Sprott Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

Sprott Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results Sprott Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results GlobeNewswire August 05, 2026

TORONTO, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sprott Inc. (NYSE/TSX: SII) (“Sprott” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

Management commentary

“Sprott’s Assets Under Management (“AUM”) were $55.6 billion as at June 30, 2026, down 15% from $65.1 billion as at March 31, 2026 and down 7% from $59.6 billion as at December 31, 2025,” said Whitney George, Chief Executive Officer of Sprott. “After a spectacular run, gold and silver prices corrected during the second quarter, accounting for the majority of the decline in our AUM. We expect this pullback to be short-lived. Any moderation in rate-hike expectations, renewed liquidity support from policymakers, or a sustained recovery in sovereign-related gold purchases could each serve as important catalysts for a rebound. As a result, we see the potential for gold’s cyclical trend to realign with its longer-term secular uptrend in the quarters ahead.”

“Our critical materials strategies performed better and delivered positive net sales during the period,” continued Mr. George. “We remain constructive on the sector as the growing emphasis on energy security, grid reliability and rising electricity demand continues to reinforce the long-term investment case for critical materials, while supply constraints in many key materials provide additional support for prices and related equities.”

“Despite weaker metals prices, our average AUM was $63.9 billion for the quarter, up $26.3 billion or 70% from $37.6 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, highlighting the resilience of our business model,” added Mr. George.

Key AUM highlights1

Key revenue highlights

Key expense highlights

1 See “non-IFRS financial measures” section in this press release and schedule 2 and 3 of “Supplemental financial information”

Earnings summary

Subsequent events

Supplemental financial information

Please refer to the June 30, 2026 quarterly financial statements of the Company and the related management discussion and analysis filed earlier this morning for further details into the Company's financial position as at June 30, 2026 and the Company's financial performance for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

Schedule 1 - AUM continuity

3 months results       
(In millions $)AUM
Mar. 31, 2026
Net
inflows (1)
Market
value
changes
Other
net inflows (1)
AUM
Jun. 30, 2026
 Net
management
fee rate (2)
        
Exchange listed products       
- Precious metals physical trusts and ETFs       
- Physical Gold Trust17,275(76)(2,450)14,749 0.35%
- Physical Silver Trust16,345(96)(3,607)12,642 0.45%
- Physical Gold and Silver Trust9,362(466)(1,564)7,332 0.40%
- Precious Metals ETFs1,824(90)(261)1,473 0.40%
- Physical Platinum & Palladium Trust722(39)(140)543 0.50%
 45,528(767)(8,022)36,739 0.40%
        
- Critical materials physical trusts and ETFs       
- Physical Uranium Trust6,844141 59 7,044 0.31%
- Critical Materials ETFs4,184318 (542)3,960 0.56%
- Physical Copper Trust1807 16 203 0.33%
 11,208466 (467)11,207 0.41%
        
Total exchange listed products56,736(301)(8,489)47,946 0.40%
        
Managed equities (3)6,332(69)(644)5,619 0.80%
        
Private strategies2,003(7)1 1,997 0.78%
        
Total AUM65,071(377)(9,132)55,562 0.45%
        
        
6 months results       
        
(In millions $)AUM
Dec. 31, 2025
Net
inflows (1)
Market
value
changes
Other
net inflows (1)
AUM
Jun. 30, 2026
 Net
management
fee rate (2)
        
Exchange listed products       
- Precious metals physical trusts and ETFs       
- Physical Gold Trust15,976(86)(1,141)14,749 0.35%
- Physical Silver Trust15,109491 (2,958)12,642 0.45%
- Physical Gold and Silver Trust9,065(800)(933)7,332 0.40%
- Precious Metals ETFs1,65428 (209)1,473 0.40%
- Physical Platinum & Palladium Trust773(39)(191)543 0.50%
 42,577(406)(5,432)36,739 0.40%
        
- Critical materials physical trusts and ETFs       
- Physical Uranium Trust6,158703 183 7,044 0.31%
- Critical Materials ETFs2,9501,336 (326)3,960 0.56%
- Physical Copper Trust13164 8 203 0.33%
 9,2392,103 (135)11,207 0.41%
        
Total exchange listed products51,8161,697 (5,567)47,946 0.40%
        
Managed equities (3)5,656(175)138 5,619 0.80%
        
Private strategies2,134(185)48 1,997 0.78%
        
Total AUM59,6061,337 (5,381)55,562 0.45%
          
(1) See “Net inflows” and “Other net inflows” in the key performance indicators and non-IFRS and other financial measures section of the MD&A.
 
(2) Net management fee rate represents the weighted average fees for all funds in the category, net of fund expenses.
 
