Perfect Day: Gold/Silver Jump While Miners Report Record Cash Flow

The payoff was worth the wait.

Gold and silver are spiking today, just as the miners report best-ever Q1 numbers. The result: Multiple near-double-digit percentage stock price gains. For example, major gold/silver producer Pan American Silver more than doubled earnings and cash flow year over year in Q1…

… and is now in a position to reward its shareholders. From the quarterly report:

ENHANCED SHAREHOLDER RETURN FRAMEWORK

On May 5, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an enhanced shareholder return framework (the “Shareholder Return Framework”) targeting the return of 35% to 40% of annual Attributable Free Cash Flow(1)(2) to shareholders through a combination of dividends and common share repurchases under Pan American’s NCIB that began on March 6, 2026. Based on the Shareholder Return Framework target and assuming that the current strong free cash flow generation continues, Pan American anticipates returning up to $1 billion to shareholders in 2026.

Under the Shareholder Return Framework for 2026, Pan American expects to pay aggregate dividends of $305 million during the year, paid in equal quarterly installments (currently equivalent to $0.18 per common share per quarter). Excess Attributable Free Cash Flow(1)(2) that is not distributed through dividends will be allocated to common share repurchases, at the Company’s discretion, through the NCIB. Please see the news release dated May 5, 2026 for further details.

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