Management’s Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Franco-Nevada Corporation’s (“Franco-Nevada” or the “Company”) management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Franco-Nevada’s management, with the participation of its President & Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2025. Franco-Nevada’s management conducted an evaluation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this assessment, management, including the President & Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective as at December 31, 2025.
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2025 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as stated in their report appearing herein.
/s/Paul Brink | /s/Sandip Rana | ||
Paul Brink | Sandip Rana | ||
President & Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | ||
March 10, 2026

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Franco-Nevada Corporation
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Franco-Nevada Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, of changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for the years then ended, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control ‒ Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control ‒ Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
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Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit and risk committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Assessment of indicators of impairment or impairment reversal of royalty, stream and working interests. As described in Notes 2, 3 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s royalty, stream and working interests carrying value was $6,043.1 million as of December 31, 2025. Management assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there are any indicators that the carrying value may not be recoverable or that an impairment loss previously recognized may no longer exist that gives rise to the requirement to conduct an impairment or impairment reversal analysis. Impairment or impairment reversal is assessed at the cash-generating unit (CGU) level, which is usually at the individual royalty, stream or working interest level for each property from which independent cash inflows are generated. Management uses significant judgment when assessing whether there are indicators of impairment or impairment reversal, including, but not limited to, significant change in operator reserve and resource
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estimates, operating status, change in permitting and concession rights, industry or economic trends, current or forecast commodity prices, and other relevant operator information.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the assessment of indicators of impairment or impairment reversal of royalty, stream and working interests is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when assessing whether there were indicators of impairment or impairment reversal which would require an impairment or impairment reversal analysis to be performed and (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in evaluating management’s assessment of indicators of impairment or impairment reversal related to significant change in operator reserve and resource estimates, operating status, change in permitting and concession rights, industry or economic trends, current or forecast commodity prices and other relevant operator information.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to management’s assessment of indicators of impairment or impairment reversal of royalty, stream and working interests. These procedures also included, among others, evaluating the reasonableness of management’s assessment of indicators of impairment or impairment reversal for a sample of royalty, stream and working interests, related to significant change in operator reserve and resource estimates, operating status, change in permitting and concession rights, industry or economic trends, current or forecast commodity prices and other relevant operator information by considering (i) current and past performance of royalty, stream and working interests; (ii) consistency with external market and industry data; (iii) publicly disclosed or other relevant information by operators of royalty, stream and working interests; and (iv) consistency with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
March 10, 2026
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2007.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position |
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 5) | $ | | $ | | ||||
Receivables |
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Gold and silver bullion and stream inventory (Note 8) | | | ||||||
Loans receivable (Note 7) |
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Other current assets (Note 9) |
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Current assets | $ | | $ | | ||||
Royalty, stream and working interests, net (Note 10) | $ | | $ | | ||||
Investments (Note 6) |
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Loans receivable (Note 7) | — | | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets (Note 21) |
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Other assets (Note 11) |
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Total assets | $ | | $ | | ||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 12) | $ | | $ | | ||||
Income tax liabilities (Note 21) |
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Current liabilities | $ | | $ | | ||||
Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 21) | $ | | $ | | ||||
Income tax liabilities (Note 21) | | | ||||||
Other liabilities | | | ||||||
Total liabilities | $ | | $ | | ||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Share capital (Note 22) | $ | | $ | | ||||
Contributed surplus |
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Retained earnings |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
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Total shareholders’ equity | $ | | $ | | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | | $ | | ||||
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 27 and 28) | ||||||||
Subsequent events (Note 29) | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on March 10, 2026.
/s/David Harquail | /s/Jennifer Maki | |
David Harquail | Jennifer Maki | |
Director | Director |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income |
(in millions of U.S. dollars and shares, except per share amounts)
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Revenue | |||||||||
Revenue from royalty, streams and working interests (Note 14) |
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Interest revenue (Note 7) |
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Other interest income (Note 7) | — | | |||||||
Total revenue | $ | | $ | | |||||
Costs of sales | |||||||||
Costs of sales (Note 15) |
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Depletion and depreciation |
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Total costs of sales | $ | | $ | | |||||
Gross profit | $ | | $ | | |||||
Other operating expenses (income) | |||||||||
General and administrative expenses (Note 2 (q), 16) |
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Share-based compensation expenses (Note 17) | | | |||||||
Impairment reversal (Note 10) |
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Gain on disposal of royalty interests (Note 10) |
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Gain on sale of gold and silver bullion (Note 8) |
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Total other operating (income) expenses |
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Operating income |
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Foreign exchange gain (loss) and other income (expenses) (Note 19) |
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Income before finance items and income taxes |
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Finance items (Note 20) | |||||||||
Finance income |
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Finance expenses |
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Net income before income taxes |
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Income tax expense (Note 21) |
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Net income | $ | | $ | | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | |||||||||
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss: | |||||||||
Currency translation adjustment |
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Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss: | |||||||||
Gain on changes in the fair value of equity investments |
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at fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVTOCI"), | |||||||||
net of income tax (Note 6) | | | |||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes |
| $ | | $ | ( | ||||
Comprehensive income | $ | | $ | | |||||
Earnings per share (Note 23) | |||||||||
Basic | $ | | $ | | |||||
Diluted | $ | | $ | | |||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (Note 23) | |||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
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Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net income | $ | | $ | | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depletion and depreciation |
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Share-based compensation expenses |
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Impairment reversal |
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Gain on disposal of royalty interests |
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Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss |
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Deferred income tax expense | |
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Gain on sale of gold and silver bullion | ( | ( | ||||||
(Gain) loss on derivative financial instruments | ( | | ||||||
Other non-cash items |
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Gold and silver bullion from royalties received in-kind | ( | ( | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of gold and silver bullion |
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Changes in other assets |
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Operating cash flows before changes in non-cash working capital | $ | | $ | | ||||
Changes in non-cash working capital: | ||||||||
Increase in receivables | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
(Increase) decrease in other current assets |
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Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | | $ | | ||||
Cash flows used in investing activities | ||||||||
Acquisition of royalty, stream and working interests | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Proceeds from repayment of loan receivable | | | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of investments |
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Acquisition of investments |
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Advances of loans receivable | — | ( | ||||||
Proceeds from disposal of royalty interests | — | | ||||||
Acquisition of energy well equipment |
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Acquisition of property and equipment | ( | ( | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Cash flows used in financing activities | ||||||||
Payment of dividends | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Proceeds from draw down of Corporate Revolver | | — | ||||||
Repayment of Corporate Revolver | ( | — | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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Revolving credit facility amendment costs |
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Net cash used in financing activities | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | ( | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | ( | $ | | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | $ | | $ | | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | | $ | | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Income taxes paid | $ | $ | | |||||
Dividend income received | $ | $ | | |||||
Interest and standby fees paid | $ | $ | | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity |
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
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other | ||||||||||||||||
Share capital | Contributed | comprehensive | Retained | |||||||||||||
(Note 22) | surplus | (loss) income | earnings | Total equity | ||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2024 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes |
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Total comprehensive income | $ | | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | $ | | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Share-based payments | — | | — | — | | |||||||||||
Vesting of restricted share units | | ( | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Transfer of loss on disposal of equity investments at FVTOCI |
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Dividend reinvestment plan |
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Dividends declared |
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Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Balance at January 1, 2025 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Other comprehensive income, net of taxes |
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Total comprehensive income | $ | | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | $ | | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Share-based payments | — | | — | — | | |||||||||||
Vesting of restricted share units | | ( | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Transfer of gain on disposal of equity investments at FVTOCI |
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Dividend reinvestment plan |
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Dividends declared |
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Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 1 - Corporate Information
Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada” or the “Company”) is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The Company is a royalty and stream company focused on precious metals (gold, silver, and platinum group metals) and has a diversity of revenue sources. The Company owns a portfolio of royalty, stream and working interests, covering properties at various stages, from production to early exploration located in South America, Central America & Mexico, United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and Africa.
The Company’s shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange and the Company is domiciled in Canada. The Company’s head and registered office is located at 199 Bay Street, Suite 2000, Commerce Court West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Note 2 - Material Accounting Policy Information
(a) | Statement of Compliance |
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) (“IFRS Accounting Standards”). These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on March 10, 2026.
(b) | Principles of Consolidation |
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company.
| (i) | Subsidiaries |
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Franco-Nevada and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts, transactions, income and expenses, and profits or losses have been eliminated on consolidation. The Company consolidates subsidiaries where it has the ability to exercise control. Control of an investee is defined to exist when the Company is exposed to variable returns from its involvement in the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Specifically, the Company controls an investee if, and only if, it has all of the following: power over the investee (i.e. existing rights that give the Company the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee); exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and the ability to use its power over the investee to affect its returns. Control is presumed to exist where the Company owns more than one half of the voting rights unless it can be demonstrated that ownership does not constitute control. The existence and effect of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered when assessing whether the Company controls another entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Company. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.
The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent company, using consistent accounting policies. The consolidated financial statements include all assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany transactions.
The principal subsidiaries of the Company and their geographic locations at December 31, 2025 were as follows:
Entity | Jurisdiction | Economic |
Franco-Nevada (Barbados) Corporation(1) | Barbados | |
FN Holdings ULC | Canada | |
Franco-Nevada Canada Holdings Corp. | Canada | |
Franco-Nevada GLW Holdings Corp. | Canada | |
Franco-Nevada U.S. Corporation | United States | |
Franco-Nevada Delaware LLC | United States | |
Franco-Nevada Texas LP | United States | |
Franco-Nevada Louisiana LLC | United States | |
Franco-Nevada Australia Pty Ltd. | Australia | |
Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca S.A.C. | Peru | |
Minera Global Copper Chile S.A. | Chile |
| 1. | Effective on January 1, 2026, Franco-Nevada (Barbados) Corporation has changed its legal name to Franco-Nevada International Corporation. |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
All the above entities are classified as subsidiaries of the Company. There are no significant restrictions on the Company’s ability to access or use assets or settle liabilities of its subsidiaries.
| (ii) | Joint Arrangements |
A joint arrangement is defined as an arrangement over which two or more parties have joint control, which is the contractually agreed sharing of control over an arrangement. This exists only when the decisions about relevant activities (being those that significantly affect the returns of the arrangement) require unanimous consent of the parties sharing control. There are two types of joint arrangement, joint operations (“JO”) and joint ventures (“JV”).
A JO is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. In relation to the Company’s interests in any JO, the Company recognizes its share of any assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the JO.
The Company’s JO arrangements are as follows:
| ● | The Company participates in a strategic relationship with Continental Resources, Inc. (“Continental”), to jointly acquire mineral rights, through a jointly-owned entity (the “Royalty Acquisition Venture”), within Continental’s areas of operation. The mineral interests are acquired through a royalty acquisition entity, The Mineral Resource Company II, LLC (“TMRC II”), in which the Company holds an economic interest of |
| ● | The Company also participates in JO with respect to energy working interests but does not have joint control. A working interest is an ownership position in the energy property and related operating assets, whereby the Company is liable for its proportionate share of gross costs of capital and operations based on information received from the operator. |
A JV is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the joint arrangement. The assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of a JV are accounted for using the equity method. The Company does not have any JV arrangements.
(c) | Business Combinations |
On the acquisition of a business, the acquisition method of accounting is used whereby the purchase consideration is allocated to the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities (identifiable net assets) of the business on the basis of the fair value at the date of acquisition. Provisional fair values allocated at a reporting date are finalized as soon as the relevant information is available, which period shall not exceed twelve months from the acquisition date and are adjusted to reflect the transaction as of the acquisition date.