(3) Managed equities is made up of funds and high net worth managed accounts invested primarily in precious metals strategies (94%) and U.S. value strategies (6%).
 

Schedule 2 - Summary financial information

(In thousands $)
Q2
2026
Q1
2026
Q4
2025
Q3
2025
Q2
2025
Q1
2025
Q4
2024
Q3
2024
Management fees
76,388 81,538 63,818 50,710 44,446 39,989 41,441 38,968 
 Fund expenses(4,107)(3,452)(3,304)(2,778)(2,699)(2,464)(2,708)(2,385)
 Direct payouts(3,007)(2,987)(2,247)(1,871)(1,709)(1,602)(1,561)(1,483)
Carried interest and performance fees
 52,033 38,104 1,757 14,807  2,511 4,110 
 Carried interest and performance fee payouts - internal (31,121)(15,465)(690)(1,298) (830) 
 Carried interest and performance fee payouts - external (2,247)      
Net fees
69,274 93,764 80,906 47,128 53,547 35,923 38,853 39,210 
Commissions
1,456 5,822 2,655 3,816 1,725 286 819 498 
 Commission expense - internal(65)(71)(275)(329)(180)(52)(146)(147)
 Commission expense - external(652)(2,791)(1,143)(1,801)(779)(47)(290)(103)
Net commissions
739 2,960 1,237 1,686 766 187 383 248 
Finance income
1,634 2,481 2,464 1,583 1,213 1,402 1,441 1,574 
Co-investment income
129 205 198 234 280 151 296 418 
Less: Carried interest and performance fees (net of payouts)
 (18,665)(22,639)(1,067)(13,509) (1,681)(4,110)
Total net revenues (1)
71,776 80,745 62,166 49,564 42,297 37,663 39,292 37,340 
Add: Carried interest and performance fees
 52,033 38,104 1,757 14,807  2,511 4,110 
Gain (loss) on investments
615 873 4,195 7,012 2,703 1,534 (3,889)937 
Fund expenses
4,107 3,452 3,304 2,778 2,699 2,464 2,708 2,385 
Direct payouts
3,007 2,987 2,247 1,871 1,709 1,602 1,561 1,483 
Commission expense - internal/external
717 2,862 1,418 2,130 959 99 436 250 
Total revenues
80,222 142,952 111,434 65,112 65,174 43,362 42,619 46,505 
Compensation
24,157 86,071 61,329 38,550 33,825 19,597 19,672 18,547 
 Direct payouts(3,007)(2,987)(2,247)(1,871)(1,709)(1,602)(1,561)(1,483)
 Carried interest and performance fee payouts - internal (31,121)(15,465)(690)(1,298) (830) 
 Commission expense - internal(65)(71)(275)(329)(180)(52)(146)(147)
 Severance, new hire accruals and other(153)(169)(125)(111)(32)(52)(166)(58)
 Impact of stock price changes and graded vesting
amortization on cash-settled equity plans (2)
1,756 (27,988)(22,351)(16,598)(12,758)(412)71 (114)
Net compensation
22,688 23,735 20,866 18,951 17,848 17,479 17,040 16,745 
Net compensation ratio
32%29%34%39%43%47%44%46%
Direct payouts
3,007 2,987 2,247 1,871 1,709 1,602 1,561 1,483 
Carried interest and performance fee payouts - internal
 31,121 15,465 690 1,298  830  
Commission expense - internal
65 71 275 329 180 52 146 147 
Severance, new hire accruals and other
153 169 125 111 32 52 166 58 
Impact of stock price changes and graded vesting
amortization on cash-settled equity plans (2)
(1,756)27,988 22,351 16,598 12,758 412 (71)114 
Fund expenses (3)
4,107 3,452 3,304 2,778 2,699 2,464 2,708 2,385 
Carried interest and performance fee payouts - external (3)
 2,247       
Commission expense - external(3)
652 2,791 1,143 1,801 779 47 290 103 
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”)
5,093 5,862 5,053 4,473 4,825 4,127 4,949 4,612 
Interest expense
291 301 395 261 286 280 613 933 
Depreciation and amortization
673 689 652 647 637 541 600 502 
Foreign exchange (gain) loss
(980)(401)1,080 (666)3,263 554 (2,706)1,028 
Total expenses
33,993 101,012 72,956 47,844 46,314 27,610 26,126 28,110 
Net income
34,257 29,218 28,728 13,159 13,501 11,957 11,680 12,697 
Net income per share
1.33 1.13 1.11 0.51 0.52 0.46 0.46 0.50 
Adjusted EBITDA
50,765 57,890 42,130 31,916 25,453 21,901 22,362 20,675 
Adjusted EBITDA per share
1.97 2.25 1.63 1.24 0.99 0.85 0.88 0.81 
Total assets
515,758 504,271 525,779 466,169 439,429 386,131 388,798 412,477 
Total liabilities
123,575 124,225 158,534 121,441 93,955 59,986 65,150 82,198 
Total AUM
55,562,022 65,071,077 59,605,519 49,088,162 40,040,822 35,076,761 31,535,062 33,439,221 
Average AUM
63,896,900 69,316,718 53,216,229 42,346,242 37,580,867 33,265,327 33,401,157 31,788,412 
  
