STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
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| STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION |
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| Schedule of outstanding stock options activity |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended | | Year Ended | | | December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | | | | | Weighted | | | | Weighted | | | Number of | | Average | | Number of | | Average | | | Stock | | Exercise | | Stock | | Exercise | | | Options | | Price | | Options | | Price | Outstanding, beginning of year | | 2,125,773 | | C$ | 72.37 | | 4,646,412 | | C$ | 77.54 | Granted | | 873,464 | | | 112.46 | | 1,021,400 | | | 72.65 | Exercised | | (1,366,407) | | | 77.96 | | (3,402,181) | | | 79.34 | Forfeited | | (68,293) | | | 90.26 | | (126,933) | | | 76.81 | Expired | | (4,725) | | | 73.23 | | (12,925) | | | 74.90 | Outstanding, end of year | | 1,559,812 | | C$ | 89.13 | | 2,125,773 | | C$ | 72.37 | Options exercisable, end of year | | 278,566 | | C$ | 77.17 | | 632,584 | | C$ | 76.15 |
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| Schedule of stock options outstanding and exercisable |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stock Options Outstanding | | Stock Options Exercisable | | | | | Weighted | | | | | | | Weighted | | | | | | | | Average | | Weighted | | | | Average | | | | | | | | Remaining | | Average | | | | Remaining | | Weighted | | | Number | | Contractual | | Exercise | | Number | | Contractual | | Average | Range of Exercise Prices | | Outstanding | | Life | | Price | | Exercisable | | Life | | Exercise Price | C$67.19 - C$72.65 | | 883,834 | | 2.49 | | C$ | 71.37 | | 227,499 | | 1.82 | | C$ | 69.53 | C$89.59 - C$112.46 | | 675,978 | | 4.00 | | | 112.37 | | 51,067 | | 3.80 | | | 111.21 | C$67.19 - C$112.46 | | 1,559,812 | | 3.15 | | C$ | 89.13 | | 278,566 | | 2.18 | | C$ | 77.17 |
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| Schedule of significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value |
| | | | | | | | Year Ended | | | | December 31, | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Risk-free interest rate | | 2.75 | % | 4.11 | % | Expected life of stock options (in years) | | 2.1 | | 2.4 | | Expected volatility of Agnico Eagle’s share price | | 29.0 | % | 32.0 | % | Expected dividend yield | | 2.1 | % | 3.0 | % |
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| Schedule of outstanding restricted stock activity |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended | | Year Ended | | | December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | | | | | Weighted | | | | Weighted | | | | | Average | | | | Average | | | Number of | | Grant Date | | Number of | | Grant Date | | | units | | Fair Value | | units | | Fair Value | Outstanding, beginning of year | | 1,021,925 | | $ | 53.88 | | 1,023,648 | | $ | 51.02 | Granted | | 412,146 | | | 79.94 | | 527,623 | | | 53.27 | Vested | | (516,056) | | | 54.49 | | (496,898) | | | 47.47 | Forfeited | | (31,902) | | | 57.29 | | (32,448) | | | 51.82 | Outstanding, end of year | | 886,113 | | $ | 65.52 | | 1,021,925 | | $ | 53.88 |
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