The results of businesses acquired during the period are consolidated into the consolidated financial statements from the date on which control commences at the date of acquisition and taken out of the consolidated financial statements from the date on which control ceases.
When all or part of the purchase consideration is contingent on future events, the cost of the acquisition initially recorded includes an estimate of the fair value of the contingent liability amounts expected to be payable in the future. The cost of acquisition is adjusted when revised estimates are made, with corresponding adjustments made to the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income.
When a business is acquired in a number of stages, the cost of each stage is compared with the fair value of the identifiable net assets at the date of that purchase. When the cost of the acquisition exceeds the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired, the difference is recorded as goodwill. If the fair value attributable to the Company’s share of the identifiable net assets exceeds the cost of acquisition, the difference is recognized as a gain in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income. Acquisition costs are expensed.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
(d) | Currency Translation |
| (i) | Functional and Presentation Currency |
The functional currency for each entity within the Franco-Nevada group is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates.
These consolidated financial statements are expressed in United States dollars, which is the functional currency of the majority of the companies. The parent Company’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar. The U.S. dollar is used as the presentation currency of the Company to ensure comparability with the Company’s peers. References herein to C$ are to Canadian dollars.
| (ii) | Foreign Currency Transactions and Balances |
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency of the respective subsidiary, using the exchange rate prevailing at the dates of the transaction (spot exchange rates). Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and the re-measurement of monetary items at the date of the consolidated statements of financial position are recognized in net income. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
The results and financial position of the companies that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into U.S. dollars, the group’s presentation currency, as follows:
| ● | assets and liabilities for each subsidiary are translated at the closing exchange rate at the date of the balance sheet; |
| ● | income and expenses for each subsidiary are translated at the average exchange rates during the period; and |
| ● | all resulting exchange differences are charged/credited to the currency translation adjustment in other comprehensive income (loss). |
(e) | Royalty, Stream and Working Interests |
Royalty, stream and working interests consist of acquired royalty interests, stream metal purchase agreements, and working interests in producing, advanced and exploration stage properties. Royalty, stream and working interests are recorded at cost and capitalized as tangible assets with finite lives. They are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depletion and accumulated impairment losses and reversals. The cost of royalty, stream and working interests is determined by reference to the cost model under IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment (“IAS 16”). The major categories of the Company’s interests are producing, advanced and exploration. Producing assets are those that have generated revenue from steady-state operations for the Company or are expected to in the next year. Advanced assets are interests on projects which are not yet producing, but where in management’s view, the technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resource are demonstrable. Exploration assets represent interests on projects where technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resource are not demonstrable. Royalty, stream and working interests for producing and advanced assets are recorded at cost and capitalized in accordance with IAS 16, while exploration assets are recorded and capitalized in accordance with IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources (“IFRS 6”).
Management uses the following criteria in its assessment of technical feasibility and commercial viability:
| (i) | Geology: there is a known mineral deposit which contains mineral reserves or resources; or the project is adjacent to a mineral deposit that is already being mined or developed and there is sufficient geologic certainty of converting the deposit into mineral reserves or resources. |
| (ii) | Accessibility and authorization: there are no significant unresolved issues impacting the accessibility and authorization to develop or mine the mineral deposit, and social, environmental and governmental permits and approvals to develop or mine the mineral deposit appear obtainable. |
Producing mineral royalty and stream interests are depleted using the units-of-production method over the life of the property to which the interest relates. The life of the property is estimated using life of mine models specifically associated with the mineral royalty or stream properties which include proven and probable reserves and may include a portion of resources expected to be converted into reserves. Where life of mine models are not available, the Company uses publicly available statements of reserves and resources for the mineral royalty or stream properties to estimate the life of the property and portion of resources that the Company expects to be converted into reserves covered by the agreement. Where life of mine models and publicly available reserve and resource statements are not available, depletion is based on the Company’s best estimate of the volumes to be produced and delivered under the contract. The Company relies on information available to it under contracts with operators and/or public disclosures for information on reserves and resources from the operators of the producing mineral and stream interests.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Producing energy interests are depleted using the units-of-production method over the life of the property to which the interest relates, which is estimated using available estimated proved and probable reserves specifically associated with the energy properties. For energy interests, management uses reserve reports prepared by independent reserve engineers or other qualified parties engaged by the Company.
On acquisition of a producing royalty, stream or working interest, an allocation of its fair value is attributed to the exploration potential of the interest. The estimated fair value of this acquired exploration potential is recorded as an asset (non-depletable interest) on the acquisition date. Updated reserve and resource information obtained from the operators of the royalty, stream or working interest properties is used to determine the amount to be converted from non-depletable interest to depletable interest. If the cost of a royalty, stream or working interest includes contingent consideration, the contingent consideration is capitalized as part of the cost of the interest when the underlying obligating event has occurred.
Acquisition costs of advanced and exploration stage royalty, stream and working interests are capitalized and are not depleted until such time as revenue-generating activities begin. The Company may receive advance minimum payments prior to the commencement of production on some of its interests. In these circumstances, the Company would record the advance minimum payments as revenue from contracts with customers and depletion expense as described above, up to a maximum of the total of the advance minimum payment received.
(f) | Working Interests in Energy Properties |
Acquired energy working interests are accounted for at cost and capitalized as tangible assets of developing or operating properties, or in accordance with IFRS 6 for exploration properties. For each energy property on which the Company has a working interest, the Company bears its proportionate share of the gross costs of capital and operations based on information received from the operator. Such capital costs are capitalized to energy well equipment which is a component of other assets on the statement of financial position.
Capitalized costs, other than those related to energy well equipment, are depreciated when the asset is available for its intended use on a units-of-production basis, whereby the denominator is the proven and probable reserves associated with the energy properties. For energy well equipment, capitalized costs are depreciated by application of a
(g) | Impairment of Non-Financial Assets |
Producing and advanced mineral, stream and working interests are reviewed for impairment if there is any indication that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Impairment is assessed at the level of cash-generating units (“CGUs”) which, in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets (“IAS 36”), are identified as the smallest identifiable group of assets from which independent cash flows are generated. This is usually at the individual royalty, stream, or working interest level for each property from which independent cash inflows are generated.
An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal (“FVLCD”) and value-in-use (“VIU”). The future cash flow expected is derived using estimates of proven and probable reserves, a portion of resources that is expected to be converted into reserves and information regarding the mineral, stream and energy properties, respectively, that could affect the future recoverability of the Company’s interests. Discount factors are determined individually for each asset and reflect their respective risk profiles. In addition, under certain circumstances, the Company may use a market approach in determining the recoverable amount which may include judgement and estimates related to (i) dollar value per ounce or pound of reserve/resource; (ii) cash-flow multiples; and/or (iii) market capitalization of comparable assets. Impairment losses are charged to the royalty, stream or working interest and any associated energy well equipment in the case of working interests. Assets are subsequently reassessed for indications that an impairment loss previously recognized may no longer exist. An impairment loss is reversed if the conditions that gave rise to the recognition of an impairment loss are subsequently reversed and the asset’s recoverable amount exceeds its carrying amount. Impairment losses can be reversed only to the extent that the recoverable amount does not exceed the carrying value that would have been determined had no impairment been recognized previously.
Interests classified as exploration are assessed for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist in accordance with IFRS 6. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of FVLCD and VIU. An interest that has previously been classified as exploration is also assessed for impairment before reclassification to either advanced or producing, and the impairment loss, if any, is recognized in net income.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
(h) | Financial Instruments |
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized on the Company’s statement of financial position when the Company has become a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the assets have expired or have been transferred and the Company has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership. The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, debt, and investments, including equity investments, loans receivable, and warrants. Financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value.
Under the IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) model for classification the Company has classified its financial assets and liabilities as described below.
| (i) | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, deposits held with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are recorded at amortized cost using the effective interest rate (“EIR”) method.
| (ii) | Receivables |
Receivables, other than those related to stream agreements with provisional pricing mechanisms, are classified as financial assets at amortized cost and measured using the EIR method less any impairment loss allowance.
| (iii) | Investments |
Investments comprise equity interests in publicly-traded and privately-held entities, warrants, marketable securities with original maturities at the date of the purchase of more than three months.
The Company’s equity investments are held for strategic purposes and not for trading. The Company made an irrevocable election to designate these investments at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVTOCI”). FVTOCI investments are recognized initially at fair value plus transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, FVTOCI investments are measured at fair value and changes in the fair value are recognized directly in other comprehensive income (loss). When an equity investment at FVTOCI is sold, the accumulated gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss directly to retained earnings.
Translation differences on equity securities classified as FVTOCI are included in other comprehensive income (loss).
Derivative instruments, such as warrants and receivables related to stream agreements with provisional pricing mechanisms, are classified as fair value through profit and loss (“FVTPL”) and are recognized initially at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value. In the case of receivables related to stream agreements with provisional pricing, once the final settlement price is determined the financial instrument is no longer a derivative and is classified as a financial asset at amortized cost. Changes in the fair value of receivables related to stream agreements with provisional pricing mechanisms are recognized in revenue in the statement of income and comprehensive income. Changes in fair value of warrants are recognized as other (expenses) income in the statement of income and comprehensive income.
| (iv) | Loans Receivable |
Loans receivable that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are classified as financial assets at amortized cost. Loans are measured at amortized cost using the EIR method, less any impairment loss allowance. Interest income is recognized by applying the EIR method and presented within revenue as interest revenue in the statement of income and comprehensive income.
Loans receivable that are held for collection of contractual cash flows but where those cash flows do not represent solely payments of principal and interest are classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). Loans receivable that are classified at FVTPL are initially recognized at the fair value of the consideration received. Subsequent to initial recognition, the loans receivable classified as FVTPL are measured at fair value. Changes in the fair values of the loans receivable are recognized as other (expenses) income in the statement of income and comprehensive income. The interest income, calculated by applying the contractual interest rate to the principal outstanding at the end of each reporting period, is presented separately from changes in fair value and is included within revenue as other interest income in the statement of income and comprehensive income.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (v) | Financial Liabilities |
Financial liabilities, including accounts payable, accrued liabilities and debt, are classified as financial liabilities to be subsequently measured at amortized cost using the EIR method.
(i) | Impairment of Financial Assets |
The allowance for expected credit losses (“ECL”) is recognized on the Company’s receivables and loans receivable that are classified at amortized cost. The allowance for ECL represents the difference between all contractual cash flows that are due to the Company and all the cash flows the Company expects to receive, discounted at the original EIR, and is deducted from the gross carrying amount of the assets.
The allowance for ECL for receivables is measured based on lifetime ECL under the simplified approach. The allowance for ECL for loans receivable is measured under the general approach and reflects an unbiased and probability-weighted amount, which is determined by evaluating a range of possible outcomes, the time value of money and reasonable and supportable information about past events, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. The allowance for ECL is established with consideration for borrower-specific factors, including estimated levels of collateral security, the Company’s historical credit loss experience, and current and future expected economic conditions. Forward-looking information is incorporated into the estimation of the allowance for ECL, which involves significant judgment.
The ECL impairment model is based on a forward-looking approach: (i) 12-month ECL or (ii) lifetime ECL for those financial instruments that have experienced a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition or when there is objective evidence of impairment. ECL allowances are categorized into three stages:
| ● | Stage 1 all performing financial instruments that have not experienced a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition; |
| ● | Stage 2 all performing financial instruments that have experienced a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition; and |
| ● | Stage 3 financial instruments that are classified as impaired. |
In determining whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk and in calculating the allowance for ECLs, the Company relies on estimates and exercises judgment regarding matters for which the ultimate outcome is unknown. These judgments include changes in circumstances that may cause future assessments of credit risk to be materially different from the current assessment, which could require an increase or decrease in the allowance. The Company assesses, on an ongoing basis, whether any loans receivable should be classified as impaired and whether any resulting write-off or change in allowance for ECL should be recorded.