(1)Prior period net revenues include the following revenues from non-reportable segments: Q4 2024 - $406 and Q3 2024 - $497 and fund expense recoveries: Q4 2025 - $469; Q3 2025 - $386; Q2 2025 - $327; Q1 2025 - $279; Q4 2024 - $280; and Q3 2024 - $275.
  
(2)The decrease in the quarter and the increase on a year-to-date basis was primarily due to the Company's “cash-settled” stock-based compensation plan which requires mark-to-market accounting under IFRS 2. This led to stock price changes that were driven by NYSE:SII being down 21% in the quarter and up 15% on a year-to-date basis.
  
(3)Together, fund expenses, carried interest and performance fee payouts - external and commission expense - external are included in “Fund expenses” on the income statement.
  

Schedule 3 - EBITDA reconciliation

  3 months ended 6 months ended 
          
(In thousands $)
Jun. 30, 2026 Jun. 30, 2025 Jun. 30, 2026 Jun. 30, 2025 
Net income for the period
34,257  13,501  63,475  25,458  
Net income margin (1)
43% 21% 28% 23% 
Adjustments:
        
 Interest expense291  286  592  566  
 Provision for income taxes11,972  5,359  24,694  9,154  
 Depreciation and amortization673  637  1,362  1,178  
EBITDA
47,193  19,783  90,123  36,356  
Adjustments:
        
 (Gain) loss on investments (2)(615) (2,703) (1,488) (4,237) 
 Stock-based compensation (3)5,014  18,587  39,744  24,843  
 Foreign exchange (gain) loss(980) 3,263  (1,381) 3,817  
 Severance, new hire accruals and other153  32  322  84  
 Carried interest and performance fees  (14,807) (52,033) (14,807) 
 Carried interest and performance fee payouts - internal  1,298  31,121  1,298  
 Carried interest and performance fee payouts - external    2,247    
Adjusted EBITDA
50,765  25,453  108,655  47,354  
Adjusted EBITDA margin
71% 61% 71% 60% 
   
(1)Calculated as IFRS net income divided by IFRS total revenue.
   
(2)This adjustment removes the income effects of gains or losses on short-term investments, co-investments, and private holdings to ensure the reporting objectives of our adjusted EBITDA metric are met.
   
(3)The decrease in the quarter and the increase on a year-to-date basis was primarily due to the Company's “cash-settled” stock-based compensation plan which requires mark-to-market accounting under IFRS 2. This led to stock price changes that were driven by NYSE:SII being down 21% in the quarter and up 15% on a year-to-date basis.
   

Conference Call and Webcast

A webcast will be held today, August 5, 2026 at 10:00 am ET to discuss the Company's financial results.

Webcast Details:

Date: August 5, 2026
Time: 10:00am ET
Webcast: Webcast Registration

This press release includes financial terms (including AUM, net commissions, net fees, expenses, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and net compensation) that the Company utilizes to assess the financial performance of its business that are not measures recognized under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). These non-IFRS measures should not be considered alternatives to performance measures determined in accordance with IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Non-IFRS financial measures do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Our key performance indicators and non-IFRS and other financial measures are discussed below. For quantitative reconciliations of non-IFRS financial measures to their most directly comparable IFRS financial measures please see schedule 2 and schedule 3 of the “Supplemental financial information” section of this press release.

Net fees

Net fees are calculated as: (1) total management fees net of fund expenses and direct payouts; and (2) carried interest and performance fees, net of their related payouts. Net fees is a key revenue indicator as it represents revenue contributions after directly associated costs in managing our AUM.

Net commissions

Net commissions are calculated as total commissions, net of commission expenses. Net commissions primarily arise from the purchase and sale of critical materials in our exchange listed products segment.

Net revenues

Net revenues are calculated as the total of: (1) net fees, excluding carried interest and performance fees, net of their related payouts; (2) net commissions; (3) finance income; and (4) co-investment income.

