) (NYSE:OR) is pleased to announce its first quarter 2026 preliminary deliveries, revenues and cash margin, as well as to provide an update on its cash and debt positions as at March 31st, 2026. All monetary amounts included in this report are expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted.
PRELIMINARY Q1 2026 RESULTS
OR Royalties earned 22,740 attributable gold equivalent ounces1 in the first quarter of 2026.
OR Royalties recorded preliminary revenues from royalties and streams of $102.8 million during the first quarter, a quarterly record, and preliminary cost of sales (excluding depletion) of $3.3 million, resulting in a quarterly cash margin2 of approximately $99.5 million (96.8%).
As at March 31st, 2026, OR Royalties’ cash position was approximately $94.9 million, after repurchases of common shares made under the normal course issuer bid of $12.9 million (C$17.7 million) during the first quarter, and also following the end-of-March closing of the additional Namdini 1.0% net smelter return royalty transaction, originally announced in January 2026, which was funded using available cash on the balance sheet.
Furthermore, in February 2026, OR Royalties International Ltd. (“ORI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was notified that SolGold plc and Jiangxi Copper Company Limited were exercising their option to buy back 50% of the Cascabel gold stream. As a result, ORI received 4,290 ounces of gold (subject to a transfer price of 20%) as a one-time payment for the 50% buyback of the Cascabel stream, representing a net va lue of approximately $17.5 million on the delivery date.
OR Royalties’ revolving credit facility of $650.0 million (plus the uncommitted accordion of $200.0 million) was undrawn as at the end of the first quarter. The recently announced transactions to acquire a portfolio of royalty assets from Gold Fields Limited, as well as a basket of royalties covering Spring Valley from Sailfish Royalty Corp., are both expected to close early in the second quarter of 2026.
Notes
The figures presented in this press release, including the cash and debt balances, and the revenues and costs of sales, have not been audited and are subject to change. As the Company has not yet finished its quarter end procedures, the anticipated financial information presented in this press release is preliminary, subject to quarter end adjustments, and may change materially.
| (1) | Gold Equivalent Ounces |
| GEOs are calculated on a quarterly basis and include royalties and streams. Silver and copper earned from royalty and stream agreements are converted to gold equivalent ounces by multiplying the silver ounces or copper tonnes earned by the average silver price or copper price for the period and dividing by the average gold price for the period. Cash royalties and other metals and commodities are converted into gold equivalent ounces by dividing the associated revenue earned by the average gold price for the period. |
Average Metal Prices
| Three months ended March 31 |
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| 2026 | 2025 | |||
| Gold (i) | $4,873 | $2,860 | ||
| Silver (ii) | $84.33 | $31.88 | ||
| Copper (iii) | $12,844 | $9,340 | ||
(i) The London Bullion Market Association’s pm price in U.S. dollars per ounce.
(ii) The London Bullion Market Association’s price in U.S. dollars per ounce.
(iii) The London Metal Exchange’s price in U.S. dollars per tonne.
| (2) | Non-IFRS Measures |
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Cash margin in dollars and in percentage of revenues are non-IFRS financial measures. Cash margin (in dollars) is defined by OR Royalties as revenues less cost of sales (excluding depletion). Cash margin (in percentage of revenues) is obtained by dividing the cash margin (in dollars) by the revenues. Management uses cash margin in dollars and in percentage of revenues to evaluate OR Royalties’ ability to generate positive cash flow from its royalty, stream and other interests. Management and certain investors also use this information, together with measures determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards such as gross margin and operating cash flows, to evaluate OR Royalties’ performance relative to peers in the mining industry who present these measures on a similar basis. Cash margin in dollars and in percentage of revenues are only intended to provide additional information to investors and analysts and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. They do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS Accounting Standards and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. |
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| A reconciliation of the cash margin (in thousands of dollars and in percentage of revenues) is presented below: | |
| Three months ended March 31 |
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| 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| Rev enues | $102,832 | $54,916 | ||||
| Less: Cost of sales (excluding depletion) | $(3,341 | ) | $(1,619 | ) | ||
| Cash margin (in dollars) | $99,491 | $53,297 | ||||
| Cash margin (in percentage of revenues) | 96.8% | 97.1% | ||||
About OR Royalties Inc.
OR Royalties is a precious metals royalty and streaming company focused on Tier-1 mining jurisdictions defined as Canada, the United States, and Australia. OR Royalties commenced activities in June 2014 with a single producing asset, and today holds a portfolio of over 195 royalties, streams and similar interests. OR Royalties’ portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset, the 3-5% net smelter return royalty on Agnico Eagle Mines Limited’s Canadian Malartic Complex, one of the world’s largest gold mines.
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