As at December 31, 2025. the Company has
(j) | Revenue Recognition |
The Company generates revenue from contracts with customers under each of its royalty, stream and working interests. The Company has determined that each unit of a commodity that is delivered to a customer under a royalty, stream, or working interest arrangement is a performance obligation for the delivery of a good that is separate from each other unit of the commodity to be delivered under the same arrangement.
| (i) | Stream Arrangements |
Under its stream arrangements, the Company acquires commodities from operators of mining properties on which the Company has stream interests. The Company sells the commodities received under these arrangements to its customers under separate sales contracts.
For those stream arrangements where the Company acquires refined metal from the operator, the Company sells the refined metal to third party financial institutions or brokers. The Company transfers control over the commodity on the date the commodity is delivered to the customer’s metal account, which is the date that title to the commodity and the risks and rewards of ownership transfer to the customer and the customer is able to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the benefits from the commodity. The transaction price for these sales is fixed at the delivery date based on the spot price for the commodity and payment of the transaction price is generally due immediately when control has been transferred.
For those stream arrangements where the Company acquires the commodities in concentrate form from the operator, the Company sells the concentrate under sales contracts with independent smelting companies. The Company transfers control over the concentrate at the time of shipment, which is when the risks and rewards of ownership and title pass to the independent smelting company. The final prices for metals contained in the
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
concentrate are determined based on the market price for the metals on a specified future date after shipment. Upon transfer of control at shipment, the Company records revenue and a corresponding receivable from these sales based on forward commodity prices at the time of shipment.
Variations between the price recorded at the transfer of control and the actual final price set under the contracts with the smelting companies are caused by changes in market commodity prices, and result in an embedded derivative in the receivable. The embedded derivative is recorded at fair value each period until final settlement occurs, with changes in fair value classified as provisional price adjustments and included as a component of stream revenue. These provisional price adjustments associated with concentrate sales are not considered to be revenue from contracts with customers as they arise from changes in market commodity prices.
| (ii) | Royalty Arrangements |
For royalty interests, the Company sells commodities to customers under contracts that are established by the operator of each mining or energy property on which the royalty interest is held. The Company recognizes revenue from these sales when control over the commodity transfers to the customer. This transfer of control generally occurs when the operator of the mining or energy property on which the royalty interest is held physically delivers the commodity to the customer. At this point in time, the risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer and the Company has an unconditional right to payment.
Revenue from royalty arrangements is measured at the transaction price agreed in the royalty arrangement with the operator of each mining or energy property. The transaction price will reflect the gross value of the commodity sold less deductions that vary based on the terms of the royalty arrangement.
For royalty interests where the Company sells commodities to customers, but is paid with in-kind gold and silver bullion, the Company accounts for the in-kind gold and silver bullion as non-cash consideration received under the revenue contract with customers. The gold and silver bullion is initially recognized at fair value, and is classified within gold and silver bullion and stream inventory on the statements of financial position. Subsequent to initial recognition, the gold and silver bullion is carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Upon the subsequent sale of the gold and silver bullion, the Company recognizes a gain or loss on the sale of gold and silver bullion on the statement of income and comprehensive income. Cash proceeds received on sale are classified as an operating cash flow.
| (iii) | Working Interest Arrangements |
The Company sells its proportionate share of the crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids to third-party customers using the services of a third-party marketing agent. The Company transfers control over the oil and gas at the time it enters the pipeline system, which is when title and the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to customers and the Company has an unconditional right to payment. Revenue is measured at the transaction price set by reference to monthly market commodity prices plus certain price adjustments. Price adjustments include product quality and transportation adjustments and market differentials.
(k) | Costs of Sales |
Costs of sales includes various production taxes that are recognized with the related revenues and the Company’s share of the gross operating costs for the working interests in the energy properties.
For stream agreements, the Company purchases gold, silver or platinum group metals for a cash payment of the lesser of a set contractual price, subject to annual inflationary adjustments, and the prevailing market price per ounce of gold and/or silver when purchased. Under certain stream agreements, the Company purchases gold and/or silver for a cash payment that is a fixed percentage of the prevailing market price per ounce of gold and/or silver when purchased.
(l) | Income Taxes |
The income tax expense or recovery represents the sum of current and deferred income taxes.
Current income tax payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net income as reported in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company’s liability for current tax is calculated by using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the statement of financial position date.
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the statement of financial position liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Such assets and liabilities are not
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
recognized if the temporary differences arise from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are enacted or substantively enacted at the statement of financial position date and are expected to apply to the period when the deferred tax asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income, except when it relates to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also accounted for within equity.
The Company is subject to assessments by various taxation authorities, who may interpret tax legislation differently than the Company. The Company evaluates its exposure to uncertain tax positions and where it is probable that such exposure will materialize, recognizes a provision. Tax liabilities for uncertain tax positions are adjusted by the Company to reflect its best estimate of the probable outcome of assessments and in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the completion of a tax audit, expiration of a statute of limitations, the refinement of an estimate, and interest accruals associated with the tax uncertain tax positions until they are resolved. Some of these adjustments require significant judgment in estimating the timing and amount of any additional tax expense.
(m) | Stock Options |
The Company may issue stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants under the terms of its share compensation plan. Stock options are measured at fair value at the date of grant. The fair value determined at the date of grant of the stock options is expensed over the expected service period with a corresponding change to contributed surplus and is based on the Company’s estimate of shares that will ultimately vest.
Fair value is measured by use of the Black-Scholes option pricing valuation model. The expected life used in the model is adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for the effect of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations. Expected volatility is estimated by considering historic average share price volatility. Any consideration paid or received upon the exercise of the stock options or purchase of shares is credited to share capital.
(n) | Restricted Share Units |
The Company may grant performance-based or time-based restricted share units (“RSUs”) to officers and employees under the terms of its share compensation plan. When each RSU vests, the Company plans to settle every RSU with
(o) | Deferred Share Units |
Non-executive directors may choose to convert their directors’ fees into deferred share units (“DSUs”) under the terms of the Company’s deferred share unit plan (the “DSU Plan”). Directors must elect to convert their fees prior to January 1 of each year. The Company may also award DSUs to non-executive directors under the DSU Plan as compensation. When dividends are declared by the Company, directors are also credited with dividend equivalents in the form of additional DSUs based on the number of vested DSUs each director holds on the record date for the payment of a dividend. Retainer, conversion and dividend equivalent DSUs vest immediately. The fair value of DSUs at the time of conversion or award, as applicable, is determined with reference to the weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares over the trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion or award, as applicable. The fair value of the DSUs, which are settled in cash, is recognized as a share-based compensation expense with a corresponding increase in liabilities, over the service period. The fair value of the DSUs is marked to the quoted market price of the Company’s common shares at each reporting date with a corresponding change in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income. Participants are not allowed to redeem their DSUs until retirement or termination of directorship. The cash value of the DSUs at the time of redemption is equivalent to the market value of the Company’s common shares when redemption takes place.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
(p) | Earnings per Share |
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the effect of all potentially dilutive common share equivalents, which includes dilutive share options and restricted share units granted to employees and warrants computed using the treasury stock method.
(q) Reclassification of Comparative Amounts
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. Cobre Panamá arbitration expenses of $
New and Amended Accounting Standards Adopted by the Company
There were no new or amended accounting standards adopted in the current year.
New Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective
Certain new and amended accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for the current year and have not been early adopted.
IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
In April 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements (“IFRS 18”), which replaces IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements (“IAS 1”). IFRS 18 introduces new requirements for presentation within the statement of profit or loss, including specified totals and subtotals. Furthermore, entities are required to classify all income and expenses within the statement of profit or loss into one of five categories: operating, investing, financing, income taxes and discontinued operations, whereof the first three are new. The standard requires disclosure of newly defined management-defined performance measures, subtotals of income and expenses, and it also includes new requirements for aggregation and disaggregation of financial information based on the identified ‘roles’ of the primary financial statements and the notes.
In addition, narrow-scope amendments have been made to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows (“IAS 7”), which include changing the starting point for determining cash flows from operations under the indirect method, from ‘profit or loss’ to ‘operating profit or loss’ and removing the optionality around classification of cash flows from dividends and interest. In addition, there are consequential amendments to several other standards. IFRS 18, and the amendments to the other standards, are effective for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but earlier application is permitted and must be disclosed. IFRS 18 will apply retrospectively.
The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new standard.
Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 - Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments
In May 2024, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures (“IFRS 7”). The amendments include:
| ● | A clarification that a financial liability is derecognized on the ‘settlement date’ and the introduction of an accounting policy choice (if specific conditions are met) to derecognize financial liabilities settled using an electronic payment system before the settlement date; |
| ● | Additional guidance on how the contractual cash flows for financial assets with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and similar features should be assessed; |
| ● | Clarifications on what constitute ‘non-recourse features’ and what are the characteristics of contractually linked instruments; and |
| ● | The introduction of disclosures for financial instruments with contingent features and additional disclosure requirements for equity instruments classified at FVTOCI. |
The Amendments are effective for annual periods starting on or after January 1, 2026 with early adoption permitted for classification of financial assets and related disclosures only. The Company does not anticipate that the amendments will have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 3 – Significant Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s best knowledge of the relevant facts and circumstances, having regard to previous experience. However, actual outcomes may differ from the amounts included in the consolidated financial statements.
In particular, the areas which require management to make significant judgments, estimates and assumptions in determining carrying values are:
Impairment and Reversal of Impairment of Royalty, Stream and Working Interests
Assessment of impairment and reversal of impairment of royalty, stream, working interests and energy well equipment at the end of each reporting period requires the use of judgments, assumptions and estimates when assessing whether there are any indicators that give rise to the requirement to conduct an impairment or impairment reversal analysis on the Company’s royalty, stream and working interests, and/or energy equipment. Indicators which could trigger an impairment or impairment reversal analysis include, but are not limited to, a significant change in operator reserve and resource estimates, operating status, change in permitting and concession rights, industry or economic trends, current or forecast commodity prices, and other relevant operator information. The assessment of fair values requires the use of estimates and assumptions for recoverable production, long-term commodity prices, discount rates, reserve/resource conversion, foreign exchange rates, future capital expansion plans and the associated attributable production implications. In addition, the Company may use other approaches in determining fair value which may include judgment and estimates related to (i) dollar value per ounce or pound of reserve/resource; (ii) cash-flow multiples; and/or (iii) market capitalization of comparable assets. Changes in any of the assumptions and estimates used in determining the fair value of the royalty, stream or working interests, or energy well equipment could impact the impairment or impairment reversal analysis.
Reserves and Resources
Royalty, stream and working interests comprise a large component of the Company’s assets and, as such, the reserves and resources of the properties to which the interests relate have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements. These estimates are applied in determining the depletion of and assessing the recoverability of the carrying value of royalty, stream and working interests. For mineral royalty and stream interests, the public disclosures of reserves and resources that are released by the operators of the interests involve assessments of geological and geophysical studies and economic data and the reliance on a number of assumptions, including commodity prices and production costs. For energy interests, the estimated reserves in reserve reports prepared by independent reserve engineers or other qualified parties engaged by the Company reflect similar assessments of geological and geophysical studies and economic data and reliance on assumptions. These assumptions are, by their very nature, subject to interpretation and uncertainty.