Net compensation & net compensation ratio

Net compensation is calculated as total compensation expense before: (1) commission expenses paid to employees; (2) direct payouts to employees; (3) carried interest and performance fee payouts to employees; (4) severance and new hire accruals; and (5) impact of stock price changes and graded vesting amortization on cash-settled equity plans. Net compensation ratio is calculated as net compensation divided by net revenues.

EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin

EBITDA in its most basic form is defined as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA (or adjustments thereto) is a measure commonly used in the investment industry by management, investors and investment analysts in understanding and comparing results by factoring out the impact of different financing methods, capital structures, amortization techniques and income tax rates between companies in the same industry. While other companies, investors or investment analysts may not utilize the same method of calculating EBITDA (or adjustments thereto), the Company believes its adjusted EBITDA metric results in a better comparison of the Company's underlying operations against its peers and a better indicator of recurring results from operations as compared to other non-IFRS financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA margin is a key indicator of a company’s profitability on a per dollar of revenue basis, and as such, is commonly used in the financial services sector by analysts, investors and management.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release contain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively referred to herein as the “Forward-Looking Statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. The use of any of the words “expect”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “believe”, “plans”, “intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify Forward-Looking Statements. In particular, but without limiting the foregoing, this press release contains Forward-Looking Statements pertaining to: (i) our positioning will benefit from a highly compelling environment for precious metals, critical materials and their related equities; and (ii) the declaration, payment and designation of dividends and confidence that our business will support the dividend level without impacting our ability to fund future growth initiatives.

Although Sprott (“the Company”) believes that the Forward-Looking Statements are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future results, performance or achievements. A number of factors or assumptions have been used to develop the Forward-Looking Statements, including: (i) the impact of increasing competition in each business in which the Company operates will not be material; (ii) quality management will be available; (iii) the effects of regulation and tax laws of governmental agencies will be consistent with the current environment; (iv) the impact of public health outbreaks; and (v) those assumptions disclosed under the heading “Critical Accounting Estimates and significant judgments” in the Company’s MD&A for the period ended June 30, 2026. Actual results, performance or achievements could vary materially from those expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Statements should assumptions underlying the Forward-Looking Statements prove incorrect or should one or more risks or other factors materialize, including: (i) difficult market conditions; (ii) poor investment performance; (iii) failure to continue to retain and attract quality staff; (iv) employee errors or misconduct resulting in regulatory sanctions or reputational harm; (v) performance fee fluctuations; (vi) a business segment or another counterparty failing to pay its financial obligation; (vii) failure of the Company to meet its demand for cash or fund obligations as they come due; (viii) changes in the investment management industry; (ix) failure to implement effective information security policies, procedures and capabilities; (x) lack of investment opportunities; (xi) risks related to regulatory compliance; (xii) failure to manage risks appropriately; (xiii) failure to deal appropriately with conflicts of interest; (xiv) competitive pressures; (xv) corporate growth which may be difficult to sustain and may place significant demands on existing administrative, operational and financial resources; (xvi) failure to comply with privacy laws; (xvii) failure to successfully implement succession planning; (xviii) foreign exchange (“FX”) risk relating to the relative value of the U.S. dollar; (xix) litigation risk; (xx) failure to develop effective business resiliency plans; (xxi) failure to obtain or maintain sufficient insurance coverage on favorable economic terms; (xxii) historical financial information being not necessarily indicative of future performance; (xxiii) the market price of common shares of the Company may fluctuate widely and rapidly; (xxiv) risks relating to the Company’s investment products; (xxv) risks relating to the Company's proprietary investments; (xxvi) risks relating to the Company's private strategies business; (xxvii) those risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual information form dated February 18, 2026; and (xxviii) those risks described under the headings “Managing Financial Risks” and “Managing Non-Financial Risks” in the Company’s MD&A for the period ended June 30, 2026. In addition, the payment of dividends is not guaranteed and the amount and timing of any dividends payable by the Company will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company and will be established on the basis of the Company’s earnings, the satisfaction of solvency tests imposed by applicable corporate law for the declaration and payment of dividends, and other relevant factors. The Forward-Looking Statements speak only as of the date hereof, unless otherwise specifically noted, and the Company does not assume any obligation to publicly update any Forward-Looking Statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be expressly required by applicable securities laws.

About Sprott

Sprott is a global asset manager focused on precious metals and critical materials investments. We are specialists. We believe our in-depth knowledge, experience and relationships separate us from the generalists. Our investment strategies include Exchange Listed Products, Managed Equities and Private Strategies. Sprott has offices in Toronto, New York, Connecticut and California and the Company’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol (SII). For more information, please visit www.sprott.com.

Investor contact information:

Glen Williams
Senior Managing Partner
Investor and Institutional Client Relations
(416) 943-4394
gwilliams@sprott.com


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