---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-058692"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTCO"
cik: "0001828377"
company_name: "Fortitude Gold Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-11T20:35:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-11T20:38:12.021791+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortitude Gold Q1 net loss $1.6M on $3.2M sales; 688 gold oz produced

## Summary
- Net loss of $1.6M ($0.06/sh); mine gross profit $2.2M; exploration expense $1.7M.
- Isabella Pearl sold 533 gold oz at cash cost $1,017/oz, AISC $2,263/oz.
- County Line commenced production: 148 oz sold at cash cost $1,494/oz, AISC $4,170/oz.
- Completed $12M private placement (2.52M shares at $4.75); entered 60% JV at East Camp Douglas with $40M from Hawthorne.
- Cash balance $10.0M, working capital $31.3M; paid $0.8M dividends.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-058692
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTCO
- cik: 0001828377
- company_name: Fortitude Gold Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T20:35:24+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828377/000110465926058692/0001104659-26-058692-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828377/000110465926058692/ftco-20260511x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Fortitude Gold Corp reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $3.2 million net sales, net income net loss of $1.6 million, EPS $(0.06) per share.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $3.2 million net sales
  - Net income: net loss of $1.6 million
  - EPS: $(0.06) per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fortitude Gold Corporation (OTCQB: FTCO) (the “Company”) today reported its first quarter 2026 results including $3.2 million net sales, $1.7 million in exploration expense, $0.8 million cash dividends to shareholders, $2.2 million mine gross profit, and a cash balance at March 31, 2026, of $10 million. The Company recorded a net loss of $1.6 million, or $(0.06) per share during the quarter
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828377/000110465926058692/0001104659-26-058692-index.htm

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