The estimates of reserves and resources may change based on additional knowledge gained subsequent to the initial assessment. Changes in the estimates of reserves and resources may materially affect the recorded amounts of depletion and the assessed recoverability of the carrying value of royalty, stream and working interests.
Asset Acquisitions and Business Combinations
The assessment of whether an acquisition meets the definition of a business, or whether assets are acquired is an area of key judgment. If deemed to be a business combination, applying the acquisition method to business combinations requires each identifiable asset and liability to be measured at its acquisition-date fair value. The excess, if any, of the fair value of consideration over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired is recognized as goodwill. The determination of the acquisition-date fair values often requires management to make assumptions and estimates about future events. The assumptions and estimates with respect to determining the fair value of royalty, stream or working interests generally require a high degree of judgment, and include estimates of mineral reserves and resources acquired, future metal prices, discount rates and reserve/resource conversion. Changes in any of the assumptions or estimates used in determining the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities could impact the amounts assigned to assets and liabilities.
Joint Arrangements
Judgment is required to determine whether the Company has joint control of a contractual arrangement, which requires continuous assessment of the relevant activities and whether the decisions in relation to those activities require unanimous consent. Judgment is also continually required to classify a joint arrangement as either a JO or a JV when the arrangement has been structured through a separate vehicle. Classifying the arrangement requires the Company to assess its rights and obligations arising from the arrangement. Specifically, the Company considers the legal form of the separate vehicle, the terms of the contractual arrangement and other relevant facts and circumstances. This assessment often
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
requires significant judgment, and a different conclusion on joint control, or whether the arrangement is a JO or a JV, may have a material impact on the accounting treatment.
The Company evaluated its joint arrangement with Continental, whereby the Company acquired a
Income Taxes
The interpretation and application of existing tax laws, regulations or rules in Canada, Barbados, the United States, Australia or any of the countries in which the mining operations and energy properties are located or to which shipments of gold, silver or platinum group metals are made requires the use of judgment. The likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained upon examination by applicable tax authorities is assessed based on facts and circumstances of the relevant tax position considering all available evidence. Differing interpretation of these laws, regulations or rules could result in an increase in the Company’s taxes, or other governmental charges, duties or impositions.
In assessing the probability of realizing deferred income tax assets, the Company makes estimates related to expectations of future taxable income and expected timing of reversals of existing temporary differences. Such estimates are based on forecasted cash flows from operations which require the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term commodity prices, energy and mineral reserves, and recoverable ounces of gold, silver and platinum group metals. Therefore, the amount of deferred income tax assets recognized on the balance sheet could be reduced if the actual results differ significantly from forecast. The Company reassesses its deferred income tax assets at the end of each reporting period.
Note 4 - Acquisitions and Other Transactions
Subsequent to December 31, 2025
| (a) | Acquisition of Royalty Portfolio from Victoria Gold Corp. – Canada and U.S. |
Subsequent to year-end, on February 24, 2026, the Company agreed to acquire a portfolio of
| (b) | Financing Package with Minerals 260 Limited on the Bullabulling Gold Project – Australia |
Subsequent to year-end, on February 22, 2026, the Company agreed to acquire, through a wholly-owned Australian subsidiary, a A$
The Bullabulling Royalty consists of an incremental
An initial A$
Minerals 260 Shares
The Company purchased
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (c) | Partial Buybacks of Cascabel Stream and NSR – Ecuador |
Subsequent to year-end, in February 2026, the Company was notified that SolGold plc (“SolGold”) and Jiangxi Copper Company Limited (“JCC”) were exercising their option to buyback
Following the buybacks, key terms of the Cascabel Stream and Cascabel NSR include:
Cascabel Stream
| ● |
| ● | Thereafter, |
| ● | Gold ounces delivered will be subject to an ongoing payment of |
Cascabel NSR
| ● |
| ● | Annual minimum royalty payments of $ |
| (d) | Acquisition of Royalty with i-80 Gold Corp. – Nevada, U.S. |
Subsequent to year-end, on February 12, 2026, the Company agreed to acquire, through a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, a $
Funding of the upfront payment of $
| (e) | Acquisition of Stream on the Casa Berardi Gold Mine with Orezone Gold Corporation – Quebec, Canada |
Subsequent to year-end, on January 26, 2026, the Company agreed to acquire, through a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, a $
Key terms of the Casa Berardi Stream include:
| ● | Fixed Deliveries: |
| ● | Variable Deliveries: |
| ● | Gold ounces delivered will be subject to an ongoing payment of |
Funding of the $
The effective date of the Stream is January 1, 2026 and the first full quarter fixed delivery will be due by the later of April 15, 2026 and closing.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
2025
| (a) | Acquisition of Royalty on Barto Gold Mining’s Yilgarn Star Gold Mine – Australia |
On December 24, 2025, the Company acquired, through a wholly-owned Australian subsidiary, a
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (b) | Acquisition of Royalty on AngloGold Ashanti plc’s Arthur Gold Project – Nevada, U.S. |
On July 23, 2025, the Company acquired, through a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, a
The final award decision confirming the extent of the area of coverage was received by Altius on August 14, 2025 and the Company paid $
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (c) | Funding of Cascabel Stream – Ecuador |
On July 17, 2025, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Franco-Nevada (Barbados) Corporation (“FNBC”), funded the second of
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (d) | Acquisition of Additional Royalty on Gold Quarry Mine – Nevada, U.S. |
On July 11, 2025, the Company, through a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, acquired from a third party an additional NSR on Nevada Gold Mines LLC’s Gold Quarry mine for $
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (e) | Acquisition of Royalty on Côté Gold Mine – Ontario, Canada |
On June 24, 2025, the Company acquired an existing royalty on the Côté Gold mine in Ontario from a private third party for total cash consideration of $
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (f) | Partial Buyback of Salares Norte NSR – Chile |
In May 2025, Gold Fields Limited exercised its option to buy back
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (g) | Financing Package with Discovery Silver Corp. on the Porcupine Complex – Ontario, Canada |
On April 15, 2025, the Company completed, through wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries, a comprehensive financing transaction with Discovery Silver Corp. (“Discovery”) to support its acquisition of the Porcupine complex located near Timmins, Ontario from Newmont Corporation (“Newmont”). The financing package includes: i) a
Porcupine Royalty
The royalty on the Porcupine complex consists of
| (i) | a |
| (ii) | a |
The acquisition of the royalty on the Porcupine complex has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
Discovery Term Loan
The Discovery Term Loan was a $
On September 15, 2025, Discovery terminated the Discovery Term Loan, which remained undrawn as of the date of termination.
Discovery Common Shares
As part of Discovery’s public offering of subscription receipts of approximately $
The Company’s holding of common shares of Discovery has been accounted for as an equity investment designated at FVTOCI.
On September 18, 2025, the Company sold
| (h) | Acquisition of Precious Metals Stream on Sibanye Stillwater Limited’s Western Limb Mining Operations – South Africa |
On February 28, 2025, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FNBC completed the acquisition of a precious metals stream (the “Western Limb Stream”) with reference to specific production from Sibanye Stillwater Limited’s (“Sibanye-Stillwater”) Marikana, Rustenburg and Kroondal mining operations (the “Stream Area”) in South Africa for a purchase price of $
Key terms of the Western Limb stream include:
| ● | Gold stream deliveries to FNBC are initially based off the platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold (“4E PGM”) production from the Stream Area, according to the following schedule: |
| o | Gold ounces equal to |
| o | Gold ounces equal to |
| o |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| ● | Platinum stream deliveries to FNBC are based on platinum production from the Western Limb Stream area, according to the following schedule: |
| o |
| o | Step-up to |
| o | No further platinum deliveries. |
| ● | Gold and platinum ounces delivered are subject to an ongoing payment of |
| ● | The effective start date of the Western Limb Stream was September 1, 2024. First deliveries related to production from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 were received in March 2025. |
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (i) | Pandora Royalty – South Africa |
On February 28, 2025, the Company and Sibanye-Stillwater converted the Company’s
| (j) | Acquisition of Royalty on Hayasa Metals Inc.’s Urasar Project – Armenia |
On January 21, 2025, the Company acquired a
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (k) | Acquisition of Mineral Rights with Continental Resources, Inc. – U.S. |
Through a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, the Company has a strategic relationship with Continental to acquire, through a jointly-owned entity, the Royalty Acquisition Venture, royalty rights within Continental’s areas of operation. The Company recorded contributions to the Royalty Acquisition Venture of $
The Royalty Acquisition Venture is accounted for as a joint operation in accordance with IFRS 11.
2024
| (a) | Acquisition of Royalty on Newmont Corporation’s Yanacocha Operations – Peru |
On August 13, 2024, the Company indirectly acquired from Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (“Buenaventura”) and its subsidiary, an existing
Consideration for the Yanacocha Royalty consisted of $
The acquisition of the Yanacocha Royalty was effective July 1, 2024.
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of mineral interests.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (b) | Acquisition of Gold Stream on SolGold plc’s Cascabel Copper-Gold Project – Ecuador |
On July 15, 2024, the Company acquired, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, FNBC, the Cascabel Stream from SolGold (prior to its acquisition by JCC) with reference to production from the Cascabel project located in Ecuador. FNBC and Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.’s subsidiary, Osisko Bermuda Limited, participated in the stream financing package on a
| ● | $ |
| ● | $ |
Stream deliveries attributable to FNBC are based on gold production from the Cascabel property, according to the following initial schedule:
| ● |
| ● | Thereafter, |
Franco-Nevada will pay
Other terms include:
| ● | In the event of a change of control within |
| ● | FNBC and Osisko obtained a right of first refusal on any future royalties or streams over the Cascabel concession and the Cascabel Stream applies to any production from other properties owned by SolGold that is processed through the project mill or infrastructure. |
| ● | The Cascabel Stream has adjustment mechanisms in the event of changes to the scale or timeline of development. SolGold and certain of its subsidiaries have provided FNBC and Osisko with corporate guarantees and security over their assets related to the Cascabel project. |
| ● | FNBC has agreed to contribute to environmental and social initiatives carried out by SolGold in the vicinity of the project for $ |
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
Subsequent to the December 31, 2025 year-end, as noted in Note 4 (c), the Company was notified that SolGold and JCC were exercising their option to buyback
| ● |
| ● | Thereafter, |
Following the partial buyback, the Company’s total remaining commitment for the Cascabel Stream has been reduced from $
| (c) | G Mining Ventures Corp. Term Loan and Equity Investment |
G Mining Ventures Term Loan
The Company advanced, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, $
The G Mining Ventures Term Loan was accounted for as a loan receivable measured at amortized cost in accordance with IFRS 9.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
G Mining Ventures Equity Investment
On July 12, 2024, the Company completed a private placement of $
On December 4, 2024, the Company exercised share purchase warrants to acquire
The Company’s holding of common shares of G Mining Ventures has been accounted for as an equity investment designated at FVTOCI.
| (d) | EMX Royalty Corporation Term Loan |
On August 9, 2024, the Company advanced, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, $
The EMX Term Loan was accounted for as a loan receivable measured at amortized cost in accordance with IFRS 9.
| (e) | Term Loan with SolGold |
On May 13, 2024, SolGold (prior to its acquisition by JCC) received a $
The SolGold Term Loan was accounted for as a loan receivable measured at amortized cost in accordance with IFRS 9.
| (f) | Acquisition of Royalty in the Stewart Mining Camp and Private Placement with Scottie Resources Corp. – British Columbia, Canada |
On April 15, 2024, the Company acquired a
In addition, the Company acquired
The acquisition of the gross production royalty has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest and the common shares of Scottie has been accounted for as an equity investment designated at FVTOCI.
| (g) | Receipt of Séguéla Royalty Buy-Back Proceeds – Cote d’Ivoire |
On March 30, 2024, Fortuna Mining Corp. (“Fortuna”) exercised its option to buy-back
The transaction has been accounted for as a disposal of a mineral interest.
| (h) | Amendment of Condestable Gold and Silver Stream – Peru |
On March 27, 2024, the Company amended its precious metal stream agreement with reference to the gold and silver production from the Condestable mine in Peru by advancing, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, FNBC, an additional up-front deposit of $
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (i) | Acquisition of Silver Royalty on Stibnite Gold Project – U.S. |
On March 21, 2024, the Company acquired, through a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, a NSR interest covering all of the payable silver production from the Stibnite Gold project in Idaho, U.S, for a purchase price of $
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (j) | Exercise of Option by EMX for an Effective NSR Interest on Caserones – Chile |
On January 19, 2024, EMX (previous to its acquisition by Elemental Altus) exercised an option to acquire
The transaction has been accounted for as a disposal of a mineral interest.
| (k) | Acquisition of Additional Royalties on Pascua-Lama Project – Chile |
On January 3, 2024, the Company acquired, through a wholly-owned Chilean subsidiary, an additional interest in the Chilean portion of Barrick Gold Corporation’s Pascua-Lama project for a purchase price of $
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (l) | Acquisition of Additional Natural Gas Royalty Interests in the Haynesville – U.S. |
On January 2, 2024, the Company, through wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries, closed the acquisition of a royalty portfolio in the Haynesville gas play in Louisiana and Texas for a total purchase price of $
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a royalty interest.
Note 5 - Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprised the following:
At December 31, | At December 31, |
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| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Cash deposits | $ | | $ | | |||||
Term deposits |
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$ | | $ | | ||||||
As at December 31, 2025 and 2024, cash and cash equivalents were primarily held in interest-bearing deposits. Interest earned on cash and cash equivalents is presented as finance income, as referenced in Note 20.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 6 - Investments
Investments comprised the following:
At December 31, | At December 31, |
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| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Equity investments at FVTOCI | $ | | $ | | |||||
Warrants |
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$ | | $ | | ||||||
Equity Investments at FVTOCI
Changes in equity investments at FVTOCI for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| | Fair value at | | | Gain on | | | Impact of | | | Fair value at | | | Realized | ||||||||||||
January 1, | Cost of | changes in | Proceeds of | foreign | December 31, | gain on | ||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | additions | fair value | disposition | exchange | 2025 | disposal | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Mining Ventures | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | — | ||||||||||||
Discovery | — | | | ( | | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation ("LIORC") | | — | | — | | | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Other |
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| | Fair value at | | | Gain (loss) on | | | Impact of | | | Fair value at | | | Realized | ||||||||||||
January 1, | Cost of | changes in | Proceeds of | foreign | December 31, | loss on | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | additions | fair value | disposition | exchange | 2024 | disposal | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Mining Ventures | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | ( | $ | | $ | — | ||||||||||||
LIORC | | — | ( | — | ( | | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Other |
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$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | |||||||||||||
Changes in equity investments at FVTOCI and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated other | |||||||||||||
Equity investments | comprehensive | Equity investments | Accumulated other | ||||||||||
| | at FVTOCI | | | income (loss) |
| | at FVTOCI | | | comprehensive loss | ||
Balance at January 1 | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | |||||
Changes in fair value of equity investments at FVTOCI: | |||||||||||||
Held during the year | | | | | |||||||||
Disposed during the year | | | | | |||||||||
Income tax expense | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||
Gain on changes in the fair value of equity investments at FVTOCI | | | | | |||||||||
Additions | | — | | — | |||||||||
Disposals | ( | — | ( | — | |||||||||
Transfers within equity following disposal | — | ( | — | | |||||||||
Impact of foreign exchange | | — | ( | — | |||||||||
Currency translation adjustment | — | | — | ( | |||||||||
Balance at December 31 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | |||||
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company disposed of equity investments with an initial cost of $
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 7 – Loans Receivable
Loans receivable comprised the following:
At December 31, | At December 31, | ||||||||
2025 | | | 2024 | ||||||
G Mining Ventures Term Loan | $ | — | $ | | |||||
EMX Term Loan | — | | |||||||
Loans receivable | $ | — | $ | | |||||
Current | $ | — | $ | | |||||
Non-Current | — | | |||||||
Loans receivable | $ | — | $ | | |||||
| (a) | G Mining Ventures Term Loan |
On January 29, 2024 and April 19, 2024, the Company funded $
On November 7, 2025, G Mining Ventures paid $
The G Mining Ventures Term Loan was measured at amortized cost less any impairment loss allowance. Interest revenue of $
| (b) | EMX Term Loan |
On August 9, 2024, the Company funded, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, $
On April 15, 2025, EMX made a $
The EMX Term Loan was measured at amortized cost less any impairment loss allowance. Interest revenue of $
| (c) | Discovery Term Loan |
The Discovery Term Loan was a $
On September 15, 2025, Discovery terminated the Discovery Term Loan, which remained undrawn as of the date of the termination.
Interest revenue of $
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (d) | SolGold Loan Facility |
On May 13, 2024, the Company funded $
The SolGold Term Loan was measured at amortized cost less any impairment loss allowance. Interest revenue of $
| (e) | Skeena Convertible Debenture |
On December 18, 2023, the Company advanced $
On June 26, 2024, following the completion of a project financing for Eskay Creek, the loan matured and the Company received $
The Skeena Convertible Debenture was measured at FVTPL using present value techniques and assumptions concerning the amount of and timing of future cash flows and discount rates which factored in the appropriate credit risk and the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of the conversion option. Changes in the fair value of the Skeena Convertible Debenture have been recognized as other (expenses) income in the statement of income and comprehensive income. In 2024, interest income of $
Note 8 – Gold and Silver Bullion and Stream Inventory
Gold and silver bullion and stream inventory comprised the following:
At December 31, | At December 31, | ||||||||
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Gold and silver bullion from royalties received in-kind(1) | $ | | $ | | |||||
Stream ounces(2) | | | |||||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
| 1. | Represents gold and silver bullion received from royalty interests settled in-kind. As at December 31, 2025, the Company holds inventory from royalty interests settled in-kind of |
| 2. | Represents gold and silver ounces acquired by the Company from its stream arrangements. As at December 31, 2025, the stream ounces inventory consists of |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company sold gold and silver bullion from royalties received in-kind with a cost of $
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 9 –Other Current Assets
Other current assets comprised the following:
At December 31, | At December 31, | ||||||||
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Deposits related to the CRA audits | $ | | $ | — | |||||
Tax receivables | | | |||||||
Prepaid expenses | | | |||||||
Debt issue costs |
| |
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$ | | $ | | ||||||
Deposits related to the CRA audits represent cash on deposit totaling $
Note 10 - Royalty, Stream and Working Interests
(a) | Royalty, Stream and Working Interests |
Royalty, stream and working interests, net of accumulated depletion and impairment losses and reversals, comprised the following:
Accumulated | Impairment | |||||||||||||
As at December 31, 2025 | | Cost | | depletion(1) | | reversal(2) | |
| Carrying value |
| ||||
Mining royalties | $ | | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Streams | | ( | | | ||||||||||
Energy | | ( | — | | ||||||||||
Advanced | | ( | — | | ||||||||||
Exploration | | ( | — | | ||||||||||
$ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | |||||||
| 1. | Accumulated depletion includes impairment losses recognized prior to the year ended December 31, 2025. |
| 2. | Impairment reversals recognized in the year ended December 31, 2025. |
Impairments | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated | (losses) | |||||||||||||
As at December 31, 2024 | | Cost | | depletion(1) | | reversals(2) | |
| Carrying value |
| ||||
Mining royalties | $ | | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Streams | | ( | — |
| | |||||||||
Energy | | ( | — |
| | |||||||||
Advanced | | ( | — | | ||||||||||
Exploration | | ( | — | | ||||||||||
$ | | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | | |||||||
| 1. | Accumulated depletion includes impairment losses recognized prior to the year ended December 31, 2024. |
| 2. | Impairment (losses) reversals recognized in the year ended December 31, 2024. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Changes in royalty, stream and working interests for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
Mining | |||||||||||||||||||
| royalties | | Streams | | Energy | | Advanced | | Exploration | | Total |
| |||||||
Balance at January 1, 2024 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Additions | | | | | |
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Disposals |
| ( |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
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Transfers |
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| — |
| — |
| ( |
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Depletion |
| ( |
| ( |
| ( |
| ( |
| — |
| ( | |||||||
Impact of foreign exchange |
| ( |
| — |
| ( |
| ( |
| ( |
| ( | |||||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Balance at January 1, 2025 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Additions | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Transfers |
| ( |
| — |
| — |
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| — |
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Impairment reversal | — | |
| — |
| — |
| — |
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Depletion |
| ( |
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Impact of foreign exchange |
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Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Of the total net book value as at December 31, 2025, $
| (b) | Impairments of Royalty, Stream and Working Interests |
Royalties, stream and working interests are reviewed for impairment or impairment reversal if there is an indication that the carrying amount may not be recoverable or impairment loss previously recognized may no longer exist. The following impairment reversal was recognized in the year ended December 31, 2025.
Cobre Panamá
Cobre Panamá currently remains in a phase of preservation and safe management (“P&SM”) with production halted since November 2023. First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum”) has reported that they have been working with the Government of Panama (“GOP”) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (“MICI”) to implement a plan that would allow for the execution of environmental and asset integrity measures during the P&SM phase of Cobre Panamá (the “P&SM Plan”). On May 30, 2025, the GOP, through the MICI, approved and formally instructed the execution of the P&SM Plan, including the sale of the copper concentrate that had been stored on site since operations were suspended. Exports of the copper concentrate commenced in June 2025.
The Company determined that this was an indicator of impairment reversal and concluded that a discrete amount of the asset’s FVLCD exceeded its carrying value since the last impairment test was carried out. The Company recorded a partial impairment reversal of $
Subsequent to year-end, in January 2026, the GOP announced that it would authorize the removal, processing and export of stockpiled ore at Cobre Panamá that was previously extracted before operations were suspended. Cobre Panamá is awaiting formal approvals to undertake these activities. In the event that there is a resumption of precious metal stream deliveries to the Company as a result of the processing of the stockpiled ore, or a change in the facts and circumstances surrounding the halting of production at Cobre Panamá, the Company will carry out an assessment of the recoverable amount of the Cobre Panamá CGU at that time, which may lead to a reversal of part or all of the impairment loss that has been recognized.
| (c) | Disposals of Royalty Interests |
On March 30, 2024, Fortuna exercised its option to buy-back
On January 19, 2024, EMX (prior to its acquisition by Elemental Altus) exercised its option to acquire a portion of the Company’s effective NSR on the Caserones mine for a price of $
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 11 - Other Assets
Other assets comprised the following:
At December 31, | At December 31, | ||||||||
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Energy well equipment, net | $ | | $ | | |||||
Right-of-use assets, net |
| |
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Debt issue costs | | | |||||||
Furniture and fixtures, net |
| |
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Deposits related to CRA audits | — | | |||||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Deposits related to CRA audits represent cash on deposit with the CRA in connection with the Transfer Pricing Reassessments, as referenced in Note 28 (b). Following the CRA Settlement in September 2025, as referenced in Note 28 (b), these amounts have been reclassified to other current assets, as referenced in Note 9, as the Company expects to recover these deposits within twelve months of December 31, 2025.
Note 12 – Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprise the following:
At December 31, | At December 31, | ||||||||
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Accounts payable | $ | | $ | | |||||
Accrued liabilities |
| |
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$ | | $ | | ||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 13 – Debt
Corporate Revolver
As at December 31, 2025, the Company has a $
Advances under the Corporate Revolver can be drawn as follows:
U.S. dollars
· | Base rate advances with interest payable monthly at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”) base rate, plus between |
· | SOFR as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York loans for periods of 1, 3 or 6 months with interest payable at a rate of SOFR, plus between |
Canadian dollars
· | Prime rate advances with interest payable monthly at the CIBC prime rate, plus between |
· | Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (“CORRA”) loans for a period of 1 or 3 months with interest rate payable at a rate of CORRA, a credit spread adjustment of |
All loans are readily convertible into loans of other types, described above, on customary terms and upon provision of appropriate notice. Borrowings under the Corporate Revolver are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and are unsecured.
The Corporate Revolver is subject to a standby fee of
On July 22, 2025, the Company drew down $
As at December 31, 2025,
Subsequent to year-end, on February 23, 2026, all
In addition, subsequent to year-end, on March 10, 2026, the Company extended the maturity date of the Corporate Revolver from June 3, 2029 to March 10, 2031, increased the amount available under the accordion from $
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 14 - Revenue
Disaggregated revenue under revenue contracts with customers classified by commodity, geography and type comprised the following:
| 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Commodity | ||||||||
Gold(1) | $ | | $ | | ||||
Silver |
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Platinum group metals(1) |
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Precious metals | $ | | $ | | ||||
Iron ore(2) | $ | | $ | | ||||
Other mining assets | | | ||||||
Other mining | $ | | $ | | ||||
Oil | $ | | $ | | ||||
Gas | | | ||||||
Natural gas liquids | | | ||||||
Energy | $ | | $ | | ||||
Revenue from royalty, stream and working interests | $ | | $ | | ||||
Interest from loans receivable | ||||||||
Interest revenue | $ | | $ | | ||||
Other interest income | — | | ||||||
$ | | $ | | |||||
Geography | ||||||||
South America | $ | | $ | | ||||
Central America & Mexico | | | ||||||
Canada(1)(2) |
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United States |
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Rest of World |
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$ | | $ | | |||||
Type | ||||||||
Revenue-based royalties | $ | | $ | | ||||
Streams(1) |
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Profit-based royalties |
| |
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Interest revenue and other(2) |
| |
| | ||||
$ | | $ | | |||||
| 1. | For the year ended December 31, 2025, revenue includes a gain of $ |
| 2. | For the year ended December 31, 2025, revenue includes dividend income of $ |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 15 - Costs of Sales
Costs of sales, excluding depletion and depreciation, comprised the following:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Costs of stream sales | $ | | $ | | |||||
Mineral production taxes |
| |
| | |||||
Mining costs of sales | $ | | $ | | |||||
Energy costs of sales |
| |
| | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Note 16 – General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses comprised the following:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Salaries and benefits | $ | | $ | | |||||
Professional fees |
| |
| | |||||
Cobre Panamá arbitration expenses (Note 28 (a)) | | | |||||||
Community contributions | | | |||||||
Board of Directors' costs | | | |||||||
Office expenses | | | |||||||
Insurance costs | | | |||||||
Other expenses |
| |
| | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Note 17 - Share-Based Compensation Expenses
Share-based compensation expenses comprised the following:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Deferred share units | $ | | $ | | |||||
Stock options and restricted share units |
| |
| | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Share-based compensation expenses include expenses related to equity-settled stock options, RSUs and DSUs, as well as the mark-to-market gain or loss related to the DSUs.
Note 18 - Related Party Disclosures
Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company. Key management personnel include the Board of Directors and the executive management team.
Compensation for key management personnel of the Company was as follows:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Short-term benefits(1) | $ | | $ | | |||||
Share-based payments(2) |
| |
| | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
| 1. | Includes salary, benefits and short-term accrued incentives/other bonuses earned in the year. |
| 2. | Represents the expense of stock options and RSUs and mark-to-market gains or losses on DSUs during the year. |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 19 – Foreign Exchange Gain (loss) and Other Income (Expenses)
Foreign exchange gain (loss) and other income (expenses) comprised the following:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments(1) | $ | | $ | ( | |||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | | ( | |||||||
Other income (expenses) |
| ( |
| — | |||||
$ | | $ | ( | ||||||
| 1. | The gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments includes the mark-to-market of financial instruments that are designated at FVTPL. The financial instruments include warrants and other derivative instruments the Company holds. |
For the year ended December 31, 2025, of the foreign exchange gain of $
Note 20 - Finance Income and Expenses
Finance income and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | | | 2024 | |||||
Finance income |
| ||||||||
Interest | $ | | $ | | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Finance expenses |
| ||||||||
Standby charges | $ | | $ | | |||||
Amortization of debt issue costs |
| |
| | |||||
Accretion of lease liabilities |
| |
| | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Finance income includes interest earned on cash and cash equivalents, as referenced in Note 5. Also included in finance income is accrued interest of $
For the year ended, December 31, 2025, borrowing costs of $
Note 21 - Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Current income tax expense | |||||||||
Expense for the year | $ | | $ | ||||||
Global minimum tax | | | |||||||
Adjustments in respect of prior years | ( | ( | |||||||
Current income tax expense | $ | | $ | | |||||
Deferred income tax expense | |||||||||
Origination and reversal of temporary differences | $ | | $ | | |||||
Impact of changes in tax rates | | | |||||||
Change in unrecognized deductible temporary differences | ( | ( | |||||||
Impact of Barbados corporate tax reform | — | | |||||||
Adjustments in respect of prior years | | — | |||||||
Other | | ( | |||||||
Deferred income tax expense | | | |||||||
Income tax expense | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
A reconciliation of the product of net income before taxes multiplied by the combined Canadian federal and provincial statutory rate to the provision for income taxes as shown in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, is as follows:
| 2025 | | 2024 |
| |||||
Net income before income taxes | $ | | $ | | |||||
Statutory tax rate | |||||||||
Tax expense at statutory rate | $ | | $ | | |||||
Reconciling items | |||||||||
Change in unrecognized deductible temporary differences | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||
Impact of Barbados corporate tax reform | — | | |||||||
Income not taxable | ( | ( | |||||||
Differences in foreign statutory tax rates | ( | ( | |||||||
Global minimum tax | | | |||||||
Differences due to changing future tax rates | | | |||||||
Foreign withholding taxes | | | |||||||
Adjustments in respect of prior years | | ( | |||||||
Other | | | |||||||
Income tax expense | $ | | $ | | |||||
Income tax expense recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) is as follows:
2025 | 2024 |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Income | | | | Income | | | Loss | | | | | Loss |
| ||||||||||
before | Tax | after | before | Tax | after |
| |||||||||||||||||||
tax | expense | tax | tax | expense | tax |
| |||||||||||||||||||
Net gain on changes in the fair value of equity investments at FVTOCI |
| $ | | $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | | $ | ( |
| $ | | |||||||||
Currency translation adjustment |
| | — |
| |
| ( | — |
| ( | |||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( | |||||||
Income tax expense in other comprehensive income (loss) |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
| ||||||||||||||||||
The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
| | 2025 | | 2024 |
| ||||
Deferred income tax assets | |||||||||
Deductible temporary differences relating to | |||||||||
Royalty, stream and working interests | $ | | $ | | |||||
Non-capital loss carry-forwards | | | |||||||
Other | — | | |||||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | |||||||||
Taxable temporary differences relating to | |||||||||
Royalty, stream and working interests | $ | | $ | | |||||
Share issue and debt issue costs | | | |||||||
Non-capital loss carry-forwards | ( | ( | |||||||
Investments | | | |||||||
Other | ( | ( | |||||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities, net | $ | | $ | | |||||
The movement in net deferred tax liabilities during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 |
| |||
Balance, beginning of year | $ | | $ | | |||||
Recognized in net income |
| |
| | |||||
Recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) |
| |
| | |||||
Foreign exchange | ( | ( | |||||||
Balance, end of year | $ | | $ | |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
The Company has recognized deferred tax assets in respect of the following non-capital losses as at December 31, 2025
that can be applied against future taxable profit:
Country | | Type | | Amount | | Expiry date |
| |
Canada |
| Non-Capital Losses | $ | |
| 2032-2045 | ||
Chile |
| Non-Capital Losses | |
| No expiry | |||
$ | | |||||||
Unrecognized Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The aggregate amount of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, for which deferred tax
liabilities have not been recognized as at December 31, 2025 is $
The aggregate amount of deductible temporary differences associated with other items, for which deferred tax assets have
not been recognized as at December 31, 2025 is $
Deductible temporary differences, losses and unused tax credits for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized are attributable to the following:
| | 2025 | | 2024 | |||||
Royalty, stream and working interests - Chile, Barbados | $ | | $ | | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
Global Minimum Tax:
On June 20, 2024, the Government of Canada enacted the Global Minimum Tax Act (“GMTA”) which implements key measures of the Organisation for the Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD”) Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax (“GMT”) in Canada. The GMTA includes the introduction of a
All entities in the Franco-Nevada group have an effective tax rate of at least
The Company has applied the mandatory exception to recognizing and disclosing information about deferred taxes arising from Pillar Two, as provided in IAS 12 Income Taxes.
Barbados Corporate Tax Reform:
In May 2024, the Government of Barbados enacted legislation to implement tax measures in response to the OECD Pillar Two GMT initiative. The measures include an increase of the Barbados corporate tax rate to
The measures also introduce a Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, which will top-up the Barbados effective tax rate payable by an entity subject to Pillar Two, to
Canada Revenue Agency Audit:
The Company reached a settlement with the Canada Revenue Agency in respect of its tax dispute in connection with the 2013-2019 taxation years, as referenced in Note 28 (b).
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 22 - Shareholders’ Equity
| (a) | Share Capital |
The Company’s authorized capital stock includes an unlimited number of common shares (
Changes in share capital for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Number | |||||||
| | of shares | | | Amount |
| |
Balance at January 1, 2024 |
| | $ | | |||
Exercise of stock options | | | |||||
Vesting of restricted share units | | | |||||
Dividend reinvestment plan | | | |||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | | $ | | ||||
Balance at January 1, 2025 | | $ | | ||||
Exercise of stock options | | | |||||
Vesting of restricted share units | | | |||||
Dividend reinvestment plan | | | |||||
Balance at December 31, 2025 | | $ | |
| (b) | Dividends |
In 2025 the Company declared dividends of $
| | 2025 | | | 2024 | | |||
Cash dividends | $ | | $ | | |||||
DRIP dividends |
| |
| | |||||
$ | | $ | | ||||||
| (c) | Stock-Based Payments |
On March 7, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted an amended and restated share compensation plan covering both stock options and RSUs effective May 9, 2018 (the “Plan”), with subsequent modifications on November 8, 2023. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The exercise price and vesting period of any option is fixed by the Board of Directors on the date of grant. The term of options is at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors but may not exceed
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Options to purchase common shares of the Company granted during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| | | Weighted | | |||
average exercise | |||||||
Number | price | ||||||
Stock options outstanding, at January 1, 2024 |
| | C$ | | |||
Granted |
| |
| C$ | | ||
Exercised |
| ( |
| C$ | | ||
Forfeited | ( | C$ | | ||||
Stock options outstanding, at December 31, 2024 |
| |
| C$ | | ||
Stock options outstanding, at January 1, 2025 | | C$ | | ||||
Granted | |
| C$ | | |||
Exercised | ( |
| C$ | | |||
Forfeited | ( | C$ | | ||||
Stock options outstanding, at December 31, 2025 |
| |
| C$ | | ||
Exercisable stock options, at December 31, 2024 | |
| C$ | | |||
Exercisable stock options, at December 31, 2025 |
| |
| C$ | | ||
Options granted in 2025 and 2024 have a
2025 | 2024 | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate | | % | | % | |||
Expected dividend yield | | % | | % | |||
Expected price volatility of the Company’s common shares | | % | | % | |||
Expected life of the option |
| ||||||
Forfeiture rate | % | % |
In the year ended December 31, 2025, an expense of $
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Options to purchase common shares outstanding at December 31, 2025, exercise prices and weighted average lives to maturity as follows:
| | | Weighted |
| ||||
Exercise | Options | Options | average life |
| ||||
price | outstanding | exercisable | (years) |
| ||||
C$ |
| |
| |
| |||
C$ |
| |
| |
| |||
C$ |
| |
| |
| |||
C$ |
| |
| |
| |||
C$ |
| |
| |
| |||
| | | | |
| (d) | Restricted share units |
Changes in the number of RSUs outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||
| Performance- | | Time-based | | |||||
| based RSUs | | RSUs | | Total RSUs | ||||
Balance at January 1, 2024 | | | | ||||||
Granted | | | | ||||||
Settled | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Forfeited | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | | | | ||||||
Balance at January 1, 2025 | | | | ||||||
Granted | | | | ||||||
Settled | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Forfeited | ( | — | ( | ||||||
Balance at December 31, 2025 | | | | ||||||
The fair value of the RSUs granted in 2025 was $
| (e) | Deferred Share Unit Plan |
Changes in the number of DSUs outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 |
| |
Balance at beginning of year |
| | | ||||
Granted | | | |||||
Settled | - | ( | |||||
Balance at end of year | | |
The value of the DSU liability as at December 31, 2025 was $
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (f) | Outstanding Stock Options and Restricted Share Units |
The following table sets out the number of common shares outstanding or issuable pursuant to other outstanding securities at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
At December 31, | At December 31, | ||||||
| | 2025 | | | 2024 |
| |
Common shares outstanding |
| | | ||||
Stock options(1) | | | |||||
Restricted Share Units(2) | | | |||||
| | ||||||
| 1 | There were |
| 2 | There were |
Note 23 - Earnings per Share ("EPS")
For the year ended December 31, | | ||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | | |||||||||||||||||||
| | Shares | | Per Share |
| | Shares | | Per Share |
| |||||||||||
Net income | (in millions) | Amount |
| Net income | (in millions) | Amount |
| ||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | |
| | $ | | $ | |
| | $ | | |||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities |
| — |
| |
| ( |
| — |
| |
| — | |||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | |
| | $ | | $ | |
| | $ | | |||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2025,
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 24 - Segment Reporting
The Company’s President & Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company’s chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”), assesses the Company’s performance and makes decisions regarding resource allocation based on primarily the operating segments’ revenue, in addition to gross profit. The CODM organizes and manages the business under
The Company’s reportable segments for the purposes of assessing performance are presented as follows:
2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Precious metals | Other mining | | Energy | | Total | ||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||
Revenue from royalty, streams and working interests | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Interest revenue | | — | — | | ||||||||||
Total Revenue | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||||
Costs of sales | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Depletion and depreciation | | | | | ||||||||||
Segment gross profit | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Precious metals | Other mining | | Energy | | Total | ||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||
Revenue from royalty, streams and working interests | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Interest revenue | | — | — | | ||||||||||
Other interest income | | — | — | | ||||||||||
Total Revenue | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||||
Costs of sales | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Depletion and depreciation | | | | | ||||||||||
Segment gross profit | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
A reconciliation of segment gross profit to consolidated net income before taxes is presented below:
2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
Segment gross profit | $ | | $ | | |||||
Other operating expenses (income) | |||||||||
General and administrative expenses | $ | | $ | | |||||
Share-based compensation expense | | | |||||||
Impairment reversal(1) | ( | — | |||||||
Gain on disposal of royalty interests(1) | — | ( | |||||||
Gain on sale of gold and silver bullion(1) | ( | ( | |||||||
Depreciation | | | |||||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss and other (income) expenses | ( | | |||||||
Income before finance items and income taxes | $ | | $ | | |||||
Finance items | |||||||||
Finance income | $ | | $ | | |||||
Finance expenses | ( | ( | |||||||
Net income before income taxes | $ | | $ | | |||||
| 1. | Amounts were attributed to the precious metals reportable segment for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Revenues earned during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are presented by geographic area based on the location of the mining operations giving rise to the royalty, stream or working interest and location of the borrower giving rise to interest revenue and other interest income:
| 2025 | | 2024 | | ||||
Latin America | ||||||||
Peru | $ | | $ | | ||||
Chile | | | ||||||
Brazil | | | ||||||
Panama | | | ||||||
Other | | | ||||||
Canada |
| | | |||||
United States | | | ||||||
Rest of World | | | ||||||
$ | | $ | | |||||
For the year ended December 31, 2025,
Royalty, stream and working interests as at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are presented by geographic area based on the location of the mining operations giving rise to the royalty, stream or working interest.
| | 2025 | | | 2024 |
| ||
Latin America | ||||||||
Peru | $ | | $ | | ||||
Brazil | | | ||||||
Chile | | | ||||||
Other | | | ||||||
Canada | | | ||||||
United States |
| | | |||||
South Africa | | | ||||||
Australia | | | ||||||
Rest of World | | | ||||||
$ | | $ | |
The Company also holds investments, loans receivable and well equipment in the following geographic area:
| | 2025 | | | 2024 |
| ||
Investments | ||||||||
Canada | $ | | $ | | ||||
United States | | | ||||||
$ | | $ | | |||||
Loans receivable | ||||||||
Canada | $ | - | $ | | ||||
$ | - | $ | | |||||
Well equipment(1) | ||||||||
Canada | $ | | $ | | ||||
$ | | $ | |
| 1 | Well equipment is included in other assets, as referenced in Note 11. |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 25 - Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. For some assets and liabilities, observable market transactions or market information might be available. For other assets and liabilities, observable market transactions and market information might not be available. However, the objective of a fair value measurement in both cases is the same - to estimate the price at which an orderly transaction to sell the asset or to transfer the liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions (i.e. an exit price at the measurement date from the perspective of a market participant that holds the asset or owes the liability).
The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
| ● | Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
| ● | Level 2 inputs are quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, inputs other than quoted prices observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rate and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, forward pricing curves used to value currency and commodity contracts and volatility measurements used to value option contracts), or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data or other means. |
| ● | Level 3 inputs are unobservable (supported by little or no market activity). |
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.
There were
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis:
| Quoted prices in | | Significant other | | Significant | | |
| ||||||
active markets for | observable | unobservable |
| |||||||||||
identical assets | inputs | inputs | Aggregate |
| ||||||||||
As at December 31, 2025 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | fair value | | |||||||||
Equity investments | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Warrants |
| — |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Receivables from provisional concentrate sales | — | | — | | ||||||||||
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
| Quoted prices in | | Significant other | | Significant | | |
| ||||||
active markets for | observable | unobservable |
| |||||||||||
| identical assets | inputs | inputs | Aggregate |
| |||||||||
As at December 31, 2024 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | fair value | | |||||||||
Equity investments | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Warrants |
| — |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Receivables from provisional concentrate sales | — | | — | | ||||||||||
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
The valuation techniques that are used to measure fair value are as follows:
| (a) | Investments |
The fair values of publicly-traded investments are determined based on a market approach reflecting the closing prices of each particular security at the statement of financial position date. The closing prices are quoted market prices obtained from the exchange that is the principal active market for the particular security, and therefore are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company holds
The fair values of warrants are estimated using the Black-Scholes pricing model which requires the use of inputs that are observable in the market. As such, these investments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (b) | Receivables from Provisional Concentrate Sales |
The fair values of receivables arising from gold and platinum group metal concentrate sales contracts that contain provisional pricing mechanisms are determined using the appropriate quoted forward prices from the exchange that is the principal active market for the particular metal. As such, these receivables are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
As at December 31, 2025, the carrying values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, which include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximated their fair values due to their short-term nature or negligible ECL.
The Company has not offset financial assets with financial liabilities.
Note 26 – Financial Risk Management
The Company’s financial instruments are comprised of financial assets and liabilities. The Company’s principal financial liabilities comprise accounts payable and accrued liabilities and debt. The Company’s principal financial assets are cash and cash equivalents, receivables, and investments. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to manage short-term cash flow and working capital requirements and fund future acquisitions.
The Company is engaged in the business of acquiring, managing and creating resource royalties and streams. Royalties and streams are interests that provide the right to revenue or production from the various properties, after deducting specified costs, if any. These activities expose the Company to a variety of financial risks, which include direct exposure to market risks (which includes commodity price risk, foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and capital risk management.
Management designs strategies for managing some of these risks, which are summarized below. The Company’s executive management oversees the management of financial risks. The Company’s executive management ensures that financial risk-taking activities are governed by appropriate policies and procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured and managed in accordance with the Company’s policies and risk appetite.
The Company’s overall objective from a risk management perspective is to safeguard its assets and mitigate risk exposure by focusing on security rather than yield.
(a)Market Risks
Market risks are the risks that change in market factors, such as commodity prices, foreign exchange rates or interest rates, will affect the value of the Company’s financial instruments. The Company manages market risks by either accepting it or mitigating it through the use of economic strategies.
Commodity Price Risk
The Company’s royalties, streams and working interests and gold and silver bullion and stream inventory are subject to fluctuations from changes in market prices of the underlying commodities. The market prices of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, iron ore, oil and gas are the primary drivers of the Company’s profitability and ability to generate free cash flow. All of the Company’s future revenue is not hedged in order to provide shareholders with full exposure to changes in the market prices of these commodities. The table below summarizes the impact to revenue of a
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Foreign Exchange Risk
The functional currencies of the Company’s entities include the Canadian, U.S. and Australian dollars with the reporting currency of the Company being the U.S. dollar. The Company is primarily exposed to currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar on balances and transactions that are denominated and settled in Canadian dollars. The Company has exposure to the Canadian dollar through its Canadian energy activities and corporate administration costs. The Company also has exposure to the Brazilian real through its holding of the Vale royalty which is paid in Brazilian reais. Consequently, fluctuations in the U.S. dollar exchange rate against these currencies increase the volatility of depletion, corporate administration costs and overall net earnings, when translated into U.S. dollars.
The Company records currency translation adjustment gains or losses primarily due to the fluctuation of the U.S. dollar in relation to its Canadian assets and liabilities. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the U.S. dollar weakened in relation to the Canadian dollar. As a result, the Company recorded a currency translation adjustment gain of $
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk refers to the risk that the value of a financial instrument or cash flows associated with the instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. The Company’s interest rate exposure arises mainly from the interest receipts on cash and cash equivalents and loans receivable. The Company may also be exposed to interest rate risk when it has borrowed amounts under its Corporate Revolver.
The following table shows the approximate interest rate sensitivities of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities as at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
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Other Price Risk
Other price risk is the risk of variability in fair value due to movements in equity prices. The Company’s equity price risk exposure arises from the Company’s investments, as referenced in Note 6.
The table below shows the approximate equity price sensitivity to net income and other comprehensive income as at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
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(b)Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that a third party might fail to fulfill its performance obligations under the terms of a financial instrument and the potential for loss due to the failure of a borrower to repay a loan. Credit risk arises predominantly with respect to the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and receivables. The Company closely monitors its financial assets and has determined that it does not have any significant concentration of credit risk. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in several high-quality financial institutions.
As at December 31, 2025, the Company’s maximum credit risk exposure is represented by the respective carrying amounts of the financial assets in the consolidated statement of financial position. The Company is unaware of any information which would cause it to believe that these financial assets are not fully recoverable.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
(c)Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk of loss from not having access to sufficient funds to meet both expected and unexpected cash demands. The Company manages its exposure to liquidity risk through prudent management of its statement of financial position, including maintaining sufficient cash balances and access to credit facilities. The Company has in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support the Company’s normal operating requirements on an ongoing basis. Management continuously monitors and reviews both actual and forecasted cash flows, including acquisition activities.
As at December 31, 2025, the Company held $
(d)Capital Risk Management
The Company’s primary objective when managing capital is to provide a sustainable return to shareholders through managing and growing the Company’s resource asset portfolio while ensuring capital protection. The Company defines capital as its cash, cash equivalents and long-term investments which is managed by the Company’s management subject to approved policies and limits by the Board of Directors.
There were no changes in the Company’s approach to capital management during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the prior year. The Company is not subject to material externally imposed capital requirements or significant financial covenants or capital requirements with our lenders. The Company is in compliance with all its covenants under its credit facilities as at December 31, 2025.
As at December 31, 2025, the Company has cash and cash equivalents totaling $
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 27 - Commitments
(a)Purchase Commitments
The following table summarizes the Company’s commitments to pay for gold, silver and PGM pursuant to the associated precious metal agreements as at December 31, 2025. The table does not reflect the partial buyback of the Cascabel stream, as referenced in Note (c), and the acquisition of the Casa Berardi gold stream, as referenced in Note 4 (e), which are expected to occur subsequent to December 31, 2025.
Attributable payable |
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production to be purchased | Per ounce cash payment (1),(2) | Term of | Date of |
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Interest | | Gold | | Silver | | PGM | | Gold | | Silver | | PGM | | | agreement(3) | | contract |
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Antamina |
| — | % | | % (4) | — | % | n/a | | % (5) | n/a |
| 7-Oct-15 | ||||||||
Antapaccay |
| — | % (6) | — | % (7) | — | % |
| | % (8) | | % (9) | n/a |
| 10-Feb-16 | ||||||
Candelaria |
| | % (10) | | % (10) | — | % | $ | | $ | | n/a |
| 6-Oct-14 | |||||||
Cascabel | | % (11) | — | % | — | % | | % (12) | n/a | n/a | 15-Jul-24 | ||||||||||
Cooke 4 |
| | % | — | % | — | % | $ | | n/a | n/a |
| 5-Nov-09 | ||||||||
Cobre Panamá Fixed Payment Stream |
| — | % (13) | — | % (14) | — | % | $ | | (15) | $ | | (16) | n/a |
| 19-Jan-18 | |||||
Cobre Panamá Floating Payment Stream | — | % (17) | — | % (18) | — | % | | % (19) | | % (20) | n/a |
| 19-Jan-18 | ||||||||
Condestable | — | % (21) | — | % (22) | — | % | | % (23) | | % (24) | n/a |
| 27-Mar-24 | ||||||||
Guadalupe-Palmarejo |
| | % | — | % | — | % | $ | | n/a | n/a |
| 2-Oct-14 | ||||||||
Karma |
| | % | — | % | — | % |
| | % (25) | n/a | n/a |
| 11-Aug-14 | |||||||
New Prosperity | | % (26) | — | % | — | % | $ | | (27) | n/a | n/a |
| 12-May-10 | ||||||||
Sabodala |
| — | % (28) | — | % | — | % |
| | % (29) | n/a | n/a |
| 25-Sep-20 | |||||||
Sudbury (30) |
| | % | — | % | | % | $ | | n/a | $ | |
| 15-Jul-08 | |||||||
Tocantinzinho |
| | % (31) | — | % | — | % | | % (32) | n/a | n/a |
| 18-Jul-22 | ||||||||
Western Limb |
| — | % (33) | — | % | | % (34) | | % (35) | n/a | | % |
| 28-Feb-25 | |||||||
| 1 | Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment except for Antamina, Antapaccay, Cascabel, Guadalupe-Palmarejo, Karma, Sabodala, Tocantinzinho and Western Limb. |
| 2 | Should the prevailing market price for gold be lower than this amount, the per ounce cash payment will be reduced to the prevailing market price. |
| 3 | Subject to successive extensions. |
| 4 | Subject to a fixed payability of |
| 5 | Purchase price is |
| 6 | Gold deliveries are referenced to copper in concentrate shipped with |
| 7 | Silver deliveries are referenced to copper in concentrate shipped with |
| 8 | Purchase price is |
| 9 | Purchase price is |
| 10 | Percentage decreases to |
| 11 | Percentage decreases to |
| 12 | Purchase price is |
| 13 | Gold deliveries are indexed to copper in concentrate produced from the project. |
| 14 | Silver deliveries are indexed to copper in concentrate produced from the project. |
| 15 | After |
| 16 | After |
| 17 | Gold deliveries are indexed to copper in concentrate produced from the project. |
| 18 | Silver deliveries are indexed to copper in concentrate produced from the project. |
| 19 | After |
| 20 | After |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| 21 | Gold deliveries are fixed at |
| 22 | Silver deliveries are fixed at |
| 23 | Purchase price is |
| 24 | Purchase price is |
| 25 | Purchase price is |
| 26 | Franco-Nevada has the right to acquire a |
| 27 | Purchase price is subject to a |
| 28 | Based on amended agreement with an effective date of September 1, 2020, gold deliveries are fixed at |
| 29 | Purchase price is |
| 30 | The Company is committed to purchase |
| 31 | Percentage decreases to |
| 32 | Purchase price is |
| 33 | Gold deliveries are referenced to platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold (“4E”) ounces contained in concentrate with deliveries of gold ounces initially equal to |
| 34 | Percentage increases to |
| 35 | After |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
(b)Capital Commitments
As at December 31, 2025, the Company has the following investment commitments with respect to the Company’s royalty and stream interests:
Asset | Commitment | Obligating Event |
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Cascabel stream | $ | Without limitation, completion of key development milestones, receipt of all material permits, a construction decision approved by the board of directors of SolGold plc, and availability of the remainder of the required project financing | |||
Royalty Acquisition Venture with Continental | $ | Acquisition of mineral rights acquired through the Royalty Acquisition Venture with Continental, triggering funding requirements by the Company | |||
Yanacocha royalty | Achievement of commercial production and receipt of royalty payments from the Conga project for a full year within | ||||
Copper World royalty | $ | ||||
Salares Norte (Rio Baker) royalty | $ | Receipt of Rio Baker royalty payments (excluding proceeds from the exercise by Gold Fields Limited of a partial buy-back option on the royalty) in excess of $ | |||
Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. | $ | Sourcing by Elemental Altus (previously EMX) of newly created precious metals and copper royalties meeting specified criteria within | |||
Eskay Creek royalty | C$ | Skeena Resources having obtained mineral and surface rights to the materials contained in the Albino Lake storage facility, and such materials containing at least | |||
Gold Quarry | $ | An increase in the minimum annual royalty amount during any calendar year preceding January 1, 2030 | |||
Yilgarn Star royalty | A$ | Commencement of commercial mining within 18 months of the December 24, 2025 agreement date |
In addition to the table above, the Company has commitments related to environmental and social initiatives in connection with its acquisition of royalty and stream interests.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 28 - Contingencies
| (a) | Cobre Panamá |
On June 18, 2025, the Company agreed to suspend its arbitration against the GOP the Company had filed under the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes on June 27, 2024.
| (b) | Canada Revenue Agency Audit |
Settlement of Canada Revenue Agency Transfer Pricing Tax Dispute
From December of 2018 to November of 2024, the Company received Notices of Reassessment from the CRA for taxation years 2013 to 2019 (the “Reassessments”) in relation to its Mexican and Barbadian subsidiaries. The reassessments were made on the basis of the transfer pricing provisions in the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Act”) and asserted that a majority of the income earned by the Mexican and Barbadian subsidiaries should have been included in the income of the Company and subject to tax in Canada. The Reassessments resulted in $
The Company filed formal Notices of Objection with the CRA against the Reassessments and commenced an appeal in the Tax Court of Canada with respect to the Reassessments for the 2013-2015 taxation years. The Company also posted security for
On September 11, 2025, the Company reached a settlement with the CRA (the “CRA Settlement”) which provides for a final resolution of the Company’s tax dispute in connection with the Reassessments.
CRA Settlement Highlights:
| ● | The CRA Settlement will not require the payment of any tax in Canada on the foreign earnings of the Company’s Barbadian and Mexican subsidiaries for the 2013 to 2019 taxation years. |
| ● | The service fee charged by the Company for certain services provided to the Barbadian and Mexican subsidiaries will be adjusted to increase the mark-up applied to the Company’s cost of providing those services from the current range of |
| ● | The additional service fee will result in the Company being subjected to Canadian tax on additional income of C$ |
| ● | Transfer pricing penalties reflected in the Reassessments will be reversed. The interest charges reflected in the Reassessments will be reduced and adjusted consequentially to the adjustments described above. |
| ● | The CRA Settlement is not legally binding on the CRA for years after 2019, however, the Company believes the transfer pricing principles established by the CRA Settlement will apply to years after 2019, including the 2020 and 2021 taxation years which are currently under audit, provided there are no material changes to the facts or law. On November 4, 2025, the Canadian Federal Government announced proposed changes to the transfer pricing legislation which, if enacted, would apply from 2026 onwards. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these proposals. |
In Q4 2025, the CRA issued revised Notices of Reassessment to the Company to reflect the adjustments under the CRA Settlement. The Company expects that the amounts that were posted as security for the Reassessments in the form of standby letters of credit totaling $
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 29 – Subsequent Events
| (a) | Acquisition of Royalty Portfolio from Victoria Gold |
Subsequent to year-end, on February 24, 2026, the Company agreed to acquire a portfolio of
| (b) | Financing Package with Minerals 260 on the Bullabulling Gold Project |
Subsequent to year-end, on February 22, 2026, the Company agreed to acquire a gross royalty on Minerals 260’s Bullabulling gold project and subscribe to Minerals 260’s ordinary shares, as referenced in Note 4 (b).
| (c) | Partial buyback of Cascabel Stream and NSR |
Subsequent to year-end, in February 2026, the Company received notices from SolGold and JCC indicating their intention to exercise buyback options with respect to the Cascabel Stream and Cascabel NSR, as referenced in Note 4 (c).
| (d) | Acquisition of Royalty with i-80 Gold |
Subsequent to year-end, on February 12, 2026, the Company agreed to acquire a NSR from i-80 Gold, as referenced by Note 4 (d).
| (e) | Acquisition of Stream on the Casa Berardi Gold Mine with Orezone |
Subsequent to year-end, on January 26, 2026, the Company agreed to acquire a gold stream on Orezone’s Casa Berardi Gold Mine, as referenced on Note 4 (e).
| (f) | Settlement of Canada Transfer Pricing Tax Dispute |
Subsequent to year-end, the Company received refunds of its cash deposits totaling $
| (g) | Extension of Corporate Revolver |
Subsequent to year-end, on March 10, 2026, the Company extended the maturity date of the Corporate Revolver to March 10, 2031, increased the amount available under the accordion to $
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